The Day Watch (Watch, Book 2)

The Day Watch (Watch, Book 2)
by Sergei Lukyanenko

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Author: Sergei Lukyanenko
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2007-03-21
ISBN: 1401360203
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Miramax

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Book Review: Formulaic, Poorly Written and Overblown
Summary: 2 Stars

It seems as though any author whose prose are at least grammatically sound can receive fawning praise in the modern fantasy ghetto. Sergei Lukyanenko's 'sequel' to The Nightwatch is simply put a very poor novel. Its characters are flat, its plot structure mind-numbingly repetitive (particularly when considered in light of the previous novel) and it's fantastic mechanisms lacking in both originality and credibility.

Sadly, the first story in the three-story book shows real promise. The character, a charismatic young witch, is credible, thoughtful and thought-provoking. Her actions are realistic, sufficiently selfish to have an edge of reprehensibility. Her occasional cruelty is justifiable in the context of her life and story, and the tale of her downfall is all the more poignant due to the fact that her characterization and even her own internal monologue make it clear that she is not actually evil. She is, in a word, a great anti-hero. Suffice it to say she does not show up again.

The rest of the stories are chock-full of deus ex machina, horrendously thin exposition and a storytelling style that is best described as 'plot-by-coincidence'. It's simply not acceptable as a second novel from a writer who has, if anything, taken a step backward from his first.

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Summary of The Day Watch (Watch, Book 2)

The second book in the internationally bestselling fantasy series, Day Watch begins where Night Watch left off, set in a modern-day Moscow where the 1,000-year-old treaty between Light and Dark maintains its uneasy balance through careful vigilance from the Others. The forces of darkness keep an eye during the day, the Day Watch, while the agents of Light monitor the nighttime. Very senior Others called the Inquisitors are the impartial judges insisting on the essential compact. When a very potent artifact is stolen from them, the consequences are dire and drastic for all sides. Day Watch introduces the perspective of the Dark Ones, as it is told in part by a young witch who bolsters her evil power by leeching fear from children's nightmares as a counselor at a girls' summer camp. When she falls in love with a handsome young Light One, the balance is threatened and a death must be avenged.

Day Watch is replete with the thrilling action and intricate plotting of the first tale, fuelled by cunning, cruelty, violence, and magic. It is a fast paced, darkly humorous, haunting world that will take root in the shadows of your mind and live there forever.

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