The Night Watch (Watch, Book 1)

The Night Watch (Watch, Book 1)
by Sergei Lukyanenko

The Night Watch (Watch, Book 1)
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Author: Sergei Lukyanenko
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-26
ISBN: 1401359795
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Miramax

Book Reviews of The Night Watch (Watch, Book 1)

Book Review: Vampires and shapeshifters . . . eh, not my thing
Summary: 3 Stars

My older brother gave me this book for my Birthday, and I was hoping that I would love it, since I saw the film. After finishing it, though, I wasn't completely satisfied. You see, vampires and demons are not very interesting to me, so I found myself uninterested in what was going on sometimes. Secondly, the book itself is separated into three stories, and I had a bit of trouble trying to figure out what happened in the previous section. I thought that my fascination with Russia would help me a bit, but here I had to try to keep going onto the next chapter.

Night Watch isn't a horrible book, however. The writing is clear, and some of the characters are likable (while others fall into cliched, two-dimensional travesties). So I tried to like the novel, but I just couldn't. Maybe it's because I saw the film first (which, by the way, is drastically different from the novel), but I'm thinkin' it's because of the vampires, shapeshifters, demons, etc. Those are the things that are not part of my interest. The author has done a good job with the overall story, though, and I'm glad that other people admire Night Watch. If this has become one of their favorites, I've got no complaints here.

Grade: C

Summary of The Night Watch (Watch, Book 1)

The Night Watch series has caused a sensation never before seen in Russia -- its popularity is frenzied and unprecedented, and driven by a truly great, epic story. In 2005 Fox Searchlight announced it had acquired the Russian film adaptation for an American release. Interest in the books here is now set to reach a fever pitch.

Set in modern day Moscow, Night Watch is a world as elaborate and imaginative as Tolkien or the best Asimov. Living among us are the "Others," an ancient race of humans with supernatural powers who swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. A thousand-year treaty has maintained the balance of power, and the two sides coexist in an uneasy truce. But an ancient prophecy decrees that one supreme "Other" will rise up and tip the balance, plunging the world into a catastrophic war between the Dark and the Light. When a young boy with extraordinary powers emerges, fulfilling the first half of the prophecy, will the forces of the Light be able to keep the Dark from corrupting the boy and destroying the world?

An extraordinary translation from the Russian by noted translator Andrew Bromfield, this first English language edition of Night Watch is a chilling, engrossing read certain to reward those waiting in anticipation of its arrival.

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