Dusk Watch, known in the U.S. as ' Twilight Watch' (IN RUSSUAN LANGUAGE)/ Sumerechnyi dozor.

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Sergej Lukianenko: Dusk Watch, known in the U.S. as ' Twilight Watch' (IN RUSSUAN LANGUAGE)/ Sumerechnyi dozor. (Hardcover, Russian language, 2005, AST, Moscow)

Hardcover, 445 pages

Russian language

Published Nov. 13, 2005 by AST, Moscow.

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978-5-17-025886-4
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Translated by Andrew BromfieldNight Watch and Day Watch, the first two books in this remarkable series, established Sergei Lukyanenko as a breathtakingly bold talent. Part fantasy, part vampire story, and part detective potboiler, this is the most successful science fiction series of all time in Russia and a true international sensation. In America, Fox Searchlight released the film adaptation of Night Watch to rapturous reviews, and adaptations of the next two books are in production.The world of Lukyanenko is 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.In Twilight Watch, the Others face their greatest threat yet. A renegade Other, his identity as yet unknown, has absconded …

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