Night Watch (Lukyanenko novel)
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Night Watch (Russian: «Ночной Дозор») is a fantasy novel by the Russian author Sergei Lukyanenko, the first to feature his fictional world of The Others. The book was first published in Russia by AST in 1998. The story revolves around a confrontation between two opposing supernatural groups (known as "Others"): the Night Watch, an organization dedicated to policing the actions of the Dark Others—and the Day Watch, which polices the actions of the Light Others.
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Author | Sergei Lukyanenko |
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Original title | Ночной Дозор |
Translator | Andrew Bromfield |
Series | World of Watches |
Genre | Fantasy |
Publication date | 1998 |
Publication place | Russia |
Followed by | Day Watch |
The novel is first in a cycle that continues with Day Watch, Twilight Watch (also known as Dusk Watch), Last Watch (also known as Final Watch), New Watch, and Sixth Watch. The first story of the novel, Destiny, was made into a successful Russian film, Night Watch, which, although keeping the characters and many of the events of the original novel, alters some significant elements of the story.