In retrospect it is exactly what had to happen. Anton Gorodetsky, the Others and people you get to know well in Sixth Watch are all fully developed and pivotal to the story. This gives wonderful depth to Sixth Watch (and you will find this in all the novels in the series). In the midst of all the research and the battles there are moments of philosophy - about good and evil in particular.

Characters from prior stories appear, threads are woven together, and secrets are revealed. Sixth Watch is riveting, exciting and vibrant. At the same time he is fighting to keep his wife, daughter and himself alive.

This is not easy and he does not have to do it alone as the resources of both the Light and Dark Watches are at his disposal. Much of the novel is spent with Anton working to figure out what the Sixth Watch is and who should be its members. He has more personally at stake than ever before. In Sixth Watch, Anton must solve the most difficult case of his life and save the Others and humans and animals from extinction. Lukyanenko does a wonderful job filling in any information you might need in a way that is organic to the story. However, you do not have to read any of the prior novels to understand the last novel, Sixth Watch. There are those on the Dark side, but that all become clear when you read any of the novels. The focus of the series is Anton Gorodetsky, an Other, a member of the Night Watch and Light magician. Lukyanenko has created a unique and detailed mythology for his novels. Receiving a review copy of the sixth novel in the series motivated me to start reading. I have been wanting to read the Night Watch series by Sergei Lukyanenko for some time. Journeying from Russia to Paris, the Alps, and New York City, Anton comes in peace-but he is prepared for war. After both Light and Darkness select their emissaries, Anton must enlist the unwilling aid of the four other Great Parties: the Vampires, the Witches, the Form-Takers, and the enigmatic Foundation. To ward off the apocalypse, an ancient council called the Sixth Watch must be assembled.

And the Prophets have all reached the same chilling conclusion: The world will end in five days’ time. His daughter’s school is ambushed by a bizarre chimera. A reincarnated vampire has been terrorizing Moscow. Now, however, both sides must unite against the ultimate enemy.Ī Light magician and high-ranking member of the Night Watch, Anton Gorodetsky fears nothing. Divided into the Light and the Dark, these rival factions have spent a millennium under a reluctant truce. They’re the Others, a supernatural race of magicians, shape-shifters, vampires, and healers. The final chapter in Sergei Lukyanenko's internationally bestselling Night Watch series-a revelatory urban fantasy set in contemporary Moscow.

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