Day Watch is the second installment in the blockbuster series of novels by Russia's most popular science fiction author, Sergei Lukyanenko. This novel transports readers back into the hyperimaginative world where the dramatic battle between good and evil, light and dark, day and night continues.

Set in modern-day Moscow, this epic saga chronicles the eternal war of the "Others," an ancient race of humans with supernatural powers who must swear allegiance to either the Dark or the Light. The agents of Dark, known as The Day Watch, keep an eye during the day, while the agents of Light keep watch over the night. For a thousand years, a treaty between the two sides has maintained an uneasy balance.

The story takes an intriguing turn when a potent artifact is stolen from the inquisition—an impartial group of Others who oversee all. The consequences are dire for both sides. Day Watch introduces the perspective of the Dark Ones, narrated in part by a beautiful but troubled young witch. When she falls in love with a handsome young Light One, the balance is threatened, and a death must be avenged.

This fast-paced, darkly humorous, and haunting world is filled with cunning, cruelty, violence, and magic. It will take root in the shadows of your mind and live there forever.