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Synopsis
The second book in the internationally bestselling fantasy series, Day Watch begins where Night Watch left off, set in a modern-day Moscow where the 1,000-year-old treaty between Light and Dark maintains its uneasy balance through careful vigilance from the Others. The forces of darkness keep an eye during the day, the Day Watch, while the agents of Light monitor the nighttime. Very senior Others called the Inquisitors are the impartial judges insisting on the essential compact. When a very potent artifact is stolen from them, the consequences are dire and drastic for all sides. Day Watch introduces the perspective of the Dark Ones, as it is told in part by a young witch who bolsters her evil power by leeching fear from children’s nightmares as a counselor at a girls’ summer camp. When she falls in love with a handsome young Light One, the balance is threatened and a death must be avenged.Day Watch is replete with the thrilling action and intricate plotting of the first tale, fuelled by cunning, cruelty, violence, and magic. It is a fast paced, darkly humorous, haunting world that will take root in the shadows of your mind and live there forever.
The Day Watch: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
Adult urban fantasy with strong violence including a witch who feeds on children's nightmares, dark magic, morally gray characters, and themes of cruelty. Contains mature content including death, magical warfare, and forbidden romance between opposing sides.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child harm, emotional abuse, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Readers who love morally complex characters and urban fantasy set in modern Moscow will be drawn into this dark world where Light and Dark Others battle for control.