Walking the streets of Moscow, indistinguishable from
the rest of its population, are The Others. Possessors
of supernatural powers and capable of entering the
Twilight, a shadowy world that exists in parallel to our
own, each owes allegiance either to The Dark or The
Light. In ''The Day Watch'', second book of the ''Night
Watch'' trilogy, Alice, a young but powerful Dark Other,
attends a planning meeting with her comrades in the Day
Watch. The team is on a mission to apprehend an
uninitiated Other, a practicing Dark witch who has so
far eluded the bureaux responsible for finding and
initiating unlicensed practitioners of magic. It seems a
routine operation. But when they arrive, the Night Watch
team has already made the arrest. A fierce battle
ensues, during which Alice almost dies. Drained of her
powers, she is sent to recuperate at a youth camp near
the Black Sea. There she meets Igor; the chemistry
between them is instant and irresistible. But then comes
a shattering realisation: Igor is a Light Mage.
Suddenly, Alice remembers him as one of those involved
in the battle that left her crippled.Now that they know,
there is no alternative to a magical duel, a battle that
neither of them wants to win... |
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