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Legal name: Lukyanenko, Sergei Vasilievich
Other names: Lukianenko, Sergej
Łukjanienko, Siergiej
Birthdate: 1968-04-08
Gender: male
Nationality: Russia
Birthplace: Karatau, Kazakhstan, USSR
Places of residence: Karatau, Kazakhstan (formerly USSR)
Moscow, Russia
Education: Alma-Ata State Medical Institute (1992)
Occupations: fantasy writer
science fiction writer
Awards and honors: Ruscon (SF writer of the year) 2005
Short biography: Sergei Lukyanenko (as his name appears on books and films in U.S. markets) is a science-fiction and fantasy author, writing in Russian, and is arguably the most popular contemporary Russian sci-fi writer. His works often feature intense action-packed plots, interwoven with the moral dilemma of keeping one's humanity while being strong.

Recently his works have been adapted into film productions, for which he wrote the screenplays. He lives in Moscow with his wife Sonia and two sons, Artemiy and Danil, keeps mice as pets and enjoys cooking.

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Quazi: Roman (Die Quazi-Romane, Band 1) by Sergej Lukianenko

Zombies mal anders, dazu ein bisschen Krimi... Eine gelungene Mischung!

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Katzenkindliest | 1 other review | Apr 23, 2024 |

Weltengänger: Roman (Die Weltengänger-Romane, Band 1) by Sergej Lukianenko

Nachdem ich die Wächter-Romane so liebe, war ich von diesem Buch etwas enttäuscht. Die Idee ist eigentluch gut, aber die Figuren bleiben für mich flach, die Handlung hat mich auch nicht überzeugt. Trotzdem werde ich natürlich den 2. Band auch lesen. Oder jetzt erst recht?
Für 3 Sterne reicht es immerhin, ich war ganz gut unterhalten, trotz der Schwächen.

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Katzenkindliest | Apr 23, 2024 |

Weltenträumer (Die Weltengänger-Romane, Band 2) by Sergej Lukianenko

Der zweite Teil hat mir besser gefallen als der erste, vor allem am Anfang. Ab der Mitte etwa wurde es dann aber sehr verworren, Welten-Hopping ohne Sinn und Ziel. Das ursprüngliche Problem verfolgt zu werden, ist dabei irgendwie auf der Strecke geblieben... Trotzdem war ich ganz gut unterhalten, dafür gibt es immerhin noch 3 Sterne.

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Katzenkindliest | 1 other review | Apr 23, 2024 |

Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko

This is the first Russian authored book I've read. Being that I am from America, it's really quite funny how Americans are portrayed the few times mentioned.

Overall I enjoyed reading it! I don't read a lot of books with witches and warlocks and magicians, and I typically find them cheesy (I am still not tempted to pick up Harry Potter), but I really enjoyed this story and characters. The ending was super cheese, and it was a bit of a cop out in my opinion. My friend who only reads books and watches movies that have happy endings would love this book. I didn't learn anything about myself reading this, nor did I really learn anything about the world (maybe perhaps a bit about Russian culture), but it was enjoyable enough; a nice break from the usual stuff that makes me question my existence.… (more)

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