As angry as I am with one of my favorite authors (see previous post), it's nice to know that Sergey Lukyanenko can still write something thoughtful in his livejournal.

Originally posted on July 23, 2008. Translation by yours truly

(  ''USSR-Motherland and the Generation of 40-somethings'' )

So, you know how during the summer, Sergey Lukyanenko, author of Night Watch (along with many, many other books) threw a fit and said he is leaving Livejournal forever?

Well, it turns out that he set up another livejournal seven days later and he's been merrily (and quite prolifically) posting there ever since. At first, I assumed he simply wanted a ( Read more... )

Sergey Lukyanenko is one of the most famous science fiction writers in Russia (and much of former Eastern Block). Most non-ex-Eastern-Block readers know him as the author of the Watch book series and a co-script writer of it's film adaptations (in other words, he's one of the masterminds behind Night Watch and Day Watch movies). He is also an ( Read more... )