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** In ''Line of Delirium'', a professional bodyguard and mercenary Kay Dutch is hired by the head of the galactic [[Mega Corp]] that holds the patent on the resurrection technology to escort his son and heir to a backwater planet. A lot of factions in the galaxy would do anything to get their hands on the boy, but failure to protect him means a [[Fate Worse Than Death]] for Dutch, and he will even [[You Can't Fight Fate|fight fate]] if that's what it takes.
*** ''Shadows of Dreams'' (1998) is a short prequel to the first novel, describing a previous (botched) attempt by another bodyguard to escort the boy to his destination.
** In ''Emperors of Illusions'', Dutch realizes that their [[Crapsack World]] is just an illusion created by the delirious mind of [[God
* '''''[[The Stars Are Cold Toys]]''''' (1996-97). The third [[Space Opera]] trilogy, inspired in many aspects by the [[Strugatsky Brothers]]' [[Noon Universe]]. About [[Next Sunday AD]], humanity has discovered [[FTL Travel]] and thus made contact with the galaxy-ruling Conclave of alien races. The conclave is reigned by the ancient Strong races, while Weak ones (humanity included) are either pidgeonholed into a particular service (humans are FTL taxi drivers) or exterminated.
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* '''''[[Night Watch]]'''''. Likely the most well-known works by Lukyanenko (especially outside Russia) and his only series to have more than three entries. The tetralogy is set in our [[Like Reality Unless Noted|familiar reality with a few key differences]]: [[The Masquerade|supernatural exists but is hidden]] from the [[Normal People]] by the supernatural beings (dubbed "Others"). The Others are split between the humanist faction of [[Light Is Not Good|Light]] and the individualistic [[Dark Is Not Evil|Darkness]]. To avoid both [[Mutual Kill|Mutual Extermination]] and worldwide [[Witch Hunt|Witch Hunts]], neither side [[Balance Between Good and Evil|can be allowed to prevail]], and so the system of the Watches has been put into place for the counterparts to monitor each other.
** ''Night Watch'' (1998). The first novel mainly follows Anton Gorodetsky, a Light Other serving the Moscow Night Watch (called so because they patrol the night, when the Dark Others are active), who gets entangled in three interconnected supernatural cases. As it turns out, all of them are part of a [[The Chessmaster|grander scheme to rewrite destiny]]... concocted by Anton's own superiors. The first novel is the most philosophical of the series, exploring the nature of good, evil, [[Idealism vs. Cynicism|idealism, cynicism]], and free will,--something that has been declining as the series progressed.
** ''Day Watch'' (2000), co-written with [[Vladimir Vasilyev]], who went on to write a [[Spin
** ''Twilight Watch'' (2003). The third novel reveals the existence of a [[Artifact of Doom|powerful artifact]] that can turn [[Muggles]] into Others. Since its use can upset the scales and lead to a worldwide [[Witch Hunt]], the Night Watch (represented by Gorodetsky), the Day Watch, and even the Inquisition [[Rivals Team Up|join forces]] to find the artifact before it's too late.
** ''Last Watch'' (2006). Gorodetsky, involuntarily propelled to the top magic power rung in the last novel, is sent to England to discover traces of a renegade group of Others calling themselves "[[Title Drop|the Final Watch]]". They seek an ancient artifact of [[Historical Domain Character|Merlin]], which can allegedly resurrect the dead, and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
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