

The fall of Soviet Union just a year prior would collapse the already poor physician wages, thus forcing Lukyanenko to eventually abandon his practice to pursue other career, due to the sheer impossibility of supporting his family.

In 1992, he graduated and worked at an Almaty hospital specializing in child psychiatry. While in the university, he met a fellow psychologist and future wife, Sonya, whom he married the same year in 1990. Lukyanenko would move to Almaty after his graduation to enroll in Alma-Ata State Medical Institute in 1986, majoring in psychotherapy. Lukyanenko was born in Karatau, Kazakhstan, in April 11, 1968, to a Tatar mother and a Russian-Ukratian father. His writings are contemporary, featuring heavy action, interwoven with themes of moral ambiguity and in retaining one’s humanity when they are the one in power.

Sergei Lukyanenko is one of the most prolific Russian science fiction and fantasy author. Even though every time it turns out to be a lie, it’s only faith that gives love its strength and its joy.”- excerpt from Night Watch “Love is happiness, but only when you believe it will last forever.
