During this period, considered the hardest period in Lukyanenko’s life, he struggles to support his family, only barely making the ends meet.

Knight of 40 Islands (1994) would be the first novel to firm this establishment more towards William Golding’s works.įrom 1993 to 1996, a local Science Fiction magazine appointed him as the deputy editor. He would soon move away from imitating Krapiving to establish his preferred ideals.

Teenage protagonist, learning the ideas of loyalty and friendship, and what coming of age means. He is a fan of Vladislav Krapivin, a teacher and a famous Russian children’s author, and clear influence of his early works could be seen. He would publish short stories and novellas in literary seminars. As a benevolent tool however, Lukyanenko was able to garner enough of the State support. Science fiction was exposed to the whims of the political powers in the Soviet Union, seen not as an art, but a political tool. He would become an active member of Russian fandom, attending seminars and visiting conventions all over the Soviet Union so far. Prior to taking up medical studies in the mid 80’s, he had already picked up writing and had started profiting from it. 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.

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