Sergei Lukyanenko
was born in Kazakhstan and educated as a psychiatrist. He began writing science fiction in the 1980s and has published more than twenty-five books. The four volumes of the Night Watch series have sold millions of copies worldwide.rnrn
Andrew Bromfield is a founding editor of the Russian literature journal Glas. He is best known for his acclaimed translations of Victor Pelevin and Boris Akunin, and his work has been short-listed for numerous translation prizes.