New Watch

Briefly, the growth of Anton continues in fascinating ways. Touching on previous books, we also find out some of the nature of the Twilight itself. Some of the page-long observations of Russia are interesting in an additional context, thanks to to the author's outspoken political views, but they still work well in the story.

Mechanically, this is a three-part story, same as previous books. Technically, Anton's timeline is catching up with the modern day, and his random-play disc player has moved to MP3. The supporting cast are lovingly described, and some have definitely grown and changed since the previous books.

This book is easily 4½ stars, and probably closer to 5. Hoping to go back and reread the whole series soon, starting with a decent review of the first book. Also interested in ranking the books within the series - some storylines are better than others.