Sergei Lukyanenko
| Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko | |
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Sergei Lukyanenko in 2011
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| Born |
April 11, 1968 Karatau, Kazakhstan, USSR |
| Occupation | Physician, Writer, Journalist, Blogger |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Fantasy |
| Notable works |
Labyrinth of Reflections, Night Watch series |
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Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko (Russian: Серге́й Васи́льевич Лукья́ненко, Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej vɐˈsʲilʲjəvʲɪtɕ luˈkjænʲɪnkə]) (born 11 April 1968) is a science fiction and fantasy author, writing in Russian, and is one of the most popular contemporary Russian science fiction writers. His works often feature intense action-packed plots, interwoven with the moral dilemma of keeping one's humanity while being strong.
Recently his works have been adapted into film productions, for which he wrote the screenplays. He was also a blogger, keeping a blog at LiveJournal, and posting both personal and public information or snippets of a book in progress. His first blog was discontinued on 11 July 2008 after a conflict with readers over the issue of foreign (American) adoptions of Russian children. He started another blog a few days later, promising firmer moderation policies.
Lukyanenko was born in Karatau, Kazakhstan, then a part of the Soviet Union, to a Russian-Ukrainian father and a Tatar mother. After graduating from school, he moved to Alma-Ata, and enrolled at the Alma-Ata State Medical Institute in 1986 majoring in psychotherapy. After graduation in 1992, he worked at a hospital in Alma-Ata, specializing in child psychiatry, but soon abandoned his practice, as already poor Soviet physician wages plummeted with the fall of the Soviet Union, making it virtually impossible to support a family. He had started writing as a student, and had just started making money from it. During this time he became an active member in Russian fandom, visiting conventions and attending seminars all around the Soviet Union.
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