The Valentine stories
I loved this series of books. I’ve read the 3 books in less than two weeks. They just get better and better.
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These stories revolve around Valentine, a member of the Night Watch in a 17th century City.
One evening, he and the Watch encounter an alien - bearing a remarkable resemblance to the devil, complete with red skin and horns. The alien is not the devil, he is a security guard for another alien seeking to make trading relationships with the City.
The Inquisition steps in, arrests and tortures them both. Valentine and the Watch rescue the prisoners but must now flee their City.
They are offered positions as guards on the trader's ship, discovering too late that it is a spaceship.
So begins the journey of Valentine and the Night Watch; a journey which takes them to the stars, to strange planets and stranger beings. They encounter killers and violence, treachery and murder. Fortunately, the Night Watch does violence very well.
Treachery - not so much.
Aliens arrive in 17th century Earth, one looks like the stereotypical Devil.
The NightWatch stumble upon them. Confusion reigns.
The Inquisition. Torture. Gypsies. The Nightwatch objects. Lots of running.
What do you mean we’re on a spaceship?
Why does everyone want to kill us?
You want to inject me with nanobots?
Valentine is not keen on wee beasties in his body, especially nesting in his brain.
Why are there pirates on board?
Why is the crew eating each other?
Can I hit someone?
Valentine wants to learn to be a real copper.
He upsets people.
He disrupts illegal operations on the planet.
Criminals object and want him dead.
Yeah, good luck with that…