He had really enjoyed it and id enjoyed watching him play the game so i grabbed the book. Apparently a big cult phenomenon in russia, which has spawned sequels and video games, metro 2033 reads a lot like an oldschool postholocaust fantasy, with a man of the new world journeying through the wreckage of the old one, missing the references that are left for the reader to recognize. Metro 2033 is a postapocalyptic firstpersonshooter, set in the underground community built in the ruins of a russian municipal train system, based on the bestselling novel by dmitry glukhovsky. The moscow metro is a form of transportation which involves a heightened level of danger. My other half recommended that i read metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky so i figured id give it a go. Is there any place where i can read metro 2033 online.
Roman bc2s by glukhovsky, dmitry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At the rate of 1 page per hour, a translator should should be able to finish an entire book in 400 hours. It is translated into 35 languages, inspired two major video games, and will soon become a hollywood movie. Originally published in 2015, it is a sequel to glukhovskys earlier books metro 2033 and metro 2034, and is partially inspired by the video game metro. The video games of same name metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky and metro 2033 last light, are awesome.
Above ground, it appears that humanity has been wiped out by nuclear war. Last light video games an international bestseller, translated into 35. I read it like two years and man it really was worth it. Mine is roots of heaven from tullio avoledo, but i still have a lot of them left to read. There is a twist in the tale but this literally happens in the last few pages by which time the end of the books feels like a bit of a mercy.
Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky 2011, paperback for sale. Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic moscow, metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in. A year after the events of metro 2033, the last few survivors of the apocalypse, surrounded by mutants and monsters, face a terrifying new danger as they hang on for survival in the tunnels of the moscow metro. An international bestseller, translated into 35 languages. Hopefully, with the help of other volunteers, the translation will be finished relatively quickly. The survivors live entirely in the underground tunnel system. Publication date 20110411 usage attributionnoncommercialnoderivs 4. This is the home of the translation project of a russian novel metro 2033. Mistakes and flaws are sometimes noticeable but forgivable. After the nuclear holocaust, a new fear is born, underground.
Metro 2033 is the book that formed the basis of the popular video game series for which it is perhaps better known, set in a world that has been devastated by nuclear war, where the remains of what is left of humanity have been forced to seek shelter in the moscow metro system. First off, the language, sex and drug use are nothing highschool freshman havent seen or used before, so these ratings shouldnt cause any problems. Keep in mind that artyom is a very minor character in metro 2034. Last light the breathtaking original story that inspired both the metro 2033 and metro. I just started reading the ebook version, of metro 2033 and had to get a paperback copy, just in case the lights go out. It was published in 2005 in russia and on march 28, 2010 in the united states. Full walkthrough of the pc game metro 2033 released in 2010 on the hardest game difficulty ranger hardcore, chapter 1. A little slow going with reading it just trying to figure out where the events are taking place and what events had taken place already in the metro universe, both in the previous books and in the video games 2033 and last light but. Dmitry glukhovsky published on january, 20 by dmitry glukhovsky and a great selection of related books, art. Id like to know how many players out there actually read the book this game is based on called metro 2033 too.
Unlike metro 2033, which follows the accounts of artyom, this book is told in the first person from about 4 different characters hunter, homer, sasha, and artyom for a very. Last light, no books in the series were released in a country where english is the prominent language. The metro 2033 series of novels are huge in russia and eastern europe, but only two of them metro 2033 and metro 2034, have been translated into english. Metro 2035 is the book that the second metro game metro 2033. Metro book series 3 books metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky, natasha randall april 1, 2011 order in the next 8 hours 24 minutes and get it by thursday, february 20. Volume 3 metro by dmitry glukhovsky 1 by glukhovsky, dmitry isbn. It is set within the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. W wyniku konfliktu atomowego swiat ulegl zagladzie.
Premium hardcover edition of the cult dystopia metro 2033. Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky is an interesting and creative look into a world devastated by nuclear fire. Not to give too much away but one of metro 2033s endings is the one that glukhovsky wrote in the book originally and this is also the one that forms the canon chosen ending that sets up the. Here it is in all its glory, including an index of station names to make your own navigation of the metro safe and easy. Even though metro 2033 is a very gritty, very bleak and very violent postapocalyptic game, it is an extremely fun and very useful addition to anyones video game collection. The story is as direct as the subway tunnel, and to the same extent, dark and mysterious. Is there an english version of the book metro 2033. Metro 2025 is the final book in the brilliant postapocalyptic series by russian author dmitry glukhovsky. After reading this you will be ready for the next book. The story follows a man named artyom, who is a resident of the moscow metro system. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. English edition by dmitry glukhovsky 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and spawned the vast metro media franchise. The setting is the moscow metro system in the year 2033. The metro books have put dmitry glukhovsky in the vanguard of russian speculative fiction alongside the creator of night watch, sergei lukyanenko. Amazing story, i can really recommend it to anyone who liked the game.
Prior to 2014 and the video games metro 2033 and metro. Metro 2033 audiobook by dmitry glukhovsky listen and. Metro 2034 audiobook is a postapocalyptic science fiction novel in the metro series, written by russian author dmitry glukhovsky as a sequel to his earlier metro 2033. Metro 2033 map english im a big fan of dmitry glukhovskys metro 2033 setting, but the maps available of the post apocalyptic moscow metro system are either not very good, or not in english. Metro 2033 tells the story of a young man named artyom who goes a long way to save his world from mortal danger. The books english edition was published as a tiein with its video game. English edition by dmitry glukhovsky overview he novel that gave birth to the video games metro 2033 and metro. Some books from the universe of metro 2033, like piter, towards the light and into the darkness, have been translated to a number of european languages, such as german, polish and swedish. The halfdestroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. It is set in the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. The novel metro 2033 is a cult postapocalyptic dystopia. The atmosphere is perfecti have no other words to describe it. Hence, metro 2033 is definitely a book to read in the nearest future. Hunter, who is really just a minor character in metro 2033 even though he drives the story, is a major character in metro 2034.
Metro 2033 sold 400,000 copies in russia alone, and metro 2033 sold 300,000 in 6 months in russia, making it the best sellers in russia in 2009. Metro 2033 is a book that constantly has you thinking that things will start getting exciting just over the next page but it never really does. The book describes the consequences of an atomic war. Metro 2033 audiobook online streaming english version metro 2033 audiobook russian. I think both books, metro 2033 and metro 2034 won gold medals, and best selling book of the year in foreign countries. It continues the story of artyom, the protagonist of metro 2033 as he desperately searches for survivors of the terrible world war 3.
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