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Metro 2033

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Metro 2033

By: Dmitry Glukhovsky
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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 Now including a new translation, this is a chilling piece of Russian dystopian fiction and the basis of three bestselling computer games Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, and Metro: Exodus

The year is 2033. The world has been reduced to rubble. Humanity is nearly extinct. The half-destroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. Beyond their boundaries, they say, lie endless burned-out deserts and the remains of splintered forests. Survivors still remember the past greatness of humankind. But the last remains of civilisation have already become a distant memory, the stuff of myth and legend.

More than 20 years have passed since the last plane took off from the earth. Rusted railways lead into emptiness. The ether is void and the airwaves echo to a soulless howling where previously the frequencies were full of news from Tokyo, New York, Buenos Aires. Man has handed over stewardship of the earth to new life-forms. Mutated by radiation, they are better adapted to the new world. Man's time is over.

A few score thousand survivors live on, not knowing whether they are the only ones left on earth. They live in the Moscow Metro - the biggest air-raid shelter ever built. It is humanity's last refuge. Stations have become mini-statelets, their people uniting around ideas, religions, water-filters - or the simple need to repulse an enemy incursion. It is a world without a tomorrow, with no room for dreams, plans, hopes. Feelings have given way to instinct - the most important of which is survival. Survival at any price.

VDNKh is the northernmost inhabited station on its line. It was one of the Metro's best stations and still remains secure. But now a new and terrible threat has appeared. Artyom, a young man living in VDNKh, is given the task of penetrating to the heart of the Metro, to the legendary Polis, to alert everyone to the awful danger and to get help. He holds the future of his native station in his hands, the whole Metro - and maybe the whole of humanity.

Readers are hooked on Metro 2033:

'The Russians have a skill in writing apocalyptic, nightmarish stories' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'It is the best post-apocalyptic sci-fi I have ever read' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Those Russians know how to write dystopian, post-apocalyptic, creepy horror . . . a fantastic, immersive read' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐©2007 Dmitry Glukhovsky Adventure Dystopian Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Scary Thought-Provoking Survival

Critic Reviews

If you're looking for thoughtful, meandering, and thrilling exploration of a world after the end of the everything, check out Dmitry Glukhovsky's Metro 2033
The world of Metro 2033 is fascinating
A fascinating and claustrophobic exploration of a terrible future and how human nature adapts
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I found this book because of Degas.
I am so happy I did.
what an incredible story.
I purchased Book 2 as soon as Book 1 finished.

Terrific Book

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I never write reviews, but had to for this. I wish I had gotten this book earlier. Amazing story, atmosphere, and brilliant narration. A quality book that is miles ahead of much sci-fi post-apocalyptic fodder out there. Can't recommend highly enough.

Genuinely fantastic

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Degas is a captivating narrator. He made this story enjoyable. Whilst it is a unique and interesting idea, there isn't a lot of "thrill" and there is a LOT of pointless dialogue. I don't regret the purchase and I am glad to have heard the story.

Degas, brilliant. Plot, well...

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couldn't be better absolutely amazing brilliantly narrated and performed with a clear idea and emotion

absolutely astounding

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Metro 2033 has been the single greatest reading experience I have ever had.

Much more than a post apocalyptic setting, but an exploration of life through the eyes of everyone the reader encounters in this journey not only through the post apocalyptic metro, but through the very concept of fate, with a focus on people from all walks of life.

Spectacular on every angle

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