“Metro 2033” by Dmitry Glukhovsky is a landmark science-fiction novel and one of the most discussed Russian books of recent years. A half-million-copy circulation, translations into dozens of languages, and a large-scale computer game have turned this post-apocalyptic story into a real phenomenon. It has inspired many contemporary authors, and together they create the “Metro 2033 Universe”—a series of novels grown out of the idea of the famous book. In the new plots, the heroes finally leave the confines of Moscow’s metro: forays onto a planet that has been nearly erased from the face of the Earth by a nuclear war prove far more dangerous and unexpected than anyone could imagine. The fight for humanity’s survival now unfolds everywhere!
The continuation of “Dark Tunnels” by Sergey Antonov turned out even more powerful than the first book. “In the Interests of the Revolution” is a real “Molotov cocktail.” Ingredients: a fast, wildly twisty plot, hard-hitting action, and an unmistakably rendered post-apocalyptic atmosphere. The main character is the anarchist Anatoly Tomsky, a fan of Che Guevara—he is convinced that even in the hell of the Moscow Metro 2033 it is possible to build a new just society. But the past doesn’t let go—and its ghosts come back, demanding payment…