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Metro 2033

The cult international bestseller and inspiration behind the METRO video game franchise

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Metro 2033

By: Dmitry Glukhovsky
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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Summary

 Now including a new translation, this is a chilling piece of Russian dystopian fiction by Dmitry Glukhovsky and the basis of the bestselling computer games Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, Metro: Exodus, and the highly-anticipated Metro 2039

A WORLD IN DARKNESS. A SINGLE HOPE.

The year is 2033. The world has been reduced to rubble. Humanity is nearly extinct. A few thousand live on, not knowing if they are the only survivors on the planet. They live in the Moscow Metro - the biggest air-raid shelter ever built. It is humanity's last refuge. 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 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 alert everyone to the awful danger. He holds the future of his native station in his hands, the future of the 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 Funny Survival
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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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First off, download a map of the moscow metro in English and have a look at some photographs of the Metro Stations. This is the only way to get an understanding of how vast the Moscow metro is and a feel for what the stations are like. However without being able to see the writtten names of the stations that our protagonist passes through, it is very difficult to follow his quest on the map. Due to the Russian pronunciation, It took me ages of pause & rewind to figure out which was his home station. Something sounding like Veedee En Kah turned out to be the station called VDNKH and so it went with many of the station names.

The premise of this book is fascinating, a nuclear war has wiped out humanity and the survivors of Moscow have fled under ground to the tunnels of the metro system. Above ground, strange mutations have occured due to the nuclear devastation and in some areas of the metro these frightening creatures are getting through, threatening life in the tunnel systems and a young hero is drawn into a quest through the vast tunnels in order to save the last of humanity. Unfortunately this turns out to be a surprisingly monotonous listen, no fault of Rupert Degas though, who does a stellar job. The writing style is just incredibly repetitive. Enter a new tunnel, strange things happen, arrive at a station, meet some inhabitants, long, drawn out converstions that rarely add to the plot, move on to the next tunnel and more of the same .A very linear story, with very surprisingly little action and one dimensional characters. Xbox 101, The twist at the end however, is brilliant and throws the novel into a whole new light. It stayed with me for a long time after.

Of two minds

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The overall story is amazing and the concept is complex and intriguing.
It is quite hard to follow and I think this is because the story is extremely detailed. Lose concentration for a second and you’re lost!
Stick with it and just keep simplifying it in your head head and you should make it to the end - which is worth it.

A little hard to follow at times and would have benefited from being shorter

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Rupert Degas narrates this story well, as he did with "The Name of the Wind." Unfortunately, it's not enough for me to continue listening to what is rather a dull story.

Great Narration of a Dull Story

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Read this after playing the second game (Metro: Last Light) and found it equally enjoyable. Glukhovsky’s world building is second to none and the atmosphere he creates with his writing is really brought to life by Degas’ performance. It’s pretty scary in places as well and I found myself having to take a short break if I was listening to it before bed. The biological weapon part was very unsettling and probably one of my favourite parts of the book. I would recommend this highly.

Excellent Read

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very good, nice accent's, easy to know which character is talking and good sound effects

great

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