If it is artyoms philosophising, and the predictions about the future, that he enjoyed, then i would recommend the sacred book of the werewolf by viktor pelevin very near future, with fantastic elements or day of the oprichnik by vladimir sorokin. If you like dmitry glukhovsky books, youll love richard matheson. Metro 2033 is a russian novel to boot, so one should expect it to have long passages where the main character considers philosophy, religion, and the meaning of life. The name comes from survivors of a nuclear holocaust retreating to metro train tunnels, in which they begin their new. However, all publications from the series are supported by dmitry glukhovsky and advertised on the official metro 2033 website. The setting is the moscow metro system in the year 2033. Although it began in russia, the project enjoys plenty of popularity in poland, romania, hungary, ukraine and germany as well.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read metro 2033. Universe of metro 2033 book series metro wiki fandom. Originally published in 2015, it is a sequel to glukhovskys earlier books metro 2033 and metro 2034. I bought metro 2033 book some time ago and i finished it last week. I mean thats a little like calling the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy a video game novel because of the text adventure game from the 1980s.
Metro 2033 looking for books similar to metro 2033 showing. Aug 23, 2019 the postapocalyptic universe of metro 2033 includes glukhovskys original trilogy metro 2033, metro 2034 and metro 2035 more than 100 tiein novels written by. Movies adaptations of books tend to be seen as inferior to their source material, but video games adaptations of fantasy book series like the witcher or metro 2033 have a better record staying true to the original works detail and characterization. While never reaching the western audience to the same degree as the video game, the metro book series is nonetheless an ongoing. The basis of three bestselling computer games metro 2033 and metro last light, and metro. Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky is an interesting and creative look into a world devastated by nuclear fire. Just wanted to talk about it as last light is about to be released. His first novel, metro 2033, a postnuclear dystopia set in the moscow subway, the worlds biggest bomb shelter, was written as an online interactive experiment and published on his own website as a free project in 2002, then completed in 2004. Instead, they focus on the brutal existence of day to day life where the only currency of any value is rifle cartridges. I listen to audio books so i found a recording of the book. The metro 2033 books are a perfect way to flesh out the metro games. The postapocalyptic universe of metro 2033 includes glukhovskys original trilogy metro 2033, metro 2034 and metro 2035 more than 100 tiein novels written by. Metro 2033 was a runaway bestseller and launched his successful career as a novelist.
Metro 2033 ebook by dmitry glukhovsky 9780575086265. Andrei tarkovskys movie stalker and video games series of the same name were loosely based on it it has nothing to do with chernobyl though, was written 15 years. Formally a scifi novel, metro 2033 is in fact a dystopia, in which russias present day society is meticulously analysed and described. 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. Just picked up some books while on vacation, and among them was the excellent metro 2033 which the game is based off of. Metro 2033 is now also in print and one of the bestselling contemporary russian novels, with its circulation exceeding one million copies and another four million readers online. At least 50% of the novel is devoted to such meanderings, which is perfectly fine for a novel, but if the video game were to follow suit, people would stop playing it after twenty. This is the article page for metro 2033 book series. I was looking for a fallout book like metro 2033 and got excited. 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. The novels that inspired the bestselling games ebook written by dmitry glukhovsky.
Fluent in five languages he has gone on to write three further novels and has also launched a hugely successful sharedworld writing franchise set in the metro universe. Like many russian novels, the overall tone of metro 2033 is bleak. Yeah i accidently purchased the ebook pdf of 2033 last night. I hadnt read a novel since high school so just decided to give it a try.
The halfdestroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. Looking for books similar to metro 2033 comments showing 117 of 17 17 new. Russians, slavs in general, are morewell morose isnt quite the right word. Its like a modern stalker, and theres a sequel coming next year. In 20 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earths surface into a poisonous. Fantasy novels that would make great video game settings.
Metro exodus continues the storyline as told in the games metro 2033 and metro. Last light the breathtaking original story that inspired both the metro. Artyoms approximate journey in metro 2033 novel, starting at vdnkh and. The novel is the greatest work of the author, as it drew over 3 million readers worldwide. Anyway read first few paragraphs and it really does have the translatey feel to. My brother was a huge fan of this book, would like to find him something similar for his birthday. The novel metro 2033 is a cult postapocalyptic dystopia. It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and spawned the vast metro media franchise. Dmitry glukhovsky was an awardwinning international journalist in russia. Beyond their boundaries, they say, lie endless burnedout deserts and the remains of splintered forests. Last light, and interweaves with the wider metro saga contained in dmitrys. If i recall though, the book is free online and you could find it.
May 27, 2014 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. Actually a lot of other pelevin novels might also fit that remit. Its a bit hard to find in english, but dmitry glukhovskys metro 2033 is an excellent postapocalyptic novel. Now i decided to try out the game, and a lot of people told me that the differences plot and stuff is very different from the book. Above ground, it appears that humanity has been wiped out by nuclear war. Artyom finds the station to be in ruins, and like he had seen in his. If there is any hope of a new age, it has not dawned on those who remain. If you like metro 2034 you might like similar books metro 2033, metro 2035, futu. The survivors live entirely in the underground tunnel system. I like that the games deviated in a such a way that make it more fun as a game, while the book stuck to what makes books good. How good are the metro 2034 and metro 2035 novels compared. Can books that games are based on like metro 2033 and the witcher novels really be considered video game novels.
Metro 2033 looking for books similar to metro 2033 showing 117. Since the game metro 2033 is another game based off the books. Having said that, i think both the metro 2033 novel and the metro 2033 game have too many ancillary characters. Metro 2033 by dimitri glhukovsky nook book ebook barnes. For related articles please refer to the category page. The day of the oprichnik is a brilliant, unforgettable satire, also set about 20 years from now. Dmitry glukhovsky is russian book author, journalist and playwright, author of novels metro 2033, futu. Yet, this book deviates considerably from the heros journey motif of the first book. It is translated into 35 languages, inspired two major video games, and will soon become a hollywood movie. Metro 2033 is ok, but id like to recommend another book. S and was received with wide acclaim, so much so that a video game of metro 2033 was also created for xbox 360, ps3 and pc. The book describes the consequences of an atomic war. The books english edition was published as a tiein with its video game.
Several years later, the novel came out as a printed book and became a success. No more metro books but that doesnt mean the story cant continue. All three novels are very different yet very similar. Video games can certainly have memorable characters, but it is difficultif not impossibleto stuff as many into a game as you can into a book. Reader jake warner suggested russian postapocalyptic novel metro 2033. Cult scifi novel metro 2033 to be adapted as movie variety. The book was first published in russia, great britain and the u. Critics, like readers, were impressed with glukhovskys novel.
Metro 2033 looking for books similar to metro 2033. Im dmitry glukhovsky, the author of metro 2033, base of the metro. Jun 09, 2011 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 novel that gave birth to the video games metro 2033 and metro. Its a cult soviet novel which was translated to english several times. Despite axing at least half the total number of characters from the novel, the game. Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky is the first novel in the metro trilogy. Read metro 2033 the novels that inspired the bestselling games by dmitry glukhovsky available from rakuten kobo. Aug 09, 2011 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. Prior to the 2010 videogame release, the metro 2033 series was a series of russian novels, primarily written by but not limited to dmitry glukhovsky.
Ok, then its just that the other apocalyptic dystopian novels that i can think of, have a much higher sexandbadlanguage quotient. The story follows a man named artyom, who is a resident of the moscow metro system. It is set within the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. Track marks exit by force marmoreal paradise the wanderer the north in the interests of the revolution war of moles bezymyanka below hell ghost station paramedics britain icy captivity the siege of paradise the last refuge unburied the blinding void kingdom of rats. Also, from what ive read only the first book so far, the witcher is pretty excellent. Fiction books for men to read the art of manliness. If you like metro 2033 you might like similar books metro 2034, metro 2035, futu. For starters, 2033 is dark and primarily about stopping the dark ones, with mutants throughout the novel aplenty. The newly released novel, metro 2035, brings together the plotlines of the books. I got it and its really short and not really worth the time it.
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