About as much realistic as most of the postapocalyptic books, films, and games. Please apply as builder if you are good at any of these things. It wasnt until 2010 that the book was published in other languages, to coincide with the release of an fps firstperson shooter game. Its a cult soviet novel which was translated to english several times. An incredible feat when you consider that the first book in the series was initially.
For visitors to moscow who dont speak or read russian, the metro can be intimidating at first, but like many things, once you get past the initial intimidation, it proves to be quite. The story follows a young man, artyom, who lives in the moscow metro, like the remainder of the capitals population. But iam serbian and also speak bulgarian so its easy for me to pickup russian as well i dont like reading subtitles lol. Like the citystates of ancient greece, individual stations govern themselves sometimes banding together to form small nations. It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and spawned the vast metro media franchise. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read metro 2034. Minecraft rpg metro 2033 server pc servers servers. The novels that inspired the bestselling games kindle edition by glukhovsky, dmitry. Roman metroromane 1 german edition kindle edition by glukhovsky, dmitry, drevs, m. Chapter 1 metro2033 metro 2033 translation project.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading metro 2033. Just wanted to talk about it as last light is about to be released. Only two of the books metro 2033 and metro 2034 have been translated into english, meaning theres a whole lot of detail out there thats only partially available to a monolingual english speaker such as myself. Metro 2033 is a bit of mixed bag, though some of it may be due to the translation. There are nine very simple reasons why you should read metro 2033 as well. Oct 26, 2014 i dont speak russian, but the voice acting still seems much better than the english vo. Such people often became the leaders of the stations when the system of centralized control fell apart. My brother was a huge fan of this book, would like to find him something similar for his birthday. It is supposedly still operated by the main directorate of special. A bunch of these are set in other cities, but several are still set in the moscow metro. The basis of three bestselling computer games metro 2033 and metro last light, and metro. Can you tell me some good post apocalyptic books like metro 2033. It is set within the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. Last light, no books in the series were released in a country where english is the prominent language.
Just picked up some books while on vacation, and among them was the excellent metro 2033 which the game is based off of. Also, some dialogue in the towns is also not subbed like the guy above said. Metro 2033, by dmitry glukhovsky, follows a similar path. Metro 2033 really is like nothing ive ever readheard before, and the plot never follows your expectations. I want to play this game in russian because i think it would feel more authentic and help to immerse me in a world that i am unfamiliar with. And anyway, when have the dark ones ever run off like that. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Aug 25, 2016 about as much realistic as most of the postapocalyptic books, films, and games. If he enjoyed the philosophical style typical russian of metro i read the watcher series by sergei lukyanenko and really enjoyed that too. I love the book and want something similar as my next read.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read metro 2033. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. 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. Humanity is nearly extinct and the halfdestroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. I listen to audio books so i found a recording of the book. The workers of the metro were like the native guides for the scientific expeditions in a dense jungle. Great world building metro 2033 outshines most books with its ability to create one of the richest worlds out there. Metro 2033 is ok, but id like to recommend another book. I gave metro 2033 fivestars because of its amazing and riveting story, interesting and distinguishable characters, horror and creepiness of the metro, and ultimately a. I started with ukrainian, and found that metro 2033 is by a russian author, set in russia, so. After playing the games, i recently started reading metro 2033 and was blown away by how much it gripped me.
First the metro and then the destroyed moskau, on the server is it much easier, more players and builders. In 1932 construction of moscows metro began as a piece of art with elegant and huge stations. 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. Author dmitry glukhovsky started writing metro 2033 when he was eighteen, and it was first published on the internet in 2002. Metro 2033 looking for books similar to metro 2033 showing. Jul 27, 2011 metro 2033 ebook written by dmitry glukhovsky. Dmitry glukhovsky is russian book author, journalist and playwright, author of novels metro 2033, futu. The metro 2033 series of novels, written by russian author dmitry glukhovsky, is actually 20 books deep. Metro 2033 looking for books similar to metro 2033. In this second installment of the postapocalypticdystopia summer series, well take a look at the russian cult classic metro 2033. Roman metro romane 1 german edition kindle edition by glukhovsky, dmitry, drevs, m. Metro 2033 ebook by dmitry glukhovsky 9783641025571. Dmitry glukhovsky, author of metro 2033, on librarything.
The system was supposedly built, or at least started, during the time of joseph stalin and was codenamed d6 6 by the kgb. Hell, i think am going to get the watcher series for myself it. Is the russian voice acting significantly better than english. How to use the metro before you visit moscow, visit tripadvisor for the latest info and advice, written for travelers by travelers. The metro books have put dmitry glukhovsky in the vanguard of russian speculative fiction alongside the creator of night watch, sergei lukyanenko. The overall story and world building are pretty cool, with much of the world being inspired by the fallout games. The dystopia could have been explained in one paragraph, and the. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Roman bc2s by glukhovsky, dmitry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
There are multitude of characters, and no matter how briefly they appear, you get the sense that they are beings in their own rights, who have full lives that happen to momentarily interconnect with artyoms, as opposed to being literary. Moscow became the capital of russia and the soviet union after the revolution of 1917. When its done, enjoying the live from the book story. Metro 2035 goes back to follow artyoms adventures in the metro from metro 2033. I really like the way the fear caused by the tunnels is explained and used in the book, it really develops and envelopes you so you can really imagine what the metro would be like. The halfdestroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. Looking for books similar to metro 2033 comments showing 117 of 17 17. Beyond their boundaries, they say, lie endless burnedout deserts and the remains of splintered forests. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking.
I played the game then wanted to read the book so did. Can you tell me some good post apocalyptic books like. Like the citystates of ancient greece, individual stations govern themselves sometimes banding together to. Set following a nuclear war in the early 21st century, the remnants of humanity now live underground in the moscow subway system.
Im generally not one to read as most books dont hold my attention im very handson, so it takes some work to be gripped by a story, but when i do find one that can get me i generally cant put it down and thoroughly enjoy the read. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Prior to 2014 and the video games metro 2033 and metro. Part of the appeal of the game at least for me from the game comes from the foreign. An international bestseller, translated into 35 languages. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. As i type this im walking to the store to pick up my copy of metro last light, so i am running out of time to make this decision. 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. 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. People piously believed in them, completely relied on them. Uhoh, it looks like your internet explorer is out of date. The system is mostly underground, with the deepest section 84 metres 276 ft underground at the park pobedy station, one of the.
Read metro 2033 roman by dmitry glukhovsky available from rakuten kobo. May 29, 2018 this is the prompt to one of the most best books that i have read in the last few months. Is the russian voice acting significantly better than. Its also quite dark and pessimistic, much like metro. Metro 2033 movie in the works, wont be paid for in.
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