While not all books have been translated into English, they have been translated into languages such as German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, and Spanish. Among the survivors, we have our main character, Artyom. The Metro books are based on a post apocalyptic world that was destroyed during WWIII, and the original story is set in Moscow, particularly in the underground Moscow metro stations which were some of the biggest nuclear bomb shelters back in the day. Last Updated on NovemThe Metro 2033 books have swept the world by storm since 2009 when the original Metro 2033 was written by Dmitry Glukhovsky, who created the original trilogy (Metro 2033, Metro 2034, and Metro 2035).Įver since then, a whole host of other books, including short stories, novellas, and full-length novels have been written by authors from all over the world in a variety of genres.

Original Metro Series by Dmitry Glukhovsky.Essentially, it turns into an enormous mess with factions disagreeing and wiping each other out, no matter what course of action is chosen. Many join the third metro superpower, called the Hanza regime, which is a force to be reckoned with because of its overwhelming economic influence, or split off to form their own independent alliance. Other factions are either forced to pick sides or are at risk of being eliminated. As time goes on and the communities become more and more ingrained into people's lives, the tension between two factions, the Red Line and the Fourth Reich, reaches a boiling point and an all-out war begins. Some are peaceful, others are violent and, for the most part, they all disagree with each other on how society should function after the nuclear fallout. After the war, Russian survivors take shelter in Moscow's metro system, hence the name Metro 2033.įull-fledged communities develop within each section of the metro, and all have differing ideologies. The literary version of Metro 2033 is classified as a post-apocalyptic fiction novel, and takes place after a global nuclear war wipes out most of the population.

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