The novel is the greatest work of the author, as it drew over 3 million readers worldwide. Another common complaint english readers have is that the novel has. 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. The novella which connects the very first as well as second publication is readily available in english yet has no audio book version. Ukrainian studio 4a games had developed three video games set in the universe. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The books were turned into metro 2033 and metro last light video games. This is the home of the translation project of a russian novel metro 2033. Is there any place where i can read metro 2033 online. The story follows a man named artyom, who is a resident of the moscow metro system. The moscow metro is a form of transportation which involves a heightened level of danger. It is set within the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. English after some messages from people around about that they cant read in russian i did the translation of the map.
Theres always a translation required, a translation to a new medium. 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. As of april 2019 this channel earns zero ad revenue due to youtube removing monetisation from our channel, naughty gaming is currently creating videos with no financial gain from youtube. 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 was first published in russia, great britain and the u. The novel metro 2033 is a cult postapocalyptic dystopia. The metro 2033 video game features a wide array of enemies for artyom to contend with, starting with giant ratlike creatures called nosalises that appear everywhere. The first two stories were offered in english and had audio book variations.
Even spending some time on the arrakis map was pretty satisfying. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading metro 2033. Hopefully, with the help of other volunteers, the translation will be finished relatively quickly. Survivors still remember the past greatness of humankind. 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. Metro 2033 tells the story of a young man named artyom who goes a long way to save his world from mortal danger. Premium hardcover edition of the cult dystopia metro 2033. Roman metro romane 1 german edition kindle edition by glukhovsky, dmitry, drevs, m. Metro 2033 is a postapocalyptic firstpersonshooter, set in the underground community built in the ruins of a russian municipal train system, based on the bestselling novel by dmitry glukhovsky. Oc a map of the postnuclear moscow metro system from. Beyond their boundaries, they say, lie endless burnedout deserts and the remains of splintered forests.
An international bestseller, translated into 35 languages. I had already played the video game of the same name last year. It makes sense, as the game is primarily a shooter, to have a lot of things for artyom to shoot at, including huge winged demons, packlike hunters called howlers, violent human enemies like fascists and militant communists. I bought metro 2033 book some time ago and i finished it last week. I was initially put off from the book because of the postapocalyptic setting, which frankly i feel has been done to death at this point.
I just finished reading the book metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky. It was one of the metros best stations and still remains secure. It took quite a while for the local library to get 2033, so i doubt i will see 2034 any time soon. Roman bc2s by glukhovsky, dmitry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was published in 2005 in russia and on march 28, 2010 in the united states. Artyom, a young man living in vdnkh, is given the task of penetrating to the heart of the metro, to the legendary polis, to alert everyone to the awful danger and to get help. The novels that inspired the bestselling games paperback. Its only survivors strive for existence in the mazes of the moscow subway metro some two. None of the works has yet been translated into english.
I was wondering where i could download an ebook or audio book in english of metro 2033. Last light the breathtaking original story that inspired both the metro 2033 and metro. Theres also many more books called the universe of metro 2033 book series thats a combination of many authors contributing not just dmitry glukhovsky. At the rate of 1 page per hour, a translator should should be able to finish an entire book in 400 hours. It is set in the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. Buy a cheap copy of metro 2033 book by dmitry glukhovsky. The basis of three bestselling computer games metro 2033 and metro last light, and metro. It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and spawned the vast metro media franchise. 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. Although it began in russia, the project enjoys plenty of popularity in poland, romania, hungary, ukraine and germany as well. The books english edition was published as a tiein with its video game. The halfdestroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation. A book deal was not long in coming and with a videogame adaptation soon after, metro 2033s extraordinary success seems fated to continue.
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. Metro 2033 sold 400,000 copies in russia alone, and metro 2033 sold 300,000 in 6 months in russia, making it the best sellers in russia in 2009. The author hopes to see english translation of it in summer 2016. Please see artyom disambiguation for other meanings. After finishing the book, it isnt so much the story that sticks in your memory, but the geography and setting of the metro, and what more stories could be told there. Metro map 20332034 years in english steam community. Metro 2033 is a very entertaining novel, containing enough action and suspense to please during a casual read, but also a lot of inspiration in terms of setting. Here it is in all its glory, including an index of station names to make your own navigation of the metro safe and easy. It is translated into 35 languages, inspired two major video games, and. Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky is an interesting and creative look into a world devastated by nuclear fire. The final book in glukhovskys trilogy is a frustrating step down for the. Humanity is nearly extinct and the halfdestroyed cities have become uninhabitable through radiation.
I understand that there was an english translation of metro 2033 first offered in 2010 with. This is just a little thing i did, according to the. Despite being the first book in the series to come with its own map, metro 2035 is, ironically. Together with homer, a character from the second book metro 2034, artyom. Definitely no argument on purchasing the audio publications. I have bought the game, and if the book is good from the amount i will read then i will buy it. The metro 2033 series of novels are huge in russia and eastern europe, but only two of them metro 2033 and metro 2034, have been translated into english. The book describes the consequences of an atomic war.
I think both books, metro 2033 and metro 2034 won gold medals, and best selling book of the year in foreign countries. Im dmitry glukhovsky, the author of metro 2033, base of the metro. Is there an english version of the book metro 2033. 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.
Universe of metro 2033 book series metro wiki fandom. Survivors have been driven underground to the citys subway system to. Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky 9780575086258 dymocks. Metro 2033 map english im a big fan of dmitry glukhovskys metro 2033 setting, but the maps available of the post apocalyptic moscow metro system are either not very good, or not in english. Artyoms approximate journey in metro 2033 novel, starting at vdnkh and. But theyre mostly all in eastern european languages such as polish, hungarian, russian, etc.
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