Metro 2033
Author: Dmitry Glukhovsky
Genre: Post-apocalyptic
Released: 01 April 2002
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Twenty years after nuclear war wiped out the surface world, the survivors of Moscow cling to life in the vast underground Metro system. Each station has become its own mini-state. Young Artyom must travel the length of the tunnels to reach the legendary Polis and warn of a new and terrifying threat. A claustrophobic, atmospheric post-apocalyptic novel, rich with Russian melancholy and genuine dread.
I really enjoyed Metro 2033; the whole premise of people living in the Moscow metro because of some kind of nuclear war is a really interesting concept. I particularly like how the various metro stations are described throughout the book; I've since researched the Moscow metro stations online and they're really cool!
This first book spends most of its time setting the scene and cryptically alluding to what happened in the past. It's frustrating that the story is unravelling so slowly, but that suspense is also what pulled me in and made the story enjoyable.
By the end of the first book, you don't find much out about what happened in the past, but things are starting to develop and the book ends with a bit of a twist that made me jump straight to the 2nd book of this 3-part series.
Apparently the story is based on a computer game. I don't really play computer games, so I have no idea. Well worth a read though.
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