Although it is set in moscow, just one year after the events of the first book, it is not a direct sequel as it follows the adventures of mostly different characters. Originally published in 2015, it is a sequel to glukhovskys earlier books metro 2033 and metro 2034, and is partially inspired by the video game metro. It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and spawned the vast metro media franchise. I recently finished reading the metro 2034 and a question rose. Last light the sequel to the video game adaptation of the original novel has no similarities to the novel in its plot. Widely popular, it has sold some 300 000 copies in just 6 months, making it russias biggest local bestseller in 2009. The sevastopolskaja station is the southernmost outpost of civilization, protecting the tunnels from the hordes of mutants attacking from the south, as well as providing a lot of the metro with electricity thanks to. From my point of view the first, metro 2033, is the metro book. Millions of readers across the world have been waiting for this novel for the long ten years. Unlike metro 2033, which follows the accounts of artyom, this book is told in first person from about 4 different characters hunter, homer, sasha, and artyom for a very small portion. Artyom and melnik flee without the book and reenter the metro, arriving at. But this short piece also gives significant background into his life before and during the apocalyptic event. English language, american edition metro by dmitry.
Artyom popov radio operator of the sevastopol empire on tula. It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and. He is accompanied by homer, an old man searching for inspiration for a book. Last light the gospel according to artyom by dmitry.
Last light could have based its story on the metro 2034 book, but developer 4a games decided to take things in a new direction and focus squarely on artyom and how both he and the moscow metro. The only bad thing is this one chapter late in the book where artyom is captured by a cult. What metro 2034 and 2035 can teach us about the upcoming. Book 2034 follows a man called homer and hunter, the spartan ranger from early 2033. Homer is a former metro technician now living in sevastopolskaya station.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading metro 2034. Artyom illustrates the consequences of the events the ended metro 2033. The storyline of metro exodus was codeveloped in close collaboration with dmitry to bring metro fans the next chapter in artyom s adventures. Artyom metro 2033 metro 2034 books maps post apocalyptic russian english. Hunter makes contact with the guards at tulskaya station, but after an argument the. Cometejay00 after the crippling defeat of the reds at d6, artyom must go on a new journey that will take him to the ends of the metro and moscow while discovering new friends and old enemies. Although metro 2034 is the official continuation of the metro 2033 storyline, the 20 video game metro. I also read the gospel according to artyom before reading this book. Unlike metro 2033, which follows the accounts of artyom, this book is told in the first person from about 4 different characters hunter, homer, sasha, and artyom for a very. Metro 2034 the book story and protagonists iknowlege.
Last light is this formula, perfected in terms of atmosphere, and a stealth system that actually works. The metro book series includes metro 2033, metro 2034, and metro 2035. Overall, the game is just that, its a game iteration of a book but, unlike many other cases where the transition is meh and people always say the book is better, metro s game does a fantastic job not losing the feel of the book. Metro 2034 audiobook is a postapocalyptic science fiction novel in the metro series, written by russian author dmitry glukhovsky as a sequel to his earlier metro 2033. In the south of the metro, sevastopolskaya station relies on regular supplies of ammunition and other goods from the central stations to survive. Since the books plot is presented through the contrasting perspectives of various personas, one half of the narrative is focused on the aforementioned trio whereas the other half follows popov. Metro exodus continues the storyline as told in the games metro 2033 and metro. The longawaited sequel to the cult bestseller metro 2033, the second v. He named himself homer after the author of the iliad because of his wish to write in his style and he has made it his life goal to chronicle the events and history of the postapocalyptic metro. I am estatic for the game but as far as reading goes i detest the book metro 2034 which is being skipped by the game devs.
Metro 2034 audiobook by dmitry glukhovsky listen and. There are multiple switches between each character within each chapter. He does not appear in metro 2034, which features a different man with the same first name. Something supernatural manages to upset the rats, who begin. A year after the events of metro 2033 the last few survivors of the apocalypse, surrounded by mutants and monsters, face a terrifying new danger as they hang on for survival in the tunnels of the. The books and games are 2 separate universes, but follow a rough timeline. However, in the book, artyom and his mom are both living in the metro at the start. References this page or section lists people that share the same given name. This very short story bridges the canon ending to metro 2033 and the beginning of metro. The story begins with a 24yearold survivor named artyom who lives in a station called. The books english edition was published as a tiein with its video game. English language, american edition metro by dmitry glukhovsky book 2 kindle edition by glukhovsky, dmitry. Metro 2035 continues and terminates the story of artyom, the hero of the original metro 2033 book and the metro video games.
The book of 2033 follows artyom as he deals with the dark ones. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the year 2034, a nuclear war has turned the world into a postapocalyptic wasteland. Metro 2034 is just a low quality sequel to stretch the success achieved with the original novel. Metro 2034 follows right after the tragic mistake at the end of the first book, but is set on the other side of the metro grid. Last light, and interweaves with the wider metro saga contained in dmitrys novels, metro 2033, metro 2034 and metro 2035. Among the books uncovered he notices a picture drop from the shelf.
Artyom saves the metro metro 2033 takes place in 2033, twenty years after the bombs fell. The gospel according to artyom is a bridge to metro 2034. The metro books have put dmitry glukhovsky in the vanguard of russian speculative fiction alongside the creator of night watch, sergei lukyanenko. It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and spawned the metro media franchise.
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