Metro 2033
The cult international bestseller and inspiration behind the METRO video game franchise
Published on 25. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-1-3996-3370-3 (ISBN)
Description
Now including a new translation, this is a chilling piece of Russian dystopian fiction by Dmitry Glukhovsky and the basis of the bestselling computer games Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, Metro: Exodus, and the highly-anticipated Metro 2039
A WORLD IN DARKNESS. A SINGLE HOPE.
The year is 2033. The world has been reduced to rubble. Humanity is nearly extinct. A few thousand live on, not knowing if they are the only survivors on the planet. They live in the Moscow Metro - the biggest air-raid shelter ever built. It is humanity's last refuge. It is a world without a tomorrow, with no room for dreams, plans, hopes. Feelings have given way to instinct - the most important of which is survival. Survival at any price.
VDNKh is the northernmost inhabited station on its line and still remains secure. But now a new and terrible threat has appeared. Artyom, a young man living in VDNKh, is given the task of penetrating to the heart of the Metro to alert everyone to the awful danger. He holds the future of his native station in his hands, the future of the Metro - and maybe the whole of humanity.
Readers are hooked on Metro 2033 . . .
'The Russians have a skill in writing apocalyptic, nightmarish stories' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
'It is the best post-apocalyptic sci-fi I have ever read' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
'Those Russians know how to write dystopian, post-apocalyptic, creepy horror . . . a fantastic, immersive read' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
A WORLD IN DARKNESS. A SINGLE HOPE.
The year is 2033. The world has been reduced to rubble. Humanity is nearly extinct. A few thousand live on, not knowing if they are the only survivors on the planet. They live in the Moscow Metro - the biggest air-raid shelter ever built. It is humanity's last refuge. It is a world without a tomorrow, with no room for dreams, plans, hopes. Feelings have given way to instinct - the most important of which is survival. Survival at any price.
VDNKh is the northernmost inhabited station on its line and still remains secure. But now a new and terrible threat has appeared. Artyom, a young man living in VDNKh, is given the task of penetrating to the heart of the Metro to alert everyone to the awful danger. He holds the future of his native station in his hands, the future of the Metro - and maybe the whole of humanity.
Readers are hooked on Metro 2033 . . .
'The Russians have a skill in writing apocalyptic, nightmarish stories' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
'It is the best post-apocalyptic sci-fi I have ever read' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
'Those Russians know how to write dystopian, post-apocalyptic, creepy horror . . . a fantastic, immersive read' Goodreads reviewer, ? ? ? ? ?
Reviews / Votes
If you're looking for thoughtful, meandering, and thrilling exploration of a world after the end of the everything, check out Dmitry Glukhovsky's Metro 2033 * SFF Insiders * The world of Metro 2033 is fascinating * Medium * A fascinating and claustrophobic exploration of a terrible future and how human nature adapts * Fantasy Book Review *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
326 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-3370-3 (9781399633703)
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03/2010
1st Edition
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06/2011
Gollancz
€32.37
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Person
Dmitry Glukhovsky is Russian writer, playwright, and journalist. His first novel, Metro 2033, is a worldwide bestseller and has been translated into forty languages. Metro 2033 also serves as the inspiration behind the cult Metro video gaming franchise, making Glukhovsky a pioneer of transmedia storytelling. His other works include the remaining novels in the Metro trilogy, the novel Text and the critically acclaimed play The White Factory.
A longtime critic of Russia's authoritarian political regime, Glukhovsky now lives in exile in Europe. In addition to his native Russian, Glukhovsky fluently speaks English, French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish.
You can find him on Instagram @glukhovsky.
A longtime critic of Russia's authoritarian political regime, Glukhovsky now lives in exile in Europe. In addition to his native Russian, Glukhovsky fluently speaks English, French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish.
You can find him on Instagram @glukhovsky.