Metro 2033 (novel)
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| Metro 2033 | |
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 Original Russian edition cover |
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| Author(s) | Dmitry Glukhovsky |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian (Original), translated into 20 other languages. |
| Genre(s) | Post-apocalyptic |
| Publisher | Eksmo,Orionbooks |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and E-book |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 978-5170596782 |
| Followed by | Metro 2034 |
Metro 2033 (Russian: Метро 2033) is a novel written by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.
[edit] History
Some twenty years after a nuclear war, just a few thousand people survive the harsh conditions by living in the metro stations of Moscow. Life is far from easy with the radiation, mutants and physical abnormalities. It's in this surrounding that Artyom tries to save his station (VDNKh). To do this, he needs to find the city of "POLIS" (Borovitskaya station). During his journey he meets many people and faces difficulties that make him mature and question the true nature of his quest. Why is he the Chosen one? Why must others die so he may live? Is there such thing as fate?
The book first appeared online in 2002 and later become an interactive experiment, drawing in thousands of readers from around Russia and abroad. In 2005 it was printed by an established publisher and has become a nationwide bestseller.
By 2009, over 400,000 copies of Metro 2033 had been sold in Russia alone. Online readers are five times as numerous. Foreign book rights have been sold to more than 20 countries.
[edit] Awards
In 2007, Glukhovsky was awarded the Encouragement Award of the European Science Fiction Society in the Eurocon contest in Copenhagen for his novel Metro 2033.
[edit] Adaptations
A video game, Metro 2033, developed by 4A Games, was released worldwide in March 2010 for PC and Xbox 360 platforms. As of November 2010, Glukhovsky is in talks with Hollywood-based studios and producers to sell the film rights.
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