Metro 2033 (lb.rom)

In 2033, people live in Moscow’s metro stations. They have lived through a global nuclear war. Artiom faces strange beings called the Întunecații. They come down from the surface to hunt humans. Yet his struggles show that people pose the worst threat.

Dmitri Gluhovski’s science fiction novel shows life after this world-wide ruin. It explores fear and the human mind. The flaws of today’s world lead to a grim future. Loss and the fight to stay alive shape the story. So does the lasting fame of the dead.

The metro once gave vast shelter from nuclear attack. Its central rule fell, and each station became a small state. Each has its own beliefs, rulers and troops. Metro workers guide people whose lives depend on their skills. Many of these workers go on to lead stations. The old order gives way to chaos.