Dmitry Glukhovsky

Dmitry Glukhovsky is a Russian writer and journalist best known for the Metro science-fiction novels, set in a post-apocalyptic Moscow Metro.

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Metro 2033: A 2005 post-apocalyptic novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky, set in the Moscow Metro after nuclear war. The novel that launched Glukhovsky’s best-known fictional world.
Metro 2034: A 2009 novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky continuing the post-apocalyptic Metro series. It develops the same underground world through a different set of characters.
Andrey Dyakov: A Russian writer whose novels and stories expand the universe of Metro 2033. His work exemplifies other authors writing within Glukhovsky’s fictional setting.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: A Ukrainian science-fiction video-game franchise set in the hazardous Zone around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It shares a post-Soviet atmosphere with Metro but centers on the Chernobyl Zone.
Moscow Metro: Moscow’s rapid-transit railway network, known for its extensive stations and monumental architecture. Its tunnels and stations form the shelter and setting of the Metro novels.
Metro 2035: A 2015 novel by Dmitry Glukhovsky that continues the Metro series and returns to Artyom’s story. It brings the original trilogy’s central character back to the fore.
4A Games: A video-game developer founded in Kyiv in 2006, known for the Metro game series. The studio brought Glukhovsky’s world to a major international game audience.
Roadside Picnic: A 1972 science-fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky about mysterious alien visitation and its aftermath. Its dangerous landscape offers a landmark Soviet predecessor to Metro’s hostile environments.
Post-apocalyptic fiction: Fiction set in societies transformed by catastrophe and the collapse of prior institutions. Glukhovsky adapts this genre to life underground after nuclear devastation.
Metro 2033 (video game): A 2010 first-person shooter adapted from Glukhovsky’s novel and developed by 4A Games. The game translated the novel’s tunnels, monsters, and scarcity into interactive form.