The book spawned two sequels metro 2034 and metro 2035 and various comic spinoffs, while the game series received followups metro. The author didnt tie the two books together enough for me i guess. Their metabolism is almost perfectly suited for the life above ground after the nuclear holocaust, their black, oily skin is. They dont seem so evil i kinda thought they want save the world from the plague of humanity. Aug 31, 2016 i finally managed to get the game right got enough moral points and finish without killing the dark ones, even if it doesnt follow the book ending, still feels the right ending.
The world had destroyed itself with nuclear weapons twenty years earlier, and now the remaining few thousand survivors live and fight in the underground tunnels, wherein. Doing a school project and one of the questions is what is the theme for the book. The original game was based on the bestselling metro 2033 novel by dmitry glukhovsky, which is set years after a nuclear attack on russia. Extradimensional monsters from super robot monkey team hyper force go dark ones may be referring to two or more different villains. For others who have played, or maybe read the books, could you tell me why was artyom special. From what ive heard, the book also ends with the bad ending. This book is about hunter, a young girl, an old man and a mysterious virus.
Nov 07, 2016 the threat this time is not the dark ones. The dark ones those hellish, inhuman horrors had only shown up once during his shift, but that time he had been frightened really badly and how could you possibly not be. Spoiler artyom realises that the dark ones are trying to communicate, but its too late as the missile already launched end spoiler. Justified in that the dark ones were protecting artyom for the duration of his journey, using their telepathic powers to send people to his rescue. Spoiler alert, but since you wanted to know, read on. The book describes the consequences of an atomic war. Jan 16, 2015 the dark ones metro 2033 metro last light. The structures making up the dark ones home are massive soul jars housing the souls of the dead notice how virtually no ghosts were present on the surface in metro 2033 when compared to last light. They didnt understand what the dark ones were and instantly made them their. It was published in 2005 in russia and on march 28, 2010 in the united states. This was because the dark ones had somehow collected many of them into the massive, corallike. They came down in the metro to help the humans in their struggle for survival, but because they feared the unknown the people responded with violence. The world had destroyed itself with nuclear weapons twenty years earlier, and now the remaining few thousand survivors live and fight in the underground. A book deal was not long in coming and with a videogame adaptation soon after, metro 2033s extraordinary success seems fated to continue.
At the end of the game the dark one asks you you why. Metro 2033 is great game, but obviously doesnt explain. Keep in mind that artyom is a very minor character in metro 2034. For related articles please refer to the category page. Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky free download yes book. The dark ones are bombed, with artyom realizing he doomed humanity and goes home in tears. Glukhovsky began posting chapters of his work online, soon gathering thousands of followers eager for his next instalment. The fate of the main character interested him, of course, but if he was killed then he could just pick another book off the shelf one with a happy ending.
It continues the story of artyom, the protagonist of metro 2033 as he desperately searches for survivors of the terrible world war 3. 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 moscow metro. Metro 2033 is a book that constantly has you thinking that things will start getting exciting just over the next page but it never really does. The book follows artyom, a twentysomething living in the metro station vdnkh, where he lives with his stepfather. Dec 23, 2019 heres some background on the mysterious dark ones players encounter throughout the metro 2033 video game series. Prior to the 2010 videogame release, the metro 2033 series was a series of russian novels, primarily written by but not limited to. The metro books have put dmitry glukhovsky in the vanguard of russian speculative fiction alongside the creator of night watch, sergei lukyanenko. Hunter tells artyom that he intends to gather intel on the dark ones, and in the event that he doesnt return artyom must carry a. Metro 2033 the dark ones those hellish, inhuman horrors. As revealed vaguely in the novel, but more so in the epilogue to the metro 2033 novel.
Metro 2033 is a book about the last scraps of humanity trying to retain that humanity whatever they way they can, seen through the eyes of a chosen one archetype, a child of this new world. The moscow metro is a form of transportation which involves a heightened level of danger. Artyom main protagonist of the novel remembered his fight with dark ones they attacked outpost of vdnkh. I got the good ending in metro 2033, why do they assume i. Now he only had an abstract interest in what was surrounding him, as though none of this was happening to him, but he was just reading a book about it. Their origin is from novel and game metro 2033, where they serve as main enemies altough in novel will be revealed they goals as something else. The theme of last light is the dark ones seeing good in humanity. Though rarely seen, the dark ones serve as the driving antagonists throughout both iterations of metro 2033, in which they pose as a new. Metro 2035 is the book that the second metro gamemetro 2033. Metro 2033 is the book that formed the basis of the popular video game series for which it is perhaps better known, set in a world that has been devastated by nuclear war, where the remains of what is left of humanity have been forced to seek shelter in the moscow metro system. There is a twist in the tale but this literally happens in the last few pages by which time the end of the books feels like a bit of a mercy. The books english edition was published as a tiein with its video game. Though rarely seen, the dark ones serve as the driving antagonists throughout both iterations of metro 2033, in which they pose as a new mutant threat aggressively descending from the surface to artyoms home station of vdnkh. The story follows a man named artyom, who is a resident of the moscow metro system.
They were defeated only due to fact, that humans has got weapons rifles, machine guns and pistols, from which every dark one received check shot from three meters straight to the. As with the first book, the characters are fantastic and i grew to care about them. Nov 07, 2018 metro 2033 is a postapocalyptic horrorscience fiction novel by dmitry glukhovsky, which is set in the underground subway tunnels, or metro, of postnuclear war moscow in the year 2033. In the book metro 2033 portuguese version, the dark ones is translated to pretosblacks wich is the portuguese equivalent of the n word. In this second installment of the postapocalypticdystopia summer series, well take a look at the russian cult classic metro 2033. You should treat other endings as what if scenarios.
In the book metro 2033 portuguese version, the dark ones. Hunter, who is really just a minor character in metro 2033 even though he drives the story, is a major character in metro 2034. Game metro 2033 is adaptation of the book by same title, and its very close to the original. Their origin is from novel and game metro 2033, where they serve as main enemies altough in.
Glukhovsky later wrote another book metro 2035 which is set 2 years. There are parts of the book where you can tell the. Metro 2033, by dmitry glukhovsky skulls in the stars. Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky is an interesting and creative look into a world devastated by nuclear fire. He does have the protagonists big reveal tie into the dark ones but waites almost untill the end of the book to do it. I got the good ending in metro 2033, why do they assume i nuked the dark ones. Artyom, an inhabitant of the vdnkh station must penetrate the heart of the metro to curtail the spread of the mutants and by doing so save not only his own terminal but. In other words, if you want to understand whats happening in metro last light, you should either play the game or read the book. The novels that inspired the bestselling games by dmitry glukhovsky free download, the basis of three bestselling computer games metro 2033 and metro last light, and metro.
Before long treaties are made, broken and fighting begins. Oct 28, 2019 in moscow, russia, a small band of humanity managed to escape into the underground metros to survive as the world above is filled with radiation and flooded with mutants, especially the monstrous beings known as the dark ones. It is something much worse and something almost impossible to stop. This is a threat to the progress of mankind, which got itself into trouble with its progress already. And in the book, the intentions of the dark ones are a bit clearer. Originally published in 2015, it is a sequel to glukhovskys earlier books metro 2033 and metro 2034, and is partially. The audiobooks of metro 2033 and metro 2034 are narrated by rupert degas. Metro 2033 author on books 10year long journey to the screen. Artyom now has a family and is a stalker someone who travels to the surface of irradiated moscow. Metro 2033 redux enlightened achievement good ending.
Metro 2033 author on books 10year long journey to the. Mar 20, 2010 this is the bad ending of metro 2033 2033. I finally managed to get the game right got enough moral points and finish without killing the dark ones, even if it doesnt follow the book ending, still feels the right ending. Metro 2025 is the final book in the brilliant postapocalyptic series by russian author dmitry glukhovsky.
Metro 2033, last light, and metro exodus lore 2018. Traveling even a few hundred meters into the tunnels can be dangerous. The survivors went underground and eke out an existence in the dark tunnels of the sprawling. No choice to get good ending metro 2033 redux general. In the book metro 2033 portuguese version, the dark. Artyom watches helplessly as the dark ones are all annihilated by the. Metro 2033 bad ending killing the dark ones hd youtube. Author dmitry glukhovsky started writing metro 2033 when he was eighteen, and it was first published on the internet in 2002.
For related articles please refer to the category page prior to the 2010 videogame release, the metro 2033 series was a series of russian novels, primarily written by but not limited to dmitry glukhovsky. The videogame metro 2033 is remarkably true to the book, the most significant changes being necessary to make it more gamelike. However, flesheating mutants known as dark ones also dwell in the tunnels making contact and travel dangerous. In moscow, russia, a small band of humanity managed to escape into the underground metros to survive as the world above is filled with radiation and flooded with mutants, especially the monstrous beings known as the dark ones. The basis of three bestselling computer games metro 2033 and metro last light, and metro. Attacks of mutant monsters happen very early and much more frequently in the game.
The survivors went underground and eke out an existence in the dark tunnels of the sprawling metro system. Metro 2033 book english us espanol portugues brasil. You spared the dark ones, but artyom nuked them, which is what i assume he did in the metro 2033 book i just started reading it, only of the way in atm. It first appeared as a web serial novel in 2002, with the first print edition released in 2005. It went on to become a best seller in russia, and helped establish a successful franchise. So yeah, everyone that doesnt know what the dark ones are before reading the book will probably think that its very racist. Sep 06, 2011 metro 2033 is a book that constantly has you thinking that things will start getting exciting just over the next page but it never really does. The ending where artyom kills the dark ones is the ending of the book that the game was based on, so last light has to follow that instead of. Jan 16, 20 metro 2033 is the book that formed the basis of the popular video game series for which it is perhaps better known, set in a world that has been devastated by nuclear war, where the remains of what is left of humanity have been forced to seek shelter in the moscow metro system. Humans had always been better at killing than any other living thing. It wasnt until 2010 that the book was published in other languages, to coincide with the release of an fps first. Dmitry glukhovskys metro 2033 was something of a phenomenon in his native russia. Heres some background on the mysterious dark ones players encounter throughout the metro 2033 video game series. It has been followed by two sequels, metro 2034 and metro 2035, and spawned the vast metro media franchise.
Metro 2033 is a postapocalyptic horrorscience fiction novel by dmitry glukhovsky, which is set in the underground subway tunnels, or metro, of postnuclear war moscow in the year 2033. Id actually recommend that you do both, starting with the book. Last light takes place in 2034, one year after the events of metro 2033, following the ending of the original novel in which artyoms missile strike against the dark ones mysterious beings that seemingly threatened the survivors of a nuclear war living in the moscow metro occurred. It is set within the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. And these dark ones are not evil spirits, and they arent some kind of ghoul. Nov 09, 2019 writer dmitry glukhovsky discusses went wrong with the hollywood adaptation of metro 2033. Metro 2035 is the book that the second metro game metro 2033.
The dark ones metro 2033 metro last light tapety, smieszne. Dark ones were first mentioned in book during the patrol in tunnel leading to north. The metro is no longer one system but a collection of city states that are connected by dark tunnels. They changed due to prolonged exposure to the heavy radiation after the bombs fell. P the dark ones are mankinds next step in evolution, so to speak. A lot of games with multiple endings have a canon ending. This is the article page for metro 2033 book series. After reading this you will be ready for the next book. The book is set in the moscow metro system twenty years after a devastating nuclear war. The dark ones those hellish, inhuman horrors had only shown up once during his shift, but. Its all very dark in its tone and atmosphere, strangling even, and that all works very well for the setting. Metro 2033 by dmitry glukhovsky free download metro 2033. Claustrophobic, dark culdesacs of danger and terror, metro 2033 is a world of uncertainties and fear, hung on the fringes between. Either way, great ending to a great game, definitely in my top 3 so far this year.
The characters of this novel and world are written beautifully, and at every page there is a twist and turn that wasnt expected, making this a great science fiction read. The books english edition was published as a tiein with its video game adaptation in 2010. It is set in the moscow metro, where the last survivors hide after a global nuclear holocaust. Metro 2033 author on book s 10year long journey to the screen.
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