METRO 2034. The sequel to Metro 2033.: Hardcover US edition

by Dmitry Glukhovsky

285 pages, Hardcover

Published May 12, 2025

About the author

Dmitry Glukhovsky (Russian: Дмитрий Глуховский) is a professional Russian author and journalist. Glukhovsky started in 2002 by publishing his first novel, Metro 2033, on his own website to be viewed for free. The novel has later become an interactive experiment, drawing in many readers, and has since been made into a video game for the Xbox 360 console and PC. Glukhovsky is known in Russia for his novels Metro 2033 and "It's Getting Darker". He is also an author of a series of satirical "Stories of Motherland" criticizing today's Russia.
As a journalist, Dmitry Glukhovsky has worked for EuroNews TV in France, Deutsche Welle, and RT. In 2008-2009 he worked as a radio host of a Mayak Radio Station. He writes columns for Harper’s Bazaar, l’Officiel and Playboy.
He has lived in Israel, Germany and France and speaks English, French, German, Hebrew and Spanish as well as his native Russian.

Reviews

[Toskarn · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was okay, though you don't enjoy too much of it first read plus 2035 changes a lot of the aspects here

[Jasper Makins-Kitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great addition to the Metro series. Glukhovsky has really improved his formula this time around with multiple perspectives of events as well as slightly shorter chapters which was my only mild gripe with the first book. Overall I really enjoyed this novels topic of grappling with one’s human nature and how it affects people differently for instance Sasha’s acceptance of it and drive for hope’s, Homers acquiescence to life and his belief that the only way he can find reprieve is through his writing and Hunter’s stoic but also tormented battle with his own nature. The story was also much more contained this time which I feel added more depth and stakes to the story itself. In conclusion, I enjoyed seeing how characters like Melnik and Hunter developed from the first novel as well as the introduction of some more interesting layered ones such as Leonid, Sasha and Homer. A great and thrilling read as well as being the perfect length.