“Metro 2033” by Dmitry Glukhovsky is a cult science fiction novel, the most discussed Russian book in recent years. Circulation - half a million, translations into dozens of languages, plus a grandiose computer game! This post-apocalyptic story inspired a galaxy of modern writers, and now they are together creating the Metro Universe 2033, a series of books based on the famous novel. The heroes of these new stories will finally go beyond the Moscow metro. Their adventures on the surface of the Earth, almost destroyed by nuclear war, exceed all expectations. Now the struggle for the survival of humanity will be waged everywhere! Many hopes were dashed, many aspirations were in vain. The rapidly changing world is cruel to those who once arrogantly considered themselves its masters. But somewhere out there, beyond the horizon, there remains a home that sends out pleas for help. This means that it’s time for Lerka Stepanova and the crew of the nuclear-powered icebreaker “Ivan the Terrible” to set off on another voyage, full of new discoveries and dangers. After all, every path, no matter how long it may be, must one day end. Even if someone calls it the path of the damned.