“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! After the defeat of the Orderlies, Dmitry Sotnikov has to return to the metro and make an enslaving deal with the head of the special department of the Tagansky Triangle. He cherishes the dream of creating a secret force in the metro, entirely consisting of carriers of special abilities under his personal control - altered ones who have undergone a gene mutation. Sotnikov’s task is to check any suspicious cases at various stations or in their vicinity in order to identify the next victims of the “bystryanka”. Dmitry doesn’t like the special officer’s plans, but so far their goals coincide: he is also interested in finding those who can become his new family. Dimka does not yet know that events will soon occur that will radically change his idea of his own capabilities. He does not know that the darkness behind him is already thickening, and the retribution for voluntary or involuntary mistakes will be extremely high.