Piter (novel)

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Piter
Cover of the Polish version of the book
AuthorShimun Vrochek
LanguageRussian (Original), Polish, German and Spanish
SeriesMetro
GenrePost-apocalyptic
Publication date
February 2010
Publication placeRussia
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages384 (Russian original)
595 (Polish version)
624 (German version)
Followed by"Piter. War"

Piter (

Universe of Metro 2033, a long-running series of post-apocalyptic short stories, novellas, and novels, spanning a variety of genres.[2] The works are written by several different authors.[3] Piter was originally published in February 2010.[4] Although there is currently no English version of the book, Piter has been translated into a number of other European languages, such as German,[5] Polish[6] and Spanish.[7]
The novel was translated to Polish by Paweł Podmiotko.

The book itself is different from

Universe series. Piter is featured as an Easter egg in the video game adaptation of Metro 2033
, where a 3D model of the book can be found laying on the rail cart near the end of the level Armory, during chapter 3 of the game's story.

Synopsis

Just like the people of

Vasileostrovskaya (Ivan's home station) is stolen. Sozonov - friend and member of Merkulov's team of stalkers - believes that the residents of several nearby stations, who originate from Moscow, are responsible for the crime. A war begins between those stations and an alliance that Vasileostrovskaya is part of.[8]

As is revealed later on in the story, things are much more complex than Ivan thought. He is dragged into something much larger than the local conflict between the two factions, and the lines between friend and foe become very blurry as he continues his task. Merkulov's mission takes him to various locations, through numerous dangers and oddities, as he travels through the metro and beyond.[8]

Reception

In Russia, Piter was received with mostly positive feedback from critics and fans of the book series alike.[9] Although some believed that it was written in a very similar style to that of the original author of Metro 2033,[10] others thought the exact opposite and claimed that the novel was "teenage drivel" (even though Shimun Vrochek is older than Dmitry Glukhovsky).[11] Piter was also met with positive responses from Polish readers.[12] Critics from the Fantasta.pl website claimed that Piter is "a worthy representative of post-apocalyptic literature" and is easy to read for those who have never read a book from the Metro series before.[13] Editor Monika "Katriona" Doerre, from kawerna.pl, recommended Piter for fans of the Fallout and Hellgate video game series.[14]

Legacy

Shimun Vrochek published the sequel novel Piter. War. (Вселенная Метро 2033: Питер. Война.) in 2018,[15] followed one year later by Piter. Battle of the Twins (Вселенная Метро 2033: Питер. Битва близнецов).[16]

References

  1. ^ "Autor przedstawia »Drogę stali i nadziei".
  2. ^ Вселенная Метро 2033 - Книги
  3. ^ Питер
  4. ^ "Питер" — Метропедия
  5. ^ Piter: METRO 2033-Universum-Roman
  6. ^ Uniwersum Metro 2033. Piter
  7. ^ San Petersburgo
  8. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Вселенная Метро 2033 - Ревью на "Питер" Шимуна Врочека
  10. ^ Питер (Вселенная Метро-2033), Шимун Врочек - «Достойное продолжение культовой книги » | Отзывы покупателей
  11. ISBN 978-5-17-064260-1. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help
    )
  12. ^ Piter - Szymun Wroczek - Lubimy Czytać
  13. ^ Fantasta.pl - Baza danych / Piter (2011) [książka]
  14. ^ "Szymun Wroczek - Uniwersum Metro 2033. Piter (recenzja) - Kawerna - fantastyka, książki fantastyczne, fantasy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  15. ISBN 978-5-17-092149-2
    .
  16. ISBN 978-5-17-118823-8
    .
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