Metro Books in Order
Metro by Dmitry Glukhovsky contains 5 books, published between 2001 and 2015. The first book is The Prologue to the Postnuclear Dystopia (2001) and the newest is Metro 2035 (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 5
- Published
- 2001–2015
- Pages on record
- 1,246 in 3 of 5 books
- Reading time
- 21–31 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,246 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 3 of 5 titles with a page count on record.
Metro is a science fiction series by Dmitry Glukhovsky set in the subway stations and air raid shelters beneath Moscow. Five entries are catalogued: The Prologue to the Postnuclear Dystopia (2001), Metro 2033 and its epilogue (both 2002), Metro 2034 (2009) and Metro 2035 (2015). The books counted run to a median of 458 pages. Nothing later than Metro 2035 is catalogued.
How many Metro books are there?
Metro has 5 books, released between 2001 and 2015.
Metro Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 5 Metro books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Prologue to the Postnuclear Dystopia2001 · confirmed 2/42001–2/4
- 2Metro 20332002 · 458 pages · confirmed 2/420024582/4
- 3Metro 2033: The Epilogue2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
- 4Metro 20342009 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/420092862/4
- 5Metro 20352015 · 502 pages · confirmed 2/420155022/4
Is there a chronological order for Metro?
No separate chronological order is on record for Metro, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Metro books in order?
You should read the Metro books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Metro book also stands alone.
Where to start with Metro
Start with The Prologue to the Postnuclear Dystopia (2001), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Metro book?
Metro 2035 (2015) is the newest Metro book released so far.
Is there a new Metro book coming?
No next Metro book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Metro at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Metro title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Metro books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,246 pages across the 3 of 5 books with a recorded length, a median of 458 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Metro books, 4 of 5, were published in the 2000s.
What the Metro books are about
2 of the 5 Metro books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Air raid shelters 1 of 2 books
- Moscow (russia) 1 of 2 books
- Science fiction 1 of 2 books
- Subway stations 1 of 2 books