[1] Piter is part of Universe of Metro 2033, a long-running series of post-apocalyptic short stories, novellas, and novels, spanning a variety of genres.

[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.

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.

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.

[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).

[13] Editor Monika "Katriona" Doerre, from kawerna.pl, recommended Piter for fans of the Fallout and Hellgate video game series.