The Winter of Mercy

Metro 2033: Winter of Mercy is the debut novel by Andrei Lisieva, written as part of the Metro 2033 universe. Released in March 2019, this is the hundredth book in the series.

Synopsis
Stalker Zhenya is known for his ability to relieve sick animals of their torment with a stroke of mercy. This helps the young man in his wanderings through a ruined Moscow, but frightens those around him. Yevgeny sows terror behind him. But the hero must make the journey to save his grandfather from the wrong sentence. New friends and enemies, new circumstances that prevent him from moving toward the main goal, responsibility for the decisions he made long ago... Will fate strike a mercy blow to himself?

Interesting Facts
Зима милосердия
 * The 100th book of the Metro 2033 Universe.
 * The third book and the second of the anniversary series with a ribbon on the cover.
 * Like Viktor Lebedev at the time of Born to Crawl, Andrei Lisieva is a debutant in the series. True, this time only in close-up form.
 * The Saltmakers of the Hotel Ukraine are mutated Swedish hotel guests, selling salt proper from the subway.
 * Characters from other books appear in the novel, such as the boss of 1905 Street, Ilya Zotov, and Commissar Rusakov.
 * Fans of the games are presented with an "Easter Egg" - it mentions the Black Platform, not yet captured by the Nazis, in the four-pointed interlinear near Polianka.
 * The first novel where the action of which takes place directly in January 2034.
 * Mercy Strike is not some special blow, but a line of behavior by Zhenya with the unusual ability to attract sick animals.