Kovacs Defense

Metro 2035: Kovacs Defense is Victor Tochinov's first novel written as part of the Metro 2035 Universe. Released in February 2020, this is the twenty-fourth book of the premium series.

Synopsis
There is a war going on, cruel and merciless, with no right or wrong. The military, who have lived for twenty years in an underground facility, are fighting to restore some semblance of the former world that collapsed in the Shoah. Their opponents, who survived on the surface and were disfigured by mutations, fight for their right to live as they did: their ways and customs seem wild and bloody, but it was they who helped save themselves, to survive in the post-nuclear chaos. And one doesn't know if it was possible to survive otherwise.

One day, the military captures and delivers to the base a young girl, seemingly ordinary at first. But in this world, everyone has their secrets, and she is not quite what she seems...

Interesting Facts

 * The original title could be the title of a duology, but in light of the closing of the premium series and other events, it may not take place.
 * Kovacs is the last name of a special officer, one of the key characters in the novel, who perceives the events described as a game of chess.
 * The place of action - a small mining town, Slantsy, near the Estonian border and its surroundings.
 * The Narva reservoir has turned into a swamp. Estonia is presumably dead, but a radio station broadcasted in Russian from the west.
 * The prologue is set in May 2035, while the main action begins a little over a year later.
 * Victor Tochinov is a new to the series author specializing in the horror genre. The author took advantage of the age limit of 18+ to the fullest.