Edge of Humanity

Metro 2033: Edge of Humanity is a novel by the Russian science fiction writer Yuri Ulengov, written as part of the Metro 2033 universe. The seventy-third book of the series, this novel is set in the Irkutsk region and Irkutsk itself.

Synopsis
Through snow and frost, through post-nuclear taiga and silent, empty cities. Through the snow and ice of Lake Baikal, to where your own madness draws you. To Irkutsk. To walk along the edge, constantly balancing on the thin line of humanity. To cross it, you need to become a beast - to defeat those who long ago ceased to be human. To take the upper hand over nature, enemies, and yourself. To survive. To save those in whose existence you are unsure. To see if there is any humanity left in you, or if the beast which awakened seventeen years ago is the sole master of your consciousness.

Interesting Facts

 * Before the novel was adapted to the realities of the Metro 2033 Universe, the events unfolded eight years after a nuclear war.
 * Most of the locations in the novel are fictional.
 * One of the chapters occurs at a bunker in Manchuria.
 * In the game Metro Exodus, on one of the radio stations, you can find a wave that will talk about Baikal and Irkutsk.