Queen of the Night

Metro 2035: Queen of the Night is the second joint-novel by Irina Baranova and Konstantin Benev, written as part of the Metro 2035 Universe and the Investigation Mysteries duology. Released in November 2018, this is the tenth book of the premium series.

Synopsis
The winter of 2033. Post-nuclear St. Petersburg is plunged into the chaos of war. In the impenetrable bushes of the Botanical Garden, hidden from public view, another danger of the new world is gaining strength. The symbiosis of the sick mind of a talented scientist and a mutated plant brings to light an anomaly far more terrible than beast-like creatures, such as the Blockhead and Conductor. This new entity is ready to assert its right to power. And there is only one chance to avert the imminent danger. Alex Green and Vex decide to take it...

Interesting Facts

 * The 10th book of the premium series.
 * The idea for the novel belongs to Konstantin Benev.
 * Queen of the Night features the same characters as in The Witness, but the novel cannot be called a direct sequel. The story of Alex, Christie, and Vex ends there, though.
 * The novel's ending is open-ended, but there will be no sequel.
 * In this novel, one of the protagonist is an intelligent plant, a senitent cactus known as the Queen of the Night.
 * It isn't such a fantastic assumption that plants can feel and show emotion-a fact scientifically proven. Therefore, the authors have assumed such a mutation's development.
 * Included in the novel, as a bonus feature, is the short story "Spare Way" by Constantine (previously published in Twilight at the End of the Tunnel), and his same essay. Both were completely within the theme.