Stalker is one of the most iconic games of domestic developers. A game that has become a symbol of an entire generation. Despite the solid time of the project, this universe is still alive and exists. However, predominant in books. Books such as Stalker: Choice of Weapons are practically re-creating the game universe. A huge number of atmospheric additions are introduced into the game world, which the developers of the original trilogy did not even think about.
Huge universe
The stalker itself is legendary. Native landscapes, secrets, monsters, shootouts, politics - all this makes the game attractive. The fact that the developers, creating the game, in the literal sense of the word copied it from the real exclusion zone is a huge step towards realism. Many objects existing in the game exist in reality. However, the original universe was not enough for the fans. A huge number of high-quality and not very modifications have appeared, which are still being produced. Mods like Dead Air give the game a real second chance.
The book universe is pouring ideas into the Stalker modification . It is in the books that the authors describe the concept of an ideal anomalous zone. They write ready-made stories, solve riddles and fill the world with new characters. For example, in "Stalker: Choice of Weapons" the main characters only open one of the secrets of the zone - namely, a softened space that can be broken through and into parallel sections. Only this one element gives life to a whole group of spatial anomalies, which can be very coolly fit into the game world.
The Stalker universe is huge. Hundreds of books revived her, filled with characters and events. They diversified the expectations of the players and threw thousands of ideas to the creators of the original trilogy, which would be nice to implement in the next part of this iconic project.
"Stalker: the choice of weapons"
The plot of this book unfolds around two completely opposite characters, namely, a researcher nicknamed Chemist and a stupid, but very capable stalker nicknamed Fistful. These people get along well with each other and are partners. Once, as they habitually work for one of the local hucksters, they take up the task of tracking one person and then get into big trouble, which they just can't get out of.
Parallel Worlds
Companions drags him into a deadly anomaly, but, to the surprise of the heroes, he does not kill, but throws him into an unknown place, which turns out to be a closed local area. It has nothing to do with the real world and it is possible to get out of it only by finding a way to “pierce” the space. To the joy of the partners, the old military research complexes are located there, which worked on electromagnetic weapons and experimented with space. In other words, there is no doubt that this local area was accidentally created by military scientists during experiments on the territory of the anomalous zone.
The title of the book - “Stalker: Choice of Weapons”, hints that the heroes will have to make a very difficult and difficult choice. Not only take a certain side, but also choose the right weapon for the most dangerous journey in the labyrinths of underground communications and in this mysterious area.
Author's idea
Andrei Levitsky, the author of this book, decided to write a full-fledged trilogy about the adventures of two partners and opened it with this particular book. The author masterfully described not only the world of the exclusion zone, but also the relationship between different groups and even between hucksters and stalkers. The idea, although it does not claim to be the best, but at the same time, fits perfectly into the concept of the game world. An abnormal zone filled with mutants is itself filled with gravitational anomalies and unusual phenomena that run counter to the laws of physics. Why not assume that the territory of the "Zone" has become a kind of "hyper-site" from which you can open the passages not only to local closed areas, like the one where the heroes of the novel have thrown, but also full-fledged doors to parallel worlds!
Andrei Levitsky began this idea with a simple one, but developed it intelligently and competently. Throughout the plot of not only this book, but also others, he does not endow the heroes with any special abilities. He demonstrates that the heroes understand how multi-dimensional space works gradually. Getting into trouble and traveling through the laboratories, they learn a lot of new things, unknown to anyone else.
Continuation
The logical continuation of the novel “STALKER: Choice of Weapons” develops over two more books, namely, “The Heart of the Zone” and “Three Against the Zone”. The time intervals between the events in the novels are insignificant; we can say that the plot is practically inextricable.
Where could I buy
You can buy "Stalker: the choice of weapons" and books that continue the plot, you can in almost any bookstore, as well as in online stores. You can find books for free in the book brotherhood of Flibusta, however, this will require the Thor browser.