Укрытие. Книга 1. Иллюзия (с дополнительным рассказом)

Posle globalʹnoĭ katastrofy ostatki chelovechestva zhivut v gigantskom podzemnom ubezhishche - mnogourovnevom bunkere, gde prokhodi͡at zhiznʹ za zhiznʹi͡u t͡selye pokolenii͡a. Naruzhnyĭ mir schitaetsi͡a smertelʹno opasnym: vozdukh otravlen, poverkhnostʹ neprigodna dli͡a zhizni. Inogda nakhodi͡atsi͡a "dobrovolʹt͡sy", kotorye otpravli͡ai͡utsi͡a naverkh - i͡akoby chtoby ochistitʹ linzy kamer naruzhnogo nabli͡udenii͡a. No kazhdyĭ raz proiskhodit odno i to zhe: chelovek vykhodit naruzhu i vskore pogibaet. Vnutri bunkera zhiznʹ strogo kontroliruetsi͡a. Obshchestvo razdeleno na professionalʹnye kasty: nosilʹshchiki, mekhaniki, rabotniki generatora, fermery, chinovniki. Odnim iz samykh zakrytykh i vlii͡atelʹnykh podrazdeleniĭ i͡avli͡aetsi͡a otdel informat͡sionnykh tekhnologiĭ - sektor AĭTi, kontrolirui͡ushchiĭ informat͡sii͡u o vneshnem mire. No chem bolʹshe li͡udi nachinai͡ut zadavatʹ voprosy, tem silʹnee stanovitsi͡a podozrenie: deĭstvitelʹno li naruzhnyĭ mir takov, kakim ego pokazyvai͡ut na ėkranakh? I kto reshaet, chto i͡avli͡aetsi͡a pravdoĭ?Roman sochetaet ėlementy postapokalipsisa, sot͡sialʹnoĭ antiutopii i detektivnoĭ zagadki. Khʹi͡u Khaui postepenno raskryvaet ustroĭstvo obshchestva v bunkere, pokazyvai͡a, kak strakh, kontrolʹ informat͡sii i zhëstkai͡a sistema pravil mogut formirovatʹ t͡selui͡u t͡sivilizat͡sii͡u. Istorii͡a derzhit v napri͡azhenii blagodari͡a glavnomu voprosu: chto na samom dele nakhoditsi͡a za predelami ubezhishcha? Knigu dopolni͡aet rasskaz avtora o tom, kak po romanu snimali populi͡arnyĭ teleserial. V 2023 godu po knige byl sni͡at populi͡arnyĭ serial "Ukrytie". Proekt vyshel na platforme Apple TV+, rezhissërami vystupili Adam Bernshteĭn i Morten Tilʹdum, a st͡senariĭ napisal Grėm Ĭost. Serial poluchil vysokie reĭtingi i byl prodlën na novye sezony. Kniga ponravitsi͡a tem, kto li͡ubit atmosfernui͡u nauchnui͡u fantastiku i antiutopii o zakrytykh obshchestvakh. Ona osobenno zainteresuet chitateleĭ, kotorym blizki istorii o kontrole informat͡sii, taĭnakh proshlogo i ustroĭstve vyzhivshikh t͡sivilizat͡siĭ - v dukhe klassicheskikh antiutopiĭ i sovremennykh postapokalipticheskikh mirov.

After a global catastrophe, the remnants of humanity live in a giant underground shelter — a multi-level bunker where whole generations pass life after life. The outside world is considered deadly: the air is poisoned, the surface is uninhabitable. Sometimes there are "volunteers" who go upstairs, ostensibly to clean the lenses of surveillance cameras. But the same thing happens every time: a person goes outside and soon dies. Inside the bunker, life is strictly controlled. The society is divided into professional castes: porters, mechanics, generator workers, farmers, and officials. One of the most closed and influential divisions is the Information Technology department, the IT sector that controls information about the outside world. But the more people start asking questions, the stronger the suspicion becomes: is the outside world really the way it is shown on screens? And who decides what is true?The novel combines elements of post-apocalypse, social dystopia and detective mystery. Hugh Howie gradually reveals the structure of society in a bunker, showing how fear, information control and a rigid system of rules can shape an entire civilization. The story keeps you in suspense because of the main question: What is actually outside the shelter? The book is complemented by the author's story about how a popular television series was filmed based on the novel. In 2023, the popular TV series Shelter was based on the book. The project was released on the Apple TV+ platform, directed by Adam Bernstein and Morten Tyldum, and written by Graham Yost. The series received high ratings and was renewed for new seasons. The book will appeal to those who love atmospheric science fiction and dystopias about closed societies. It will be especially interesting for readers who are familiar with stories about information control, secrets of the past and the structure of surviving civilizations — in the spirit of classic dystopias and modern post-apocalyptic worlds.