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	• The Book of Ti'Ana (Myst, Book 2) Rand Miller Random House Audio, 1996 average customer review:based on 125 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

book of atrus

If you have done played the computer game, you might understand the world(s) that are Myst. The books give dimension to the computer CD-ROM games that I know so well. The books tell you the stories of what happened to the worlds in the game, and it is very helpful and interesting how someone could come up with such wonderful, descriptive worlds. These books take you into a world that you can only imagine, that you can only think about in your dreams. I absolutely love these books.

A Beautifully Crafted Piece For Fans and Non-Fans Alike

This book is simply beyond words. The charaters are vividly written, not a single one seeming overdone or cliched. When I first read this I had never really gotten into the games, but I had to after finishing it. You cannot help but instantly connect with the characters: wondering at that which makes them wonder, feeling joy when they are happy, sorrow when they are hurt. And another thing, you neither have to have played, nor even be familiar ith the games to fully enjoy this book. This books drips with rich words and thoughts, not one part feeling underdeveloped or pointless. It felt to me as a perfect blending of both science fiction and fantasy, a difficult thing to do.

One of the most striking things I found when reading this is the various worlds that are described and the sheer awe inspiring beauty with which they are constructed. You cannot read about them, but as you do you will be transported to them, sad for the return to our world whne you finish the book.

Overall, this book, which is first in the series chronologically, is simply one of the finest ever written and should not be MYST by anyone. Young, old, a fan of the games or not, anyone who enjoys fantasy will have that childlike wonder brought back to them as the read this book. The other books in the series, The Book of Atrus and The Book of D'ni, are no less exciting and are the only things capable of satisfying the desire to know more about this wondrous civilization.

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I Love Myst

If your like me and LOVE Myst and the Myst storyline then you will probably love this...

However if you dont know what Myst is or don't care too much for it you will find this very boring (however I doubt you'd be looking at this if you hate Myst)

Sad.... but beautiful.

The history of the D'ni is all written in this beautiful novel. This is where the series of Myst begins. All in here.

It's tragic tale of the D'ni begins when a young lord weds a surface dweller. And everything, the lord's people, his friend, things get out of hand. But they kept their relationship strong despite what's going on around them.

This is a complete story about the D'ni as the story focuses on the beginning of a highly popular series. It pulls you in and grabs you as you are sucked into what feels like a real thing. You feel like you were really there, with the D'ni, with the surface dweller, all there... behind them, beside them, and next to them. It makes you want to do something, but cannot. To me, this is perhaps Rand's most powerfully written story he has ever done. It was such a sad story and I have broke into tears at the end. Nevertheless, it is a truly fascinating book. And owning the hardcover is an honor. Especially the map that is included with this novel, as well. I love how the map relates strongly to the story, instead of just being a bonus item that's included with the novel.

I strongly recommend this book alongside Book of Atrus. As these novels are Rand's all-time best novels he's ever written. Way to go Rand!

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Another phenomenal background story for Myst

Needless to say after finishing "The Book of Atrus" I had fairly high expectations for this series going forward. At the end of "The Book of Atrus" we think the story is going to continue forward from that point, but there is a major story that has not been told yet. The fall of D'ni. This tale is frequently alluded to in the game and the prior book. In fact most of the prior book is trying to rework what was lost during the fall of the D'ni Empire.

Journey with us to a long ago time when Atrus' grandmother was a lot younger and originally known as just Ana. Unlike the other Myst stories so far, this book deals on the level of an entire society. Most areas in Myst that we've visited have been fairly desolate and uninhabited, except for one section in "Riven", but we never interacted with the native population. Well in this book you get to see the height of the D'ni Empire. This story is actually pretty epic in scope and it starts during a time when D'ni was expanding their empire. They knew they were underground and politically there were some people pushing for a way to the surface of the world they were on. You get really involved in all of this political intrigue and that's what makes the book really exciting. I must point out here that as a reader I typically don't enjoy this type of thing and I go more for the action or mystery based types of books. "The Book of Ti'ana" has the perfect blend of political intrigue and mystery as far as I'm concerned.

So the book starts off with the digging teams working their way to the surface and this is where Aitrus (Atrus' grandfather) is introduced into the story. Something happens and the political winds change and the project is put to a halt. At this point you're brought further into the D'ni culture and Aitrus' background story. The D'ni culture is so fascinating that I honestly couldn't stop reading the book. However, going in tandem to this world underground is also a surface world where Ana and her father survey the land areas that haven't been used yet. The surface culture is also on the expanse and often Ana and her father are commissioned to go and explore.

Honestly, I can see how some people would think the book is sort of dry at first because there isn't that much intrigue and it is more based on character development. Such as the introducing of Aitrus' powerful friend Viovus and so on. He becomes a very integral part of the story in the future, but at the beginning you don't know that, nor do you suspect anything... but that is the whole point! One day everything changes in the D'ni society when Ana shows up in their world. Not only that but she can learn language and the D'ni society was haughty enough to think they were the only culture on this world possible for such words and technology. Granted the D'ni technology far exceeded that of Ana's knowledge, but her ability to learn astounded them.

I don't want to give too much away, but that's just a taste for what you can expect to see in this astounding novel. Eventually the story turns into a sort of fate styled meeting for two lovers, Aitrus and Ti'ana (the "ti" was added onto her name in D'ni). They are simply destined to be together. However, this is also the tragic tale of a lost friendship which eventually leads to the fall of an entire empire. In the end it's a rather sad tale, but an incredible background story of Atrus' forefathers and why his father Gehn was so obsessed with D'ni. Let's just say, I now know why he was so captivated with that world.

I simply can't recommend these books to people enough. They're simply shocking! Of all the video game based books I have read, these are probably the best in my collection. They are superbly written and they literally bring you into another world, just like the video game series can do! They are made in the spirit of Myst with small drawings and notations about what is being described in the book, so it has a bit of a journal feel just like we get in the game! I've actually read these books twice now and that's the first time I've ever done that with a book, that's how good these novels actually are.

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Link To A World Of Wonder And Intrigue

The ages of Myst are worlds of adventure and awe; of mystery and beauty; of intrigue and betrayal. You have seen a glimpse of the picture, and know the history of Catherine and Atrus. Now, take a step further into the legend of Myst.

This AudioBook is your link to the story of Ti'ana -- known among humans as Anna -- the first woman from the outside world to enter the domain of the D'ni. She wanders into a place she never should have seen, and her intelligence and wisdom surprise some, and terrify others. When one young lord befriends her, then marries her, all layers of D'ni society are shaken -- but no one realizes just how deeply.

The Book of Ti'ana is a tale of friend versus friend; of virtue against evil; and of trust and betrayal. It is a story that many do not want told. For you will hear the unimaginable come to pass, and only one is left to carry on the legacy.

Myst: The Book of Atrus, by Robyn and Rand Miller, is also available from Random House AudioBooks.

Read by John Beach. Eric Conger, Earl Hammond, Janice Hoffmann, Timothy Jerome. John Littlefield, and Chris Phillips.

Myst: The Book of Ti'ana is available in hardcover from Hyperion.

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