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I don't think there are any for previous FC games.
But for FC5, there is this prequel story: Far Cry Absolution
You can buy it here, it comes out on February 27th, a month before the game.
https://www.amazon.com/Far-Cry-novel-Absolution/dp/194521029X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517847362&sr=8-1&keywords=far+cry+absolution
And there is this thread about "the book of joseph"
https://www.reddit.com/r/farcry/comments/7rpszf/so_i_just_received_this_in_the_post_today_not/
*edit: I remembered this book about the map editor - though it's probably not what OP was referring to.
https://www.amazon.ca/Gamer-Game-Designer-Official-Editing/dp/1584506865