Reddit reviews The Book of Atrus (Myst, Book 1)

I read it, and do NOT recommend it.

Book is too meh, relies too heavily on common tropes we've seen done time and time again better. The writing style is too slow and ponderous for my liking, while still managing to be imprecise. It's like they wrote it relying more on the ideas and topics then the actual story; it's the kind of thing that if was a movie you'd think was made by committee.

You want a good Steampunk book series? Myst; yes after the game. There are three, and they chronicle the fall and aftermath of a civilization from the perspective of a family. (Grandparent, Mother, Husband, Son, etc...)

Did you know there are actual books?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Atrus-Myst/dp/0786881887

And their dirt cheep on amazon too!
The Book of Atrus ~ Myst, Book 1
The Book of Ti'Ana ~ Myst, Book 2
The Book of D'Ni ~ Myst, Book 3

I just finished Myst: The Book of Atrus last night - this immediately reminded me of Katran's First Age.

could it be The Book of Atrus? https://www.amazon.com/Book-Atrus-Myst/dp/0786881887

Myst - The Book of Atrus Serene.

Ishmael (and the rest of the series) by Daniel Quinn opened my eyes in my senior year of high school.

It's about a Gorilla, who has lived beside man for a number of decades and teaches a pupil through stories and analogies about how we are already at the cusp of civilization collapse. It's about a lot more than just that, namely the relationship of humans, animals, the planet, and how humans have a unique, egotistical view of themselves where we deemed ourselves rulers of the planet.

Confessions of an Economic Hitman by John Perkins is an eye opener as well.

Other great reads:

Magicians of the Gods by Graham Hancock.

Necronomicon

UFO's by Leslie Keen

Siddhartha - Herman Hesse

I also really enjoyed the Myst series by Rand & Robin Miller (the books the game is based on). It's about worlds within worlds and an ancient race of authors creating worlds through magical ink and books (sci-fi/fantasy).

Wow, no kidding on the "next to nothing" claim. You can get the paperback of the first one for 15 cents (plus ~$4 shipping) on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Atrus-Myst/dp/0786881887/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500427093&sr=1-2

Yep. They're written (mostly) by Rand Miller. I think Robyn helped with one of them, but Rand did the others. I may have that backwards, but it's one of those ways. ANYWAY.

There are three books. You can get all three in one novel now called the Myst Reader. The first book, Book of Atrus is/was out of print and is harder to find, so the Myst Reader is a great resource if you want all three.

The books are The Book of Atrus: about his childhood, his meeting of Catherine, and his relationship with his fucked up father, Gehn, and his grandmother, Ti'ana; The Book of Ti'Ana: goes back in the past to show what happened to the D'ni, the people who created and perfected the Art of Writing Books (they're all capitalized in the books as well for a reason); and The Book of the D'ni: takes place after the first two and falls sometime after Riven, but before Exile. It's about Atrus and Catherine trying to rebuild what is left of the D'ni people and culture.

If you like Myst, the books really do flesh out what happened in the games much much more. Things click better. And, it makes the games more haunting, I feel. The only thing that isn't mentioned is the full extent of what Sirrus and Achenar did. I don't even think it's mentioned at all, actually.

Also, there's supposed to be two new books coming out sometime, but there's no information on when that might occur.

You started with Exile? Not such a great introduction to the story. Start with the original game and play it as if you're actually there. Try to what you'd actually do if you were stuck on an island full of strange machinery - poke around, read things, and try to find a way out. Finishing the game is well worth your patience.

Also, if you're interested you might read the game's backstory beforehand. Things will make much more sense if you do.

It used to be a video game! Or, is a video game, one of the oldest to use computer generated environments, puzzles, and the authors released the books behind the events of the game, or leading up to it.

https://www.amazon.com/Book-Atrus-Myst/dp/0786881887

When I was a teenager I somehow ended up with a book about Myst and it was actually really good. The Book of Atrus

The Myst series? The Edge Chronicles series?

The Circle Trillogy by Ted Dekker is an absolute must-read. Its not what I would call "high fantasy" (No elves or dwarves here) but it's superb fantasy none the less.

I have also really enjoyed the Myst trilogy. Ignore the fact that it's based of a video game. It's some of the best fiction i have read In a while.