As a result, I had the joy of discovering its world and story wholly through page-by-page exploration, my mind alert for telling details and glimpses into its makeup. I even overlooked the synopsis (copied above) on the back cover. Going into Myst: The book of Atrus, I knew nothing of its premise or its mythology. Dealing as it does with the art of writing itself, and even with the concept of subcreation (though without directly mentioning Tolkien’s term)… Recommendation: Yes! While it falls short of being a masterpiece, this is still a very good story nicely written, with an original (to me, at least!) premise. Stylistically, the fast pace and pleasing narrative style should make rereading easy.Īuthor Re-readability: Hard to say how much of this book is David Wingrove’s and how much is the work of the Millers, but I’m certainly going to check out the Books of Ti’ana and D’ni when I get a chance. Story Re-readability: Even after knowing the end, I think it would be interesting to read the book again, to catch more details that may have slipped by the first time. Also, the characters, while few, are pretty mature and multifaceted. The sense of discovery was palpable-I genuinely could not predict how the story would play out, and that excited me. Reason for Finishing: Fast-paced story with lots of really fascinating and pretty original ideas. Second, I found it at a library book sale. Reason for Beginning: First, I vaguely remembered a good friend recommending it to me years ago. Then his time came to explore the magnificent underground realm… The Book of Atrus is a tale of son against father of truth versus evil and of love and redemption.” (Back Cover) For most of his young life, Atrus thought the stories his grandmother told him were just strange legends. Spoiler-free Synopsis: “These pages are your link to the story of Atrus, son of Gehn, and the last of the race of D’ni-the masters of The Art, the craft of linking to other worlds through the descriptive art of writing. Series: followed by The Book of Ti’ana (a prequel) and The Book of D’ni based on the mythology of the Myst computer games.Īuthor: Rand and Robyn Miller, with David Wingrove

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