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tetters · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:02 pm Post subject: Myst Books.

Man...I've got a lot of reading ahead of me.

I put a hold on The Book of Atrus, The Book of Ti'ana, and The Book of D'ni with the library and all three of them came in at the same time! Not to mention a couple of non-fiction tomes by Richard Dawkins.

I'm not a big reader either...too much knowledge...head...going to...explode! Shocked

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Professor Askew · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject:

Have you read the Myst books before, tetters? If not, enjoy! They're a fun read. They really, really change your perspective on the Cavern. They did for me at any rate. Especially Ti'ana. Man, when I finished reading that I really had D'ni in my head. And then, when I stepped into Ae'gura for the first time...wow! It was like going home.

Some people read them in order of publication. I read them in sequential order. Up to you.
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BladeLakem · Great Tree Member Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Posts: 514

Good luck. I generally like the Myst books - I think you will too. Smile

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Lord Chaos · Great Tree Member Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 208

The books aren't great literature, but are workmanlike. I bought a copy of "The Myst Reader," which is the omnibus edition paperback. They're a good presentation of D'ni history, and origins of some of the attitudes.

tetters · Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:31 am Post subject:

Well I finished the book of Atrus in less then three days...started reading the book of Ti'ana. Probably won't take me long either. These books are pretty light reading for me. LOL.

The only thing that reeeeally annoyed me was the gaps in-between Atrus' age. I had difficulty keeping track of how old he was a various time in the book. I'm guessing by the time the book was done he was around 20.
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Arionel · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:54 pm Post subject:

I would eventually like to buy and read the Myst Reader myself. It sounds really good.
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janaba1 · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:53 am Post subject:

Prof. Askew, your comments on your experiences are really inspiring Very Happy

I bought those books in December or January, I don't remember...lol...
and I really hope to find some time soon to read them, finally Razz

Cycreim · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:14 am Post subject:

Oh man I need to pay off my library fines. I've been trying to score a copy of the BoT for a long time. I have both the other books but we never got BoT for whatever reason.
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Moiety Jean · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 1:52 am Post subject:

I think Cyan might still have some hardcovers you can buy, if you can't find them anywhere else.. Smile

(Not that it wouldn't be coolest to get them directly from Cyan.. then you could even ask for a signature!)
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janaba1 · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:14 pm Post subject:

At amazon.com there are hardcovers, too, used and new and of course
the paperback versions Razz

...but if you could manage to get a unique one from Cyan and above all
with an autograph, a personal signature... wow, that would be great... Very Happy