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Myst: The Book of Atrus.
by Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, and David Wingrove
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0786881887
- ISBN 13
- 9780786881888
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY Hyperion, 1995. Paperback First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of fine creasing to the lower backstrip;.the text pages show the expected very light tanning, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a very minor cosmetic imperfection. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.75 x 4.15 x 1 inches). 422 pages. Language: English. Weight: 7.6 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. The fascinating prequel to the CD-ROM phenomenon. In the acknowledgements to this first novel in a projected series, Wingrove is thanked by his coauthors, the Miller brothers, "for accomplishing the impossible." Wingrove's achievement certainly is improbable, at least judging from the sorry results of other computer-game-to-novel translations, like the paperback spinoffs of Doom. For with Wingrove's help, the Miller brothers, who created the Myst CD-ROM, have created a rollicking adventure tale full of engaging philosophical contemplations about the interplay between art and science. The authors follow their hero, Atrus, from breech birth (and his mother's resultant death) into his uneasy relationship with Gehn, the father who abandoned him at birth and who now wants to recreate the culture of the D'ni, beings whose writings could conjure - or at least discover - worlds. The narrative avoids the excesses that plagued Wingrove's Chung Kuo series while imparting the passion that the Millers channeled into the Myst CD-ROM. The result is a thrilling tale that will appeal not only to gamers but to all those who enjoy absorbing, fast-paced, well-constructed fantasy.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 54570
- Title
- Myst: The Book of Atrus.
- Author
- Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, and David Wingrove
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus [1995]; First Printing indicated by a complet
- ISBN 10
- 0786881887
- ISBN 13
- 9780786881888
- Publisher
- Hyperion,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1995.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy Fiction; Collectible Pbks: Fantasy; Collectible SF&F;
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