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Summary: Good storyline, a little dry at times though
Review: A very interesting continuation of the myst storyline. It was interesting to discover how and where the previous myst characters ended up. The beginning of the book is slow to get started (about the first 1/3 of the book). The first time I started reading it, I didn't finish due to the boring beginning. After that, however, it picks up. The style of book is quite similare to the previous books, and is filled with beauty, awe and mystery. As compared to the previous books, it is not as good, but good enough. I give it four stars.
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Summary: The Superior Surrealistic Adventure
Review: I have read all of the books (and completed all of the computer games) and this is by far my favourite! Being the last book of the trilogy, I was surprised by my choice. Atrus' character is developed further in his adulthood and picks up where The Book of Atrus left off. His choices reflect his attempts to take the moral road, but his actions sometimes fall short. This novel adds more humanity and conflict to the previous works through a more political perspective. Well done.
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Summary: Great book.
Review: I read this book at a very young age, probably around eleven or twelve, and it has stuck with me ever since. I've probably read it about twice. The hardcover edition is amazing, with fully designed pages and everything, it really helps the enviroment of MYST sink in. Summaries of what happens in this books are in other reviews, so I wont bother with that here.Out of all the other MYST books, I always thought that this one was a best one... But it is unlike the other two in subject matter and basic concepts. At it's heart is a "what price will you pay for perfection? and would you throw it away if you had to?" sort of story that might be a little heavy handed... But if you enjoy the videogames a lot (and this was before Riven) then you'll love this one. Locations and things described in this book have stuck with me for the last six years.
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Summary: Beautiful book, even if not a Myst fan
Review: Not usually a fan of video games, I was at first reluctant to read this book. However, I'm glad I did. It is a beautiful story, involving moving themes and wonderful insites into civil rights issues. Both well written and well paced, the book ranks as one of the best I've ever read, along with Tehanu (Ursula LeGuin) and The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenger). It shows a stroke of brilliance not demonstrated in either of the other two books before it, so if you could not stomache the second (as I couldn't), still read this one.
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Summary: Beautiful book, even if not a Myst fan
Review: Not usually a fan of video games, I was at first reluctant to read this book. However, I'm glad I did. It is a beautiful story, involving moving themes and wonderful insites into civil rights issues. Both well written and well paced, the book ranks as one of the best I've ever read, along with Tehanu (Ursula LeGuin) and The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenger). It shows a stroke of brilliance not demonstrated in either of the other two books before it, so if you could not stomache the second (as I couldn't), still read this one.
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Summary: Wow!!
Review: This book is a good book to add to your Myst collection. But it wasn't as good as the other two. It seemed like they rushed to finish it throughout the second half of the book. If you haven't read Myst: The book of Tiana or Myst: The book of Atrus, I recomend you read them first.
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Summary: A Less Than Stellar Myst Book
Review: This book is a wonderful book; I love it! But... I'd have to admit (and this is hard for a hardcore fan of Myst and everything D'ni) this has to be the worst Myst book in the series. And that's not bad; the other two were the best books I've ever read. And this is a good book in its own right, but overall it does not live up to the high standards the other two put upon it. The beginning was a bit 'disorienting' as one of these fellow reviewers put it, and you had to read it over again to actually let it sink it where the characters were and who the characters were. The middle was absolutely wonderful, with its descriptiveness of the Terahnee culture, and it moved on quite well from there. But... The ending, although a great one, was incredibly succinct, almost to the point of completely killing the story. It was almost as though the authors, who have taken monthes before to do the extensive plot, took a week to rap it all up. I felt as though I was gypped, and after reading all of the series, the hundreds of pages, building up to a point...I was angry. The ending was good, but it could have been written better. And, hopefully, the authors know this. I'm not going to even blame the analytical Atrus stepping out of character. And I still love the series. And I have read worse books, believe ME on that. But this book could have been better. And that's kind of sad. On another note, even after all of this bad press, this book is still worth buying, if only to finish off your Myst collection.
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Summary: The Myst series is a must if you enjoy the game
Review: This book is a wonderfull mystery about the rebuilding of D'ni and an incridible find while sifting through the ruins of the ancient city. Another realm is found to explore....a land of great wealth, beauty, plenty, which holds such wonderfull promise for the survivors who the inhabitants of this land invite to join them in thier land of plenty.....but a dark secret soon turns everything upside down.
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Summary: Myst: The Book of D'ni great book or waste of time?
Review: This book is definitely a well written and very descriptive one however after getting over half way into the book I wanted to call it quits. This book is time-consuming and tedious I wouldn't recommend it to people that want to just cruise along quickly through a book. If you do choose to read this book I propose this to you that you are a person that pays attention extremely strong to every last insignificant facet of the book. Even though the worlds are well described and very comprehensive they are somewhat exhaustive in the level of detail and lack of a good story line. Yes there is of course the dark evil twist to the story, but still it is my personal opinion that unless you are completely enthralled in all of the Myst related paraphernalia and have lots of vacant time to burn then yeah go ahead read the book. Best of luck to you... hope you enjoy.
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Summary: the after Myst
Review: This book is one of the best I have ever read. The details and descriptions were all I needed to FEEL the story around me. The desriptions of the rooms, books, people, ages and especially the city of D'ni was spectacular! I would stongly recomend that ANY myst fan would not only read, but buy all 3 books, and read them in order from top to bottom. I can only hope more is to come.
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