5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Love the stories, but the book itself.....Wednesday, January 26, 2005
I was very excited seeing three of my favorite novels brought together into one book! The stories are wonderfully woven together, description meets plot and dialogue without becoming boring. The character's personalities and their environments are realistic. The authors were very dedicated to their story(which is very cool that they're the creators of the games!) Another wonderful bonus is the illustrations. Not a polished, fake picture, but illustrations that have a charming hand-drawn look. Wonderful stories!
However, I was very disappointed that the book was a paperback. With almost a 1,000 pages, the spine is thick and is easy to crease (I'm anal about my book conditions, sorry.) I was also hoping for some extra material, like the map that was included with some of the previous hardcover editions. The extra details and bonuses are one of the best things about the books.
Well, all in all, wonderful stories, great idea of combining them, just make a hardcover and I'll be 100% happy.
3 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:
EntertainingWednesday, October 06, 2004
All three of these volumes separately brought hours of enjoyment and I became thoroughly in the story throughout. Great purchase.
16 out of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Very entertaining, even for non-Myst'ersFriday, September 24, 2004
The books are very entertaining and easy to read. The first book starts with a bang, the relationship between the main character (Atrus) and his father Gehn are determined right from the moment he was born.
After that an interesting tale is told, about the D'ni, an ancient underground culture and the descripting art of writing they developped, which makes it possible to travel to the worlds written. This is the perfect basis for endless twists and plots, and the books are over before you even realize it, making you crave for more.
These are entertaining books for everybody, but for those who played any of the Myst games or Uru, they are an absolute MUST. They complement and explain the games in such a way that they enrich the games no end.
The Myst Reader combines the three books in one volume. Get it now, you won't be disapointed.