Myst & Riven Books

The Myst Reader, Books 1-3: Three Books in One Volume (The Book of Atrus; The Book of Ti'ana; The Book of D'ni)

Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, David Wingrove

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

This omnibus edition of the hugely popular Myst trilogy is published to coincide with the release of Myst Revelations, the latest in the line of the bestselling Myst interactive CD-ROM games.The award-winning Myst series is one of the most successful interactive CD-ROM computer games in history with sales of more than 12 million copies worldwide. Myst captivated the world when it was first conceived and created by brothers Rand and Robyn Miller. Its extraordinary success has gone on to spawn Riven, Myst III Exile, and most recently, Uru: The Ages Beyond Myst. Devoted fans of these surreal adventure games gather yearly at "Mysterium" (whose event sites are spreading to other countries) to exchange game strategies, share stories, and meet up with old friends.The Myst Reader is a literary companion to the CD-ROM games and a compendium of the bestselling official Myst trilogy: The Book of Atrus, The Book of Ti'ana, and The Book of D'ni. Devoted fans and new players alike will be delighted to have three books in this mythic saga together for the first time in one value-priced volume, which will be published in time to coincide with the long-awaited release of Myst Revelations.

Myst III: Exile: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Rick Barba

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Help! Not just anybody....... 5 out of 5 stars.
5 of 8 people found this review helpful.

Won't you pleeease help me-....this book will get
you going again!
I was stuck in the game and so frustrated.
Bought this... on Amazon and am enjoying the
journey again.

help is here! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This book SAVED ME!!!! i am a BIG myst etc. fan. I think the puzzles in exile are harder than in riven or myst, so i was STUCK IN J'NANIN!!!! luckily, my dad bought this book! so I was saved. it's actually a very interesting book to read, weather you're on exile or not.

worst hint book ever 1 out of 5 stars.
2 of 11 people found this review helpful.

Don't even waste your time getting this hint guide. The online/unofficial guides much more accurate and are always being updated

walk throughs ruin the game 1 out of 5 stars.
1 of 5 people found this review helpful.

My kids and I had to rely once or twice on cheats. The puzzles are not so hard - but there are some problems with not doing things in the "right" order in Exile. Online free sites provided the answers. The walkthroughs, like the one in this book, are empty and utterly spoil the game. Don't buy this book.

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Is there a Perfect Place to Plan Revenge?

• Includes two layers of strategy: detailed walkthroughs or subtle hints
• Detailed maps of every Age
• Puzzle solution diagrams and the logic behind them
• All end game scenarios revealed
• "Historian's Journal" unveils complete Myst® III: Exile backstory
• Atrus' Journal included

Myst IV: Revelation (Prima Official Game Guide)

Bryan Stratton

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Myst IV Revelation 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I found the guide very helpful in getting me past the places where I was stuck.

Game playing Revelation 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 6 people found this review helpful.

This game was exciting and interesting at every turn. The graphics are interesting and beautiful. The puzzles are challenging. The characters are well fleshed out and interesting.

The only fly in the ointment is the several puzzles that require dexterity to get through. The problem solving in the Myst universe has never required such a level of expertise in timing and placement before. . . just find the answer and go has been the solution in the past.

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·Full and complete walkthrough of your journey, from Tomahna to Serenia
·Supplemental background information about every Age that you can't get anywhere else
·Comprehensive puzzle solutions that explain the logic of each riddle, not just their answers
·Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of screenshots and previously unseen concept art
·Quick-reference appendix that includes every journal found in the game
·All branching storyline pathways explored and explained
·Fill in the missing aspects of the story that began in Myst and continues in Uru

Myst: Revised and Expanded Edition: The Official Strategy Guide (Prima's Secrets of the Games, Vol 1)

Rick Barba, Rusel Demaria

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Welcome to the Mysterious island!
Are you feeling a bit Mystified? Does
everything seem all Mysty? Are you
thinking you might have Myst something?
Well, you've come to the right place for help. Myst:
The Official Strategy Guide Revised and Expanded Edition
is the #1 bestselling, ultimate, authoritative source for answers and information about Myst Island and the Ages of Myst. Inside you'll find:
A complete, fictionalized walkthrough of Myst
Detailed examinations of the puzzles and reasoning behind them
Screen images of the most important locations
Overhead views of Myst Island and the Ages
"Quick and Dirty" solutions if you're in a hurry

Also:
A revealing interview with Myst game designers Rand and Robyn Miller
Early sketches and concept materials used to create the Myst environment
Special renderings of objects from the world of Myst
About the Author
Rusel DeMaria is head of DeMaria Studio. He has written and collaborated on numerous computer and video game books, including The 7th Guest: The Official Strategy Guide, X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide, and Earthworm Jim Official Game Secrets(all from Prima).
Rick Barba is the author of numerous electronic entertainment books, including DOOM Battlebook, and Under a Killing Moon: The Official Strategy Guide (all from Prima).

Myst V: End of Ages (Prima Official Game Guide)

Bryan Stratton

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Myst End of Ages Strategy Guide 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

It all worked out. Great Service.. Will definitely use again...

End of Ages 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Great book it really helped me to win the game.

I also received it in a timely manner.

Regards

Joyce Parratt

Quite interesting - but direct and useful! 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Written like a detailed journal of someone who'd gone this way before. My only complaint was that some of the screen-shots were a bit small. But, worst case, you'd just have to follow the whole, prescribed route to see the item in the book more clearly in the actual game.

Great help 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I thought the guide was a wonderful help. Sometimes you just don't know what to do. The guide will help and give you explanation about the surrouding and the characters. And with the puzzles around. It's worthy having it, even if you don't need it. It's there, just in case you get stuck and can't get out.

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Myst V

The Grand Finale

• Quick-step walkthrough provides three levels of hints for each puzzle–you choose how much is revealed
• All puzzle solutions
• Previously unseen concept sketches
• Follow the journey from the first Myst adventure to the last with a detailed timeline
• Exclusive interviews with Rand Miller, the co-creator of the Myst franchise, and other members of the Cyan team

URU: Ages Beyond Myst (Prima's Official Strategy Guide)

Bryan Stratton

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Official Travel Guide 4 out of 5 stars.
57 of 65 people found this review helpful.

I got my Prima Official Travel Guide today. It's the Uru: Ages Beyond Myst strategy guide, but it's written as a sort of travel journal by a "former" writer of game guides whose life has changed dramatically following his experience.

It's written with a good knowledge of the game and its history, and has a good synopsis of the background, which will make a novice to the series appreciate Uru all the more. The style is pleasantly witty. Even the forward from the editor, and the "advertisement" paid for by the DRC at the back of the book, are in character and amusing.

The book has tons of game information. It contains the text of all the notebooks, journals, and letters in the game. There are many snapshots that look like Polaroid pictures taped or paperclipped into the book. The text is in a handwriting font that isn't too hard to read. Of course, there are also maps, and descriptions and pictures of how to do all the puzzles.

In my opinion, it's a real shame that the entire interior of the book is done in black and white. That's the only fault I find with it. If it were all done in color, it would awesome! I'd certainly be willing to pay more for a full color edition!

Editorial Review:

Your Link to New Ages
·Comprehensive personal account of the author's journey through Uru's Ages
·Hand-drawn maps and actual photographs of the Ages seen by the author
·Official D'ni Restoration Council (DRC) Explorer's Reference, with solutions to all of Uru's puzzles
·Complete DRC Research text, including all journals and notebooks
·Detailed historical information about Uru's place in the epic that began with Myst and Riven
·Exclusive glimpses of new Ages recently discovered by the DRC
·Critical details on how to use recently discovered D'ni technology: Linking Books, Linking Stones, KIs, and Yeesha Pages

Myst URU: Complete Chronicles (Prima Official Game Strategy Guide)

Bryan Stratton

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Prima's guide to MYST: URU; an informative review. 5 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

As a long time explorer in the MYST universe, I am very familiar with its mythos and conventions, and therefore any product which deals with these comes under close examination for validity and usefulness. I am glad to report that as they so often do, PRIMA has gotten it right in their guide to MYST: URU. The guide serves two purposes, firstly to aid you in solving the game's puzzles if (and when) you get stuck, and secondly to enhance the players gaming experience with its artwork, hints and extra information both about the game and its creators, Cyan.

The 'explorers aid' sections are divided between a fast walkthrough, giving the most direct path from beginning to end, and also a more immersive 'narrated' walkthrough giving softer hints for solving the puzzles and helping to creatively visualise the exploration experience. Both are useful, the former if you want only to complete the game and see all its 'puzzle secrets' revealed, and latter if you prefer to truly immerse yourself in discovering the 'artistic secrets' and exploring the ancient cultures and histories created by Cyan. This second portion is written from the point of view of a fictional explorer who has walked the paths of URU before you, and has left journals of their travels. Therefore the solutions to puzzles are revealed gradually, allowing players to read only so far and (hopefully!) solve the rest of each puzzle themselves.

Also included in the guide is a substantial colour section on the origins of Cyan, the MYST series and how URU came to be. If you are interested in how the Miller brothers began this epic saga in the very beginning, or in the various fascinating techniques involved in producing a game like URU, then this section has some amazing personal interviews and historical information about Cyan and its employees which kept me reading until I had finished it; I couldnt put it down! In fact, this was the first part of the guide I read, and I think for many MYST fans, the most interesting.

However, whether you are a diehard fan of the series, or if URU is your first foray into the universe of MYST, PRIMA's guide is an invaluable resource, both for its in-game assistance, and for its mind-expanding art and factual information. Enjoy!

Editorial Review:

Easy-to-follow, step-by-step walkthrough of every Age and area of the original URU: Ages Beyond Myst game
·D'ni Restoration Council-endorsed reprints of every journal, note, and essay in the game, organized by area for your quick reference
·Complete walkthrough of every necessary and optional area
·Comprehensive checklist of each collectible Yeesha page and piece of clothing
·Reprinting of all in-game journal text
Exclusive behind-the-scenes content on everything and anything that went in to the creation of URU: Ages Beyond Myst, including:
·Detailed account of Cyan's early days
·Loads of concept art
·Story recaps and the myths behind the legend
·Interviews with integral members of the Cyan team
·Technical info on URU's sound and music

From Myst to Riven

Richard Kadrey

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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When Myst--the bestselling CD-ROM game of all time--was released, it was a labor of love between two brothers and a small staff. The team used relatively simple tools and pure imagination to craft a game that was like no other and that appealed to millions of people worldwide. When the Miller brothers and their growing company, Cyan, began work on the sequel, Riven, they knew that topping themselves would be no easy task.

Not just for Myst junkies, From Myst to Riven is a wonderful journey through the minds and imaginations of everyone who created this more-than-worthy sequel. Told alongside dozens of beautiful full-page photos, development sketches, maps, and diagrams, the book describes the ground-breaking process that was the creation of the most highly anticipated computer game of all time. Throughout each chapter, you can follow the entire development process, from the first seeds of a concept to fully rendered realization. There are plenty of behind-the-scenes stories, profiles of the creators, and insight into their inspirations to keep Myst junkies sated, but the true gold of this volume is the artwork.

More than simple backgrounds for gameplay, the design and look of the original Myst was beautiful, haunting, and original. Riven far exceeds the standards set by the original, delivering even more breathtaking imagery and landscapes, combining the weird and fantastic with the familiarity of nature.

Myst : Strategies and Secrets

Anne Ryman

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

The NON-cheat book 5 out of 5 stars.
31 of 36 people found this review helpful.

A great book that leads you thru Myst without giving you the answers. It keeps the game intersting, but gets you thru those tough times when you would usually pull your hair out. Like having a good friend that knows what their doing. A must have for Myst.

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Here's a beautiful, 4-color collector's edition for Myst enthusiasts who want to maximize play and minimize frustration. The first part of the book offers clever hints and tips, installation and troubleshooting help, and loads of helpful screen shots. The second part of the book provides actual puzzle and mystery solutions, for those mysteries that have you utterly stumped. For Mac and DOS versions.

Riven: The Sequel to Myst: The Official Strategy Guide (Secrets of the Games Series)

Rick Barba

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Too much help when I needed hints 3 out of 5 stars.
21 of 23 people found this review helpful.

This is a great book, if you are too lazy to even walk around in Riven. I had completed everything, except for 2 of the last 3 puzzles, and all I wanted was a couple of general hints to point me in the right direction. Instead, the first half of the book, which is supposed to do just that, was more of a smoothed out walk through - not every step, but it pushed you through the whole game and revealed all of the secrets and solutions. The real walkthrough in the back is basically the same thing, just bulleted and put into command sentences. Don't buy this book if you want to take your time and figure things out on your own. If you just want to beat the game quickly, with no respect for the beauty of the programming and the story, this will do fine.

On the brighter side, after I bought this and read it, I stopped hitting my head, solved the puzzles again for myself, and finished the game in 2 hours. I would still be playing around in the ceremonial chamber and with the marble puzzle if I didn't get this book. I missed the small things, which made so much difference, and I couldn't make the connections, which is what this is all about. Please, try Riven on your own first, and if you are really stuck (I mean really), then get this book. It will alleviate your headache.

Editorial Review:

Mend all that is Riven.

This book before you is a powerful tome--make it serve you to find Gehn, free Catherine, and rescue Riven's natives before it's too late. Get Riven: The Official Strategy Guide for:

• Clear, step-by-step walkthroughs
• Detailed visual aids for exact guidance
• Easy to find solutions to every imaginable puzzle
• In-depth instructions via the Complete Riven Journal
• Exclusive full-color poster and map
• and Ages, upon Ages more!

Get the best that any Age has to offer. Get the only book that Atrus can never tear apart! Get Riven: The Official Strategy Guide so you can act while there is still time!