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The Myst PC game is too outdated to work on my laptop. Did all the worlds that the author described appear in the video game? I guess what I'm asking is how much did the author create himself and how much did he simply describe?

Alexandra First of all, you can get a version of the game that will work on today's PCs very inexpensively at www.gog.com. It was $5 there when I bought mine. T…moreFirst of all, you can get a version of the game that will work on today's PCs very inexpensively at www.gog.com. It was $5 there when I bought mine. There are also iPhone and iPad versions, and I'm pretty sure there's an Android version too.

To answer your question, the worlds described in the book are not present in the games, with the exception of the Cleft and the D'ni Cavern, and those places are not in Myst, but visited later in Uru.

The author of this book, Rand Miller, is the creator and writer of the Myst game, along with his brother Robyn.

I've read all these books and they are mainly backstory for the Myst franchise games. I enjoyed them, but think they wouldn't really stand up well as stories themselves for those unfamiliar with the games. These books fill in more story regarding Atrus, and the history of the D'ni for fans of the games.

There is www.mystonline.com but that is mainly about the multiplayer online Uru game, which comes after Myst, Riven, and the other Myst sequels.

If you can't tell, I'm a fan :D Feel free to message me if I can help further. I highly recommend the games for the story they tell. Particularly Myst, Riven and Uru.

If you'd like to enjoy the Myst story without having to play the game, you could watch "Let's Play" videos on YouTube and enjoy the game while someone else plays it for you. This is the guy I think does the best job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhakW...(less)

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Are the books readable if you've never played the game? In particular, I'd like to hear from people who read the book without (or before) playing the game.

Hakros Yes, it is not necessary to have played the games before.
The events in this first book happens before the first game.…moreYes, it is not necessary to have played the games before.
The events in this first book happens before the first game.(less)

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