Then his time came to explore the magnificent underground realm… The Book of Atrus is a tale of son against father of truth versus evil and of love and redemption. For most of his young life, Atrus thought the stories his grandmother told him were just strange legends. These pages are your link to the story of Atrus, son of Gehn, and the last of the race of D'Ni-the masters of The Art, the craft of linking to other worlds through the descriptive art of writing in special books. Now, take a step into the fictional legend of Myst. The world's best-selling CD-ROM game is just a piece of the picture. The ages of Myst are worlds of adventure and awe of mystery and beauty of intrigue and betrayal. Before they were signed as publisher (bringing David Wingrove onto the project), James Lileks had written an early draft for Cyan to review. Like its two sequels, the book was published by Hyperion, a subsidiary of Disney. The book covers the birth and early life of Atrus, thus explaining some of the events that ultimately led to the storylines of Myst and Riven.

The original paperback edition features a D'ni text in the backcover, about Talashar. This new edition has a slightly revised text, mostly correcting typos. In September 2023, for the 30th Anniversary of Myst, a new edition with a different cover was published. Aside from second-hand copies, the easiest way to obtain this edition is now through the Myst Reader trilogy wrapper. Originally released in paperback and hardcopy, both are now out of print. Myst: The Book of Atrus is the first Myst novel sorted by release, although chronologically, the events of Book of Ti'ana happened earlier. Events and elements in the D'ni Universe are regarded as fictional. This article is written from an OOC point-of-view.

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