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| Title | : | BioShock: Rapture |
| Author | : | John Shirley |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 444 pages |
| Published | : | July 19th 2011 by Tor Books (first published July 2011) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy. Games. Video Games |
John Shirley
Kindle Edition | Pages: 444 pages Rating: 4 | 6895 Users | 707 Reviews
Narration As Books BioShock: Rapture
It's the end of World War II. FDR's New Deal has redefined American politics. Taxes are at an all-time high. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has brought a fear of total annihilation. The rise of secret government agencies and sanctions on business has many watching their backs. America's sense of freedom is diminishing . . . and many are desperate to take that freedom back.Among them is a great dreamer, an immigrant who pulled himself from the depths of poverty to become one of the wealthiest and admired men in the world. That man is Andrew Ryan, and he believed that great men and women deserve better. And so he set out to create the impossible, a utopia free from government, censorship, and moral restrictions on science--where what you give is what you get. He created Rapture---the shining city below the sea.
But as we all know, this utopia suffered a great tragedy. This is the story of how it all came to be . . .and how it all ended.
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Ratings: 4 From 6895 Users | 707 ReviewsNotice Based On Books BioShock: Rapture
Loved this! Bioshock is my fav game of all time so I was sort of expecting to be pedantic and find tons of flaws and little things that were wrong but I really didn't. It took the whole world of the first two games, put everything in and even added some stuff that fit perfectly. There was even a reference to Infinite! Which I was not expecting. I'm not sure I would recommend this book to anyone who hasn't played the game though, since it might be a bit confusing and far-fetched to theThe Bioshock games are some of the best that I've ever played. I love all three dearly, so of course I wanted to read this book, which is meant to cover the founding and fall of Rapture. If you have not played the Bioshock games, and have any interest whatsoever in doing so, then please, please do. At the very least, watch the opening, to get a taste of the story and the world. Now, this book isn't great, and it could be. What is best and most engaging is that which is taken more or less
Would you kindly read an obscene amount of books?World war, nuclear bombs, dictatorships, destruction, massive poverty slowly devastating the world in the mid-twentieths century. A man with a vision. A city with full liberties and complete autonomy, away from the dangers, vices, restrictions and dubious moralities of the outside world. A city isolated and protected, so humanity can restart free again. A city... under the sea.What could possibly wo grong?The story of an utopia slowly transforming
Being fascinated by the BioShock games, reading the companion novel held a certain appeal. This book is very readable - it's not literary fiction, but it is a compelling story. Both in style and the timeframe of Rapture's rise, it brought to mind the pulp fiction books that were popular during the mid-twentieth century. At points the phrasing is a little clumsy, but it is a very easy book to fall into.Good points: the book was, for the most part, very fun to read. It was a great book to unwind
Competently produced prequel book offers nothing new to the Bioshock mythos except an inexplicable cockney voice. A character featured in a few audio journals (which the book attempts to explain the prevalence of, but never quite pulls off) is thrust to the fore as our man on the ground and Shirley vaguely shows what it was like to live in Rapture from its inception to the time that it went irrevocably to hell.While the plotting is competent, it's all really an entrée to the events of the games;
Welcome to Rapture - the world's fastest growing pile of junk! For those who have not played Bioshock, this book will probably not be very appealing; for those who did, it will be very disappointing. I am a big fan of the original Bioshock, which is the only reason why I read this book - and it's also the reason why I wouldn't recommend it to anyone interested in ever playing Bioshock, as it is nowhere near matching the quality of the story and writing as presented in the game.For those
I must say that I was really surprised by how good this book was, I was expecting something quickly written to cash in on the success of the games but John Shirley has created something that stands on its own as an excellent book.This acts as a prequel to the first game and details the rise and fall of Rapture. I found the characters interestingly written and John really must have done his research as he brilliantly brings together the history of rapture that you glean in bits and pieces in the
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