The Myst franchise consists of a series of video games and novels, centering around the storyline of Atrus and his family, who are descendants of the fallen D'ni civilization - a subterranean city whose people could link to other universes by writing a descriptive book about that world.
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Games
As of November 27 2007, the Myst computer game series has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.[1]
Released
- Myst (Cyan / Brøderbund)
- Riven: the sequel to Myst (Cyan / Brøderbund)
- Myst III: Exile (Presto Studios / Ubisoft)
- Myst IV: Revelation (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Uru: Ages Beyond Myst (Cyan / Ubisoft)
- Myst V: End of Ages (Cyan / Ubisoft)
- Myst Online: Uru Live (Cyan / Gametap)
- Myst The Collection (Cyan Worlds / Ubisoft)
Upcoming
- Myst DS (For the Nintendo DS, which will be released in North America in the first quarter of 2008.)[1]
Novels
David Wingrove helped to write a series of novels focusing on the background story much more deeply than the games.
Released
- Myst: The Book of Atrus (Rand and Robyn Miller with David Wingrove, Cyan / Hyperion)
- Myst: The Book of Ti'ana (Rand Miller with David Wingrove, Cyan / Hyperion)
- Myst: The Book of D'ni (Rand Miller with David Wingrove, Cyan / Hyperion)
(All three of these are available in a combined, paperback version called The Myst Reader.)
Upcoming
- Myst: The Book of Marrim (Cyan Worlds / unknown)
- A fifth book is also in the plans, but its name has yet to be announced.
Soundtracks
- Myst: The Soundtrack, composed by Robyn Miller
- Riven: The Soundtrack, composed by Robyn Miller
- Myst III: Exile - The Soundtrack, composed by Jack Wall
- Uru Music, composed by Tim Larkin
- Myst IV: Revelation Soundtrack, composed by Jack Wall
- Myst V: End of Ages Soundtrack, composed by Tim Larkin
Comic books
Dark Horse Comics released two comic books. They originally planned to release five books total, but conflicts with Cyan resulted in the rest of the books never being completed. Apparently, there were several storyline-related problems with the comic books, such as Sirrus and Achenar's personalities being switched. Dark Horse refused to correct them and Cyan canceled the contract.
D'ni
Organizations
- Brøderbund Software: former publisher of Myst games
- Cyan Worlds -- initiator of the Myst franchise through Rand and Robyn Miller
- Hyperion: publisher of Myst novels
- Presto Studios: now-defunct development company similar to Cyan, developed Exile
- Sunsoft: Funded development of the original "Myst" and "realMyst", promoted Myst and Riven in Japan
- Ubisoft Entertainment: new publisher of Myst games, claims responsibility heading the online fan community
- D'ni Restoration Council (DRC): fictional organization trying to restore D'ni; play a role in Uru Live
References
- ^ a b Silverstar's Empire Interactive Introduces Myst Nintendo DS for North America. CNN Money (2007-11-27). Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
External links
Official
- Cyan Worlds, Inc. website
- Ubisoft (Publisher)'s Hub website for the Myst franchise
- Robyn Miller's Official Website
- Kehrin's D'ni Desk Reference: Book of D'ni reference page
Gathering sites
- Mysterium - A North America-based gathering of Myst fans
- Mystralia - An Australia-based gathering of Myst fans
- EuroMysterium - A Europe-based gathering of Myst fans
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| Myst series | Myst · Riven · Myst III: Exile · Myst IV: Revelation · Myst V: End of Ages |
| Uru series | Uru: Ages Beyond Myst · Untìl Uru · Myst Online: Uru Live · Ages |
| Novels | The Book of Atrus · The Book of Ti'ana · The Book of D'ni · The Book of Marrim |
| Characters | Achenar · Atrus · Esher · Gehn · Sirrus · Ti'ana · The D'ni |
