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Out next week.

The first book to explore the world of BioShock launches next Tuesday, 19th July.

BioShock: Rapture is by science fiction writer John Shirley, published by Titan Books and sold for Ł7.99.

It covers events from the creation of Rapture to a point before the first game.

Read a BioShock: Rapture excerpt on the official site.

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BEXANT #1 11 months ago

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Could be interesting, but I'm not all too sure that it's really required, as the back story was cleverly explained within the first game.

Never the less I will probably end up reading it.
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MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #2 11 months ago

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What is this, Euroreader?
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neilka #3 11 months ago

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Make this available for Amazon's e-reader, would you Kindley?
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RodHull #4 11 months ago

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It'll be one of those adventure books, and point you to various chapters of Atlas Shrugged or Brave New World.
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Markitron #5 11 months ago

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Any excuse to go back to rapture
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GAmbrose #6 11 months ago

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So will this be pro or anti Rand? (Or neutral?)

Not sure I can stomach to read more philosophical Randian rubbish, having already read Atlas Shrugged.
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thenastypasty #7 11 months ago

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I wonder if it's going to be available on Kindle?
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FortysixterUK #8 11 months ago

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Ł8.00 for a pulp paperback. Fuck thats expensive.
Now if it were Ł8.00 and a proper sized hardback, that would be different.
No sale until it's Ł2.99.
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Phantom_Dynamite #9 11 months ago

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Ł4.99 on Amazon may pick it up, I love rapture wish I could summer holiday down there.
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metalangel #10 11 months ago

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Interesting... the prequel chapters of the Gears of War books were fascinating reading for anyone interested in the setting, this should be the same. I wish they'd made Bioshock 2 a prequel, but that would have required some imagination on the behalf of the devs.
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jablonski #11 11 months ago

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You should at least provide a amazon link so you can make money out of pimping it - well, I'm sure you're making money directly from the publishers for this - but with an Amazon link you don't have to be secretive about it!
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captainCandy #12 11 months ago

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I don't want it
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marmaduke #13 11 months ago

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I doubt it's going to get much beyond "CAPITALISM = BAD AND SO IS CHILD ABUSE WITH THEM LITTLE SISTERS INNIT"
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krisskross2 #14 11 months ago

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Buying it.
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Graveland #15 11 months ago

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That link don't work, Brandine.
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ilmaestro #16 11 months ago

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wtf, why is something like this getting a hardback release and no Kindle version showing atm? Brainless.
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