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BioShock: Rapture Available In March 2011

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Posted January 3, 2011 - By Jake Gaskill










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BioShock: Rapture, a new novel that tells the tragic tale of Andrew Ryan's maddeningly ambitious yet ultimately doomed vision for an underwater utopian metropolis, has unexpectedly surfaced over at Amazon. If the listing is accurate, the book will be available on March 1, 2011.


The first scant details about John Shirley’s text-based BioShock prequel released last May. At the time, it was expected that the book would come out sometime around the release of BioShock 2, but obviously that didn’t happen. Irrational Games’ creative director Ken Levine was previously the only writer associated with the novel, but, as Big Download reports, Levine’s input was limited to an introductory chapter. I guess Levine was too "busy" working on BioShock Infinite to write an entire novel. Slacker.

BioShock: Rapture Novel Releasing March 1

BioShock is my favorite game universe of all time, and to have a chance to see the founding and fall of Rapture (since BioShock 2 sadly missed out on letting players play through it firsthand) from over the shoulder of Andrew Ryan is something I can’t wait to experience.

BioShock: Rapture will be available in hardcover for $18.47, paperback for $10.19, and on the Kindle for $9.99.

Source: Big Download

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  • Natedizzy

    Bioshocks rapture is still one of my favorite places to visit. I just hope I get to go in video game one last time in Bioshock 3.

    Posted: January 4, 2011 3:54 PM
    Natedizzy
  • WilyLoGo13

    finaly a book thats woths reading!!!!!!!

    Posted: January 4, 2011 7:00 AM
    WilyLoGo13
  • Brad_Grenz

    John Shirley is one of my favorite authors. He was incredibly influential in the founding of the cyber-punk movement, his Eclipse Trilogy is still one of the best examples of the genre, and he's also done some good licensed work over the last decade, including some really good Hellblazer novels and books in the Predator and Aliens universes. He also has gaming cred, having written for videogames before and written the Doom movie novelization, in addition to being a gamer himself. He's a great choice for this project.

    Posted: January 3, 2011 8:12 PM
    Brad_Grenz
  • i'mbillymitchell

    Bioshocks story illustrates just how bad Ayn Rand's ideas are. Read her books but know what your reading. did I get the punctuation right Haserhud? thanks

    Posted: January 3, 2011 5:17 PM
    i'mbillymitchell
  • larrycanablev

    You know that BioShock is one of the best story tell I have seen in games. But im not into videogames into novbes. Becouse I need to be giting the story form the perimairy mentie. But if they get some of the best story tell here.

    One more year untle into BioShock:inforat

    Posted: January 3, 2011 4:56 PM
    larrycanablev
  • i'mbillymitchell

    If you didn't get that bioshock was satire mocking Ayn Rands ideas then maybe you should stick to playing Mario kart, that might be more you're speed!

    Posted: January 3, 2011 3:35 PM
    i'mbillymitchell
  • MasterShk420

    I work at Border's and I've been watching the release date on this change over the past year or so. Last time I checked it was for November of last year. Also, the fact that they are listing a hardcover and paperback price on the same day makes me think its not actually happening.

    I hope I'm wrong but, I've been waiting over a year already.

    Posted: January 3, 2011 3:31 PM
  • xMAYHEMx

    Atlas Shrugged or the Fountainhead

    Posted: January 3, 2011 3:22 PM
    xMAYHEMx
  • greenboom

    I love any art by Scott Sinclair, so the Bioshock universe was the ultimate eye-candy for me.
    The book... I doubt it has pictures.

    Posted: January 3, 2011 3:03 PM
    greenboom
  • greenboom

    I love any art by Scott Sinclair, so the Bioshock universe was the ultimate eye-candy for me.
    The book... I doubt it has pictures.

    Posted: January 3, 2011 3:00 PM
    greenboom
  • John-Galt

    It is certainly propaganda, but that which to make everyone rightfully become individualistic and not collectivist.

    I happen to find the Bioshock universe incredible AND thoroughly enjoy Atlas Shrugged.

    Posted: January 3, 2011 2:16 PM
  • i'mbillymitchell

    Don't read Ayn Rand if you like Bioshock! Trust me Atlas Shrugged is nothing like Bioshock, it's propaganda meant to fool the poor into worshiping the rich!

    Posted: January 3, 2011 1:27 PM
    i'mbillymitchell
  • Malcontent_Ronin

    Sounds cool, but I figure we could also just read the works of Ayn Rand that Rapture was based on in the first place.

    Posted: January 3, 2011 1:07 PM
    Malcontent_Ronin
  • hootman

    Just buy Atlas Shrugged and pretend that everyone's under water.

    Posted: January 3, 2011 12:04 PM

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