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BioShock: Rapture
AuthorJohn Shirley
Cover artistCraig Mullins
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBioShock
GenreScience fiction,
PublisherTor Books(USA)
Titan Books(UK)
Publication date
July 19, 2011
Publication placeUnited States
United Kingdom
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Print (Hardcover)
Pages430
ISBN978-1-84856-702-3

BioShock: Raptureis a 2011science fictionnovel written byJohn Shirley,published byTor Booksin theUnited Statesand byTitan Booksin theUnited Kingdom.Raptureforms part of theBioShockretrofuturisticmedia franchise created byKen Levineand published by2K Gamesand developed by several studios, includingIrrational Gamesand2K Marin.A prequel to the firstBioShockgame the novel tells the story of howAndrew Ryanfounded the underwater city ofRapture.The book follows multipleBioShockcharacters. The cover art was designed byCraig Mullins,who also produced the cover art forBioShock 2.[1]It was released July 19, 2011.[2]

Development[edit]

The novel was made public on July 17, 2009 when Levine was interviewed byGamasutra.[3]Rapturewas originally planned to coincide with the release ofBioShock 2in February 2010. The delay in publication was due to Shirley having to work in the story and elements fromBioShock 2and to get them approved by Levine.[4]In January 2011, the release date was announced as March 1, 2011.[5]One month later, the date was delayed to July 19, 2011.[6]A French translation by Cédric Degottex was released February 17, 2016 published by Bragelonne. A Turkish translation by Kerem Ergener, and published by Ithaki Publishing, was released in 2016.[7][8]

Reception[edit]

Ian Hunter, writing for theBritish Fantasy Society,described the book as "essential" for fans of theBioshockgames.[9]Joe Martin, writing forBit-Tech,called the first third of the book an "uphill struggle" but overall described the novel as "fundamentally decent".[10]


References[edit]

  1. ^"Craig Mullins Portfolio".RetrievedSeptember 7,2022.
  2. ^Yin-Poole, Wesley (July 11, 2011)."BioShock: Rapture book release date".Eurogamer.Archivedfrom the original on July 12, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 17,2022.
  3. ^Nutt, Christian (July 17, 2009)."Ken Levine on Studio Culture: From Looking Glass to 2K Boston".Gamasutra.Retrieved7 September2022.
  4. ^Wigham, Chris (July 26, 2011)."Bioshock: Rapture - Interview with the Author, John Shirley".consoleob.com.Console Obsession.Retrieved7 September2022.
  5. ^Hiller, Brenna (January 2, 2011)."Bioshock: Rapture novel due in March".VG247.Retrieved7 September2022.
  6. ^Hiller, Brenna (February 6, 2011)."BioShock: Rapture novel delayed into July".VG247.Retrieved7 September2022.
  7. ^"Bioshock: Rapture Şehri"(in Turkish). Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2019.RetrievedSeptember 17,2022.
  8. ^"BioShock: Rapture Şehri – Modern Bir Atlantis – Kayıp Rıhtım".6 June 2016.
  9. ^Hunter, Ian (November 27, 2011)."Bioshock Rapture — book review".British Fantasy Society.RetrievedSeptember 7,2022.
  10. ^Martin, Joe (July 30, 2011)."BioShock: Rapture Book Review".Bit-Tech.Archivedfrom the original on August 9, 2011.RetrievedSeptember 23,2011.
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