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If you have ever played a 90s computer game titled ‘Myst,’ this novel is basically an origin story of that game.
However, I have re-written it in the present tense, because why not?
Also, with all due respect, I often felt that the names for all of the Age inhabitants felt somewhat cringe-worthy, so I played around with giving them different names.
Also, and this may be a bit controversial, I have changed the main title from ‘Myst’ to ‘D’ni.’ Although Myst is the name for the hub world of the first computer game in the franchise, the novel trilogy of the whole franchise centers around the cavernous world of the D’ni.
Also, and this may be another controversial bit, I decided to change a name, and then change the D’ni name for the same character, in order to shorten the name to provide what I feel is a satisfying origin for the name of said hub world; that may sound confusing right now, but hopefully, you should be able to see what I mean.
I also decided to change the name of Katran / Catherine to Kathryn.
To be honest, I look at this as a lengthy first step in adapting the novel into a screenplay, since I’ve always felt that this story would make a thought-provoking, imaginative, and wondrous movie.
Please let me know if you’d like a link to the PDF.