Myst: The Book of Marrim

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Myst: The Book of Marrim is the planned fourth novel in the Myst series of novels, which supplements the storylines of the Myst computer game series. As originally announced, the book will be written by Rand Miller, with assistance from David Wingrove and some of the other staff at Cyan Worlds.

The project was apparently conceived many years ago but has been "on the back burner" for a long time, while Cyan and Miller were creating the computer games Uru: Ages Beyond Myst and Myst V: End of Ages. However, with those projects now finished, Miller has stated he hopes to complete the novel.

A small preview of the book is included in the 2006 European Collector's Edition of Myst V: End of Ages and in the Myst V: End of Ages Soundtrack. Despite this, the book was mentioned at the MYSTerium fan convention of 2006 as still being far from complete.

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The story will likely take place after the events of Myst: The Book of D'ni. It will concern Marrim, a woman from the Age of Averone, who played a major role in Myst: The Book of D'ni.

According to Rand Miller, the novel will also center around the Age of Releeshahn, the new home Age of the D'ni, which was first mentioned in Myst III: Exile, and later briefly shown in Myst V: End of Ages.