Myst: The Book of Ti'ana

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Title The Book of Ti'ana
Author Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, and David Wingrove
Country United States
Language English
Series Myst
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher Hyperion Books
Released November 1996
Media type Print (Hardcover)
Pages 322 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-7868-6160-6
Preceded by The Book of Atrus
Followed by The Book of D'ni

The Book of Ti'ana (1996) by Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, and David Wingrove is the second novel of the Myst series, but chronologically comes first. Set in the fictional D'ni Universe based on the popular computer game Myst, Book of Ti'ana details the origins of Atrus's family.

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The first part of the book focuses on life of Atrus' grandfather Aitrus with his parents Kahlis (D'ni: Kahlihs/[Kalis]) and Tasera (D'ni: Tasehrah/[Tæsera]), and then on Aitrus' meeting with Anna, re-named Ti'ana (D'ni word for 'story-teller'). The book also covers, unlike The Book of Atrus, the life of a D'ni noble, Aitrus, from his youth up to the point where he marries Ti'ana and has a child, Gehn (Atrus's father). Nearer to the end, what used to be a great friendship between Aitrus and a former friend (Veovis) eventually causes the destruction of the D'ni Empire.