BioShock Novel to Be Published by Tor Books

by Alice O'Connor, May 27, 2009 10:02am PDT

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BioShock is set to expand into literary realms this fall with a novel published by sci-fi and fantasy publisher Tor Books, according to a book catalogue received by Gamasutra.

An included sample page is credited to BioShock writer and creative director Ken Levine, but Gamasutra speculates this might credit concepts not authorship. All that's certain is that the novel will run 400 pages and be available in hardcover and paperback.

The novel shall most likely eschew pictures in favour of words. Here are some anyway.

Tor Books has previously published novels based upon a variety of video games including Halo, Dragon Age and Perfect Dark, often writen by developers themselves.

The novel's fall launch window happily coincidences with BioShock 2's release date of November 3--announced yesterday--on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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oh god oh god... why do companies like to dumb people up? I guess it brings them money. if you're going to read a book go read real ones, not commercial novelisation of a good game.

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oh god oh god... why do companies like to dumb people up? I guess it brings them money. if you're going t... : vujinovicm
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- when I think about it I think it is actually "dumb down"... meh : vujinovicm
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  Yeah... and stop playing video games while you're at it. Go outside and play sports. Something classy and... : waxthirteen
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    if you've ever read a real classic you'd know what I'm talking about. I like to have fun and play games. ... : vujinovicm
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      I was going to write another sarcastic response, but I'll just leave it at "lol" and be done with you.
      
      May 27, 2009 12:07pm PDT
      
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      I was going to write another sarcastic response, but I'll just leave it at "lol" and be done with you. : waxthirteen
      
      lol..... : vujinovicm
    - lol wut. : Mad BH
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  Oh come on man, the Halo books were TH3 AW3SOMN3SS!!11 : ReckHavoc
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    what did you really learn from those books? : vujinovicm
    - What do you mean learn? They told a very good story, both of events before and after the first Halo (a... : JoeBubber
- Consider this a stepping stone to other books. In that sense its not a bad idea at all. : BorenKets123
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  I have read all kinds of fiction from Homer to The Bible to Stephen King and everything in between. Bios... : Thund3rball
  - Exactly my thoughts, thank you. : Mad BH

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