BioShock: Rapture John Shirley Video Game Tie-In Dystopian Novel Paperback

Title: BioShock: Rapture

Author: John Shirley

Publisher: Tor Books, an imprint of Tom Doherty Associates

Publication year: 2012 mass market media tie-in edition

Format: Softcover mass market paperback science fiction and horror novel

Language: English

Genre: Science fiction, horror, dystopian video game tie-in

Content: Prequel story to the award-winning BioShock video game franchise, chronicling visionary industrialist Andrew Ryan, the founding of the underwater city of Rapture, and the political, social, and scientific forces that transform his utopia into a deadly nightmare.

Intended audience: Young adult and adult readers, especially fans of the BioShock series and dystopian media-inspired fiction.

Details: Explores themes of individual freedom, government control, and the moral consequences of unchecked scientific experimentation within the Art Deco undersea metropolis of Rapture, featuring characters and backstory that connect directly to the events of the original games.

Production: A Tor Book published by Tom Doherty Associates, New York; Tor media tie-in edition printed in the United States of America.

Identifiers: ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-6735-8; EAN: 9780765367358; back-cover printed price US $9.99 / CAN $13.99.

Notes: Official BioShock franchise novel that expands the lore of the games by revealing how Rapture rose, flourished, and ultimately fell.