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The prequel story to the award-winning and bestselling video game franchise. How the majesty of Rapture, the shining city below the sea, became an instant dystopia It's the end of World War II. FDR's New Deal has redefined American politics. Taxes are at an all-time high. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has brought a fear of total annihilation. The rise of secret government agencies and sanctions on business has many watching their backs. America's sense of freedom is diminishing...and many are desperate to take that freedom back. Among them is a great dreamer, an immigrant who pulled himself from the depths of poverty to become one of the wealthiest and admired men in the world. That man is Andrew Ryan, and he believed that great men and women deserve better. And so he set out to create the impossible, a utopia free from government, censorship, and moral restrictions on science—where what you give is what you get. He created Rapture—the shining city below the sea. But as we all know, this utopia suffered a great tragedy. This is the story of how it all came to be...and how it all ended.

John Shirley

BioShock: Rapture

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The prequel story to the award-winning and bestselling video game franchise. How the majesty of Rapture, the shining city below the sea, became an instant dystopia It's the end of World War II. FDR's New Deal has redefined American politics. Taxes are at an all-time high. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has brought a fear of total annihilation. The rise of secret government agencies and sanctions on business has many watching their backs. America's sense of freedom is diminishing...and many are desperate to take that freedom back. Among them is a great dreamer, an immigrant who pulled himself from the depths of poverty to become one of the wealthiest and admired men in the world. That man is Andrew Ryan, and he believed that great men and women deserve better. And so he set out to create the impossible, a utopia free from government, censorship, and moral restrictions on science—where what you give is what you get. He created Rapture—the shining city below the sea. But as we all know, this utopia suffered a great tragedy. This is the story of how it all came to be...and how it all ended.

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Bioshock Rapture by John Shirley, Jeffrey Kafer (Narrator) Published by Tantor Media I checked the Bioshock Rapture audio book from my library via Hoopla Digital. I do not think I would have read this ... <a href="https://books.google.com/url?id=tC10a-x3YmoC&amp;q=http://www.librarything.com/work/11414513/reviews/136002802&amp;usg=AFQjCNGfOmcneZhKoIecsuocK_SJNb8wCA&amp;source=gbs_site_section_reviews_ge_r">Read full review </a>

This was so fabulous! It was a perfect back story to all the fascinating bits and pieces that make up Rapture and Bioshock. I just wish there were more! <a href="https://books.google.com/url?id=tC10a-x3YmoC&amp;q=http://www.librarything.com/work/11414513/reviews/114011296&amp;usg=AFQjCNEIAcAui_9GlVGiNfr2RcKRcN2H3A&amp;source=gbs_site_section_reviews_ge_r">Read full review </a>

John Shirley won the Bram Stoker Award for his book Black Butterflies . He was co-screenwriter of The Crow and television writer for Fox, and Paramount Television. His novels include City Come A-Walkin' , Eclipse , Crawlers , Demons , and Bleak History .

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