Back in 2009 a novel detailing the rise of Rapture was announced and was to be launched with BioShock 2 in 2010. It was delayed into oblivion so extra content could be added and now it is actually coming out. It is being written by sci-fi author John Shirley and will feature an introductory chapter by Ken Levine, father of the BioShock mythology.
The book will be out in March and you can read the synopsis below.
“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 there 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.”
