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Original Title:	ICO-霧の城
ISBN:	1421540630 (ISBN13: 9781421540634)
Edition Language:	English

Ico: Castle in the Mist

Miyuki Miyabe

Paperback | Pages: 370 pages

Rating: 3.63 | 889 Users | 79 Reviews

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Title	:	Ico: Castle in the Mist
Author	:	Miyuki Miyabe
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 370 pages
Published	:	August 16th 2011 by Haikasoru (first published January 1st 2005)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Asian Literature. Japanese Literature. Young Adult. Games. Video Games

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When a boy named Ico grows long curved horns overnight, his fate has been sealed-he is to be sacrificed in the Castle in the Mist. But in the castle, Ico meets a young girl named Yorda imprisoned in its halls. Alone they will die, but together Ico and Yorda might just be able to defy their destinies and escape the magic of the castle.

Based on the video game filmmaker Guillemo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) called a "masterpiece", Japan's leading fantasist Miyuki Miyabe has crafted a tale of magic, loss, and love that will never be forgotten.

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Ratings: 3.63 From 889 Users | 79 Reviews

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It is the novelization of a beloved video game, so there is some possibility that my joy in reading it is biased by my fond memories of the engaging mystery and emotion of the game. That being said, I think it would also be a great read for lovers of fantasy who have NOT played the game, even if they do not recognize the places and moments that conjure up game nostalgia for those who HAVE played it. The author takes some artistic liberty filling in gaps in the game world's story, but I am

I really enjoyed this book. I knew before reading it that it was based on a video game, but I've never played it. I think the story in this book was very successful, but I had some problems with the way it was constructed. The beginning, for me, was the best part. The writing was wonderful and as Ico's backstory was filled in the character was really coming alive for me. In the middle, it started to be much less organic. Here you could tell that the book was based on a video game. Every scene

Hands down the best video game novelization, I have ever encountered. Really tempted to give it a five star but I try to reserve that for works that alter my perceptions or strike me in a really profound way.Having never played the actual game, I can't attest to the similarities or the connections between the two. The novel focuses primarily on a young boy who is sent as a sacrifice to a castle surrounded in mist. There is a great deal of mystery and a plethora of unknowns working behind the

I was cautiously optimistic about ICO: Castle in the Mist, with a strong emphasis on 'cautiously'.On the one hand, ICO is one of the more memorable videogames I've ever played. A haunting, ethereal experience, but one that could only really be expressed through its medium. On the other hand, the relationship between the protagonists is (unusually) enhanced due to the language barrier between the two of them. Would adding dialogue ruin this?Simply put, the book is not the videogame - a point that

This book is odd.It's not the video game plus+ dialogue and character development minus- parts that are fun to play but would be boring to read. It's a retelling of the story. The first chapter is Ico's back-story, which is fine but drags on a bit too long. In the second chapter it starts getting really strange because the author starts going through the story almost exactly the way the game happens. I could actually imagine her playing the game with her laptop by her side, writing as she

I totally read this because I love the original game in the Ps2, Fumito Ueda's trilogy endorsed the design by Subtraction that inspired a lot of later on games and is an absolute masterpiece and very open to interpretation.This book picks the original game and gives it more context, the author interprets the game her own way and creates a more linear story that doesn't leave much to the imagination. It tries to fill the holes of the game and make a more closed story.I think it's a good

I've never played the video game this is based on, although I had heard of it. I went into this book knowing nothing apart from the blurb on the back. It's an interesting fantasy adventure - although at times, the translation feels a little stilted as if the translator has struggled to find the right word. At times, you can visualise the game characters having to navigate the areas being described in the book, although the author notes that the novel and game do not correspond exactly and the