The author Prince of Persia published a book that could be another game -apkrig

The author of the Prince of Persia, Jordan Mechner, has published a new book in English, Samak the Ayyar: A Tale of Ancient Persia. As the subtitle suggests, this is an original Persian story translated by Freydoon Rassouli and adapted by Mechner. In an interview with vidcast, Wassup Conversations revealed that her story could originally have been used for a new game from the Prince of Persia series. But unfortunately the project came to an end, so it’s a book.

This is the first complete English version, which is based on a record from the 12th century.

Samak is supposed to be such a Persian “Robin Hood”. He is said to have great abilities and ideals of a knight, to experience many adventures and is a demonstration of the world inspired by the Prince of Persia. It is supposed to be a millennial story that has long been passed down from generation to generation only orally. It is a popular legend in Iran, which is said to resemble samurai stories, but everything is understandably influenced by Persian culture and folklore. Although he is a famous hero, he is almost unknown outside of Iran.

Therefore, it was translated and adapted by the pair. However, it is not just a thrilling adventure, but also a look into history, because the fate of ordinary people is against the background of the drama. This is the first complete English version, which is based on a record from the 12th century. In the interview, Mechner admits that he did not know the story at all until a few years ago, and explains that although he had been playing games about Persia for so many years, he never even visited the current area in person.

Then, during the preparation of the new game, he met the mentioned translator Rassouli. He introduced Samak to him, and his stories reminded Mechner of his hero. He wanted to read the whole book Rassouli was translating from him, but he explained that it had never been translated into English. So Mechner decided that whatever happened to the game, he had to fix it. And so it happened.

You can also download a sample of the first 24 pages from the book Samak the Ayyar on Jordan Mechner’s website. It contains an introduction and the first two chapters. This is far from Mechner’s first book. He has not only making of his plays to his credit, but also the comic Prince of Persia, which was also published here ten years ago.