Disco Elysium was one of 2019's standout games thanks to its rich and often absurd narrative and brilliant worldbuilding, but years before the game's launch, its writer and lead designer Robert Kurvitz penned a novel set in the same world. Titled Sacred and Terrible Air, it was originally published in Estonian in 2013 and included art by Aleksander Rostov, who worked as a designer and art director on Disco Elysium.
As spotted by our friends at PC Gamer, the novel has now been fully translated into English for the first time. Fans have the choice of two versions, although neither is official. One comes from tequilla_sunset5, who's tried to ensure consistency between their translated version and Disco Elysium, changing some words and names to match how they appear in the game while also trying to retain as much of the novel's subtext and style as possible. It features illustrations by Rostov as well as a glossary, an epilogue, and a deleted scene previously shared on the blog of Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM. You can find it in both PDF and epub format here.
