The legend of zelda encyclopedia this 320page book is an exhaustive guide to the legend of zelda from the original the legend of zelda to twilight princess hd. The legend of zelda hyrule historia himekawa, akira, anuma, eiji, miyamoto. Much of the backstory of the creation of hyrule was revealed in the games a link to the past, ocarina of time, the wind waker, twilight princess, skyward sword, and a link between worlds. A novelization of the legend of zelda ocarina of time. The timeline had previously existed in a highly confidential document conceived as early as 2005. Hyrule historia is a book released in japan on december 21st, 2011 for 3,255 yen. It even has the legit timeline of the zelda games, so we wont have to try and figure.
I finally read it yesterday, and while the majority of content is already pretty wellknown thanks to hyrule historia and official guides, it contains some new info here and there. This ended one of the longestrunning debates among the fans of. For the past 25 years, nearly every entry in the legend of zelda series has. The 276page book reveals the official timeline of the fictional events in the series, following years of speculation by fans.
Zeldas wonderful hyrule historia book is getting a. A comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in hyrule historia, concept art, screencaps. It presents the first public iteration of the full zelda timeline. Hyrule historia is an indepth encyclopedia on the legend of zelda series, released in japan on december 21, 2011. Art and artifacts and concluding in the legend of zelda encyclopedia. That was never officially given a spot anywhere until then. Before that, it had been kept a deeply held secret, even to most of the developers. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. Additionally, hyrule historia features a manga prequel to skyward sword. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. Hyrule historia looks at the story in each game and how they fit the overall narrative of the series read timeline placement here. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more.
Alongside the release of the hyrule historia, nintendo unveiled the official legend of zelda timeline. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend. It is primarily developed and published by nintendo, although some portable installments and rereleases have been outsourced to capcom, vanpool, and grezzo. Jun 01, 2014 dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. For decades, fans have wondered how the zelda games fit together. The good news is that the zelda timeline is officially released as part of hyrule historia note to shogakukans employees. An exhaustive compendium of everything from the first 30 years of the legend of zelda. Make sure to check out the other installments in this unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise with the new york times best selling books the legend of zelda. Feb 04, 2019 i flip through the the legend of zelda. The only thing that historia forced was making the 2d games into a separate timeline that only sort of makes sense.
The legend of zelda timeline is the inuniverse chronology of the legend of zelda series. Jan 29, 20 dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. As such, it has been the subject of numerous fan theories. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on. The legend of zelda look for the sequels to the legend of zelda. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the. Hyrule historia is a book celebrating 25 years of zelda games. This 320page book is an exhaustive guide to the legend of zelda from the original the legend of zelda to twilight princess hd.
Dark horse books and nintendo bring you the legend of zelda. The zelda timeline is an ordering of the zelda games as their events occur within the fictional universe. Nintendo even hedges the timeline by saying that this chronicle. Timeline and other interesting tidbits in hyrule encyclopedia. It is the first installment of the goddess trilogy, continuing in the legend of zelda. Though the series began in 1986, nintendo did not publish a master timeline until hyrule historia in 2011. Hyrule historia is a book that was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legend of zelda series. Even if youre of the opinion that all zelda games are nearidentical, hyrule historia lends fresh perspective by dividing the timeline into segments, making you appreciate the individual. Akira himekawa is the pseudonym of two female comic book and manga artists who. I have long wanted to know the official timeline for the zelda universe, and this book. The timeline constructed by nintendo is likely to settle and start a few arguments as well, but just reading. The lore of the zelda series didnt really start until.
Hyrule historia is an indepth encyclopedia on the legend of zelda series. It is the first book in the goddess collection trilogy. I got my copy of hyrule encyclopedia a week ago but only briefly skimmed it since i spent most of my time playing the amazing botw. It really is the perfect book for any zelda fan or collector. A comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in hyrule historia, concept art, screencaps, maps, main characters and how they relate, languages, and much, much more, including an exclusive. The book feels great, looks great, is sturdy, and will make for a great placeholder on your bookshelf of geek culture. Since the book is in japanese, fans have spent much time translating the zelda. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendo s the legend of zelda series, published in english by dark horse comics and in german by tokyopop. It also contains a foreword by shigeru miyamoto and an afterword by eiji aonuma, who served as supervising editor for the book. We recently got sent a graphically enhanced version of this same timeline grid, making it closely resemble the grid that was published in the book itself. Do not edit another users theories without permission. As demonstrated in the historia, ocarina of time is the root of a three way split in the legend of zelda timeline, and each of the three splits is triggered by an event leading up to the final confrontation with ganon or shortly after his defeat.
Hyrule historia is a book that was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary. Hyrule historia, a collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. Everyone knows that playing video games is far superior to boring bookreading. The first is that the original zelda games were made out of a want of making new games rather than focus on story.
Thats where theyll find the history of hyrule, a chronology that lays out the official narrative of every game to date. This handsome digital book contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. The legend of zelda takes place predominantly in a medieval western europeinspired fantasy world called hyrule, which has developed a deep history and wide geography over the series many releases. It shows the timeline of the fictional events in the series as written by nintendo. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendos the legend of zelda series, published in english by dark horse comics and in german by tokyopop. Tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia the verge. It covers the entire history of zelda, from the original nes legend of zelda all the way to the most recently skyward sword, and everything else inbetween such as link to the past, links. Hyrule historia is a book about the legend of zelda video game series. The legend of zelda is an actionadventure video game franchise created by japanese game designers shigeru miyamoto and takashi tezuka. It also has artwork of games in the series, a short manga, and a foreword a short piece of writing found at the beginning of a book and afterword a short piece of writing found at the end of a book written by people. Published by dark horse books and nintendo, the tome tells you everything you might want to know about the history of the legend of zelda franchise, including lots of art and an official chronology of the legend of zelda storyline. The legend of zelda encyclopedia nintendo 9781506706382. There is a book out right now called legend of zelda.
Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of. This official chronology was revealed in detail in the legend of zelda. The book displays all of the main series games in a certain chronological order. The legend of zelda encyclopediaart book, hyrule historia, features an official timeline for the series. Its 274 pages feature art and information from every game in the legend of zelda series.
Most significantly, hyrule historia revealed the zelda timeline, a much debated topic previous to the books release. Zeldas wonderful hyrule historia book is getting a digital. Hyrule historia burst onto the scene as an absolutely mustown book which covered the history of the zelda series. Jan 30, 20 it covers the entire history of zelda, from the original nes legend of zelda all the way to the most recently skyward sword, and everything else inbetween such as link to the past, links. A few days back we posted a translated grid of the zelda timeline from the hyrule historia book, courtesy of our friends over at glitterberri. It also looks at the evolution of the designs over the years. Ever since zelda 2 there has been a timeline that was outlined in interviews, articles and books, without fans asking. Download the legend of zelda encyclopedia pdf search engine. The greatest source of fan wank in the entire video game industry. Spanning 247 pages, hyrule historia contains creators notes, concept artwork, and previously unknown information such as the complete timeline of the games in the series up to and beginning from the legend of zelda. Jun 21, 2018 this 320page book is an exhaustive guide to the legend of zelda from the original the legend of zelda to twilight princess hd. Hyrule historia invites readers to take an indepth look at twentyfive years of concept art, character sketches, and lore from one of the most beloved gaming franchises of all time.