The full history and making of the the legend of zelda franchise, neverbeforeseen concept art. Dec 21, 2011 dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. Dec 21, 2011 this sections states the complete history of hyrule from beginning to end. As far as i know this volume was not released outside of japan and is no longer in print. Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and videogame designer of donkey kong, mario and the legend of zelda, shigeru miyamoto, the hyrule historia book is crammed full of information about the storied history of links adventures from the creators themselves. The book was released on december 21, 2011 in japan with a cost of. It contains concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official.
I guess its up to fans to either accept or reject what has been written in the otherwisegreat book that is. The goddesses have answered the prayers of the people at dark times of hyrule s history, such as drowning hyrule beneath the great flood to save its people from destruction at ganons hands and sending the light spirits to imprison the dark interlopers within the confines of the twilight realm to save hyrule s people from their wicked reign. Jan 29, 20 dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. Dark horse books and nintendoa bring you the legend of zelda. 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. Hyrule historia is a book that was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legend of zelda series. With an insightful introduction by shigeru miyamoto, the legendary producer and video game designer of donkey kong, mario, and the legend of zelda, this book is crammed full of information about the. Today we are looking at the dead hands, or just dead hand. I like the idea that the book of mudora contains the records of hyrule s history as well as being a translation key, so the hylian spilling from the book is spelling out some lines from oots creation myth. Dark horse books and nintendo bring you the legend of zelda. Hyrule historia ebook written by eiji aonuma, akira himekawa. Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend. The sacred bloodline that was started by the zelda of skyward sword would go on to become known as the royal family of hyrule.
Dark horse books and nintendo team up to bring you the legend of zelda. Hyrule history book is a series that examines one specific part of legend of zelda lore and mythology, and discusses and examines it. Hyrule historia includes an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of the legend of zelda mangaakira himekawa. It is the first book in the goddess collection trilogy. Hyrule historia was released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series. Hyrule historia patrick thorpe, michael gombos, takahiro moriki, heidi plechl, kumar sivasubramanian, aria tanner, john thomas on. Nov 04, 2017 hyrule history book is a series that examines one specific part of legend of zelda lore and mythology, and discusses and examines it. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the legend of zelda. A chronology, is the material that may be of most immediate interest to hardcore zelda fans. An english version was released by dark horse comics on january 29, 20 at the. The legend of zelda hyrule historia himekawa, akira, anuma, eiji, miyamoto, shigeru isbn. This handsome hardcover contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. The section includes side entries summarizing characters, locations, and events. Lana uses these tomes to cast magic spells and create magical constructs walls, blocks, flying tiles, or orbs of magical energy.
These magic tomes are described as once belonging to a guardian of dimensions. Though it doesnt focus on the older games as much as wed like, it offers a wealth of information and visual material, and its an. Design artwork and commentary about the making of the game from the creators. Huge thanks to mases for daring to buy it without knowing what it was. Find out all about the legend of zelda, link, and the kingdom of hyrule. The entire history of the kingdom of hyrule, stretching from the era of creation and the ancient battle to its eventual destruction by flood, ruin or calamity. Link fulfilling the prophecy about using the book of mudora to translate the stone tablet in the desert. Containing the stories of the hero, the goddess reborn and the demon kings curse. It also contains a foreword by shigeru miyamoto and an afterword by eiji aonuma, who served as supervising editor for the book.
Its 274 pages feature art and information from every game in the legend of zelda series. Feb 09, 20 the second section, the history of hyrule. The history of hyrule chronicles the entire history of the the legend of zelda universe, divided into eras. Celebrating the oldschool games, fandom, art, manga, and other rare publications and aspects of. Book of sorcery is the default weapon moveset of the white sorceress, lana in hyrule warriors and hyrule warriors legends. Its 274 pages feature art and information from every game in the legend of ign logo. The limited edition of hyrule historia looks like it could have been pulled off the shelf of one of the sages in hyrule. The name hyrule historia is not intended to imply that the book is mostly about the development of past games, or the history of the series as it has evolved over the years, although it does provide some of that. Nintendo and dark horse offer an indepth look at one of gamings most important franchises. It is primarily developed and published by nintendo, although some portable installments and rereleases have been outsourced to capcom, vanpool, and grezzo. The legend of zelda encyclopedia is the third in what is dubbed the goddess collection trilogy of zelda books. They leave behind the triforce under the care of the goddess, hylia.
Tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia the verge. Nov 01, 2018 hyrule history book is a series that examines one specific part of legend of zelda lore and mythology, and discusses and examines it. The fauxleather hardcover bears the symbol of the gate of time, debossed, on the cover, and gold gilded pages. This book features sketches and official illustrations from takumi wada. Since the book is in japanese, fans have spent much time translating the zelda. Hyrule historia is a book any zelda fan will treasure. Hyrule historia is a book released in japan on december 21st, 2011 for 3,255 yen. The story of hyrule chapter 1 blasta6000 the legend of. The legend of zelda is an actionadventure video game franchise created by japanese game designers shigeru miyamoto and takashi tezuka. 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 digital.
Once ruled by the goddess hylia as an unnamed land in ancient times, it became established as the kingdom of hyrule by the descendants of her mortal incarnation. Hyrule historia by akira himekawa, eiji aonuma, shigeru miyamoto free downlaod publisher. Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and videogame designer of donkey kong, mario, and the legend of zelda, shigeru miyamoto, this book is crammed full of information about the storied history of links adventures from the creators themselves. Enormous legend of zelda encyclopedia book coming to north. Im enjoying the book immensely, but if i had one nit to pick with the hyrule historia, it would be that it hasnt gone into as much detail with the legend of zeldas dungeons as i would have hoped. Jul 21, 2019 the legend of zelda hyrule historia is simply awesome jammed packed with the history of hyrule and the official chronological of the games. This handsome digital book contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. Hyrule historia is a collectors book about nintendos the. And a indepth look at the legend of zelda franchise. Hyrule historia aonuma, eiji, himekawa, akira, himekawa, akira isbn.
Jan 29, 20 tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia nintendo and dark horse offer an indepth look at one of gamings most important franchises. The book displays all of the main series games in a certain chronological order. This handsome edition contains neverbeforeseen concept art, the full history of hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more. Judged as an art book that covers 25 years of zelda games, hyrule historia is a great resource, though some might wish classics like ocarina of time or link to the past were given as much space as. Building a mystery the legend of zelda is one of the most beloved video game franchises of all time. Sep 30, 2017 enormous legend of zelda encyclopedia book coming to north america next year the 320page book features item and enemy descriptions, an interview with series producer eiji aonuma, and much more. Hyrule historia burst onto the scene as an absolutely mustown book which covered the history of the zelda series.
It presents the first public iteration of the full zelda timeline. Historical section that divulges the history of hyrule as it is known ingame, and interviews with key members of the development team. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical informat. 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. An extensive source for legend of zelda official art, manga, doujinshi, and other rare aspects of the series. Tracking the history of zelda in hyrule historia nintendo and dark horse offer an indepth look at one of gamings most important franchises. Today we are looking at the redead, or just redead. Hyrule historia, containing an unparalleled collection of historical information on the legend of zelda franchise. Most significantly, hyrule historia revealed the zelda timeline, a much debated topic previous to the books release.