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. This handsome hardcover contains never-before-seen concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more! Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and video-game designer of Donkey Kong, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto, this book is crammed full of information about the storied history of Link's adventures from the creators themselves! As a bonus, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia includes an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of The Legend of Zelda manga — Akira Himekawa!
Hexone4Life
Posted Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2013
This is amazing. The Quality of the book is great. The Details and the timeline is a must have for a fan of the series. The colorful artwork is a treat to the eyes. Please be aware that Online shipping is not recommended. By book was badly damaged. I ended up picking one up at the store.
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2013
This is a beautiful book! It has wonderful illustrations and is a must have for any Legend of Zelda fan! I was disappointed when my copy arrived with a dent in the top of the front cover but the book itself is very well done and makes me want to go through and play all of my old games again.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013
Got it on my NOOK. 39 pages of nothing. No illustrations and nothing special about it. I feel robbed.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Mar 20 00:00:00 EDT 2013
I fell in love with this book the minute I got it, and the only disappointment was that there was a small dent in the top corner of the front cover when I received the book. It's not that much of a bother though, so other than that, the book is amazing. I loved all of the artwork and facts. It really is the perfect book for any zelda fan or collector.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Mar 13 00:00:00 EDT 2013
If you have even a passing interest in the Zelda series or in design and character development, then this is the book for you. Quality content in a very well made presentation.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2013
This answers so many of the Zelda fan’s dreams and I’m happy to say this was the book that kicked 50 Shades from the Amazon’s number 1 spot on the Best Seller list, even now it’s still ahead of it. At any rate!
Historia is a whole collection of history, concept art, storyline and timelines that Zelda fans have been dreaming of for so long, over 25 years…seriously. It opens up with a section solely on Skyward Sword the newest installment to the series, and the rest of the book kind of refers back to it as well. Part of me knows this is kind of selling point for them but it’s also because Skyward Sword is technically the 1st game on the timeline now, so there are a lot of cool little things that they connected to the others games to help tie them together. The concept art is really awesome and I’m happy the designers decided to actually keep their really old notes because it’s neat seeing their processes to get to those final characters. The one problem I had with it, and I’m blaming this on the fact that I had to read it on a computer is that the wording in the concept pictures is too hard to read. But I’ll simply count that as another reason to buy this.
The timeline is exactly what we wanted. It explains the rather complicated timelines (since it splits into three) and gives you the basic storyline from one to the next, which some side info on characters, objects and places. I’m a bit sad there wasn’t more to my favorite game, Link’s Awakening, but since I never finished it the story of it made so much more sense. For something that they will admit came together by accident it’s actually a pretty cool storyline for the world, and despite a few consistency errors it’s pretty fluid. Some of it is a tad repetitive, but most people will not sit down and read this like a normal novel so I doubt that will be too much of an issue.
I think that any hard-core Zelda fan would love to have this both as a great reference but also to pull back those memories of sitting in front of the NES or N64 for hours, chopping grass or rolling to get some where faster. It’s a great addition to any gamer’s collection.
I received this from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2013
great read
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2013
its quite wonderful
1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2013
MUST HAVE FOR ANY ZELDA FAN!!!!
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Fri Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2013
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Anonymous
Posted Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013
The manga is great. Kinda sad.
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Posted Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013
The nook. Historia is a whole collection of history, concept art, storyline and timelines that Zelda fans have been dreaming of for so long, over 25 years…seriously. It opens up with a section solely on Skyward Sword the newest installment to the series, and the rest of the book kind of refers back to it as well. Part of me knows this is kind of selling point for them but it’s also because Skyward Sword is technically the 1st game on the timeline now, so there are a lot of cool little things that they connected to the others games to help tie them together. The concept art is really awesome and I’m happy the designers decided to actually keep their really old notes because it’s neat seeing their processes to get to those final characters. The one problem I had with it, and I’m blaming this on the fact that I had to read it on a computer is that the wording in the concept pictures is too hard to read. But I’ll simply count that as another reason to buy this.
The timeline is exactly what we wanted. It explains the rather complicated timelines (since it splits into three) and gives you the basic storyline from one to the next, which some side info on characters, objects and places. I’m a bit sad there wasn’t more to my favorite game, Link’s Awakening, but since I never finished it the story of it made so much more sense. For something that they will admit came together by accident it’s actually a pretty cool storyline for the world, and despite a few consistency errors it’s pretty fluid. Some of it is a tad repetitive, but most people will not sit down and read this like a normal novel so I doubt that will be too much of an issue.
Anonymous
Posted Sat Apr 13 00:00:00 EDT 2013
As said online shipping is not reccomended, mine did not get damaged but it took a month to get to my house. But i have not gotten the ebook yet but this book is AWESOME!!!!!!!
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Posted Mon Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2013
this is the neatest book ever! I loved it! sweet!!!!
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Posted Sat Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2013
The best encyclopedia of zelda, brings back so many memories
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Posted Tue Mar 26 00:00:00 EDT 2013
I got this book yesterday for my 16th birthday, and I'm pretty sure it was my FAVORITE present! So far, it is amazing and I love it.
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Posted Sun Mar 03 00:00:00 EST 2013
I bought this book for my brother. He had been waiting for it's release for a long time and was really excited to receive it for his birthday. SO far no complaints! Just excitement! To quote him he says "It's ballin!"
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Posted Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013
The historia was well worth the purchase. Within these pages it is easy to see all the love that has been put into the Zelda series. The only reason this doesn't receive a 5 out of 5 from me is because I wished for a bit more depth than given. Here's hoping for a volume 2.
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Posted Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013
The graphics and the details are just amazing. If you are a true Zelda fan, like myself then I would recommend to buy this book. I know it was worth my money!
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Posted Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2013
Excellent book, especially for fans of the Zelda series.
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Overview
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. This handsome hardcover contains never-before-seen concept art, the full history of Hyrule, the official chronology of the games, and much more! Starting with an insightful introduction by the legendary producer and video-game designer of Donkey Kong, Mario, and The Legend of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto, this book is crammed full of ...