Books are recurring Objects in The Legend of Zelda series.[1]
Location and Uses[]
The Legend of Zelda[]
A Link to the Past[]
Link's Awakening[]
In the Village Library, Link can find the following books:
| Book | Use |
|---|---|
| Atlas of Koholint Island | View the Map of Koholint Island |
| Auto Map and Memo Guide Book | How to use the Atlas of Koholint Island |
| Dark Secrets And Mysteries Of Koholint | Navigating the Egg Maze |
| Fun With Bombs | How to use Bombs |
| How to Handle Your Shield Like a Pro! | |
| Secrets Of The Whirling Blade | How to perform Spin Attack |
| Selecting The Item That's Right For You | |
| The Properties of Warp Points | How to use Warp Points |
Ocarina of Time[]
One book, the Gravekeeper's Diary, can be found. It's located in Dampé's house in the Kakariko Village Graveyard.
Majora's Mask[]
Link can obtain the Bombers' Notebook, an item used to keep track of characters and quests throughout the game's three-day cycle. There are also four diaries found in the game:
| Book | Author | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Granny's Diary | Granny | Stock Pot Inn |
| Kafei's Diary | Kafei | Mayor's Residence |
| Lulu's Diary | Lulu | Zora Hall |
| Mikau's Diary | Mikau | Zora Hall |
Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons[]
There are two Books that can be found:
- Book of Seals, an item in Oracle of Ages.
- Touching Book, a trading sequence item in Oracle of Ages.
- Farore's Memory, a book Farore uses to record the secrets between Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons.
Four Swords Adventures[]
The Minish Cap[]
Books play a prominent role in obtaining the Flippers in The Minish Cap. There are three overdue Library Books that Link must retrieve in order to reach Librari in the Royal Hyrule Library: A Hyrulean Bestiary, Legend of the Picori, and A History of Masks. When these three Books are found and returned, Link can shrink down to Minish size and climb their spines to reach Librari, who will let Link to face his Trial and reward him with the Flippers.
If Link Fuses Kinstone Pieces with the Postman, Marcy appears in the Post Office and begins selling volumes of the Swordsman Newsletter for 200 Rupees each. There are a total of eight volumes, and a new volume becomes available each time Link obtains a Tiger Scroll.
Twilight Princess[]
Phantom Hourglass[]
- Explorer's Compass, a book of four volumes written by McNey in Phantom Hourglass.
- Guard Notebook, the third item in the Phantom Hourglass Trading Sequence.
Skyward Sword[]
In Skyward Sword, Books are decorative objects. Several Books of different sizes can be seen in Link's room at the Knight Academy. One of them is open on his desk and features images of different Birds.
Tri Force Heroes[]
Breath of the Wild[]
Several Books can be found throughout Hyrule Kingdom. Reading them can reveal both character backstories and recipes to Link.
Other Appearances[]
Gallery[]
Orange Book sprite from Link's Awakening DX
Red Book sprite from Link's Awakening DX
Blue Book sprite from Link's Awakening DX
Dark Secrets and Mysteries of Koholint model from Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch
Book of Seals sprite from Oracle of Ages
Touching Book sprite from Oracle of Ages
The Legend of the Picori sprite from The Minish Cap
A History of Masks sprite from The Minish Cap
See Also[]
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Wessel)
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Wessel)
- Nintendo Adventure Books
- Link and the Portal of Doom
References
- ↑ "The detailed instructions are written down in the book on the desk there. You should read them." — Symin (Breath of the Wild)