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!
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By Syntax Error
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Finally the Hyrule Historia has been released over here and is a must buy for any Zelda fan. This is not a story book but an encyclopedia of the Zelda series.
The beginning of the book focuses on the Skyward Sword and gives an insight to the creation process with plenty of concept art. This is followed by the complete Zelda time line (the best part of the book), the complete chronological order of how all the games fit together. Towards the end is a whole section of art from the Zelda series, this includes lots of concept art and has plenty of detail.
To finish it of you are treated to a 32 page Manga comic, it is the prequel to the Skyward Sword.
This book is highly recommended for any Zelda fan and is a great companion to go along with your game collection.
The beginning of the book focuses on the Skyward Sword and gives an insight to the creation process with plenty of concept art. This is followed by the complete Zelda time line (the best part of the book), the complete chronological order of how all the games fit together. Towards the end is a whole section of art from the Zelda series, this includes lots of concept art and has plenty of detail.
To finish it of you are treated to a 32 page Manga comic, it is the prequel to the Skyward Sword.
This book is highly recommended for any Zelda fan and is a great companion to go along with your game collection.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By D Hammond
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a really detailed book, great for any fan of the Zelda series.
Lovely artwork, decent amount of information, there's a Zelda manga at the back, but pest part for me are the timelines.
Lovely artwork, decent amount of information, there's a Zelda manga at the back, but pest part for me are the timelines.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Declan Ryan
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This hardback book is a must for any Zelda fan. I cannot stress enough how great it is to see concept art and background information for every single Zelda game, minus the CD-i of course. (I can't wait to bomb some DODONGOS!)
Hundreds of pages, all coloured and beautifully designed, not to mention every page is thicker than normal, giving weight to every page. I love it, and my friends, who aren't particular Zelda fans loved it too! Even got them to try out Twilight Princess.
Only one thing to note, and it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not every game gets the same amount of page numbers, with Skyward Sword taking over 60, and Twilight Princess taking 30, while Ocarina of Time taking only 5. This is due to the concept art being more numerous, more designs as the games got more intricate with their designs.
If you want to know what kind of book this is, it's half concept art, half behind the scenes, as there are pages dedicated to describing minor characters, giving offical backgrounds to them that we could only guess about. For example, the Great Hero in Twilight Princess who taught Link the Forgotten Techniques, his origins are revealed, and it's a doozy!
Not to mention the Official Zelda Timeline is finally revealed!
For what you get, I'd say it's worth far more than what they're charging, but I'm biased since I'm so happy with my purchase :)
Hundreds of pages, all coloured and beautifully designed, not to mention every page is thicker than normal, giving weight to every page. I love it, and my friends, who aren't particular Zelda fans loved it too! Even got them to try out Twilight Princess.
Only one thing to note, and it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Not every game gets the same amount of page numbers, with Skyward Sword taking over 60, and Twilight Princess taking 30, while Ocarina of Time taking only 5. This is due to the concept art being more numerous, more designs as the games got more intricate with their designs.
If you want to know what kind of book this is, it's half concept art, half behind the scenes, as there are pages dedicated to describing minor characters, giving offical backgrounds to them that we could only guess about. For example, the Great Hero in Twilight Princess who taught Link the Forgotten Techniques, his origins are revealed, and it's a doozy!
Not to mention the Official Zelda Timeline is finally revealed!
For what you get, I'd say it's worth far more than what they're charging, but I'm biased since I'm so happy with my purchase :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
bought for my daughters birthday, Zelda books are very hard to find in the shops, and when you can find them they are expensive. Amazon to the rescue again!!!!! have and will be buying many more books in the future from this series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've written a longer review about this so I'll try and be brief. Basically, I believe this delivered. It's called the Hyrule Historia, and it gave me the Zelda chronology. The other chapters, including the concept art for the other games, was also greatly appreciated. I wish there was more trivia however, and there were times when the book felt as if it had been written by a fan and not someone at Nintendo. Definitely worth it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Rob Jones
Format:Hardcover
This product can be easily summed up with just one word: Masterful.
This 276(?) page encyclopaedic book contains stunning drawings and never-before-seen concept art that is essential for any The Legend of Zelda fan. The long-awaited official Zelda timeline has been published, and this serves to dispel almost all confusion a fan may have regarding the chronology of this fantastic video-game series.
The book also includes a 32 page manga that acts as a sort of prelude to 2011's "Skyward Sword" and features beautiful artwork. Every game in the series, as well as those lesser-known games (e.g. the "BS Zelda Game series") is chronicled within the pages, and the book is fantastically well formatted with clear-to-read text, and colourful lettering.
I loved this book, and I promise you will too!
This 276(?) page encyclopaedic book contains stunning drawings and never-before-seen concept art that is essential for any The Legend of Zelda fan. The long-awaited official Zelda timeline has been published, and this serves to dispel almost all confusion a fan may have regarding the chronology of this fantastic video-game series.
The book also includes a 32 page manga that acts as a sort of prelude to 2011's "Skyward Sword" and features beautiful artwork. Every game in the series, as well as those lesser-known games (e.g. the "BS Zelda Game series") is chronicled within the pages, and the book is fantastically well formatted with clear-to-read text, and colourful lettering.
I loved this book, and I promise you will too!
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Hit Guy
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
First things first- I know this is fiction, and by 'historical' I just mean that I wanted to get inside the creators of the franchise and read their thoughts.
Instead I got an Art book.
Long review ahead, skip to end for conclusion.
This book is BIG, a lot bigger than I thought but that's not a bad thing as it seems quite fitting for such a franchise to receive a grand appearance. The gold lettering on the front is reflective foil and is a rather nice touch. The darkhorse logo is stamped one the spine and on the back so the front cover isn't tainted (no offense to Dark Horse) by logos that it doesn't need.
However I would have liked a design similar to the collector's edition, and I don't mean the leather slip cover, but at least turn 'The Legend of Zelda' into the appropriate Hylian script as to give it a bit of mystery and let the owner feel like its part of the Zelda-universe. I understand that may put others off but who is buying this- Fans of the Zelda games, and as such I think more could have been done here.
My two biggest problems with this book are; WAY too much Skyward Sword and sorely lacking written detail. According to the 'official' timeline *SPOILER* Skyward Sword is the beginning and I suppose it makes sense to cover it in detail, but here's the catch- this is just an art book. I may be one of the few who expected this to carry a historical perspective from the developers, artists, writers, etc etc, and was a little bit disappointed to find art dominating each page with only tiny details regarding what the development process was or why the character was created. Read more ›
Instead I got an Art book.
Long review ahead, skip to end for conclusion.
This book is BIG, a lot bigger than I thought but that's not a bad thing as it seems quite fitting for such a franchise to receive a grand appearance. The gold lettering on the front is reflective foil and is a rather nice touch. The darkhorse logo is stamped one the spine and on the back so the front cover isn't tainted (no offense to Dark Horse) by logos that it doesn't need.
However I would have liked a design similar to the collector's edition, and I don't mean the leather slip cover, but at least turn 'The Legend of Zelda' into the appropriate Hylian script as to give it a bit of mystery and let the owner feel like its part of the Zelda-universe. I understand that may put others off but who is buying this- Fans of the Zelda games, and as such I think more could have been done here.
My two biggest problems with this book are; WAY too much Skyward Sword and sorely lacking written detail. According to the 'official' timeline *SPOILER* Skyward Sword is the beginning and I suppose it makes sense to cover it in detail, but here's the catch- this is just an art book. I may be one of the few who expected this to carry a historical perspective from the developers, artists, writers, etc etc, and was a little bit disappointed to find art dominating each page with only tiny details regarding what the development process was or why the character was created. Read more ›
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Amazing addition to any Zelda fan's collection
I was thrilled when Nintendo announced that they were releasing Hyrule Historia outside Japan. This is a beautiful book with a foil finish to the cover. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Darraghmcnally
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Just awesome.
When i received it, and it was well protected, i was suprised first because of the size, and second because of the quality. Read more
Published 27 days ago by CASACA
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WELL WORTH THE MONEY
This is a monster of information about Zelda, plenty of beautiful art work and history of characters, storylines and so on. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Jay Star
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The Legend of Zelda;Hyrule Historia
I bought this for my daughter and it was delievered straight away.The book was brand new and would have cost me nearly twenty euro more in the shops My daughter loved it there was... Read more
Published 1 month ago by ARELENE HICKEY
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Perfect book for Zelda fans.
Love the book, I enjoy Zelda. This was like a journey to my 10 year old self. Revisiting past games, exploring their art.
Published 1 month ago by PAWEL Andrzej Olak
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Present for a hard core Zelda fan, she loves it!
I'm not a huge Zelda fan personally so bought this on a whim for a friend. She loves it, doesn't put it down and has read it cover to cover several times now.
Published 1 month ago by BranstoneBoy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hey...listen...
A fantastic gift for any Zelda or Nintendo fan. A treasure trove of information, fantastic pictures and finally an official timeline!
Published 1 month ago by Steveo
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My son loves it, he read it all the book and the pictures are great quality. Very good book.
I recommend it.
I recommend it.
Published 1 month ago by ELHAM
4.0 out of 5 stars
must for any zelda fan
i LOVE zelda. i even went to the expense of getting all of the consoles for all of the games and so when i saw this i knew i needed it so i bought it expecting it to be a historia... Read more
Published 1 month ago by william grunnill
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Brilliant.
Wanted this since it first came out, being a Zelda fan since I was very young, this book was like everything and anything I've ever wanted. Read more
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