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'''Hyrule Historia''' is an official book about [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], featuring previously unreleased concept artwork, a section detailing the official series [[Timeline]], and a preview of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' manga. It also contains a foreword by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and an afterword by [[Eiji Aonuma]], who served as Supervising Editor for the book. It was originally published by Shogakukan on December 21, [[2011]] in Japan. Dark Horse Books published an English version on January 29, [[2013]] for $34.99 as well as a Collector's Edition set at $70.00, limited to 4,000 copies.<ref name="Nintendo-gamer.net">[http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/11/28/heres-your-first-look-at-the-hyrule-historia-collectors-edition/ Nintendo Gamer]</ref> | '''Hyrule Historia''' is an official book about [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]], featuring previously unreleased concept artwork, a section detailing the official series [[Timeline]], and a preview of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' manga. It also contains a foreword by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and an afterword by [[Eiji Aonuma]], who served as Supervising Editor for the book. It was originally published by Shogakukan on December 21, [[2011]] in Japan. Dark Horse Books published an English version on January 29, [[2013]] for $34.99 as well as a Collector's Edition set at $70.00, limited to 4,000 copies.<ref name="Nintendo-gamer.net">[http://www.nintendo-gamer.net/2012/11/28/heres-your-first-look-at-the-hyrule-historia-collectors-edition/ Nintendo Gamer]</ref> | ||
==The | ==The Legend Begins== | ||
The first section is all about ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'', which was released just one month prior to this book. It reveals much of the design process of many of the game's characters and locations and includes some commentary relating these elements to the rest of the series. | The first section is all about ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'', which was released just one month prior to this book. It reveals much of the design process of many of the game's characters and locations and includes some commentary relating these elements to the rest of the series. | ||
== | ==The History of Hyrule== | ||
{{Main|Timeline}} | {{Main|Timeline}} | ||
This section begins by presenting the official ordering of each game in the series, which had previously been kept top-secret.{{Unsourced}} It then tells the story of each game, in order, including events that happen in-between games. Even details about individual characters, items, and locations are included in sidebars. | This section begins by presenting the official ordering of each game in the series, which had previously been kept top-secret.{{Unsourced}} It then tells the story of each game, in order, including events that happen in-between games. Even details about individual characters, items, and locations are included in sidebars. | ||
== | ==Creative Footprints== | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Hyrule Historia is an official book about The Legend of Zelda series, featuring previously unreleased concept artwork, a section detailing the official series Timeline, and a preview of the Skyward Sword manga. It also contains a foreword by Shigeru Miyamoto and an afterword by Eiji Aonuma, who served as Supervising Editor for the book. It was originally published by Shogakukan on December 21, 2011 in Japan. Dark Horse Books published an English version on January 29, 2013 for $34.99 as well as a Collector's Edition set at $70.00, limited to 4,000 copies.[1]
The Legend Begins
The first section is all about Skyward Sword, which was released just one month prior to this book. It reveals much of the design process of many of the game's characters and locations and includes some commentary relating these elements to the rest of the series.
The History of Hyrule
- Main article: Timeline
This section begins by presenting the official ordering of each game in the series, which had previously been kept top-secret.[citation needed] It then tells the story of each game, in order, including events that happen in-between games. Even details about individual characters, items, and locations are included in sidebars.
Creative Footprints
Gallery
Trivia
- Glitterberri, who led the fan translation of the Japanese edition of Hyrule Historia, was hired by Dark Horse to help with the official English localization.[2]