The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is a 274-page page book featuring official Zelda artwork as well as the history of the Zelda universe. It is filled with concept art and design sketches of The Legend of Zelda titles.

The encyclopedia was released on December 21, 2011 in Japan with a cost of ¥3,255. An English version was released by Dark Horse Comics on January 29, 2013 at the price of $34.99. Dark Horse also released a limited edition with an alternate cover and gilded pages. It was limited to 4,000 copies. This encyclopedia only details games considered to be canon to the history of Hyrule. Spin-off games, such as Link's Crossbow Training, Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland, Tingle's Balloon Fight DS, etc., are not included in the book.

Overview
The encyclopedia is divided into three sections. The first section, titled "The Legend Begins", describes the events covered in Skyward Sword. The next section is "The History of Hyrule", which reviews the storyline of each game, additionally suggesting a complete take on the Zelda Timeline, including the previously-unconfirmed placement of certain games. The rest of the book, titled "Creative Footprints" is filled with artwork spanning the 25 years of the franchise, followed by 32 pages of the by Akira Himekawa.