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The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia

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The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is a book about The Legend of Zelda video game series. It shows the timeline of the fictional events in the series as written by Nintendo.[1] It also has artwork of games in the series, a short manga, and a foreword (a short piece of writing found at the beginning of a book) and afterword (a short piece of writing found at the end of a book) written by people who created the series.

It was first released in Japan on December 21, 2011. It was released for the series' 25th anniversary and the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.[2] It was later released in English on January 29, 2013.[3]

The book topped Amazon.com's list of best-selling books.[4] It also topped The New York Times Best Seller list in the "Hardcover Advice & Misc." category.[5]

References

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  1. "Tracking the history of Zelda in 'Hyrule Historia'".
  2. Boccabella, Dathen (22 February 2013). "Hyrule Historia Excellently Conveys the Nature of The Legend of Zelda Timeline". Zelda Informer. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. "North American Hyrule Historia trailer and book cover revealed (Updated!)".
  4. Tesla (30 January 2013). "Hyrule Historia tears the roof as one of Amazon's best sellers". Zelda Universe.
  5. Reisinger, Don (11 February 2013). "'The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia' now a NYT best seller". CNET.

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