Yesterday, I
acquired what very well could be the crowning jewel of my nerdery collection:
Dark Horse’s HYRULE HISTORIA, a.k.a. 271 pages of breathtaking The Legend of Zelda goodness.
I received the book as a surprise gift from my amazing boyfriend—thanks,
babe! ♥
The book is
not only flat-out gorgeous, but also HUGE!
My boyfriend only paid roughly $20 (off of Amazon) for it, so I wasn’t
expecting it to be so big! It was
certainly a pleasant surprise. It’s a
good-quality book with thick pages and a durable hardcover.
As the title
suggests, the book chronicles the History of Hyrule throughout the Zelda series
by beginning with Skyward Sword in a
section titled “The Legend Begins”, and ending with “Creative Footprints”, a
section that documents 25 years of artwork, with beautiful, full-color pages
all along the way. The book also
features an intro and a conclusion by Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma,
respectively, and a 32-page manga that tells the story of the goddess Hylia,
the first Hero of Time, and the origins of Hyrule, and was lovingly drawn by
the amazing duo Akira Himekawa. I would
have paid $20 for this manga alone!
For those of you who don't have the book (yet?), here are some scans (courtesy of
Glitterberri), to give you a little preview:
AND, if you really want to go all out, there is also a Special Edition, of which there are only 4000 copies in existence. You can read about that here.
What a treasure. No Zelda fan should be without this book. Reading it made my heart ache with joy. The Legend of Zelda has been such a huge part
of my life, and my childhood memories of playing the games with my dad (and the
rest of my family, too) are some of my most cherished. I can’t wait to pass on things like this to
my own children. And I eagerly await
what Nintendo has in store for us with this beloved series.
One thing is
for certain…I will forever be a Zeldarian! HYRULE
HISTORIA now has a special place on my shelf and in my heart.
(P.S. The Makar plush was lovingly handmade by me. ^-^)
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