The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, from Nintendo and Dark Horse Books, offers an unparalleled collection of historical information on the Legend of Zelda game franchise. Some fans might be familiar with the Hyrule Historia, which was originally released in Japan, through Shogakukan, back in 2011 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Zelda franchise. This highly detailed encyclopaedia contained everything from concept artwork to a complete chronology of Link’s history through the games (finally answering many fan’s questions of when each game took place in Link’s life). The book also includes a full history and making of the The Legend of Zelda franchise, never-before-seen concept art, an introduction by Shigeru Miyamoto, and an exclusive comic by the foremost creator of The Legend of Zelda manga—Akira Himekawa. This brings the book to a wopping 248-pages of Zelda goodness with a suggest retail price of $34.99 and release date of January 29, 2013.

Pre-sales on the Hyrule Historia have been unbelievable, as it has now knocked 50 Shades of Gray from the #1 spot on the Amazon bestseller list for a week straight. The limited edition is sold out (All 4,000 copies of it!) and with 100,000 books sold through Amazon alone, Hyrule Historia is set to be the biggest, if not best book of the year. We’ve already read through the book and it looks amazing, but you can see a small preview below before picking up your copy in just 2 weeks!