Read any good books lately?

HiRo11er · Post by **HiRo11er** » Thu May 13, 2004 10:09 pm

I rarely pay too much attention to the plethora of books you can find around tamriel, but once in a while i'll flip through one to see if there are any good stories in them. I remember reading one a while back about two thieves that tried to loot some castle. They ended up being invited to some kind of party, but it didn't turn out exactly the way they wanted... The book was called "Tressed" or something like that, & I really enjoyed the storyline.
It got me to thinking about how many books there actually are in this game, and all the work the designers put into making them. They have to want us to read them!

From that point on I've paid a bit more attention to the titles that i found lying around.

Anybody else read any good books lately?

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Thu May 13, 2004 11:26 pm

The Real Barenziah really appealed to me.

Fer'or · Post by **Fer'or** » Fri May 14, 2004 5:32 am

ABC for Barbarians is a real classic.

Feel free to quote.

ikim · Post by **ikim** » Fri May 14, 2004 9:52 am

Originally posted by Fer'or
ABC for Barbarians is a real classic.

Feel free to quote.

I too loved the "ABC for Barbarians". Is is in the fighters guild (blacksmith wing) in Ald Rhun, if I am not mistaking.
Very nice.
Have a look at it

arno_v · Post by **arno_v** » Fri May 14, 2004 11:13 am

I never read bookes, except for the brown, yellow and red book to locate the House counsiles, perhaps I should do it sometimes. I think I'll have a look at the ABC for Barbarians tonight, sounds like a cool book.

ikim · Post by **ikim** » Fri May 14, 2004 11:16 am

Originally posted by Fer'or
ABC for Barbarians is a real classic.

Feel free to quote.

I too loved the "ABC for Barbarians". Is is in the fighters guild (blacksmith wing) in Ald Rhun, if I am not mistaking.
Very nice.
Have a look at it

Dark Master · Post by **Dark Master** » Fri May 14, 2004 1:28 pm

I've read a few. Water Breathing acutally made me shudder at the end. The last line is really dramatic. Won't spoil it for you, but I think its better than a lot of the crap out there in WhSmiths!

unregisturd · Post by **unregisturd** » Sat May 15, 2004 5:03 pm

Originally posted by Fer'or
ABC for Barbarians is a real classic.

Feel free to quote.

I wanted to be the funnyguy.

Monolith · Post by **Monolith** » Sat May 15, 2004 5:23 pm

Read 'The Axe Man', 'Ice and Chitin', 'The Mirror' or/and 'The Gold Ribbon of Merit'. And there are some stories about thieves...read all of them. Unfortunately I don't know the titles...

Ahh, and just by the way...you can find all books on THIS page

( besides all Daggerfall-Books, maps, daedric alphabet and so on...)

EDIT: Alright, here are the titles of the books I mentioned above:
- Chance's Folly
- The Locked Room
- Surfeit of Thieves ( that's the title of the book someone already mentioned => 'Tressed')

There was another one but I didn't find it....

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Sun May 16, 2004 3:33 am

Withershins! That one was very funny.
They spent some real effort and time writing these books. I wonder who wrote them all? In RL, I mean.

Monolith · Post by **Monolith** » Sun May 16, 2004 7:52 am

Yes, I'd like to know as well. Some of them are really great.

fable · Post by **fable** » Sun May 16, 2004 8:21 am

Originally posted by Coot
Withershins! That one was very funny.
They spent some real effort and time writing these books. I wonder who wrote them all? In RL, I mean.

Some members of the dev team, for the fun of it. When I worked for several years in DragonRealms (text-based, for-pay MMORPG), I was in charge of the in-game library system. We had about seventy books online, some of them damned long. When I left, we had close to two hundred. Hell, wrote 14 of 'em myself.

i4v02v95i5p09k9 · Post by **i4v02v95i5p09k9** » Sun May 16, 2004 9:08 am

I read a book the other month about a Queen who was betrayed by some close friend? And then there was this big ass war, and the Queen's army was getting the hell kicked out of it. Her army couldnt fight the Evil Woman's Army because her army only operated at night (they were undead, I think) The story ends with the Evil Woman's Army destroying the Queen's Guards and Army, then killing her or taking her captive.. It was a good story.. *sniff*

Fer'or · Post by **Fer'or** » Sun May 16, 2004 10:08 am

Originally posted by unregisturd
I wanted to be the funnyguy.

I have only read the books of riddles and ABC for Barbs...

i4v02v95i5p09k9 · Post by **i4v02v95i5p09k9** » Sun May 16, 2004 10:42 am

Lol your character is a literal idiot..

Aqua-chan · Post by **Aqua-chan** » Sun May 16, 2004 4:05 pm

Gonna go with Monolith on "The Axe Man" and "The Locked Room". Both leave you to learn disturbing morals.

Also, "The Black Arrow", "Realizations of Acrobacy", and "A Lesson in Marksmanship" were good reads.

beornica · Post by **beornica** » Fri May 21, 2004 10:35 am

Only a true nerd actually reads those books. Ah well, then, as my husband tells me every time we enter into a lengthy discussion on the events and intricacies of Morrowind, I am indeed a true nerd. Has anyone seen "The Wood Book"? It's the funniest, and there's only one.

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:05 am

Originally posted by beornica
Only a true nerd actually reads those books.

Eh... uh-oh.

I've never even heard of the Wood Book. Does it have to do with Bosmer?

Coot · Post by **Coot** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:05 am

@i4v02v95i5p09k9, I think the book you mean is the Wolf Queen series.

Monolith · Post by **Monolith** » Sat May 22, 2004 9:41 am

Originally posted by beornica
Only a true nerd actually reads those books.

hum, I don't think so. I read them because I like reading books and I like what I read in Morrowind...