westernnomad Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 If I were looking for a canonical Elder Scrolls book or series of books, what would you recommend for something entertaining and lore-friendly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorKaizeld Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Are there Elder Scroll books outzide the games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westernnomad Posted June 18, 2017 Author Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yes. However, I am relatively a newcomer to Elder Scrolls, so I'd like to know if there's anything out there considered canonical in the way that "Accidental Knight" is Canonical for the Hex game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorKaizeld Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Oh hey there are books. Most appear to be lore history books and i assume since aside from alternate timelines nothing is reaaly noncanon i think you can assume all of them to be canon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) There are two novels that I am aware of that take place in The Elder Scrolls universe. They are canon as far as I am aware, and both are quite good. You can also purchase them on Amazon if you want, but I will leave links to Bethesda's official store page for them. The Infernal City:https://store.bethsoft.com/the-infernal-city-an-elder-scrolls-novel The Lord of Souls:https://store.bethsoft.com/lord-of-souls-an-elder-scrolls-novel Also, here is a link to other TES related books from Bethesda's shop. You can take a look at the lore books mentioned in this thread already through this link. Bethesda Store - TES Books:https://store.bethsoft.com/books-and-other-media/books?brand=165 Edited June 18, 2017 by DaddyDirection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorKaizeld Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 There are two novels that I am aware of that take place in The Elder Scrolls universe. They are canon as far as I am aware, and both are quite good. You can also purchase them on Amazon if you want, but I will leave links to Bethesda's official store page for them. The Infernal City:https://store.bethsoft.com/the-infernal-city-an-elder-scrolls-novel The Lord of Souls:https://store.bethsoft.com/lord-of-souls-an-elder-scrolls-novel Also, here is a link to other TES related books from Bethesda's shop. You can take a look at the lore books mentioned in this thread already through this link. Bethesda Store - TES Books:https://store.bethsoft.com/books-and-other-media/books?brand=165good to know they are good, i might pick them up. mostly because then Beth will get dollar signs in their eyes and make more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Querpo Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 There's (almost) no canon, Bethesda doesn't try to establish canon, quite the opposite really. The ingame books contradict one another to build suspension of disbelief and lets the player decide which one is telling the truth. The most obvious exaple to this is The Arcturian Heresy, which tells us a very different point of view -in contrast to the rest of Skyrim- on how Talos came to be, it was written by the Underking himself. Another very important piece is the 36 lessons of Vivec, which introduce concepts like CHIM and the Godhead. After you've read those ingame books you'll probably ask yourself if those things are actually true, and the reality is: there's no concrete evidence that proves it, but there's also no evidence debunking it. Its kinda like a Conspiracy theory.I highly recommend you visit the /teslore subreddit, if you go to the FAQ there you'll be answered a lot of popular questions about The Elder Scrolls (Is Talos really a god? What is C0DA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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