The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Standard Edition: Prima Official Game Guide

Oh. My. Word. This is big...I mean this is REALLY big! I know you've heard that in the other reviews, but really! I just measured this so you don't have to imagine it, and the book by the numbers (so to speak, ha ha) is: 11"H x 8.5"W x 1.15/16" thick! (I think I mixed my methods there at the end, but the numbers are right). It is also *quite* heavy. However, for a game this enormous- this profound- you really can't get by with less... well, I can't. Everything you could possibly want or need to know is here. Every class description, leveling technique, race modifier, monsters' strengths and abilities(!), quests (major, minor and everything in between), maps of everything and everywhere-*seriously- tips on gameplay, style, pros/cons of different combinations of character configurations, and they also encourage 'just playing' but if you want or need advice, info, tips, etc, it's *all* in there! And don't forget the sharp poster/maps for your walls (or wherever)! Since I am new to Skyrim or Elder Scrolls entirely, there's likely nothing at all I could possibly say about that aspect to a veteran player. However, because I *am that "raw" of a player, maybe this next bit carries some weight with other new players... at least that's my hope (to be helpful somehow to a newbie like me considering whether or not to buy this big, seemingly pricey -but not really- book). Like the game, this book allows you to just dip your toes or dive right in. Your choice. I appreciate that. I also began to feel like maybe I needed to study before playing! (ha ha) But then I realized that if I used it to understand the backstory and character choices and then sort of just read it as I liked 'out of game' and also as a reference for in-game, it works excellently that way too. Matter of fact, I have already found that I enjoy reading it just like a "book" book, too. Of course, you can still just use it as a straight-up reference or guide, too. It's ALL up to you, like all things TES. Now, a quick word about backstory: because there's a LOT of in-game politics that are no big thing to all you lucky Tamriel veterans, because you grew as the lore did, probably, but for anyone new coming in this late in the game (and lots are still, a testament to the awesome thing we've got here) it's a lot to work out at first. At least if you like your character to make 'legitimate' decisions based on their internal morals, beliefs and culture (if you are new to this world, believe me, you totally *will feel* things your character does!). Luckily, we have this and it really helps to have it all laid out in front of you (me) in "black & white" (and tons of glossy, gorgeous, color pics). I find this, my "Skyrim bible", so much better for me than online. Which is kinda profound coming from me, I've been gaming for 30ish years (gak!) and have bought exactly 2 guides.Total. Ever. And sure, there's tons (TONS) of info out there and yes, it's free, and much of it is good, but I promise you-this book is *SO worth it. Just to have absolutely everything right at your fingertips in glossy color! This is one of the *best* purchases I have made (minus the game itself! ) in a very long time. Between everything I already mentioned and the beautiful artwork, the perfect "tone of voice" the author uses, the absolute mountain of information this book provides, there is also the fact that between uses it sure looks pretty on the shelf. o.ó Since I got this game and now that I have this guide (the word "guide" is so insufficient for this...I think "Skyrim Bible" works better for me).. since I got my "bible" (and game) I have been the most occupied and involved in something I can see being kinda huge for me for the first time since I got sick. When I play I'm almost glad I became ill, because I "get" to stay home and play all day (when well)! Great incentive to try to be as well as possible. (Besides, in-game, I'm a strong, beautiful, young adventuring warrior!) ~·*·~¤This is a definite "Buy"¤~*·~ =)

This Skyrim V game guide comes in the form of a collector's book and is for the Legendary Edition of the game. It is hard cover with over 1000 pages. It is probably one of the most detailed Prima guides ever produced for one of the most played games. If the player has any questions concerning the Skyrim game, the answer is in this book. But don't look for any of the cheat codes that appear on some websites because this book just shows where everything is and how to get there. It also includes maps that can be unfolded and displayed on a wall, but the smaller maps in the book are much more useful for collecting artifacts and solving quests. I bought the game in the close-out section at Target a couple of years ago. I've been hooked ever since. When I ordered this game guide from Amazon in 2015, I was hesitant because of the cost, $84, but it was worth every penny. It is the key to every "rabbit-hole" in Skyrim. Good luck finding one at a reasonable price today. Even the used ones are going for $249 on Amazon.

This is one of those books where it is nice to own it in a hardback because it is massive! The pages are slightly thin (thankfully so because the book is huge!) but glossy and jam-packed with an insane amount of info on all things Skyrim. Someone mentioned the cover seemed cheap but it was what I had expected and to be honest, I could care less because its content will get you your money's worth and then some. It expands upon the previous edition to include the expansion packs that are included in the legendary edition which comes out soon or can be purchased online if you own the standard edition. It comes with: -A giant pullout map of locations -- their place on the map and an index to the right so they can be found easily -Poster with the "signatures" of everyone who worked on the game -A card with a code so that you can access an interactive map online -An attached ribbon to keep your place The book itself Is filled with thousands of details and pictures which document every single aspect of the game in order to allow you to get the most out of each quest and build the best character for your play-style. Chapters are organized under the following headers: -TRAINING: Covers character creation, skills per play style, perks, shouting, diseases, vampirism, lycanthropy, alchemy, smithing, enchanting and information about the world and how to interact with it: crime and punishment, horses, books etc. This list is not all-inclusive. -THE INVENTORY: Info regarding inventory categories -THE BESTIARY: Advice, information and pictures of the enemies encountered in the game -QUESTS: includes Main quests, Companions quests, College of Winterhold quests, Theives guild quests, Dark Brotherhood quests, Civil war quests, Daedric quests, other factions quests (Greybeards, blades, bards college, temple quests, etc), side quests, dungeon quests, favors and miscellaneous quests. I should also mention that all radiant quests are included -DAWNGUARD QUESTS: Vampire/character/location overview, main quests, postquest activities, dawnsguard faction quests, vampire faction quests, side quests and regional activities. -DRAGONBORN QUESTS: Overview characters/locations, Dragonborn main quests, Solesteim side quests, regional activties and world interactions. -THE ATLAS OF SKYRIM: Overview of northern lands of Tamriel, Additional locations, Dawnguard services, crafting and collectibles, hold 1: Haafingar, hold 2: Hjaalmarch, hold 3: The pale, Hold 4: Winterhold, hold 5:The Reach, hold 6: Whiterun, hold 7: Eastmarch, hold 8: Falkreath, hold 9: The Rift, Blackreach and other realms, Solshteim: northern mountains and southern ashlands, and Apocrypha. The mapping of these locations is extensive--where everything in a village is located, traps at quest locations, covetable items, etc. -APPENDICES: achievements and Trophies, Traders, Shrines, Unique Weapons, Unique Armor and Items, Skill books, other references, and the language of dragons Hopefully, this has helped provide some insight into what is included in the book. You will not regret buying it!

Talk about a Legendary game guide! This guide is thicker than any of the game guides I have ever owned before, coming in around 1100 pages, and it is certainly massive. This game guide includes anything a collector or someone just looking for help through the game. There is a detailed walk-through of every single quest present in the entire game from the main quest, DLC quests, side quests, faction quests and random encounters. There is detailed tables of every single enemy that is able to be encountered in the entire game, inclusive of the DLC. There is an atlas section, detailing the collectibles and general items that are able to be found at pretty much every significant location in the game (every single fort, mine, cave, tower, Nordic ruins, etc...). The guide comes with a utterly giant perforated map in the rear. It is reversible; One side is of the main game map of Skyrim, with every single game location marked and then a small legend on the side to decipher the code system used to identify those locations, and the other side details all of the DLC areas and their locations as well. It also manages to detail every single obtainable item in the game essentially, from all the weapons of every type, every armor of every type and so on (potions, ingredients, miscellaneous, etc...). It even has special sections detailing all of the unique weapons, armor and so on that you can obtain (things like Froki's Bow, Finn's Flute, Wylandriah's Spoon, Ysgramor's Fork, Wuuthrad, Volundrung, etc...). It also goes through character creation, possible archetypes for character builds to start with or to build off of for your own experience, suggested armor outfits for certain play types and characters. It details all of the races present in the game, their advantages, disadvantages, and brief history of the race. It also includes details of every single skill present in the game and what they will all do and what they would be good for. There is even an index in the rear of the guide for quick searching through the massive book for a certain occurrence of an item or the like. Perhaps one of the coolest things after all of that, is that the guide comes with access to a web-based version of itself, allowing you to essentially view your guide on the go (provided you have an internet connection). I certainly recommend this guide for collectors and game enthusiasts, as well as any of those people who just want a guide for the game, it is very worthwhile with all of the information included and coverage of the DLC.

I'm giving this book 5 stars even though I have a lot of trouble reading it due to the small type size and non-white low contrasting paper color and non-black ink. It's an adventure reading it. I actually purchased one of those magnifying sheets to try and help read it and that's not that great either. I'd of rather the type size use non-organic very black ink with white paper (non-glossy) and large or giant size letter point size and took up two volumes. The main reason I bought this book was because I was so happy with the Fallout 3 book by the same people, that I am able to read btw. I still give if a 5 star because of the shear volume of info contained within and the look and feel of the book etc. The map graphics, I do need a large magnifying glass to see them and have trouble deciphering them. I actually feel like Indiana Jones going over some poor condition ancient map of a tomb and trying to find stuff etc. This is not a good experience but "work", ie not so fun. Not after the first time where you can write it off as part of the adventure. Ok I'm down grading the book to 4 stars now. The maze maps are so small sometimes they're useless. I rarely use this book or even the Fallout 3 book bc I don't like spoilers and only use them as a last resort or to see if I missed something once I clear an area, so when I do use the book, I do need to find what I'm looking for and don't appreciate having to use a magnifying glass which still isn't that useful due to the tan shaded ink of the lettering....

This strategy guide is, without a shadow of a doubt, the thickest, the heaviest and the most detailed strategy guide the world has ever seen. The original Skyrim guide was already massive with 656 pages of contents jam-packed with details on the papers only the scopes of games like Skyrim can fill. However, the new Legendary Collector's Edition Prima Official Game Guide has, get this, whopping 1120 pages of contents expanded accordingly to the addition of the newly added contents from 3 Official Add-ons Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn. The book was delivered for free in very speedy one day by USPS (pre-order special) in the usual Amazon cardboard box. Inside the box, this massive tome was thick, double shrink-wrapped with cardboard slightly bigger than the book itself, giving extra protection from any possible damage collectors would just scream from the top of their heads. The Collector's Edition Guide comes with a free code for access to the bonus eGuide, fully interactive online guide that would normally cost $26, at Prima Games website and nice exclusive 24" panoramic poster showing the entirety of Alduin's Wall and signatures from the members of Bethesda Game Studios. It also has hardcover bound and ribbon bookmarks to give you extra quality. Otherwise the regular edition and the collector's edition are identical in the number of pages and contents, and both comes with a two-sided map of Skyrim. While the quality of the paper used for the original guide was excellent, the quality of the new Legendary Edition Guide is slightly different, has even more glossy and smoother feel, more like Fallout 3 GotY Collector's Edition Guide than how the original collector's edition guide was. The quality of the hardbound covers is on par with the original collector's edition guide, thick and smooth, but I think the book could have used even thicker cover since the book has over 450 extra pages from the original guide. The style, layouts and the contents are identical from the original guide but with the newly added contents from 3 add-ons. The book also has index at the end of the book so you can easily find contents. Not only would Dovahkiin level up all his vital skills at 100 if he acquires this ridiculously massive tome, but he might do just fine if he uses this as shield or even heavy weapon. Some might complain about the steep price tag of $50 ($32 and change at Amazon), but you'll be hard-pressed to find a hardbound book with over 1100 pages of glossy papers that would cost any less, so if you are a huge fan of Skyrim, this book is a nice memorabilia for you to sit back, relax with and reminisce of the journey you have embarked on in the land of Skyrim.

I'm a lore junky, I grew up in an era where you go out, buy a game and sit in the car for 10-15 minutes in the parking lot to open the game box, go through the inserts and read the manual. However, in a new era where 'print is dead', yet somehow we've still got tons of worthless magazines and tabloid newspapers being circulated on a daily basis; game publishers tout 'Going Green' as a reason for no longer printing actual manuals.(Lets not kid ourselves, they're saving money. Aside from the mere printing costs, they also don't need to have anyone actually DESIGN the manuals; which is ashame, because game manuals are now a lost art; they were truely a way to feel like you're holding an extra layer of the game in your hands depending on how well they were thought out, designed and written; and many 'back in the day' actually held secrets, hints/tips and extra lore that wasn't available in-game). I'm not a fan of strategy guides, I feel like they somewhat cheapen the game; but again I come from an era where a strategy guide had nothing extra in it other than maps and area-by-area, step-by-step how to win plans; which basically made them worthless to me because I wanted to learn and experience the game on my own; not be TOLD how to win. This masterpiece, however, is beautiful. You can ignore all the mission run-throughs and just absorb all the stats for weapons, armors, monsters, etc. I got lost in the crafting section just reading through the bits that I wasn't quite sure of, greeted by very nice pictures and information that made me go "A-ha!'. Lore and history all over in this rather massive tome of knowledge, and it's a well-made one at that. I feel like I could stop a break-in with this, and I'd certainly not want this book to fall off my table and land on the cat. Hard-bound and beautiful, and some people complain that the 'chainlink' print should have been embossed, which would have been cool I feel like it would have suffered abit from wear and tear too easily. If you've got Skyrim, I highly recommend this book.

I purchased this guide because I am an avid player/fan of Skyrim and had a real need/want to own this book/guide, but the prices for these out of print versions are either extraordinarily high or they are in very poor shape. Fortunately while browsing amazon I came across this Hard book edition for only 60 bucks and in what the seller described as very good, but in fact what I received was like new and I really couldn't be happier. This guide covers absolute everything you would want to know about Skyrim. I first played the game when it first released in 2011 on the Xbox 360 and thought I had explored every part of the game and beaten everything, but man I was wrong. I recently got back into Skyrim when I purchased Skyrim Special Edition for the Xbox One X and fell right back in love with the game which gave me the need to own this book just for collectors purposes, but upon receiving the book and reading through it I found so many things that I had never seen before or completed. It's amazing that as much time and enjoyment I poured into the original release that I missed so much content. The book itself is nicely bound with a beautiful cover and the pages inside include tons of beautiful art and screen shots from the game. This guide has to be the most absolute comprehensive guide I have ever seen or owned. There is absolutely nothing you cannot find in the 1000 plus pages that cover the main game and all DLC expansions. I cannot recommend this book enough for collectors or enthusiasts of the game. Solid 5 out of 5

It's 1,120 pages, each and every page jam packed with information, photos, and even the latest patch (1.9) information. Legendary difficulty tips and tricks, including every single thing in the game. I've used the past couple of days to read through some of it. The poster of Alduin's wall with the signatures of the Bethesda team is a really nice touch. I've also taken the time to use the digital map on Prima's website and it works great (If you have a laptop you can use while playing. Going to and from a Desktop would be silly.) Only SLIGHT downside: I personally have a stretchable book cover I put on as soon as I opened the guide, because as a owner of the original Collector's Guide (665 pages), the Legendary Edition's spine over time will have a hard time not creasing and that of course is due to the 1,120 pages. So be careful and don't open it all the way and smooth it out like a crinkled dollar bill. That will make it worse. Try to keep the guide as closed as possible while being able to read what you need at the same time, otherwise you will push your luck with the spine which is fighting to hold 1,120 pages. Ribbons help ALOT, and the quality of the pages are on par with the original collector's guide. The map included in the back is like a double sided poster, one side Skyrim, other side Solstheim (DragonBorn DLC). Very Helpful. Also @ $32.49 ($17.50 cheaper than anywhere else) you can't argue with this guide, based purely on financial principle. I bought a Giant Print Study Bible that weighed in at 2,200 pages and it was $100 and has similar spine problems. So don't think for a second this is expensive. Bottom Line: If you play Skyrim, you need this guide. Xbox Live Gamertag: Da Don Giovanni

I cannot believe all the data in this book. It is over 1,100 pages and extremely heavy. The book has a detailed walkthrough for every quest in the game, including the vanilla game and the official dawnguard and dragonborn DLC's. You may see a "caution" section listed for a quest; this gives additional insight into the game and strategy for dealing with that particular quest. Each quest is examined in a completely detailed, step-by-step narrative. Objectives and items that you can find are listed, as well. Other sections of the book are: Training - about the races, skills, housing and crafting Inventory - ingredients, armor, weapons, spells and shouts Atlas - This section details every hold as well as Blackreach, Solstheim and Apocrypha. There are maps of the area, including every dungeon, as well as the location of loot. You'll find lore about the area and a listing of the secondary areas within the section. Appendices - Checklists of achievements and trophies, traders, shrines, unique weapons, armor and items, skill books The "language of dragons" pages include dragon:English translation for every dragon word. Word wall phrases are complete with each word and a short note about it's use in the phrase In my book, there was a heavy card stock page that gave me instructions to access a bonus eGuide that includes an interactive world map! In conclusion, I truly feel that there is anything and everything you need to know about Skyrim in this book. This is easily the only reference you will ever need.

Oh. My. Word. This is big...I mean this is REALLY big! I know you've heard that in the other reviews, but really! I just measured this so you don't have to imagine it, and the book by the numbers (so to speak, ha ha) is: 11"H x 8.5"W x 1.15/16" thick! (I think I mixed my methods there at the end, but the numbers are right). It is also *quite* heavy. However, for a game this enormous- this profound- you really can't get by with less... well, I can't. Everything you could possibly want or need to know is here. Every class description, leveling technique, race modifier, monsters' strengths and abilities(!), quests (major, minor and everything in between), maps of everything and everywhere-*seriously- tips on gameplay, style, pros/cons of different combinations of character configurations, and they also encourage 'just playing' but if you want or need advice, info, tips, etc, it's *all* in there! And don't forget the sharp poster/maps for your walls (or wherever)! Since I am new to Skyrim or Elder Scrolls entirely, there's likely nothing at all I could possibly say about that aspect to a veteran player. However, because I *am that "raw" of a player, maybe this next bit carries some weight with other new players... at least that's my hope (to be helpful somehow to a newbie like me considering whether or not to buy this big, seemingly pricey -but not really- book). Like the game, this book allows you to just dip your toes or dive right in. Your choice. I appreciate that. I also began to feel like maybe I needed to study before playing! (ha ha) But then I realized that if I used it to understand the backstory and character choices and then sort of just read it as I liked 'out of game' and also as a reference for in-game, it works excellently that way too. Matter of fact, I have already found that I enjoy reading it just like a "book" book, too. Of course, you can still just use it as a straight-up reference or guide, too. It's ALL up to you, like all things TES. Now, a quick word about backstory: because there's a LOT of in-game politics that are no big thing to all you lucky Tamriel veterans, because you grew as the lore did, probably, but for anyone new coming in this late in the game (and lots are still, a testament to the awesome thing we've got here) it's a lot to work out at first. At least if you like your character to make 'legitimate' decisions based on their internal morals, beliefs and culture (if you are new to this world, believe me, you totally *will feel* things your character does!). Luckily, we have this and it really helps to have it all laid out in front of you (me) in "black & white" (and tons of glossy, gorgeous, color pics). I find this, my "Skyrim bible", so much better for me than online. Which is kinda profound coming from me, I've been gaming for 30ish years (gak!) and have bought exactly 2 guides.Total. Ever. And sure, there's tons (TONS) of info out there and yes, it's free, and much of it is good, but I promise you-this book is *SO worth it. Just to have absolutely everything right at your fingertips in glossy color! This is one of the *best* purchases I have made (minus the game itself! ) in a very long time. Between everything I already mentioned and the beautiful artwork, the perfect "tone of voice" the author uses, the absolute mountain of information this book provides, there is also the fact that between uses it sure looks pretty on the shelf. o.ó Since I got this game and now that I have this guide (the word "guide" is so insufficient for this...I think "Skyrim Bible" works better for me).. since I got my "bible" (and game) I have been the most occupied and involved in something I can see being kinda huge for me for the first time since I got sick. When I play I'm almost glad I became ill, because I "get" to stay home and play all day (when well)! Great incentive to try to be as well as possible. (Besides, in-game, I'm a strong, beautiful, young adventuring warrior!) ~·*·~¤This is a definite "Buy"¤~*·~ =)

This Skyrim V game guide comes in the form of a collector's book and is for the Legendary Edition of the game. It is hard cover with over 1000 pages. It is probably one of the most detailed Prima guides ever produced for one of the most played games. If the player has any questions concerning the Skyrim game, the answer is in this book. But don't look for any of the cheat codes that appear on some websites because this book just shows where everything is and how to get there. It also includes maps that can be unfolded and displayed on a wall, but the smaller maps in the book are much more useful for collecting artifacts and solving quests. I bought the game in the close-out section at Target a couple of years ago. I've been hooked ever since. When I ordered this game guide from Amazon in 2015, I was hesitant because of the cost, $84, but it was worth every penny. It is the key to every "rabbit-hole" in Skyrim. Good luck finding one at a reasonable price today. Even the used ones are going for $249 on Amazon.

This is one of those books where it is nice to own it in a hardback because it is massive! The pages are slightly thin (thankfully so because the book is huge!) but glossy and jam-packed with an insane amount of info on all things Skyrim. Someone mentioned the cover seemed cheap but it was what I had expected and to be honest, I could care less because its content will get you your money's worth and then some. It expands upon the previous edition to include the expansion packs that are included in the legendary edition which comes out soon or can be purchased online if you own the standard edition. It comes with: -A giant pullout map of locations -- their place on the map and an index to the right so they can be found easily -Poster with the "signatures" of everyone who worked on the game -A card with a code so that you can access an interactive map online -An attached ribbon to keep your place The book itself Is filled with thousands of details and pictures which document every single aspect of the game in order to allow you to get the most out of each quest and build the best character for your play-style. Chapters are organized under the following headers: -TRAINING: Covers character creation, skills per play style, perks, shouting, diseases, vampirism, lycanthropy, alchemy, smithing, enchanting and information about the world and how to interact with it: crime and punishment, horses, books etc. This list is not all-inclusive. -THE INVENTORY: Info regarding inventory categories -THE BESTIARY: Advice, information and pictures of the enemies encountered in the game -QUESTS: includes Main quests, Companions quests, College of Winterhold quests, Theives guild quests, Dark Brotherhood quests, Civil war quests, Daedric quests, other factions quests (Greybeards, blades, bards college, temple quests, etc), side quests, dungeon quests, favors and miscellaneous quests. I should also mention that all radiant quests are included -DAWNGUARD QUESTS: Vampire/character/location overview, main quests, postquest activities, dawnsguard faction quests, vampire faction quests, side quests and regional activities. -DRAGONBORN QUESTS: Overview characters/locations, Dragonborn main quests, Solesteim side quests, regional activties and world interactions. -THE ATLAS OF SKYRIM: Overview of northern lands of Tamriel, Additional locations, Dawnguard services, crafting and collectibles, hold 1: Haafingar, hold 2: Hjaalmarch, hold 3: The pale, Hold 4: Winterhold, hold 5:The Reach, hold 6: Whiterun, hold 7: Eastmarch, hold 8: Falkreath, hold 9: The Rift, Blackreach and other realms, Solshteim: northern mountains and southern ashlands, and Apocrypha. The mapping of these locations is extensive--where everything in a village is located, traps at quest locations, covetable items, etc. -APPENDICES: achievements and Trophies, Traders, Shrines, Unique Weapons, Unique Armor and Items, Skill books, other references, and the language of dragons Hopefully, this has helped provide some insight into what is included in the book. You will not regret buying it!

Talk about a Legendary game guide! This guide is thicker than any of the game guides I have ever owned before, coming in around 1100 pages, and it is certainly massive. This game guide includes anything a collector or someone just looking for help through the game. There is a detailed walk-through of every single quest present in the entire game from the main quest, DLC quests, side quests, faction quests and random encounters. There is detailed tables of every single enemy that is able to be encountered in the entire game, inclusive of the DLC. There is an atlas section, detailing the collectibles and general items that are able to be found at pretty much every significant location in the game (every single fort, mine, cave, tower, Nordic ruins, etc...). The guide comes with a utterly giant perforated map in the rear. It is reversible; One side is of the main game map of Skyrim, with every single game location marked and then a small legend on the side to decipher the code system used to identify those locations, and the other side details all of the DLC areas and their locations as well. It also manages to detail every single obtainable item in the game essentially, from all the weapons of every type, every armor of every type and so on (potions, ingredients, miscellaneous, etc...). It even has special sections detailing all of the unique weapons, armor and so on that you can obtain (things like Froki's Bow, Finn's Flute, Wylandriah's Spoon, Ysgramor's Fork, Wuuthrad, Volundrung, etc...). It also goes through character creation, possible archetypes for character builds to start with or to build off of for your own experience, suggested armor outfits for certain play types and characters. It details all of the races present in the game, their advantages, disadvantages, and brief history of the race. It also includes details of every single skill present in the game and what they will all do and what they would be good for. There is even an index in the rear of the guide for quick searching through the massive book for a certain occurrence of an item or the like. Perhaps one of the coolest things after all of that, is that the guide comes with access to a web-based version of itself, allowing you to essentially view your guide on the go (provided you have an internet connection). I certainly recommend this guide for collectors and game enthusiasts, as well as any of those people who just want a guide for the game, it is very worthwhile with all of the information included and coverage of the DLC.

I'm giving this book 5 stars even though I have a lot of trouble reading it due to the small type size and non-white low contrasting paper color and non-black ink. It's an adventure reading it. I actually purchased one of those magnifying sheets to try and help read it and that's not that great either. I'd of rather the type size use non-organic very black ink with white paper (non-glossy) and large or giant size letter point size and took up two volumes. The main reason I bought this book was because I was so happy with the Fallout 3 book by the same people, that I am able to read btw. I still give if a 5 star because of the shear volume of info contained within and the look and feel of the book etc. The map graphics, I do need a large magnifying glass to see them and have trouble deciphering them. I actually feel like Indiana Jones going over some poor condition ancient map of a tomb and trying to find stuff etc. This is not a good experience but "work", ie not so fun. Not after the first time where you can write it off as part of the adventure. Ok I'm down grading the book to 4 stars now. The maze maps are so small sometimes they're useless. I rarely use this book or even the Fallout 3 book bc I don't like spoilers and only use them as a last resort or to see if I missed something once I clear an area, so when I do use the book, I do need to find what I'm looking for and don't appreciate having to use a magnifying glass which still isn't that useful due to the tan shaded ink of the lettering....

This strategy guide is, without a shadow of a doubt, the thickest, the heaviest and the most detailed strategy guide the world has ever seen. The original Skyrim guide was already massive with 656 pages of contents jam-packed with details on the papers only the scopes of games like Skyrim can fill. However, the new Legendary Collector's Edition Prima Official Game Guide has, get this, whopping 1120 pages of contents expanded accordingly to the addition of the newly added contents from 3 Official Add-ons Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragonborn. The book was delivered for free in very speedy one day by USPS (pre-order special) in the usual Amazon cardboard box. Inside the box, this massive tome was thick, double shrink-wrapped with cardboard slightly bigger than the book itself, giving extra protection from any possible damage collectors would just scream from the top of their heads. The Collector's Edition Guide comes with a free code for access to the bonus eGuide, fully interactive online guide that would normally cost $26, at Prima Games website and nice exclusive 24" panoramic poster showing the entirety of Alduin's Wall and signatures from the members of Bethesda Game Studios. It also has hardcover bound and ribbon bookmarks to give you extra quality. Otherwise the regular edition and the collector's edition are identical in the number of pages and contents, and both comes with a two-sided map of Skyrim. While the quality of the paper used for the original guide was excellent, the quality of the new Legendary Edition Guide is slightly different, has even more glossy and smoother feel, more like Fallout 3 GotY Collector's Edition Guide than how the original collector's edition guide was. The quality of the hardbound covers is on par with the original collector's edition guide, thick and smooth, but I think the book could have used even thicker cover since the book has over 450 extra pages from the original guide. The style, layouts and the contents are identical from the original guide but with the newly added contents from 3 add-ons. The book also has index at the end of the book so you can easily find contents. Not only would Dovahkiin level up all his vital skills at 100 if he acquires this ridiculously massive tome, but he might do just fine if he uses this as shield or even heavy weapon. Some might complain about the steep price tag of $50 ($32 and change at Amazon), but you'll be hard-pressed to find a hardbound book with over 1100 pages of glossy papers that would cost any less, so if you are a huge fan of Skyrim, this book is a nice memorabilia for you to sit back, relax with and reminisce of the journey you have embarked on in the land of Skyrim.

I'm a lore junky, I grew up in an era where you go out, buy a game and sit in the car for 10-15 minutes in the parking lot to open the game box, go through the inserts and read the manual. However, in a new era where 'print is dead', yet somehow we've still got tons of worthless magazines and tabloid newspapers being circulated on a daily basis; game publishers tout 'Going Green' as a reason for no longer printing actual manuals.(Lets not kid ourselves, they're saving money. Aside from the mere printing costs, they also don't need to have anyone actually DESIGN the manuals; which is ashame, because game manuals are now a lost art; they were truely a way to feel like you're holding an extra layer of the game in your hands depending on how well they were thought out, designed and written; and many 'back in the day' actually held secrets, hints/tips and extra lore that wasn't available in-game). I'm not a fan of strategy guides, I feel like they somewhat cheapen the game; but again I come from an era where a strategy guide had nothing extra in it other than maps and area-by-area, step-by-step how to win plans; which basically made them worthless to me because I wanted to learn and experience the game on my own; not be TOLD how to win. This masterpiece, however, is beautiful. You can ignore all the mission run-throughs and just absorb all the stats for weapons, armors, monsters, etc. I got lost in the crafting section just reading through the bits that I wasn't quite sure of, greeted by very nice pictures and information that made me go "A-ha!'. Lore and history all over in this rather massive tome of knowledge, and it's a well-made one at that. I feel like I could stop a break-in with this, and I'd certainly not want this book to fall off my table and land on the cat. Hard-bound and beautiful, and some people complain that the 'chainlink' print should have been embossed, which would have been cool I feel like it would have suffered abit from wear and tear too easily. If you've got Skyrim, I highly recommend this book.

I purchased this guide because I am an avid player/fan of Skyrim and had a real need/want to own this book/guide, but the prices for these out of print versions are either extraordinarily high or they are in very poor shape. Fortunately while browsing amazon I came across this Hard book edition for only 60 bucks and in what the seller described as very good, but in fact what I received was like new and I really couldn't be happier. This guide covers absolute everything you would want to know about Skyrim. I first played the game when it first released in 2011 on the Xbox 360 and thought I had explored every part of the game and beaten everything, but man I was wrong. I recently got back into Skyrim when I purchased Skyrim Special Edition for the Xbox One X and fell right back in love with the game which gave me the need to own this book just for collectors purposes, but upon receiving the book and reading through it I found so many things that I had never seen before or completed. It's amazing that as much time and enjoyment I poured into the original release that I missed so much content. The book itself is nicely bound with a beautiful cover and the pages inside include tons of beautiful art and screen shots from the game. This guide has to be the most absolute comprehensive guide I have ever seen or owned. There is absolutely nothing you cannot find in the 1000 plus pages that cover the main game and all DLC expansions. I cannot recommend this book enough for collectors or enthusiasts of the game. Solid 5 out of 5

It's 1,120 pages, each and every page jam packed with information, photos, and even the latest patch (1.9) information. Legendary difficulty tips and tricks, including every single thing in the game. I've used the past couple of days to read through some of it. The poster of Alduin's wall with the signatures of the Bethesda team is a really nice touch. I've also taken the time to use the digital map on Prima's website and it works great (If you have a laptop you can use while playing. Going to and from a Desktop would be silly.) Only SLIGHT downside: I personally have a stretchable book cover I put on as soon as I opened the guide, because as a owner of the original Collector's Guide (665 pages), the Legendary Edition's spine over time will have a hard time not creasing and that of course is due to the 1,120 pages. So be careful and don't open it all the way and smooth it out like a crinkled dollar bill. That will make it worse. Try to keep the guide as closed as possible while being able to read what you need at the same time, otherwise you will push your luck with the spine which is fighting to hold 1,120 pages. Ribbons help ALOT, and the quality of the pages are on par with the original collector's guide. The map included in the back is like a double sided poster, one side Skyrim, other side Solstheim (DragonBorn DLC). Very Helpful. Also @ $32.49 ($17.50 cheaper than anywhere else) you can't argue with this guide, based purely on financial principle. I bought a Giant Print Study Bible that weighed in at 2,200 pages and it was $100 and has similar spine problems. So don't think for a second this is expensive. Bottom Line: If you play Skyrim, you need this guide. Xbox Live Gamertag: Da Don Giovanni

I cannot believe all the data in this book. It is over 1,100 pages and extremely heavy. The book has a detailed walkthrough for every quest in the game, including the vanilla game and the official dawnguard and dragonborn DLC's. You may see a "caution" section listed for a quest; this gives additional insight into the game and strategy for dealing with that particular quest. Each quest is examined in a completely detailed, step-by-step narrative. Objectives and items that you can find are listed, as well. Other sections of the book are: Training - about the races, skills, housing and crafting Inventory - ingredients, armor, weapons, spells and shouts Atlas - This section details every hold as well as Blackreach, Solstheim and Apocrypha. There are maps of the area, including every dungeon, as well as the location of loot. You'll find lore about the area and a listing of the secondary areas within the section. Appendices - Checklists of achievements and trophies, traders, shrines, unique weapons, armor and items, skill books The "language of dragons" pages include dragon:English translation for every dragon word. Word wall phrases are complete with each word and a short note about it's use in the phrase In my book, there was a heavy card stock page that gave me instructions to access a bonus eGuide that includes an interactive world map! In conclusion, I truly feel that there is anything and everything you need to know about Skyrim in this book. This is easily the only reference you will ever need.

I played Skyrim when it was first published, but left it some time after due to lack of time to playing it. And so I never had the time to playing it again. That is where I missed and wasn't aware of the 3 expansion packs, until quite recently when I found that there is the Legendary Edition of the game that includes the main game + all the 3 expansions in one box! So I placed an order for it and after that found that there's even an official game guide for that very Legendary Edition that covers-- Well...EVERYTHING! :) This game guide covers everything you need and don't need to know about this game! Including details about creatures, places, maps, secrets and much more! And that is why it's quite heavy!! If you like to learn more about its size and weight, then I suggest you to go and check YouTube for unpacking videos. In addition, you get an unlock code for an interactive e.guide that now includes Solstheim and additional Dragonborn content. I choose the Collector's Edition of this guide because I prefer the Hardcover over a regular Paperback. Besides it looks and feels awesome when you hold it in your hands. Like an old and powerful magic book. ;) And besides it's only $8 difference. It also includes 2 ribbon bookmarks (only in the collector's edition as long as I know). I think that the Paperback edition has only 1 ribbon bookmark. There's much more to tell about this fantastic guide but I can't cover everything here. The book is over 1,100 pages! I recommend this product for everyone who wants to learn everything that the world of Skyrim has to offer.

Now I'll be honest. I've never purchased a guide before. I wasn't even planning on purchasing one for Skyrim until many hours in the game I find myself with dozens of miscellaneous quests that I don't even know where to begin in accomplishing them. Rather then constantly scour the internet I wanted something organized and reliable to help complete my side quests. That's when I stumbled upon this. I thought it might be overkill for what I needed, but I bought it anyway. With little expectations, I was COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY with the amount of detail stuffed in this book. Can one even find all this useful? It's like someone translated all the programming code for Skyrim into English, added a bunch of pictures, put in a premium hardcover and called it a guide. I've read guides at Gamestop before.. None of them came even close to this amount detail. No this can't be a guide. This is something else. How Prima managed to put it together is beyond me... I could rant on but most of you are reading this for helpful information. So I will post the Table of Contents. Wait.. never-mind I just glanced at the TOC and it has hundreds of sections.. Too much to type. I will just give a summary. TRAINING pages 6-127 (covers races,skills,comabat,adventuring,crafting,hearthfire and more) INVENTORY 131-156 (Covers all items, and their properties like weight and value) BESTIARY 168-197 (Covers all living creatures) QUESTS 198-580 (Covers ALL quests) DAWNGAURD QUESTS 505-580 (DLC) DRAGONBORN QUESTS 583-683 (DLC) ATLAS 685-1066 (Discusses all places in Skyrim) Appendices 1077-1100 (Bunch of cool stuff like Dragon language translations, skill books, unique weapons, ect.) All in all, excellent guide (if you can call it that).

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Skyrim introduced me to the Xbox. Can you believe that? I am a 57-year-old man in a professional job that takes a LOT of time and results in a lot of stress to dissipate. For Christmas 2011, my wife and son gave me an Xbox. It was my first console since a Colecovision in the mid-80s. I received Skyrim with the console and used my Christmas 2011 vacation to set up the box and began playing...for 14 months!! Truly, I didn't unwrap the other games (Arkham Asylum, Gears of War, Call of Duty) for more than a year. Since then, I've played the DLC Bethseda added and decided to come back to Skyrim for one good, long run before the new hardware is delivered in November and Elder Scrolls Online is released. This guide is fantastic. It is the gold standard. Publishers and their editors should use it as a reference when developing all other guides. It is as complete as one could want, easy to traverse, AND--best of all--it has an INDEX. Two, in fact. A general index and a quest index. Skyrim is the biggest and best open-world game available at the moment. It deserves a guide of matching quality and this is it.

This book is dense, heavy, 100% full color. The cover is smooth, matte printing all around (looks texture-y, but is actually ultra-smooth. The end papers are a light grey parchment style, about the thickness of standard copy paper (20#). The weight and feel of the inside pages is magazine-style: light, semi-gloss, thinner than copy paper-- maybe 60# or 80#. With the book coming in at 1120 pages and thicker than 1 and 3/4 inches (4.5 cm), I'm not sure they could have used thicker paper! It came with two unattached inserts: - a gate-folded poster of a dragon wall. It's short but wide, at 9.5" by 24" - a thick, full-color, double-sided sheet of cardstock with a code to unlock "Your Bonus eGuide" The first insert was inside the front cover. The second was cellophane stuck to the outside back of the book as sort of a back cover information block so people could see what you got inside the book without tearing open the cellophane wrapper. Bonus code facing in, so it can't be seen. Finally, a large poster is folded up and attached to the inside back of the book by a perforated strip. It's a double-sided map with tons of labeled places and items. If you are a fan, you will be thrilled with this. If you are thinking of giving it as a gift, you can be sure of scoring a hit with this.

First of all, this is my first review on Amazon so sorry if it's not a very good one. The book itself is great. It's full of content and I am pretty sure that everything about the game is in this guide. For a completionist gamer (like me), it's a must have. I've already beat the game once (without the add-ons), and I was pretty sure that I've beat all of the game, found all locations and completed every quest. Well, I was wrong. True, you can find most of this info for free on the internet, but it isn't very straightforward and well-written like this guide. I usually never buy guides, but for a game such as big as Skyrim it seems like a must have. Some might say the paper is a bit cheap, but I think it's fine for a book with 1100+ pages. Now to the bad stuff: The book came to be slightly damaged. The cover corners were bent, as well as most page corners. The other thing is the map. The map is good, but the way it's connected to the book is inconvenient. It's very hard to rip out of the book without actually ripping the map. You have to be very careful not to damage the map. I am going to give it a 5/5 since the good things outweigh the bad on a massive scale.

When it arrived in the mail, my girlfriend picked up the box and asked, "Why the hell did you order a cinderblock from Amazon?" I laughed in her Imperial face and said, "This is no ordinary cinderblock - it also doubles as a book! And not just an ordinary book - but a tome to uncover all the secrets of one of the greatest video games every made!" There isn't one detail of the game that this book doesn't cover. You would think that's awesome, except that what would normally be a 20 minute dungeon run now turns into 90 minutes because you want to get every item, find every word wall and kill every NPC. I tried not to depend on the book, but on some of the more complex missions, it gives you a couple options for how to finish the quest. This is great because some options are more fun than others. I don't know how many hours went into the making of this book, how many wives were left ignored while research was being done, how many trips to McDonalds were had because homemade meals were nonexistent. But what I do know is that this is the most well-researched and executed strategy guide of all time - and it also makes a great step ladder.

Being the huge Elder Scrolls fan that I am and having logged nearly 200 hours of play on the ESV I just had to have this guide once I seen it was coming out... so naturally I preordered it and got it yesterday from Amazon shipping. The guide arrived in excellent shape and well packaged. This strategy guide is enormous, lol... just a blast to read through and look at. I rather enjoy strategy guides if there good just to read about the game and get insight on the walkthrough. This guide here will occupy me for hours and make my gameplay all the more sweeter. The sections and layout of the guide is excellent. Having owned the prior guide version I had somewhat of an idea what to expect. Pages and workmanship of this book are high quality, as mentioned in some other reviews the cover could have been a little better, but still its nice. The cover has kind of a matte finish and is not glossy. The added extras are a nice touch - the poster with Bethesda printed signatures and the included map is awesome and very large. Just pick this guide up - if your reading this you know you want it :)

I've been a longtime fan of Skyrim, ever since its release, so when I saw this available, and at a much cheaper price than any other retailer, I knew I had to get it immediately. And any fan of Skyrim worth his salt would do well to get themselves a copy as well. I won't try and list everything here, as I'm sure I would do a disservice to it, but at 1116 pages, rest assured that this book has EVERYTHING one could ever need for the best possible time in the lands of Tamriel. Whatever your play style, Skill set, or Race may be, this book can guide you so that your character will be the absolute best it can be. As for the book itself... this thing is a tome if ever I've seen one. It is THE textbook/guidebook for those inexperienced in the ways of Skyrim. The style of the book is great; the cover gives it the appearance of the most valuable book in all of Tamriel. As for the contents, everything is presented in a clear and comprehensible way. If you're thinking about venturing into the wilds of Skyrim for the first time, you would do well to have this invaluable book as your disposal.

This Tome is complete with recorded knowledge from previous adventurers of Skyrim. If you are a veteran of Skyrim, but still want to find mysteries to be unraveled, this tome might just offer what you are looking for. Comes complete with a cartographer's map of Skyrim with all the locations that are noted. The Radiant Raiment was honored to give this masterful tome a touch of style with a silk-woven bookmark, straight from the finest suppliers in Tamriel. This book also has dossiers and profiles on some notable folk from the Skyrim holds, which may prove useful for the new adventurers who wish to seek a advantage in gaining quick honor. If not for the usage, definitely for the collector. The Mage's College in Winterhold has a great library which features the very original print of this fine tome. It is closely guarded though, because it is imbued with strange magic that is said to connect mundus to a different universe. Strange mysterious dialect with words like "car" and "gun" or "Airplane" are found in the imbued magic. You have been warned, if you open this book, you may feel a strange connection with some unknown void. -Alexanjor, Nord Scholar.

This is the most detailed book from the most detailed game I have ever played! There is so much information. Excellent summary of the missing but general information from the game in the first hundred pages or so. Then it details the major plot lines and from all three additions to the game to bring this game to the legendary status. On top of all the actual plot quests, there is also a detailed summary of each area or province and the major, main, and minor incident points. It comes with a pull out map but there is so much on the map it can be hard to read until you have played the game more. Also, it links you to an online site where you can easily retrieve information online geographically. The Table of Contents is very useful. Overall, this is an amazing compiled product of details from people who have spent so much time on this game. This book only begins to bring justice to the level of detail and breadth the amazing Skyrim game provides. I highly recommend it to anyone playing the game and for the cost it is well worth the money spent!

TL;DR - the content is carefully arranged, comprehensive, and mostly easy to find. However, if you are a Skyrim fan who ALSO happens to value well-constructed tomes, you are likely to be a bit disappointed. And make no mistake: this IS a tome - exceeding eleven hundred pages. I love books, and I love Skyrim. In a perfect world, I would want a clothbound hardcover edition that marries these two passions. Instead, this volume is printed on magazine stock with glossy paper covers pasted over boards. In its construction, it more closely resembles a high school text book than a cloth-bound hardcover edition. I'd have gladly paid an additional $10-15 for a cloth-bound volume with sturdier pages - not magazine print, but I expect that I am in the minority. BUT! Magazine print packs a lot of lore and game information in a much more compacted space, and in this regard, the book does not fail. Skyrim fans will be ecstatic. Bibliophiles (who also happen to be Skyrim fans) will be merely pleased. For myself, I am glad I bought it, and would do it again if a more carefully constructed volume comes on offer.

Best guide book I have ever purchased. It is a thick heavy tome (weighing in at over 1100 pages!) It has all the tips, strategies and coverage that you need to play the game in any style you wish. If you prefer to use it as a reference material when you get stuck on a quest, it's perfect. If you want to exhaustively research, plan and execute optimized character development; it's a sure thing. The not really mentioned access to an internet copy of the guide is a deceptively useful addition. I play the game on PS3, and can have the guide pulled up on my laptop. Ultra convenient! I would recommend the upgraded edition that comes with the ribbon bookmarks if anything other than the convenience. This book will cover every aspect of the game, and leave you only needing to consult youtube for cheats and exploits. They even explain a few exploits here and there that are not game breaking, yet feed the need for having an "edge" not readily apparent when you play the game. (Sorry....no spoilers here!) Buy it, you need it; I promise you will enjoy it immensely.

Hard cover, full color and more pages than you can count! Well... 1117 actually. This is a fantastic guide. It has every quest in the game detailed within. I had played the game before and thought had seen most of it. I was very wrong. Like all Bethesda games there is so much to do and find in the world that it can be overwhelming, this guide really helps you hone in on a particular quest you want to do or item you want to find. That being said, Skyrim is very much about exploring the world for yourself and the writers know that, giving you ample spoiler warnings and never to much direction that it feels intrusive into your game. Even if you aren't the kind of person that uses guides with a game as big as Skyrim a guide like this is an amazing help. It really can't be compared to online walkthroughs or wiki guides. Having the physical item in this case is infinitely more helpful.

Skyrim is huge, this book is colossal! So, it's a match made in heaven. I already had the 2nd Edition Skyrim guide, so I was unsure at first if upgrading to this book would be worth it just for the DLC info. Well, the additional pages are more than some guides have TOTAL, so yeah, it was worth it. Plus, it looks pretty epic on the shelf. My one and only quibble is . . . the size of it. On the one hand I get a kick out of just how big it is. On the other, sometimes it's hard to keep a page open due to the sheer bulk. I opted for the hardcover version, so I have no insight into if the softcover version has the same issue. It's not a deal-breaker by any means, they just might have done well to split this up into 2 or 3 volumes in a slipcover (ala, D&D rulebook sets).

I purchased the Elder Scrolls V, Skyrim Legendary Standard Edition, game guide by David Hodgson for my husband. I bought the game for my husband as a gift and since the game itself is huge I thought this game guide would be great. First of all this book is amazing. It has everything in there to help you succeed with playing and accomplishing parts of the game. Since the game has a lot of quest and journeys this book really helps out and makes things a little easier to understand. The book itself is of good quality and is made and put together nicely. The wording is also easy to understand and is written well. If you are trying to play Skyrim then you most definitely need to get this book.

I have absolutely NO issues with the content of this guide. I'm a latecomer to the Elder Scrolls series (Skyrim is the first and only one I've played to date) but this guide is fantastic because (unlike other game guides I've purchased) it concentrates only on the game being played while still leaving plenty to discover for yourself. Having said that, this thing is HUGE. I think I've found the most effective self-defense weapon to date with this tome! Mostly I love that it truly is a guide - it helps you decide on your character's strengths, weaknesses and your own play-style but doesn't tell you how you must play (again, unlike other game guides I've bought previously). 5 stars, 10/10 would recommend etc etc etc Buy this book. Also the map is fantastic. I hadn't realised how expansive Skyrim actually is.

I cannot say enough good things about this guide. One of the best, most fully detailed guides I have ever used. The hardcover looks and feels great (and HEAVY) but it almost seems like something you would find on the bookshelves in the College of Winterhold. The integrated bookmarks are a great feature. Such a simple inclusion goes a long way in this case. The content is well detailed and the pull out map is detailed as well and BIG. Everything is organized well and not much was hard to find. I got this after pouring in well over 150 hours into the game and this allowed me to find so many secrets that had eluded me thus far. Even at $35 this was a steal (it was $50 at the store) and I recommend it to anyone wanting the most out of their Skyrim experience.

It looks fantastic, worth that alone for any huge Skyrim fan (and the incredible maps) and provides some amazing insight into the game world. For the most part, almost everything in the guide is available online for free, but there is something to be said about paging through the hundreds of maps, reading the snippets from the Bethesda developers and insight they provided the guides author, and having all of the (massive) amount of information collected together in an easy to navigate single tome. If you are a first time Skyrim player, I would highly recommend this. If you have played through the entire game and are just looking for information on the expansions however, it might not be worth the money to you. That said, if you have the money to spare, I can not imagine anyone would be unsatisfied with this book if they are a fan of the game.

This book comes highly recommended to any TRUE Elder Scrolls fans out there. It covers EVERYTHING you need to know about Skyrim. Detailed maps, in depth coverage of ALL possible missions/side quests, A must have for those who have played the game with all of the added content & add-ons. For those of you that have disagreed with the price of the book itself or have complained about how the book reads... You either can't afford the book (worth EVERY penny of the $50.00 retail value) or have no perception of how these games are suppose to be played. You choose how you adventure throughout the game. It is NOT a step-by-step walkthrough on how to babysit those while playing it. So if you have an issue then get yourself a tissue and BUY the book! Cheers! :D

This covers almost everything you could ever want to know about everyone's new favorite RPG game! It's so thick and huge, you could kill someone with it!!! Comes with a huge, full color map of Skyrim and all the add on maps. My only complaint is that I wish it would include things like easter eggs and glitches. When doing the quest "No one Escapes Cidhna Mine", it glitched out and I expected to be able to open this book and see if there was a remedy for the glitch or what causes it, any info on it, etc. The book however, doesn't include that. It also includes CHECKLISTS for quests, side quests, items, etc., which I LOVE! Overall, the book is amazing, the price is AMAZING, because I would expect a book like this to easily be fifty dollars!!!

I typically buy the guides for quest games. Skyrim is an epically large game. So far, I have been able to get around all of the little dead ends I have run into because of this guide. It is over 1,000 pages, but even so is only able to give the most basic details of some of the minor quest elements of the game. It also has helped me with choosing my general approach to different story elements, things like, "Do I really want to be a werewolf? How do I want to prioritize my perks?" The index is excellent. The writing is excellent. As you can gather, I find this guide excellent.

This book has a lot of information in it. It has charts, tables, explanations, pictures, and diagrams. However, I was disappointed that it was not exhaustive. Within the first couple hours I played the game I found some special items in a dungeon/castle which were not listed in the book. Then, it was more items and situations which were not in the text. Then, I found many typos. It's really annoying when someone rushes their work to make money. Very comprehensive, but could have been much better. Pages are glossy and thick enough to last. Hard binder is a type of card stock giving credence to the phrase "they don't make things like they used to."

Very fast shipping...my husband loves the book!

This book is incredible. The covers look a little cheap, but the paper quality is awesome and the content is extremely comprehensive. I have found that I don't have to use it much unless I get completely lost or run into a difficult puzzle, but it is definitely worth the money for those that want to get the most out of this game. It is massive, so be prepared for that. I would say it's about the size and weight of a good hardcover version of The Bible. The bookmarks make it easier to keep track of things, but it's easy to get lost while playing the game if you're not careful. Kudos to those who wrote the book and spent the time to make my life easier!

This is not a bad publication; it answers most of your questions. It'd be better if the cross referencing was better, i.e. the written description to the map(s). It’s ok reading about a quest(s), however it needs better cross referencing to the map(s) in the book. All the maps are there, which is extremely helpful, however you have to look them up separately. Also the indexing could be improved, looking up specific items can be a real pain sometimes !!! All said and done it’s not bad, it’ll help the vast majority of those who are into playing Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim !!! 3.5 – 4 Stars is an appropriate rating !!!

This guide is your ticket to every corner of Skyrim's expansive world. Its got spoilers sure, but the research and planning I did with this thing helped me get to the higher levels faster. (and we know that with the legendary edition those levels are now endless). The included map is useful for looking for specific points of interest while using the in game map to triangulate where you are and where you need to go. The cover could have been a little nicer, I was expecting more embossment and the cover to be thicker, but the book is huge and costs are high enough as it is. All in all, between the two ribbon markers and the over 1100 pages, this is at the front line in game guides.

They did a good job with this book. It should last a long time. So far I have found no mistakes in the book. The hard cover will out last any of the paper bound books I bought earlier. My main problem is the Small text used when the book was published. I know that if they had printed it in a larger text; It might be twice the size that it is. Which means I have to get out magnifying glasses to read it. I live on a small fixed income. So if I can save a few dollars via Amazon thats OK with me. I think their prices are closer to the real cost of books today.

I adore this product. It contains nearly every shred of information that one could possibly need to know, not just for the main game, but for all three expansions. With over 1100 pages of very high quality paper, this book will aid you throughout your gaming experience. I've yet to fully delve into the eGuide that you get the code for, though I have heard solid things about it as wll. The only negative part of this guide is the cover. It's decent in quality, though not only could the durability be better, but the design could have had more effort put into it. It is attractive, with the classic smokey design with most Skyrim products, though is not raised or indented whatsoever. Nonetheless, I would reccomend this product.

Was very informative and had all the accessories that were supposed to come with it.

I was a little concerned before purchasing this guide that the print would be too dense and too small and that I couldn't use what i couldn't read. The print is fine, a little small, but the photographs balance the words nicely; most pages don't look overpopulated with words, especially if those words are about a particular quest or question and you want to know more. One thing I would've liked is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) that David (or somebody who worked on it, preferably David) may've thought of as he was playing the game like "Can I adopt more than two children?" (no, sadly). Great guide. I'd recommend it to any Skyrim addict, er, I mean, fan. Yeah, that last one.

Comprehensive and very helpful in navigating the world of Skyrim. Each quest section is headed with information on spoilers (contains minor spoilers, contains major spoilers, etc) and many of the side and optional quests give recommended levels. This is extremely helpful while browsing the guide, trying to decide what to do next but not wanting to ruin the story by reading too far ahead. I normally don't bother with strategy guides, preferring to discover things in the game myself, but I don't feel this guide in any way detracts from my gaming experience. If for no other reason, buy it for the alchemy and Hearthfire guides!

This thing reminds me of a textbook. It is ridiculously thick and packed full of so much information. I can't even be bothered to play Skyrim anymore because of this book. Just reading it and the depth of which they go into everything ... I'm exhausted. After having bought the book, I now realize I should've just let my character die, and then gone to Youtube for the cheats like everyone else does. Hundreds of years from now archaeologists will find my decaying body with a Xbox controller in one hand and this book in the other. The truly sad part is I'll probably only be on chapter 5 ...

I love it already from the bit I have read so far. It has lots of great information about Skyrim. The hard cover is a bit cheap. The top corners of it got messed up in shipping and the bridge got wrinkled as I looked through it. I would recommend not paying the extra for the hard cover but getting the soft cover version. The hard cover does have the bookmarks though and that is helpful. It does cover a lot. I will use it a lot for my current saves and I will have a character some day where I use nothing but the guide.

The book has a ton of information. A definate must for playing Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I bought the book used, the map was missing and the online information wasn't available to me.

This guide includes everything. Quest walk-through's - check, character creation guide - check, full item inventory - check, I could go on and on here; if it's something you've ever wanted in a walk-through, it's in here. I thought I had done everything there was to do in game until I flipped through these pages. I found dozens upon dozens of quests I didn't even know existed. I'm sure most folks rather just look things up online nowadays, but there's nothing quite like flipping open a guide on your desk and reading it over as you go. If you enjoy the game, get this guide. You will not regret it!

as a big Elder Scrolls fan for many years I was really excited to finally get this video game. I haven't quite decided 100% yet, but I still think oblivion is my first love. I was a big Marrowind fan as a teenager and of course I bought oblivion as soon as it came out. It took me a little longer to take the leap to get Skyrim but I absolutely love it and have a hard time pulling myself away from the computer. I would recommend this game to anybody who loves role playing games in a medieval fantasy typesetting.

The Elder Scrolls V: Legendary Standard Edition is a great guide providing all the information you need to plan your quest and collect all the key items in the game. It will tell you the locations of many items, followers and shops. This guide has all the information you need to do anything in this game. The dungeon maps were particularly helpful when you are trying to traverse a cave, dungeon or other buildings. Very comprehensive guide!

This is no doubt the most thickest, most in depth, and best guide I've ever bought. Its a amazing guide. It doesn't show you through missions, it shows you where places are, and how to get there. Its not a walkthrough its just a guide to help you out without spoiling the whole game. Its very nice, the only thing bad about it is that if you throw it around, the binding of the book, and corners will peel off and show wear and tear. And the text is a little small but its perfectly readable and in depth content about the game and the DLCs offered by Bethesda.

For such a massive sandbox world as Skyrim there is plenty of chances you won't get to see or do it all. As a completionist i found the book helpful in guiding me to the points I missed. The maps were subpar in some areas, but the biggest disappointment was the world map. I ended up printing my own.

I love this book. It looks great on a shelf too. It feels and looks a bit like a school book. Thats not a bad thing, it's just a feeling. It has a bit of weight to it. The 2 bookmarks are great for back and forth flips. If you don't have a laptop or computer near your gaming TV then this is the guide for you. It's also a good read to skim through when your bored. You can learn about the game lore, or just look at dungeon map designs.

This is an updated review since I recived the guide. It is a must have for anyone who plays or is thinking about playing skyrim or its expansions. Simply by the fact that there is so much you will miss out on, such as the Dark Brotherhood Quests from simply not speaking to that one kid (forgot his name :P). The glossy pages are great; they seem a bit thin but with a book that size they can't really make it much thicker. This guide also helped me pick the right race when I restarted and exponentially increased the potential play time. Great book and for $32 on hardcover there is no better choice!!

I bought this almost as a record of a how great the game was, for my library, however i did try and use it a few time while playing the Dragonborn expansion, sadly there is just so much information that looking things up can take quite a bit of back and forth, and much of the text is in 6 point or even smaller copy. It is almost always faster just to Google any questions you have. Still i don't regret buying it, it is a great and though guide to the game.

This 5 pound book has information on everything the awesomely massive world of Skyrim has to offer. But, while being the definitive guide on the game, it is difficult to find anything in it if it isn't a major quest. This is because Skyrim isn't a very linear game. You could spend a few days alone (and I have) just playing the miscellaneous quests. Excepting that, this book is a solid buy, and has the solution for any part that stymies you.

This is a Must Have for the Dedicated Elder Scrolls Skyrim player. I have played 900 hours and haven't finished the main quest or the Dawnguard Main Quest. Skyrim offers expansive Open World game play, Freedom to build your character, unique weapons and armor to discover. Weapons and armor to forge and enchant for yourself, Easter Eggs, Alchemy charts, Build your own Mansions (Hearthfire) and so much more in game abilities, that you would miss out on if you don't have the information that is packed in this edition. The maps are precise and worthy to be framed, I did. You won't regret this purchase.

This guide is great! It is very well bound and easy to use. All the quests are detailed very well. I also liked the interactive map that is included with this guide.There have been a few times when I was stuck in a dungeon or cave, and the guide was great help in getting me through a difficult part of the quest. I have been a big fan of Skyrim for a long time! This game is huge, and I will be using this guide for a long time to come. I would highly recommend this awesome guide to anyone who is having trouble with this epic game.

the book is awesome it's also huge which is an indication of how big and complex the game is! the book covers everything and though it may look daunting by its sheer size it explains everything clearly. if you want to discover everything in skyrim and a guiding hand through the game then get this book. also I must add I got this at a great price considering how big and involved it is I highly recommend it.

Prima guides always seem to be the best when it comes to complex RPG video games. My only minor complaint is the print is so small I am going to have to get more powerful reading glasses. But in all honesty, the guide is already so large that larger print would probably make it unmanageable to lift! (For those of you who are younger my complaint shouldn't pertain.) That being said, this is another example of the fine quality work Prima always does.

Book arrived in New condition as described. It included the ribbon markers, the poster, and the pull out map still attached to the back of the book...couldn't be happier!

This Holy Grail of Game Guides is all you need to conquer the realm of Skyrim. It has everything from mission walkthroughs to the locations of ore veins and items. This details compendium of all things Skyrim is worth the buy if you want to boast about having everything in the game without using the internet. The bonus poster map gives additional aid for those gamers who like to immerse themselves in the geography of their game, and find locations with their own brain and knowledge of the landscape.

I bought the original when the game first came out and wore it out. I still never really could get answers from it, I was just searching for people and towns. I have now purchased the Legendary Collectors Edition Game Guide in Hardback to keep nice and the paperback for use with the Legendary Game. There has never been a better game and it will be hard for me to ever find one to surpass it. The Guide is beautiful, huge and a must have for lovers of the game.

This product is amazing in it's overall quantity of information and quality of condition. I love this product overall, but I was disappointed at the handling of it as it was being shipped. When I received it, it was bent on the front of the cover. It is a very sturdy cover so I was surprised to see that anything dented it. Needless to say, it should be packaged much more carefully to improve customer satisfaction. For that reason alone, I rate it 4/5.

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Well you likely won't read everything in the book, pages are packed with too much information to a point where you may need to spend some time studying something across several different parts of the book to gather everything you need to know for a particular quest or whatever. Not something I care to do but Skyrim is such an epic game that this is what it comes to. Great, heavy and quality book, it's nice just to have and collect but not much fun to read due to how much clutter of information it contains.

The book arrived safely at my post office with no damage in a discreet package. (I live in outback Australia, this book came from the USA). The guide is fantastically thorough. It came exactly as described with the maps and poster. It is very well written with lots of images and is very entertaining. It has already helped me gain a better insight into the way to play the game and get more out of the game/have more fun with the game. If you have Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition, get this guide, it is worth every septim!

Amazing amazing strat guide for such a great game. Not only can i finally do everything in skyrim but the deal that amazon gives you is practically unbeatable. Lets see i can drive 20 miles to my local gamestop and buy one of these badboys (if they still even have a hardcover edition) for a little over $50 w/tax. OR i can sit on my lazy bum order it off of here for ~$35 and just wait 2 days. Quite frankly for those more patient, buy it from amazon, its really worth the wait and the savings.

This guide is incredible. Extremely informable. Almost too informable with the guide's index but, after some page jumping, you always find what you're looking for. Really like how it explains all options that are available for all quest. And as my 1st purchase from Amazon, I was slighty nervous about delivery. The guide had arrived on the day Amazon had given and in good condition. This was a birthday gift for my wife and she was just as happy, if not more, as I was. I will gladly use Amazon for more purchases in the future.

If you’re a beginner or even just a collector this book is perfect for you!

I just received my elder scrolls skyrim game guid today in the mail. After needing a new one because my previous one was eaten by my dog . I was a little disappointed that when I open it there was no plastic covering the book but only a little bit of bubble rap and it looked a little used but for the most part it has everything u will need for skyrim

It is what it is. A hardcover, guidebook to one of the better games of the 2011 year. Very detailed, and absolutely crucial to your adventuring needs. Every minute detail is covered in this extensive 1000+ page guide. The only reason I couldn't bring myself to rate it 5-stars is because of a printing error that Random House Publications had made. I had to wait more than two weeks to get a proper copy, but great guide nonetheless.

Very complete and quite useful. One thing that is missing, is a list of all the magical effects that can surround the player. There appear to be hundreds of effects, such as different colored halos and glows, sparks, fire, frost, green swarming specks, steam effects, etc. I was curious what they all mean but came up empty. But, that's just a minor nit.

Skyrim is a career of a game and while many of the quest are simple enough, Sometimes u just need pointed in the right direction. Also help finding treasure, locations. This guide has it all in detail I really like the quest index in the front and back of the book and the price of this encyclopedia of a game guide is excellent. if your playing the game and want to know all the ins and outs of this game you have to get this game guide.

The book was exactly how they described it! For used condition it was perfet!!

My only gripe is that I usually game in my bed and for how tiny I am, it's usually a bit of a fight for me and the manual to finally come to a happy medium of understanding as what page it should be on. Other than that, the publishers did an amazing job cataloging everything you ever need to know and then some. Every Skyrim lover should own this.

It is an awesome book, if you have a question, this book will awnser it, I have never seen so much knowledge in one book about a game, there is everything you would ever need to do whatever you want to do in Skyrim, 1000 times over. Amazing. Truly amazing what people can do when they take their time and are super, super detailed. I love it. Please if you are a fan, patronize these people, buy the guide and have even more fun than you already had with this amazing game.

This guide is fantastic! It is well organized to find the quest that you're doing as well as information on items, skills, spells, characters, locations and so very much more. It incorporates the additional content with the original content. The illustrations, charts and maps are profuse and extremely well done. I have nothing but great praise for the genius of THE ELDER SCROLLS and this latest guide through that immense world. (It would be nice to have the first two ELDER SCROLLS as DLC if not on disc.)

The legendary game guide for Skyrim is amazing and SUPER amazing for the price. I would still say this book is a great buy at $60 or more. For the price, this is a steal. While I would have loved to bought the hardcover edition, my budget said otherwise; so, this was a no-brainer. If you like Skyrim and really don't feel the need for a guide (hence the internet), this book makes a great collectible piece along with over 1,100 pages of printed Skyrim knowledge.

This guide is extremely thorough, but with over 1110 pages, it takes a little getting used to finding things. Luckily, there is a full index in the back of the book, so if you can't find what you're looking for, the index will set you straight. My favorite part is that there is a checklist for collectible items (like if you're trying to collect every book in the game to proudly display on the bookshelves in your library at one of your houses).

Possibly the best purchase I have ever made, next to the Skyrim game itself. This is very detailed and filled with lots of useful information you will not find elsewhere. I love that it comes with a poster with maps and locations, but sadly it is double-sided. I feel for the author. I bet he never wants to see anything Skyrim-related again after writing all of that.

This is the perfect companion item for playing Skyrim. Before getting this, I would have to keep my laptop or tablet handy to check on things to make sure I was on the right path with the game. Now with the game guide, it's a simple matter of using the book as a handy reference. It's incredibly detailed, and I really like that. It has made the playing experience much better.

SO glad I bought this book. Chockfull of everything I ever needed to know about Skyrim. I liked it so much I read it as if it were a novel when I wasn't using it as a reference guide. Skyrim is my first game of this type (I played Sonic the Hedgehog in the '90s) and now I'm into it's predecessor, Oblivion, as well. But that's another story for another time.

Short and sweet review. If you are new to the world of Skyrim as I was a year ago this is an essential addition. The game world is massive, involved and, like any foreign country you might visit, it would not be wise to travel without a decent guide book. Attractive, comprehensive and easy to use it covers everything from game basics to strategy and tactics to detailed maps of anyplace you can go. Well worth it.

The book is really detailed and an excellent resource, but I find that some things are easier to just look up on the sky rim wiki pages. It did help me when I was deciding how I wanted to develop my character and what perks to take in the constellations. The price was decent for all that you get. Very detailed. Hard to find things because it's so big.

The only true flaw about this book is that, at 1100 pages, it would have benefitted greatly from a superior binding technique. It does not use an encyclopedic "stitching" style, but a simple "paperback glue" spine; while it exhaustively covers all regions, quests, items, and characters in the game, marking potential spoilers when applicable, it remains to be seen if the book itself will last as long as you'd hope.

I bought this book mostly just to have it, not because I needed it. This is an impressive tome that I love to show off to my friends, lol. I have used it though, and the way the book is set up is very easy to use. I just look up the subject and then flip to the page. Simple. Love this book.

This was a great purchase, I thought the postage was excessive but when the book arrived it is huge and must weight a couple of Kg's. The book was posted on time and arrived 11 days later (to Oz), so fast :). This guide is the best, it has everything you need to play Skyrim and all the add on's. I am very, very happy with this purchase which arrived in pristine condition, no scratches or corners bent Thank you :)

This book is awesome. It has absolutely everything in the game. Secrets, quests, items and so much more. It helped me when i was stuck and i found stuff using this book im sure i would have never found. Id recommend to any Skyrim player

From character builds to maps of the smallest area, this guide has it all. I would recommend it to everyone. There is so much knowledge and advice that you shouldn't be playing this game without it. I seems overwhelming, so don't try and read it. You don't have even following it. Just play the game and if you get stuck on something, have a question, or are curious about something in the game, just look it up! Awesome.

Anyone who is having trouble finding items in quests, or who is a newbie to this game will really enjoy having this guide handy. When I got this guide I had purchsed Skyrim Ultimate Edition for the first time and I didn't know where anything was. It was also helpful with sorting out the new DLC content, and figuring out how to own/build your new home with the Hearthfire expansion. Overall a must-have!

This game guide is outstanding. Extremely detailed and wonderfully arranged. You couldn't ask for more in a game guide book. This volume covers all the additional content and is easily the largest such book on my shelf. I realize you can find most of this online, there is something convenient about having something directly in front of you without requiring you to alt tab out.

The book came in great condition and in only two days. The book was very well put together in the fact that it wont just fall apart on you. It wasn't what i was expecting, but that wasn't the fault of the book or publisher. The book was put together like a textbook vs like a game guide in my opinion. I am not going to lie i was hoping for more pictures because the game it self is so beautiful. All in all the book was still worth the little money i spent on it and I am pleased with the purchase.

As everybody knows, there are a million things to do in this game and it is easy to get lost on what to do and what the goal is. This book really helped me out on thoes moments where I wasent sure what to do or where to go or who to talk to. It's detailed guid breaks it down step by step and really layed it out for me on what to do.

Well written and informative guide. Only downfall is the hardcover. Despite being premium cost over softcover the hardcover is almost cardboard soft. Its not worth the premium over softcover. Disappointed with Bethesda on this choice. The Fallout 3 collectors guide has a much more sturdy hardcover and puts this one to shame in terms of materials used.

Well I love the game. Absolutely love the game but dislike Steam. Occasionally it would just close, my game was lost to the last autosave. At times so very frustrating BUT like I said, I love this game and have logged several hours in game play. Would reccomend as well.

Everything you need (minus the big map)

Same as the one before, between the game and the strategy guide, are collectibles every gamer should have in their own collection.

As a collector of guide books, particularly hardcover books, this was an instant buy for me. This guide books is very well laid out. Much better than the previous edition that only included Dawnguard and Hearthfire. The paper has a slick premium feel despite its thinness. I should have bought two as I know this volume is going to get a lot of use as I finish my current play through with my Dragonborn Khajiit.

A Christmas gift for our daughter, this book was well received. It is packed full of information to assist in enjoyment and completion of Skyrim. The quality is wonderful for a paperback book with vibrant pictures and strong pages. When I have more time for gaming I look forward to utilizing this guide myself.

This game guide is amazing! In the past, I've bought several other game guides, which were 300-400 pages long, this guide however, is over 1000 pages! It's filled with soo much info. My only complaints are that #1, it doesnt have quite as much lore as I would like (but it still has a lot) and #2, the beastiery wasnt as detailed as I expected.

I wasted a good chunk of my life on Skyrim. And figured I might as well buy the guide because I love game guides. It's Massive. But looks cool and is very detailed. The text seems a bit small. But I can overlook that. Great addition to someones collection, or for the guy who just needs help in the game.

This book is massive. It covers the entire spread of DLC content which is a big plus, though that does set you up for some big spoilers. I gave it 4 stars due to the lack of cross-referencing. Having to continuously search the index is a downside. Over-all it is a great book for any Skyrim fan, apprentices and legendary players alike.

I really liked this product it does everything it says it does. You will know every enemies weakness and strength with some notes on the side, takes some getting used to tho to be able to understand it. The book also includes the dragon language in the back of the book so you decipher what some enemies are saying in game(like drauger or dragons).

This is my second book. Something mysteriously happened to the last one . The game is much more fun with the book because it explains and shows me so many things to do

It is very detailed, the page quality is amazing! I've never seen a strategy guide this detailed, my boyfriend went crazy when he received it! I'm very pleased with how early it arrived and that they delivered it to my door because of snow. Would very much recommend it for someone who wants a lot of out of Skyrim.

Of all the strategy books I have owned, none compare to this one. It is filled with every speck of information, and hints necessary to get through the toughest areas of the game. The print is a bit small, and some are light colors, so a good light will help to read it easily. I never hesitated to buy this one.

For all the additional features digital documents have these days, sitting in your lap while playing a game is not one of them. The only problem is that this game has so many mods available, no book could possibly keep up with all the unofficial content. But this certainly has all the data to plan your characters' development, and it looks nice on a coffee table, a desk, or a bookshelf.

I've never seen a book have so much damned information between two excellent hard covers. This thing is a wealth of knowledge, and I can say...it's almost TOO much! Heavy. Beautiful. Small Type. Resourceful! The author, at the time of writing already had logged over 3000 hours of game time! I'm a measily 80, but it's growing.

better shape than expected and, it included the fold out map with was a pleasant surprise.

I remember thinking that no guide could ever be thicker than the original Skyrim guide... then I bought this one. Lots of detail and good hints on play styles to try and in game tips. I just with the included map was 2 separate sheets instead of front and back.

I love it. It takes you through every quest step and has an awesome map to help you find places. My sister used its long list of ingredients to make potions, and I used it to locate awesome quests with good rewards. A must for all avid Skyrim players:(

This is by far one of the best/most detailed strategy guides around. I don't know what people are talking about when they say that this book doesn't include an index because it does. The book is very well laid out and a must buy for those looking to better their Skyrim experience! I was very impressed, it came sooner than estimated and I'm glad I bought it.

While Skyrim is a beautiful and entertaining game (despite the persistent bugs), it is also huge. Not all quest lines you may want to try are obvious and sometimes you'll feel like you're wandering around in the dark. This guide is well worth the money, and when you're done with it, you can use it for weightlifting as it weighs as much as a cinder-block.

Everything I expect. Great great and greater.

This book is fantastic to the fans of Elder Scrolls V. All necessary information are collected, and many beautiful figures are kept as guidance as well. The quality of the paper is nice, smooth and green. I have not read through the book yet, but the first view of it is quite satisfied to me. I will post more review information when I finish reading.

This book really is a must have for any completion driven gamer. As you know, Skyrim is a HUGE game. If you want to find every secret and do every mission and find all secrets you will certainly need this book. I suggest it to any Skyrim gamer. PC is best over console for Skyrim gaming, I have tested and tried both.

If there is one game that you would want to invest in a game guide for, it's Skyrim. This guide is massive, as it should be. The extra large black map is a real help, b/c you have all the dungeons listed. By reading this guide, you will know the best way to tackle most of the occurances/missions in the game.

Was looking all over for one of these. Extremely well written and packed full of useful information about all aspects of the game and the DLC's. Even found out new details about main story line missions. This guide is a must-read for any Skyrim player.

The book was very helpful, and now I see why this game was so highly rated it is so engrossing and lengthy my only desire now is if they do another game of this series to include the High Elves as well to show their kindgom.

I waited a long time for the FINAL version that includes ALL the download content included. First there was Skyrim, then the revised version, then a second revised version etc. It got old fast. This is a great game and this book has everything needed to really enjoy everything the game has to offer, in my opinion.

I bought this book because I love the series and I thought it would be a lot of help so I could get every quest done. I was right about that, plus this book is so gorgeous I don't even really want to open it, it's a nice decorating piece for a gaming room or just for a gamer's bedroom.

Ok let's just get right down to it. This guide is kinda overwhelming at times. Skyrim is such a massive game and every dungeon covered can take a toll out on the brain. Use it at your own discression. But it will get you the information you desire.

This book is just fantastic. It's absolutely huge, and it covers anything you could possibly want to do in this game. The legendary edition is definitely worth it, as it covers all the DLC content as well. If you are a big fan of Skyrim, you are definitely missing out if you don't own a copy of this book.

Awesome book. My wife and stepsons refer to it as "The Bible". Maybe a little bit sacreligious, but it has everything in there for the Skyrim Elder Scrolls player. If you don't want to look up anything online and want a book reference, this is it.

After 2 years of constant use my old paperback issue was of course falling apart. Combine that with the fact the first issue was missing DLC content I went with this edition in the hardcover. It is very nice and appears to not be just randomly pieced together. It feels like it will last me a few years at the least.

This was a gift for my wife more than it was me, as I do not play Skyrim, but I was nonetheless impressed by how detailed EVERYTHING is. With over 1100 pages, I am convinced that this book contains everything one would need to know in order to complete the game 100%; this is great for any completionist.

Well written and it has all the DLC content within the book as well. Nice having some tips on a few quests that it has suggested. So much detail within the book itself. Glad that I have gotten this book. Plus looks great and has a map of Skyrim!

Let's get down to business. You don't buy this book because you need some help navigating through Skyrim and its various DLC. You get this book because it looks AWESOME on a bookshelf. Are you thinking about buying it? Then do it now, because these guides are normally limited runs and if you wait the price will only go up.

I got this as a gift to my Skyrim obsessed husband. The hardcover is a lifesaver, if you use your guide a lot you will be happy with this. There are so many extras that it makes it worth buying even if you already have the original! The price is right and any Skyrim fan will love it!

If there is any book that can tell you what you need to know about the world of Skyrim, this is the one. It has helped me get out of a jam when I really need it. Very informative and very complete. I absolutely recommend getting this book if you want to travel throughout the world of Skyrim.

I bow to this piece of "governmental legislature". Named so due to the immense amount of filled pages, these of course aren't full of you-know-what, but are crammed with rock solid game data in a wonderfully arranged package. I've a library of these books going back to Diablo II and this by far is the cherry on top.

Very instructive but I was expecting a bit more details in the walk through of the quests as well as a map of each cavern in tamriel. Still very satisfied with this guide and, in my opinion, worth every penny I spent buying it. I recommend it!

Great walkthrough, loads of information, the code for the online guide makes it twice as worth it! There's so much to this game but it's explained well in this guide, no complaints at all and I would definitely recommend!

It's not quite as thorough as the previous books when it comes to every option available during each stage of a quest. But beyond that it's fantastic and very detailed. The pull out map is great and an offer for a free interactive online map as well.

got this for anniversary gift i believe but anyways he loved it he use's it every time he plays skyrim so its great for gift or if you need help threw out the game i would say you should buy this book it was in great shape and everything its pro one of his mosts loved gifts.

I bought this as gift for my husband because he is a huge fan. He loves it! The one corner was a bit dented up but it was acceptable. It is full of so much wonderful information. If experiencing every aspect of the game is what you crave, then spend the money and buy this.

Hours and hours of gameplay. The book is laid out horribly and there appears to be no useful index but it is good for finding even more stuff in the game to do. Missing some things... like the first dungeon you go to for example there is no mention of.

This is very helpful guide for quests and also basics... IT IS HUGE THOUGH! Be prepared for how massive it is, I have barely scratched the surface, but as far as guides go I am happy with it.

My son wanted this for his Birthday and he loves it. It is rather large so be warned about that, but is has a lot of great stuff in it. It was one of my son's favorite gifts.

I was very impress with how complete this is. Huge book and online links to more stuff using the code from the book. Now to look up those few quests I could not finish for what ever reason I could not figure out. And play thru with other characters. Great book for Skyrim fans.

Came with codes and poster.

Must own,core game does not need a walk throug, but for these type of maasive work GOY edition games to find every trick, side quest, secrete, and treat these are must owns. And what better way than going for these sexy highly durable and display able hard bound book editions.

Like the headline says, quick arrival. Everything was as expected. Very thorough book... only thing I would change about the written material is a way on how to work around glitches. (But I'm sure that book would be just as heavy!) All in all very satisfied on the content!

Better than the version published with the original game, before the expansions came out. It does have some of the same flaws, but it's much easier to use, and being hardback it's much more durable. For a book that gets as much use as this one does that's a definite plus.

AWESOME!!! I already owned the original collectors edition book and played close to 1000 hours of Skyrim. This book showed me how much I had left to learn. A great read. Full of information. A must purchase for anyone who loves this game!

This book has everything you need. If you get a chance to purchase this, keep it and take good care of it!

It does not matter if you have it for Xbox 360 or PS3 because this strategy covers both not that there are any differences in the games anyways. This strategy guide tells you everything literally everything about the game. I think that is all I really need to say to be honest.

If youu think that you dont need this, then you're wrong, this is the bible of stratagy guides, every nook and cranny is coverd. It weighs almost like 5lb bag of sugar. small print though wish it was a lil larger since im in my early 40's. Love the book.

The book is an impressive tome, quality feels very good and the amount of information inside is overwhelming, only started looking trough it, but with all the information it will take a long time, seems perfect if you get stuck in a quest somewhere or like to know where a trainer is.

I am really happy with the quality of this book. The service provided to me from the beginning of the purchase to the receipt of the product was faultless. If the opportunity arises I will certainly make a purchase from this seller in the future. Thank you very much

This guide is awesome; not just in detail, but in presentation as well. The hardcover really helps make this tome feel legit. For a world as open ended as Skyrim's, then a guide such as this almost feels required. If you ever get stuck, then pick one of these babies up. You won't be disappointed.

IS HEAVY. If anyone ever said that words would never hurt them, has never been hit upside his head with this book. It's thick and heavy so it's probably pretty cool. It's for my son, so.. he'll read it and do the commenting of what it's like inside.

I'm starting to find things and quests that I've never found before while free roaming of Skyrim. For the fans who wish to keep going, this book will help you out. A poster sized map is included to help you keep track of the locations you have already found.

This is best game guide I have ever owned. I have purchased every Prima guide for Skyrim and this is by far the best. The perfect companion to the original collectors edition guide. The hardcover is beautiful and the book itself is massive. A must have for any hardcore Skyrim fan.

It es a fantastic book. But it is just like the paperback except it does include information on the 2 add-ons. The MAIN reason I did not rate it 5+ it the tiny print-just like the paperback. I expected at least larger print in a LEGENDARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION.

This book is the definitive guide hands down. Any gamer can get exactly what they want out of it and leave the spoilers alone as they wish. It includes all DLC and everything in the game you can think of (and some things you wouldn't).

Cover was a little damaged. But a great reference book. Still had the map poster. All in all a good value.

The book is full of beautifully drawn artwork,and gives you the low down on everything Skyrim. It gives guides on all types of builds, races, crafting, maps, and enemies. Find out how you need to build your own home, learn all the secrets of Skyrim, all in one book.

Had no idea it was hard back but i love it anyway. its wounderfully detailed. the best book to help be accomplish everything in skyrim. now only if i could be lucky enough to get in on the beta of elder scrolls online now that be the bomb.

Nice Game Guide, good quality.

This book has information about the expansions and those quests as well as info on everything else. My father is new to skyrim and the book has been an invaluable asset to him (and myself who has been playing since the early release of it)

Wow. The other reviewers are right. This thing is huge and hugely useful. cons: I am not getting to my "to do list" and winter is coming. Darn this Skyrim!

the book came slightly damaged but otherwise good book other than leaveing some details like distance from one room to another like "keep going until you see this room" wich is 4-5rooms later but if your fine with it wonderful purchase just takes getting used to

Geve this to daughter for Christmas this past year. It was all that is was advertiesed and more acroding to her. Her eyes just lit up when she opened the gift. The book is professionaly put together and will last a lifetime.

A design masterpiece, no doubt about it. The amount of lore and illustration is amazing, I'm still reading it and loving the game more than ever, this is a book every Skyrim player should have in their shelves. One of the most impressive guides ever made!

I love this game guide. So much better than searching online game guide with my phone while I'm playing. Very detailed and informative. Makes my quests and dungeons easier to plan out. Very detailed crafting section has really helped me level up.

Got this as a gift for my boyfriend. The nearest bookstore to carry anything similar to this was two hours away! For only twenty dollars this book is everything my guy could ever dream of. He was happy and my wallet is happy :)

Has everything you need to know for vanilla game of Skyrim. Well worth the price and would recommend to anyone who has Legendary Edition of Skyrim. I ordered to ship regular ground and received it in 3 days. Would also use shipper again.

this is a great book. it has a lot of information in it. but it is also a very heavy book. that's ok. if you are looking for a good strategy guide this is the one to buy.

This strategy guide may remind some of a school textbook. And it should because it tells you pretty much everything about the game (including the DLC; something most guides aren't updated for). I keep expecting the teacher to come up and say "Pop quiz!"

tes 4 oblivion is just a warm up. skyrim surpasses everything oblivion is the graphics are 10 times better the game is more challenging and it seems that every npc has a quest for you not to mention the main quest

Got it for my self because i was stuck on a part of the game. Pros: Great content Full color Maps Cons: Size Weight Over all this is a great book I would recommend this to everyone who likes skyrim.

A giant tome of knowledge with all there is to know about Skyrim. An awesome guide book...It would have been 5 stars if the front cover actually had leather-like weaving to match the pattern on the front.

I, myself, am huge into the Elder Scroll series. This book came with some things I did not expect, which was a HUGE plus! The hardcover and bookmarks are especially helpful. I can't thank Amazon enough for suggesting me this product. My money was well-spent.

The definitive guide to all things Skyrim. Full of information about game systems, quests, items and locations. Only thing missing is a mod guide, and even that absence is completely reasonable. Any "Skyrim fan / TES addict" must have this.

This was a really big book lol. I don't read it all but some parts have been superhelpful. For big fans of the game, it wouldn't hurt to purchase and review for relevant sections.

I love the detail that they put into making this book. I covered so so much. 25% of the core content I missed but this book helped me see the game with a new set of eye's. Information is power, and this book is powerful!

This guide has nearly 500 more pages than the original guide and is filled with all the information you need accomplish anything and everything you need to and can do in the game. It just takes a little time to read and plan things out.

An excellent and voluminous guide book for Skyrim. It's very thorough covering the original game and all the downloadable content except Hearthfire which doesn't really need it anyway. The quality of the binding is top notch and the pages throughout are beautifully done. Highly recommended.

Not too much different from the paper back one but it is very useful and looks great definitely worth the buy if ur a hardcore fan cuz in stores this book retails for 50 bucks that literally the price of a new game

A must have for Skyrim players, new and returning. Has a great deal of information. Allows you to see Skyrim from another side and do things you might not have done the first time, or second time, around.

This is an amazing, detailed guide. I've played through Skyrim before, but I wanted to do it again using a nice guide to tell me where all the good loot is. This one goes above and beyond what I could ask for.

It didn't disappoint. There's enough reviews elsewhere to tell you how great and useful this is so look elsewhere I'm not well versed in strategy guide reviews. It's definitely worth the money though if you have this version or the dlc.

This is probably the penultimate guide ever written for any video game ever made! Even if you're the type of gamer that refuses to get guides, you owe it to yourself to get this one as it's beautifully crafted. Highly recommended.

Worked in the computer business for 29 years and did not have time for games, Started playing Skyrim and am having a ball, running 230 mods that allow me to create the perfect game for me and am more than satisfied.

This book is just amazing! Perfect for collectors and for those who love and are great fans of this video game series.

Way better than I thought it would be!!! Great graphics! I would definetly get this again! Got it pretty fast too! This book is great!! In great condition for a used book!! Love it!!

Very in-depth, and includes all the expansions as well. Even includes dragon language guide and translation.

The book has all the information you will ever need to know for Skyrim. Locations, maps, the works. It has a ribbon for marking your last spot in the book and everything. Sturdy hardback for years of use.

The game is awesome, but I wouldn't have been able to load it onto my computer if I didn't have internet. The disc stopped loading in the middle somewhere but Steam let me finish the download online. Otherwise great deal! Fast shipping.

I am glad I decided to get this book. It explained things that I wasn't aware of and now I am bumed that I didn't have it before I started. It fills in alot of blanks. A must have.

The book was exactly what I was looking for. It was in great condition when it came in the mail and my boyfriend loves it and uses it all the time. I'd say it was the perfect gift for him.

The book is heavy (as it should be) and thick, I loved opening it and reading the walkthrough of a random quest, it contains pictures and a nice map to help you through the game if you are stuck.

Are you kidding? Who doesn't already think that prima guides are the definitive source for all things great and saving in the gaming world?? David Hodgson is amazing at what he does. BUY this book!!!

It's very informative and basically all you need to know about the Skyrim Legendary collection. From choosing what missions to do first to fighting off enemies to building an ideal house, this guide has everything you need.

this is a great manual information book for my brother he loves that I got him the book for the game he is enjoying playing and learning!

This is easily the largest strategy guide I've seen. This is to be expected as the game is so large. This strategy guide will guide you through every mission of this game with only minor difficulties.