What's your favourite in-game book?

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Re: What's your favourite in-game book?

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The Lusty Argonian Maid

Nah, I like A Game At Dinner. It was really well written and I love the sinister-iness of it all.

Yellow Book of Riddles is a close second.
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Re: What's your favourite in-game book?

Post by Akeld-Aihk »

Too many too choose from, I'd have to say either Withershins or the Lusty Argonian maid.
Both sparked similar reactions. "Hahah-WUT." o_o

Edit: I just thought a another one I remembered reading written by the funniest wood elf in Tamriel,
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I can't remember what the text was called, but it had a few amusing cheeky stabs at the other races.
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I really did like Immortal Blood. I read it after I finished the quest relating to him in Skyrim, so the whole thing was a bit tragic and doomed from the beginning. Definitely enjoyed that experince.

Anncestors and the Dunmer was also really fascinating, but I never finished it.
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I love the 2920 series. But most of the books are extremely interesting. :P
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Varieties of Faith
The lusty argonian maid
Darkest Darkness
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"A dubious tale of the Crystal Tower" is very nice too...
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The Black Arrow series and A Dance in Fire series are very well written.
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My favorite game is Thief: deadly shadow.
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Abagnale wrote:My favorite game is Thief: deadly shadow.
favourite In-game Book, meaning favourite book in the TES world, not favourite game :P

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Feyfolken all three books
and the black arrow
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A cabin in the woods...

An incident in Necrom.

I like them both but the former more than the latter.
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Anything Jarth.
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Liturgy of Affliction
The Poison Song
King Edward
The Real Barenziah
the 2920 series
The ravings of Fenroy

those are just my all time favorites
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I think my two favorite books in TES are Surfeit of Thieves and The Locked Room.

I thought the twist at the end of Surfeit of Thieves was pretty creepy! I liked The Locked Room because of Yana outsmarting her teacher.
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The Red Kitchen Reader lovingly reeks of nostalgia.

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Re: What's your favourite in-game book?

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The first that comes to mind is "A Dance in Fire" :D
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Re: What's your favourite in-game book?

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Cabin in the woods
Immortal Blood
And ofcourse the Lusty Argonian maid :D
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The Woodcutter's Wife, Beggar, Warrior, King, Thief, The Rear Guard, Night Falls on Sentinel, Legend of Krately House, Kolb & the Dragon, A Game at Dinner, A Dance in Fire 1-7, The Cake and The Diamond, The Cabin in the Woods, Argonian Account 1-4, and Ulfr's Book.
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Re: What's your favourite in-game book?

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Kolb and the Dragon- This was the first choose your own adventure story I had read in over 20 years. I thought it was great fun. Went through it until I did them all, just like elementary school!

The Red Kitchen Reader- I always wondered if it was meant to be a cannibal feast that the author partook of. Also, did the player get to find this place in Oblivion? I have only played Skyrim.

A Dance In Fire and Argonian Account- I think these two are my ultimate favorites, though. The main character is relatable and likeable. I look forward to an eventual third book about Decumus in Elsweyr.
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