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The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia Preview (North American Edition)

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Available on Amazon (regular edition)ir?t=wiupgeatthmo 20&l=am2&o=1&a=150670638X and as a Deluxe Editionir?t=wiupgeatthmo 20&l=am2&o=1&a=1506707408

By Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

  • Spoiler Alert
  • Publication Date: June 19, 2018

The best part of owning a physical copy of The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia is in reading how all the lore from the video games ties together by being able to flip back and forth to the references to other sections. This work sadly does not include Breath of the Wild because it was originally published in Japan last year, at the same time the game made its release. It’s safe to assume an addendum will happen. In the meantime, for fans of the games prior, there are 332 pages of goodness to digest. It completes the Goddess Collection—Hyrule Historia ir?t=wiupgeatthmo 20&l=am2&o=1&a=1616550414and Art & Artifactsir?t=wiupgeatthmo 20&l=am2&o=1&a=1506703356. If the Tri-Force symbol needs its centre to be filled, a fourth volume is inevitable.

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Rating He-Man & The Masters of the Universe Compendium

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By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

Everything you ever wanted to know about He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (MoTU and She-Ra too) can be found in A Character Guide and World Compendium (available to preorder on Amazon)He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Compedium, due to hit shelves May 10th. This voluminous tome is perfectly organized into sections to make finding information quick, and the fact the entries are further subdivided, based on either the toy-line, comics or animated series, makes for a great way for fans of this franchise to keep the facts straight!

Of course, I had to read the entry for Skeletor and The Sorceress right away. The sheer amount of information found for these two is staggering, and I love the dedication the research team put forth to collect images from various sources (including foreign adaptations) and photograph (i.e. the toys) to include. Even though some of the information can be found online at a wiki source, there’s something to this atlas which makes for a great conversation piece among nerds. The bonus of ownership is that this codex is reasonably priced.

While it will take time to read through all the entries in prep before a game of MoTU Trivial Persuit, I’m ready!

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