Cyrodiil library : IV

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:08 am

There are a lot of books throughout Cyrodiil which have interesting stories, descriptions of people and places and of course, sometimes an end making chills go down your spine.
I hereby post my top ten list of personal favourites from the cyrodiilic library. Feel free to add your own.

1. A Game at Dinner
2. Immortal Blood
3. Ruins of Kemel-Ze
4. The Black Arrow series
5. The Argonian Account series
6. Surfeit of Thieves
7. Ransom of Zarek
8. Daughter of the Niben
9 The Armorer′s Challenge
10. Master Zoaraym's Tale

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:40 am

The Real Barenziah by a mile.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:10 am

The Real Barenziah by a mile.

Seconded!

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 5:41 am

A Game at Dinner
i never found this book ?? what it about ?

i like The Real Barenziah

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 6:19 am

Song of Pelinial was a good read. I enjoyed almost all of the books ive found so far (Dont want to look online wanna find em all myself)
the Rear Gaurd was good.
Immortal blood
Berenziah was boring to me, couldnt get into either the real or the biography.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:04 am

A Game at Dinner
i never found this book ?? what it about ?

i like The Real Barenziah

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:A_Game_at_Dinner

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:02 am

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:A_Game_at_Dinner

thanks it is good

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:17 am

The Real Barenziah by a mile.

Another vote! I admit I love almost all the books-- it is so neat to have a game where every book is readable; in every other game I can think of when you have large collections of books you maybe have a few at best that you can read, and even then it is usually a passage or two.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:13 am

Another vote! I admit I love almost all the books-- it is so neat to have a game where every book is readable; in every other game I can think of when you have large collections of books you maybe have a few at best that you can read, and even then it is usually a passage or two.

yea its to bad they didnt use readable books in Fallout 3 woulda made it alot better.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:32 am

i never really sat down and read many of the books in Oblivion. i did, however, read all the Argonian Account books and, of course, the Lusty Argonian Maid. :whistle:

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:38 am

http://www.imperial-library.info/obbooks/father_niben.shtml
From Fragment Four...

Topal the Pilot was enchanted with the islands
And the feathered men who lived there.
There the Niben stayed for a moon, and the bird
Men learned how to speak their own words,
And with taloned feet, to write.
In joy for their new knowledge, they made Topal
Their lord, giving him their islands for the
Gift.

Its written more in the poetic 'style' of Morrowind's books, which I adore. And I'm intrigued by the mystery of the Feathered Men.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:17 pm

My favorites outta be Palla Volums I and II, and of course, The Lusty Argonian Maid. :bigsmile:

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:10 am

My favorite right now is the Guide to Bravil. After I read it, I immediately started saving my Septims to move there.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:22 pm

Does it just have to be books found in Oblivion? Because I'm thinking of one of the few Morrowind-Only books as my favorite...

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:59 pm

Aevar, Stone Singer.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:40 am

Aevar, Stone Singer.

Seconded.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 3:32 pm

Palla
A Game at Dinner
The Real barenziah
The Wolf Queen ones
2920
I quite like the song of Pelinal as well.

I also liked Father of the Niben and the epic poem "Mannimarco King of Worms"

O sacred Isle Artaeum, where rosy light infuses air,

O'er towers and through flowers, gentle breezes flow,

Softly sloping green-kissed cliffs to crashing foam below,

Always springtied afternoon housed within its border,

This mystic, mist-protected hime of the Psijic Order:

Those counselors of kings, cautious, wise, and fair.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:38 pm

I prefer the ones about real poeple - journals and such.

blood eating plat and the one with the spider puzzle in... cant remember the titles though.

:)

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 12:21 pm

Does it just have to be books found in Oblivion? Because I'm thinking of one of the few Morrowind-Only books as my favorite...

This thread is only about books from Oblivion. I believe the Morrowind section is more suitable for your favourites. You can always open a thread there.
I will probably read it too since I?m about to start the game for the very first time :tops:

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:26 am

The Real Barenziah

But only the original versions... they toned the Oblivion versions down considerably compared to previous games...

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:17 am

The Importance of Where. It's on a table in the Bravil jail. I had to laugh when I was basically reading it right in front of the guard as an escaped convinct, and he didn't notice me. Good read.

I also like the Argonian Account books, though I've only read 2 and 4 (trying to get to the others is a real pain in the neck).

Also, anything written by Alessia Ottus. She's a total bigot, but hey, she's amusing in her own way.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 4:17 pm

IIRC, a large number of books from MW are in Oblivion too. If it's Oblivion only, I'd have to go with Immortal blood, and that one book about Pelinal.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:29 pm

Withershins. I keep a copy on my character at all times.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:37 am

The lusty Argonian maid by far. I guess the five tenets and Argonian account books. Only read 2,3 and 4 though.

» Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:26 am

I just read Ruins of Kemel-Ze and it was really cool. The explanation of where Dwarven Armor comes from was very interesting.