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The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia is still a couple of months away in North America, and now a collector's edition of the book has been spotted on Amazon. The limited collector's edition features a fancy faux-leather cover, which sports a debossed symbol of the Gate of Time, and shiny gilded pages. The list price is $70, though Amazon is currently offering pre-orders at $45.73.

In related news, publisher Dark Horse has released a trailer for the book, which you'll find conveniently embedded above.

JoystiqZelda's Hyrule Historia gets limited edition and a trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dsdsHyrule-HistoriaLegend-of-Zelda-2010nintendothe-legend-of-zelda-hyrule-historiaThe-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-Swordwiiwii-uMon, 26 Nov 2012 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Hyrule Historia coming to North America in January]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/hyrule-historia-coming-to-north-america-in-january/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/hyrule-historia-coming-to-north-america-in-january/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/16/hyrule-historia-coming-to-north-america-in-january/#comments Hyrule Historia coming to North America via Dark HorseA list of "January 2013 New Releases" on Diamond Book Distributors shows an English version of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, the compendium originally released in Japan in December. According to the info provided in the sales kit, the English version is being published by Dark Horse Books, and will retail for $34.99 on January 29, 2013.

The Historia is famous for including a timeline of the series' storyline, but it's also full of concept art and other material, all edited and collected by producer Eiji Aonuma.

JoystiqHyrule Historia coming to North America in January originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>hyrule-historiaLegend-of-Zelda-2010nintendoThe-Legend-of-Zelda-Skyward-SwordwiiThu, 16 Aug 2012 16:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Zelda lexicon expands, Gerudo language translated and fontified]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/08/zelda-lexicon-expands-gerudo-language-translated-and-fontified/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/08/zelda-lexicon-expands-gerudo-language-translated-and-fontified/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/08/zelda-lexicon-expands-gerudo-language-translated-and-fontified/#comments The Hyrule Historia continues to divulge dark, long forgotten secrets of the Legend of Zelda mythos. Well, mostly timelines and fonts, but that's still pretty neat for everyone in the Joystiq chapter of the Hyrulian Historical Society. The latest gem to be unearthed (insert appropriate sound effect here) from the Historia's gushing fount of knowledge is a translation of the written language used by Ganondorf's people, the Gerudo, and a font to go with it.

Decoded by Sarinilli, the same topographical alchemist responsible for creating the Skyward Sword font, the Gerudo language is also an alternate representation of the 26 characters of the English language. Strangely, the only numerals in the Gerudo alphabet are 1 and 5, which can be used as an effective (if inefficient) alternative for the Roman numerals I and V.

Hypothetically, this new knowledge could be used to translate Gerudo texts found in Ocarina of Time, but that sounds like way too much work to us. To be honest, we only joined the Hyrulian Historical Society for the political connections. The Gerudo Typography font is available for free, non-commercial use at Sarinilli's DeviantArt profile.

JoystiqZelda lexicon expands, Gerudo language translated and fontified originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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But it's getting close -- game translator GlitterBerri used the above video of the Hyrule Historia, a history book edited by Zelda developer Eiji Aonuma, to create the below timeline of events throughout Zelda's history. This is the closest we've seen to an official timeline, but it may yet be tweaked. Enjoy your speculation:

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JoystiqThe official Legend of Zelda timeline isn't entirely official yet originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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