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Here is a listing of all the books in the game. If a book is part of a series in will be listed under the name of the series. If a book is a skill book (reading these will increase a specific skill by one level), the skill to be raised will be in paranthesis.

If you would like to read the contents of all of these books, plus more, head on over to The Imperial Library.

Some great places to start your searching would be the Mystic Archives at the Arcane University in the Imperial City, as well as the First Edition bookstore in the Imperial City Market District. Some other places would be the Mages Guilds and Chapels of the different cities around the country.

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  • Morningstar (Blade) - Shelf, Uleve Hlervu quarters, Castle Anvil; Tsavi's quarters, Caste Leyawiin; Reward for Fighters Guild quest - "A Wandering Scholar"
  • Sun's Dawn (Mysticism) - Desk, Chapel Hall, Great Chapel of Julianos, Skingrad
  • First Seed - Southern Books, Leyawiin
  • Rain's Hand (Restoration) - Shelf, Great Hall, Great Chapel of Mara, Bravil
  • Second Seed (Speechcraft) - Bookshelf, Councellor Ocato's chambers, Imperial Palace, Imperial City
  • Midyear (Heavy Armor) - Shelf, Fire and Steel, Chorrol
  • Sun's Height (Mercantile) - Desk, Black Horse Courier, Market District, Imperial City
  • Last Seed (Sneak) - Dresser, City-Swimmer residence, Bravil
  • Heartfire (Conjuration) - Great Chapel of Talos, Bruma
  • Frostfall (Conjuration) - Desk, Chapel Hall, Chapel of Dibella, Anvil
  • Sun's Dusk - Southern Books, Leyawiin
  • Evening Star - Barracks, Castle Bravil; Royal quarters, Castle Anvil
A Childrens Annuad
  • Southern Books & Mages Guild, Leyawiin; Mages Guild, Anvil; Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City
A Dance in Fire
  • Vol 1 (Acrobatics) - Dresser, Ganredhel residence, Cheydinhal
  • Vol 2 (Block) - 1st floor table, northeast Guard House, Elven Gardens District, Imperial City
  • Vol 3 (Athletics) - Top floor bookshelf, Uuras the Shepard residence, Skingrad
  • Vol 4 (Acrobatics) - Dresser, Ganredhel's residence, Cheydinhal
  • Vol 5 (Marksman) - Table, Regner residence, Bruma
  • Vol 6 (Mercantile) - 2nd floor shelf, Casta Scribonia residence, Chorrol
  • Vol 7 (Mercantile) - Reward for Miscellaneous quest - "Two Sides of the Coin"; Boss-level Vampire and Bandit loot
A Hypothetical Treachery
  • Castle Skingrad
A Less Rude Song
  • Mages Guild, Anvil & Bravil; Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City; Tons of other miscellaneous places
A Life of Uriel Septim VII
  • Mages Guild, Bravil; Mages Guild & Fighters Guild, Leyawiin; Mystic Arcives, Arcane University, Imperial City
A New Guild for Fighters?
  • Mages Guild, Leyawiin
Advances in Lockpicking
  • (Security) - March-Na's Books, Cheydinhal; Top level, Fingerbowl Cave (just northeast of Aleswell, north of the Imperial City)
Ahziir Traajajazeri
  • (Hand to Hand) - Basement, J'Ghasta's residence, Bruma; Training room, Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, Cheydinhal
The Amulet of Kings
  • First Edition, Market District, Imperial City; Library, Mages Guild, Chorrol; Commonly found in chapels, castles, Mages Guilds and the odd private home
The Argonian Account
  • Vol 1 (Athletics) - Only as random loot
  • Vol 2 - Mages Guild & The Oak and Crosier Inn & Renoit's Books, Chorrol
  • Vol 3 (Illusion) - Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City
  • Vol 4 - Common in chapels
The Armorers Challenge
  • (Armorer) - 2nd floor shelf, Fighters Guild, Cheydinhal; First Edition, Market District, Imperial City; Requirement for the "Armorer" Master Trainer quest
The Art of War Magic
  • (Destruction) - Upper level shelf, Leafrot Cave (northeast of the northeasternmost headwaters of the Panther River)
Battle of Sancre Tor
  • (Blade) - Display case (4-5 tumbler lock), Great Hall, Castle Bravil; Random loot
Before the Ages of man
  • (Mysticism) - Enchanting station, Chiroasium, Arcane University, Imperial City
Beggar
Vol 1 of 4
  • (Athletics) - Great Hall, Cloud Ruler Temple
Beggar Prince
  • Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City; Mages Guild, Chorrol & Skingrad; First Edition, Market District, Imperial City; Commonly found at book vendors and in random loot
Biography of the Wolf Queen
The Black Arrow
  • Vol 1 (Acrobatics) - Chest by bed, Torbal the Sufficient residence, Brindle Home (small settlement in the Great Forest, well north of Skingrad)
  • Vol 2 (Marksman) - Teinaava's chest, Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, Cheydinhal; Reward for Miscellaneous quest "Two Sides of the Coin"; Boss-level Vampire and Bandit loot
The Black Arts on Trial
  • (Mysticism) - Mystic Emporium, Market District, Imperial City
The Buying Game
  • (Mercantile) - 2nd floor shelf, Fathis Ules residence, Elven Gardens District, Imperial City
Calcintor Treastise
Cherim's Heart of Anequina
  • (Armorer) - 2nd floor desk, First Edition, Market District, Imperial City
Chimarvamidium
  • (Heavy Armor) - Shelf, Barracks, Imperial Legion Compound, Imperial City
Daughter of the Niben
  • (Alteration) - Shelf in living quarters, Mages Guild, Skingrad
Death Blow of Abernanit
  • (Block) - Chest in bedroom next to dining hall, Fighters Guild, Anvil
De Rerum Dirennis
  • (Alchemy) - Shelf, All Things Alchemical, Skingrad
The Doors of Oblivion
  • (Conjuration) - Library, Mages Guild, Anvil; Table, Great Hall, Cloud Ruler Temple; Tower above Fort Caractacus, north side of Lake Rumare
The Dragon Break
  • (Alteration) - 2nd floor shelf, Dovyn Aren residence, Elven Garden District, Imperial City
Dwemer History and Culture
  • Royal quarters, Castle Anvil; Guard barracks & Oqhash gra-Magul residence, Cheydinhal; Living quarters, Mages Guild, Chorrol; Library, Cloud Ruler Temple; Arch-Mage's quarters & Mages quarters & Mystic Library, Arcane University, Imperial City; First Edition, Market District, Imperial City; Palace Library, Imperial Palace, Imperial City; Bookshelf, Ahdarji residence, Leyawiin; Temple of the Emperor Zero, near Bravil; Book vendors and as random loot
The Exodus
  • (Restoration) - Shelf in dining room, Great Chapel of Julianos, Skingrad
Father of the Niben
  • (Marksman) - Shelf, north wing of private quarters, Castle Bravil
Fighters Guild History, 1st Ed.
a.k.a. History of the Fighters Guild
  • (Heavy Armor) - Display case (4-5 tumbler lock), Fighters Guild, Chorrol; Display case (3-4 tumbler lock), Fighters Guild, Anvil; Display case (unlocked), Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City
The Firsthold Revolt
  • (Mysticism) - Bookshelf in cellar, Mages Guild, Cheydinhal
Fire and Darkness
Fundamentals of Alchemy
  • Every Mages Guild
Glories and Laments
  • Great Hall, Cloud Ruler Temple; Umbacano residence, Talos Plaza & Herminia Cinna, Elven Gardens & Rindir's Staffs, Market District, Imperial City
Gods and Worship
  • First Edition, Market District, Imperial City; Mach-Na's Books, Cheydinhal; Renoit's Books, Chorrol; Mages Guild, Skingrad
The Gold Ribbon of Merit
  • (Marksman) - Chest in training room, Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, Cheydinhal
Guide to [insert city name]
  • Everywhere, and well worth it to read them all
Hallgerd's Tale
  • (Heavy Armor) - Chest in top of tower, Fighters Guild, Chorrol
Heavy Armor Repair
  • (Armorer) - Marauder and tomb loot
Hiding with the Shadow
  • Outer portion of Lake Arrius Caverns
History of Lock Picking
  • First Edition, Market District & Cellar, Astinia Atius residence, Talos Plaza, Imperial City
The Horrors of Castle Xyr
  • (Destruction) - Top floor bookshelf, Mages Guild, Bravil
How Orisinium Passed to Orcs
Ice and Chitin
  • (Light Armor) - Chest by bed, 2nd floor west wing, Ahdarji residence, Leyawiin
Immortal Blood
  • (Hand to Hand) - Shelf in cellar, Seridur residence, Temple District, Imperial City; J'Ghasta residence, Bruma; Tent, Bandit camp outside Vilverin (Ayleid ruin across the water from the exit to the Imperial Prison sewers)
The Importance of Where
  • (Blunt) - Table, Dungeon, Castle Bravil
Incident of Necrom
  • (Illusion) - 2nd floor dresser, Willow Bank, Cheydinhal
King
Vol 4 of 4 - begins with Beggar
  • (Blunt) - Shelf, Royal quarters, Castle Anvil
The Last King of the Ayleids
  • First Edition, Market District, Imperial City; Fourth floor, Atatar
Last Scabbard of Akrash
  • (Armorer) - 2nd floor shelf, A Fighting Chance, Market District, Imperial City
Legend of Krately House
  • (Sneak) - Library, Cloud Ruler Temple
The Legendary Sancre Tor
  • (Blunt) - Shelf, Vilena Donton residence, Chorrol
Light Armor Repair
  • (Armorer) - Shelf, Barracks, Castle Bravil
Liminal Bridges
  • (Conjuration) - 2nd floor display case, Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City
The Locked Room
  • (Security) - Chest, Smuggler's Cave (beneath Castle Anvil)
Lord Jornibret's Last Dance
  • (Light Armor) - Table, Bleak Flats Cave (north-northwest of Skingrad)
The Lunar Lorkhan
Mace Etiquette
  • (Blunt) - Only in random loot
Magic from the Sky
  • Mages Guild, Anvil & Leyawiin; Great Hall, Castle Bruma; Mystic Archives, Arcane University & Ra'jhan residence, Elven Gardens District, Imperial City; Alval Uvani residence, Leyawiin; Ayleid ruins Atatar & Vahtacen
Mannimarco, King of Worms
  • (Alchemy) - Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City
Manual of Armor
  • Slash 'N Smash, Market District & Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City; Alval Uvani residence, Leyawiin
Manual of Arms
  • First Edition, Market District & Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City; The Archer Paradox, Bravil
Manual of Speechcraft
2 books with the same name
  • First version: During Mages Guild quest "Bruma Recommendation"; Second version: Library, Mages Guild, Chorrol; Tons of other miscellaneous places
Master Zoaraym's Tale
The Mirror
  • (Block) - Shelf, ground floor storage room, City Watch Barracks, Leyawiin
More than Mortal: Volume 10
in Morabar Sul's Ancient Tales of the Dwemer series
  • Arch-Mages quarters & Chironasium, Arcane University & Ruslan residence, Temple District, Imperial City; Library, Mages Guild, Leyawiin; Newheim the Portly residence, Anvil
Mystery of Talara
  • Vol 1 (Acrobatics) - During Miscellaneous quest "Two Sides of the Coin"; Boss-level Bandit and Vampire loot
  • Vol 2 (Restoration) - Chest, Jorundr residence, Bruma (during the Miscellaneous quest "Two Sides of the Coin"); Boss-level Necromancer and Conjurer loot
  • Vol 3 (Destruction) - Chest, Jorundr residence, Bruma (during the Miscellaneous quest "Two Sides of the Coin"); Boss-level Necromancer and Conjurer loot
  • Vol 4 (Illusion) - Chest, Jorundr residence, Bruma (during the Miscellaneous quest "Two Sides of the Coin"); Under table, tower above Fort Caractacus (north shore of Lake Rumare); Boss-level Necromancer and Conjurer loot
  • Vol 5 - Reniot's Books, Chorrol; Mages Guild, Bravil & Cheydinhal
Mysticism
  • Glathir residence, Skingrad; Mages Guild, Chorrol
Night Falls of Sentinel
  • (Blunt) - Top level shelf, Goblin Jim's Cave (north of Skingrad)
Notes of Racial Phylogeny
  • (Restoration) - Chest, Chapel Hall, Chapel of Stendarr, Chorrol
Palla
  • Vol 1 (Illusion) - Table in Dearth Quarters, Arkved's Tower (south of Lake Poppad)
  • Vol 2 - Mages Guild, Leyawiin; Royal quarters, Castle Anvil
Proper Lock Design
Purloined Shadows
  • (Sneak) - Only in random loot
The Ransom of Zarek
  • (Athletics) - Cupboard, Arena Bloodworks, Arena District, Imperial City
Reality and Other Falsehoods
  • (Alteration) - 2nd floor shelf, Southern Books, Leyawiin
The Rear Guard
  • (Light Armor) - Chest, training room, Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, Cheydinhal
The Red Kitchen Reader
  • (Athletics) - Desk, Baeralorn's bedroom, private quarters, Castle Anvil
The Refugees
  • (Light Armor) - Great Hall, Cloud Ruler Temple; First Edition, Market District, Imperial City
Remanada
  • Library, Cloud Ruler Temple
Report: Disaster at Ionith
  • Predominantly at Fighters Guilds
Response to Bero's Speech
  • (Destruction) - Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City
Rislav the Righteous
Sacred Witness
  • (Sneak) - Shrine Antechamber, Lake Arrius Caverns (part of the "Dagon Shrine" segment of the Main Quest)
Sithis
  • (Alteration) - Desk, chapel hall, Great Chapel of Zenithar, Leyawiin
Song of the Alchemists
  • (Alchemy) - 1st floor bookshelf, Lustratorium, Arcane University, Imperial City
Song of Hrormir
  • (Blade) - Drels Theran quarters, East wing private quarters, Castle Bravil; Chest in practice grounds, Arena District, Imperial City
Soul, Black and White
  • (Mysticism) - 2nd level northwest corner, Fort Cuptor; Random loot
Surfeit of Thieves
Ten Commands: Nine Divines
  • Library, Mages Guild, Chorrol; Mystic Archives, Arcane University & First Edition, Market District, Imperial City; Library, Cloud Ruler Temple; Southern Books, Leyawiin; Tons of other miscellaneous places
Thief
Vol 2 of 4 - begins with Beggar
Thief of Virtue
  • Mach-Na's Books, Cheydinhal; Mystic Archives, Arcane University, Imperial City; As well as in loot, private homes and a wide range of dungeons
Trials of St. Alessia
  • Library, Mages Guild, Chorrol; First Edition, Market District, Imperial City; Chapels across Cyrodiil
Varieties of Daedra
  • Renoit's Books & Vilena Donton residence, Chorrol; Southern Books & Mages Guild & Fighters Guild, Leyawiin; Mages Guilds, Anvil & Bruma; Mages Guild & Fighters Guilds, Bravil; Library, Cloud Ruler Temple; Mystic Archives, Arcane University & Fathis Ules residence, Elven Gardens District & Umbacano Manor, Talos Plaza, Imperial City; Summitmist Manor, Skingrad
Vernaccus and Bourior
  • (Marksman) - 1st floor bookshelf, Renoit's Books, Chorrol
The Warp in the West
  • (Block) - Brother Piner, Weynon Priory; Great Hall, Cloud Ruler Temple; Random loot
Warrior
Vol 3 of 4 - begins with Beggar
  • (Block) - Shelf in royal bedroom, Castle Leyawiin
The Warrior's Charge
Way of the Exposed Palm
  • (Hand to Hand) - Under mushroom, south side bottom level, Fieldhouse Cave
Withershins
  • (Restoration) - Bookshelf, Library, Mages Guild, Leyawiin
The Wolf Queen
  • Vol 1 (Security) - Shelf, Dro'Shanji residence, Bravil
  • Vol 2 (Hand to Hand) - Shelf, Lord's Manor, Castle Skingrad
  • Vol 3 (Illusion) - Desk in basement, Mages Guild, Bruma
  • Vol 4 (Merantile) - Counter, Office of Imperial Commerce, Market District, Imperial City
  • Vol 5 (Speechcraft) - 1st floor table, Hastrel Ottus residence, Temple District, Imperial City
  • Vol 6 (Sneak) - Bookshelf, Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, Cheydinhal
  • Vol 7 (Speechcraft) - Bookshelf, Lord's quarters, Castle Cheydinhal
  • Vol 8 -
Words and Philosophy
  • (Blade) - Shelf, Modryn Oreyn residence, Chorrol


The Black Horse Courier

There are a total of 19 issues of the Black Horse Courier available throughout the game. The first six (called the "back pages" or "back issues") are available right away, while the other 13 open up after a specific quest happens. Below is a listing of the availability of each issue, and below that is a listing of where you can find each issue after it has been printed.

Availability
  • Assassination! - Available at the beginning of the game
  • A New Guild for Fighters? - Available at the beginning of the game
  • New 'Doomstones' Series! - Available at the beginning of the game
  • Gray Fox, Man or Myth? - Available at the beginning of the game
  • Gray Fox Unmasked! - Available at the beginning of the game
  • Night Mother Rituals! - Available at the beginning of the game
  • Prank Spoils Society Gathering! - Available after the Daedric quest "Sanguine"
  • Rain of Burning Dogs! - Available after the Daedric quest "Sheogorath"
  • Tragic Accident! Baenlin Dead! - Available after the Dark Brotherhood quest "Accident's Happen"
  • Adamus Phillida Slain! - Available after the Dark Brotherhood quest "Perminent Retirement"
  • Anvil Tarts Thwarted! - Available after the Miscellaneous quest "The Siren's Deception"
  • Cheydinhal Heir Saved! - Available after the Miscellaneous quest "The Wayward Knight"
  • Greatest Painter Safe! - Available after the Miscellaneous quest "A Brush with Death"
  • Pale Pass Discovery! - Available after the Miscellaneous quest "Lifting the Vale"
  • Poor Burdened by Taxes! - Available after the Thieves Guild quest "Untaxing the Poor"
  • Waterfront Raid Fails! - Available after the Thieves Guild quest "Misdirection"
  • New Watch Captain Named! - Available after the Thieves Guild quest "Taking Care of Lex"
  • Vampire Nest in City! - Available after the Thieves Guild quest "Boot of Springheel Jak"
  • Palace Break-In? - Available after the Thieves Guild quest "The Ultimate Heist"
Locations

The best place to look for the first six issues would be at the Black Horse Courier offices in the Imperial City's Market District. Also, five of the starting six issues can be found by talking to one of the four Black Horse Courier's that are found in the wilderness. The rest of the issues can be found in specific places after the corresponding quests have been finished.

Black Horse Courier Schedules - Each courier is a generic Breton woman on horseback
  • On the Yellow Road just north of the Ayleid ruin Arpenia. She moves to a spot just southeast of the Yellow Road bridge over the Corbolo River.
  • Just outside the Chorrol stables. She heads out the Black Road to a lake just south of the road.
  • Near Leyawiin's East Gate. She makes for the same spot near the Corbolo crossing as the first.
  • Outside Anvil's main gate. She moves northeast to a spot near the Brina Cross Inn.

The two issues involved with the Daedric quests can only be found in the nearest community. "Prank Spoils Society Gathering!" (dealing with the "Sanguine" quest) can be found in the servant's quarters and dungeons, as well as at the Three Sisters Inn and Five Claws Lodge in Leyawiin. "Rain of Burning Dogs!" (dealing with "Sheogorath") can only be found at the Fighters Guild & Mages Guild & Lonely Suitor Lodge & Silverhome-on-the-Water in Bravil.

The two issues that deal with the Dark Brotherhood are available (after each of thier respective missions) at the Black Horse Courier office in the Imperial City Market District, as well as from the four Black Horse Courier's (thier schedules are listed above). "Tragic Accident! Baenlin Dead!" is also available from male Nords and Imperials all the way up until you complete the follow-up mission "Scheduled for Execution"; and "Adamus Phillida Slain!" can be obtained from Imperial males in the Imperial Legion up until you finish the follow-up mission "The Purification".

The four issues that appear after Miscellaneous quests are obtainable through pub operators or other select resident's of the relavent community. "Anvil Tarts Thwarted!" can be obtained from any Imperial male in Anvil, who is not a member of the Imperial Legion or Dark Brotherhood; "Cheydinhal Heir Saved!" from the Imperial male publicans in Cheydinhal; "Greatest Painter Safe!" and "Pale Pass Discovery!" come from any Imperial pub operator.

The remaining five Thieves Guild related issues (as well as the two back issues) can be obtained from four Imperial vendors around the Imperial City. They all opperate on a daily schedule between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.: Tertius Favonius, Elven Gardens District; Pennus Mallius, Temple District; Vlanarus Kvinchal, Waterfront District; Cicero Verus, Market District.


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