Morrowind:Books

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There are many books in Morrowind, attempting to provide players with an authentic experience by letting them delve as deeply as they want into the lore of Tamriel. Acquiring and reading them all in-game is a difficult task, so they are collected here. On this page there are further book categories as well as a list of all the books that appear in the game.

Special Categories of Books

Faction Books: Most factions in the game have books that document what they believe.
Skill Books: Lists the books in the game that increase the character's skills.
Notes: Shorter notes, ledgers, logs, etc.

Listing of All Books in Morrowind

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2920, The Last Year of the First Era: A historical series of books, telling the events during the last year of the first era and also the last year of the first Empire of Cyrodiil. Written by Carlovac Townway.
36 Lessons of Vivec, The: Words of wisdom relating to Vivec.

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ABCs for Barbarians: A picture book to teach Barbarians their ABCs. Very nice book, strongly recommended for all barbarians.
Aedra and Daedra: Important note about how to distinguish Aedra and Daedra. Possibly Dwemer in origin.
The Affairs of Wizards: The "faction book" for the Telvanni, written by a servant to Telvanni Lord Aryon. This book should be read before joining Great House Telvanni. Written by Turedus Talanian
The Alchemist's Formulary: A set of recipes which would be useful to either the Healer, the Traveler, or the Adventurer. Approximately eleven recipes.
Ancestors and the Dunmer: An introduction to the Dunmer practice of ancestor worship. Pamphlet telling the Dunmeri religion.
Antecedents of Dwemer Law: As written in the book: This book is a historical account of the development of Dwemer law and custom from its roots in High Elven culture.
The Anticipations: An orthodox Tribunal Temple work about the Anticipations of the Tribunal: the Daedra Princes Boethia, Azura, and Mephala.
The Annotated Anuad: A common creation myth in Tamriel.
Arcana Restored: A magical ritual to recharge an "Arcana" with a mana fountain.
The Arcturian Heresy: A present-tense history detailing that the "betrayal" of Zurin Arctus was really an attack from King Wulfharth
Arkay the Enemy: A letter from the King of Worms regarding the impending destruction of Arkay's cult.
The Armorer's Challenge: Two armorers challenge each other to a contest of smithing skills.
The Art of War Magic: Sayings from royal Imperial battlemage Zurin Arctus about the use of destructive magic.
Ashland Hymns: A sonnet written by the Urshilaku tribe entitled "Wondrous Love."
The Axe Man: The story of how an assassin, as a boy, learned both nothing and everything.
Azura and the Box: A Dwemer story. Some skeptics confront Azura's proposed omniscience.

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Biography of Queen Barenziah, v I-III: Biography of Queen Barenziah, written by an Imperial scribe.
Biography of the Wolf Queen: The life of Potema, evil Wolf Queen of Solitude.
The Black Arrow, vol.s 1-2: A young and inexperienced servant of a hostile lady meets three legendary heroes.
The Black Glove: Evangelical and documentative work of the Morag Tong.
Blasphemous Revenants: An orthodox tract of the Tribunal Temple denouncing common necromancers and the undead.
The Blue Book of Riddles: A book of riddles with depressingly few riddles therein.
Boethiah's Glory: Details the glory of the Shrine to Boethiah.
Boethiah's Pillow Book: Enough said.
Bone, pts I-II: The story of the invention of bonemold armor.
The Book of Daedra: An encyclopedia of the Daedric Princes and Princesses.
The Book of Dawn and Dusk: A collection of sayings, aphorisms, and common cliches attributed to the Tribunal Temple. Great reference for religious studies.
Book of Life and Service: A vague, cultic, and possibly necromantic work.
Book of Rest and Endings: Another vague, cultic, and possibly necromantic work.
Breathing Water: Story of Tharien Winloth who is taught the secrets of water breathing by a sorceress.
Brief History of the Empire, vol.s 1 - 4: Several volumes detailing the Septim Empire and the Third Era of Tamriel.
The Brothers of Darkness: A history of the Dark Brotherhood.
The Brown Book of Great House Telvanni, 3E 426: A yearbook of the affairs of the Telvanni Council of Vvardenfell District for 3E 426.
The Buying Game: Advice from the Master Trainer of Mercantile on... well... mercantilism.

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The Cake and the Diamond: Story of a couple of chaps who find a woman to make them an invisibility potion from a diamond.
The Cantatas of Vivec: Biographical poems written in epic song form.
Capn's Guide to the Fishy Stick: The definitive reference on fishy sticks throughout Tamriel.
Chance's Folly: A thief named Chance goes after the ultimate treasure, but finds something else instead.
The Changed Ones: How Boethiah created the Chimer.
Charwich-Koniinge Letters, I - IV: Correspondence between two people, Charwich and Koniinge, looking for Azura's Star.
Cherim's Heart of Anequina: Interview with the Khajiit tapestrist Cherim, about his work Heart of Anequina.
Children of the Sky: Cultural overview of the Nords.
Chimarvamidium: A Chimer-Dwemer peace treaty turns to counterbetrayal because of an advanced Dwemer golem.
Chronicles of Nchuleft: The story of the death of Dwemer Lord Ihlendam
Confessions of a Skooma-Eater: Tilse Sendas describes her rehabilitation from skooma addiction, and theorizes that the problem most addicts face is their culture's insistence on labeling skooma addicts as "helpless" and "foolish."
The Consolations of Prayer: Almsivi shrines: what to know, and which ones to use.
Corpse Preparation vol.s 1-3: The definitive guide to beginning necromancy

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A Dance in Fire: A caravan gets sacked and an adventure follows.
Darkest Darkness: An overview of the nature of Daedra, and their practical usage in Morrowind.
The Death Blow of Abernanit: An epic poem about the fall of Dagoth Thras.
Divine Metaphysics: An account of the theory behind the attempt of the Dwemer, through Kagrenac's tools, the "obedience" of the Ehlnofey, and using the sacred tones on the Heart of Lorkhan, to create a new god, Anumidium.
The Doors of the Spirit: An overview of Dunmer ancestor worship.
The Dowry: A Dwemer tale of impressing the ladies.
The Dragon Break Re-Examined: Argues that the Dragon Break myth is just that--a myth.

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The Eastern Provinces Impartially Considered: Argues that the Eastern provinces of Morrowind and Black Marsh should not be occupied by the Empire.
The Egg of Time: Bthuand Mzahnch's rebuttal to several of his opponents. This book argues that creating a new god with Kagrenac's tools would not be a dangerous endeavor.

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Fellowship of the Temple: Evangelical and documentative orthodox work of the Tribunal Temple. Makes basic religious studies, very easy and detailed.
Feyfolken I - III: The Great Sage tells a story of Artaeum, Psijics, and Robotic Enchanters
The Final Lesson: Two apprentices are separated.
The Firmament: A book of constellations and their meanings.
The Firsthold Revolt: The story of how Hlaalu Helseth's sister kept the Summerset Isle city of Firsthold.
The Five Far Stars: Ashlander poetry.
The Five Songs of King Wulfharth: A summary of five epic songs surrounding the life, death, rebirth, and second life of King Wulfharth, plus a summary of an apocryphal song concerning the Tribunal, Dagoth-Ur, and Nerevar Indoril.
For My Gods and Emperor: Evangelical and documentative work of the Imperial Cult.
The Four Suitors of Benitah: A man quests to marry his childhood crush through the use of Fortify Attribute spells.
Fragment: On Artaeum: A work explaining some of the history of the Psijic island of Artaeum.
Frontier, Conquest, and Accomodation: Details the presence of humans in Tamriel prior to the original Nordic conquests thought to bring humans to Tamriel.

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Galerion The Mystic: A biography of Galerion, a Psijic who became archmagister of the Mages Guild.
Galur Rithari's Papers: Galur Rithari's account of his attempts to rid himself of vampirism.
A Game at Dinner: The original slanderous tome regarding King Hlaalu Helseth of Mournhold.
The Gold Ribbon of Merit: A man tutors his old friend in marksmanship.
Grasping Fortune: Evangelical and documentative work of Great House Hlaalu.
Great Houses of Morrowind
Guide to Ald'ruhn
Guide to Balmora
Guide to Sadrith Mora
Guide to Vivec
Guide to Vvardenfell
Guylaine's Architecture: Guylaine Marilie's summary of historical Dwemer architecture, which has been somewhat invalidated by modern scholarship.

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Hallgerd's Tale: Squabbling over the greatest warrior ever leads to a tale of heavy-armor-master Hlaalu Pasoroth.
Hanging Gardens of Wasten Coridale: A boring travel guide to the Hanging Gardens of Wasten Coridale, written in both Dwemeris and Aldmeris.
Hanin's Wake: A nauseous and lethal drink allows for a mass sacrifice.
Homilies of Blessed Almalexia: A series of children's fables, each with its own moral.
Honor Among Thieves: Evangelical and documentative work of the Thieves Guild
The Hope of the Redoran: A tale of a child blessed by a prophesy and the interpretaion thereof.
The Horror of Castle Xyr: A One Act Play
The House of Troubles: Chronicle of the Daedra who decided not to submit to the Tribunal.
How Orsinium Passed to the Orcs: A duel is held between an Orc and an Imperial who hold equal claims to Orsinium. Lessons about heavy armor are learned.
A Hypothetical Treachery: A play involving a small band of treacherous adventurers.

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Ice and Chitin: A group uses Chitinous armor and some simple tactics to cross a frozen river in enemy territory.
The Importance of Where: How a warleader slays the monster preying on his tribe's flock.
Incident in Necrom: An illusionist manages to outfight and outdeceive a master thief and two master warriors.
Invocation of Azura: A work written by the High Priestess of Azura arguing the superiority of Azura to other Daedra Princes and Princesses.

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Kagrenac's Journal: Is written in a unfamiliar script in an unknown language.
Kagrenac's Planbook: Is written in a unfamiliar script in an unknown language.

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Last Scabbard of Akrash: Story of a slaver's daughter and her Khajiit lover.
The Legendary Scourge: A short story and poem about Scourge, the mace of Malacath
Legions of the Dead: An informational book on the undead.
A Less Rude Song: A standard bawdy ballad.
Lives of the Saints: Listing and describing the saints of the Tribunal. Recommended for researchers of the religions of Vvardenfell
The Locked Room: How a pupil outlocks her cruel picklock instructor.
Lord Jornibret's Last Dance: Song involving men and women's parts.
The Lost Prophecy: One of the Nerevarine Prophecies.
The Lunar Lorkhan: A theory about the moons Masser and Secunda.
The Lusty Argonian Maid: A bawdy play about an argonian maid and her master.

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The Madness of Pelagius: Profiling the renowned Mad Emperor.
Mages Guild Charter: The Charter papers of the Mages Guild.
The Marksmanship Lesson: How a Bosmer slave teaches his master's son marksmanship.
Master Zoaraym's Tale: About the Temple of the Two Moons in Elseweyr and its students.
The Mirror: About a skilled fighter's showdown with his greatest enemy.
Mixed Unit Tactics vol. 1: A book about the strategies of the Khajiit during the Five Years War.
The Monomyth: A theological book containing the common creation myths.
Mysterious Akavir: Inaccurate information about the continent Akavir.
Mystery of Talara pt. 1-5: Story about the political intrique of the Breton royal family of Camlorn. One of the rarest book series in Morrowind.
Mysticism: A description of the school of Mysticism.

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N'Gasta! Kvata! Kvakis!: An obscure text written in the language of the Sload by a necromancer.
Nchunak's Fire and Faith: Nchunak's journey amongst the Dwemer and his attempts to understand the teachings of Kagrenac.
Nerevar Moon-and-Star: An imperial work on the legend of the Nerevar.
Night Falls on Sentinel: How a knight weeds out an enemy of the king.
No-h's Picture Book of Wood: An interesting book about wood.
Notes on Racial Phylogeny: About the similarities and differences between the races of Tamriel.

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The Old Ways: A guide to the Psijic Order and their beliefs.
On Morrowind: A historical synopsis of the Imperial conquest of Morrowind.
On Oblivion: A guide to Oblivion and the Daedra.
Ordo Legionis: An introduction to the Imperial Legion.
Origin of the Mages Guild: Where and how the Mages Guild started.
Overview of Gods and Worship: Introductory religious work that discusses the very nature of the Gods.

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Palla, Books 1-2: The tragic story of a necromancer's love.
The Pig Children: Discusses the history of the Orcish threat in the Iliac Bay.
The Pilgrim's Path: A book describing each of the Temple's shrines.
Poison Song I - VII: Epic set in the aftermath of the war with the Dwemer and House Dagoth.
The Posting of the Hunt: A document announcing a ritualistic hunting of a mortal by Daedra.
The Prayers of Baranat: Adventure of a man in his quest to release a kidnapped lady.
The Progress of Truth: A book questioning the doctrine of the Tribunal and even its godhood.

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The Ransom of Zarek: How a boy escapes his kidnappers.
The Real Barenziah, v I - V: Biography of the famous Queen Mother of Morrowind.
The Real Nerevar: A Telvanni retainer's informal history of Nerevar.
Realizations of Acrobacy: Story of a struggle between Telvanni councilors.
The Rear Guard: How a lone man guards a besieged castle and how he obtains his food.
Red Book of 3E 426: A yearbook of the affairs of the Redoran Council of Vvardenfell District.
The Red Book of Riddles: Small collection of riddles.
Redoran Cooking Secrets: How to cook "Crab Meat and Scuttle" and "The Hound and Rat".
Reflections on Cult Worship: Comparisons between the Imperial Cult and the Temple. Very interesting reference for a researcher of Vvardenfell religions.
Response to Bero's Speech: A critique of the illusionist Berevar Bero's speech to Imperial battlemages.
The Ruins of Kemel-Ze: An archaeologist's Indiana-Jones-ish adventure through ancient Dwemer ruins.

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Saryoni's Sermons: Annotated text of the Temple with commentary by Archcanon Tholer Saryoni.
Secrets of the Dwemer Animunculi: Series of diagrams explaining how to build Dwemer Centurions.
The Seed: How a Dwemer woodsman eradicates the Hist from Lorikh.
A Short History of Morrowind: Some excerpts from the book's introduction and its section on Vvardenfell.
Silence: How an adventurer's fight with a powerful mage was aided with a simple Silence spell.
Sithis: Text detailing an apparent connection between Sithis and Lorkhan.
Song of the Alchemists: Story of a King's competition for the position of his next alchemist.
Special Flora of Tamriel: A list of the rare plants of Tamriel.
Spirit of Nirn, God of Mortals: Opinions of the god Lorkhan and the origin of creation.
Spirit of the Daedra: An insight to the Daedra mindset.
The Stranger: These are the words of the prophecy called "The Stranger."
Surfeit of Thieves: How a busted robbery gets even worse.

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Tal Marog Ker's Researches: A chronicle of the events that transpired on the Battlespire.
Tamrielic Lore: A list, compiled by the last living Dwemer, of ancient Dwemer artifacts.
The Third Door: Tale of a heart-broken, vengeful, axe-wielding woman.
Trap: A starving man steals money from a cloaked man, only to wind up getting turned into cattle.
The True Nature of Orcs: Book detailing the Orsimer race and their origin.
The True Noble's Code: Gives the guidelines to the members of the House Redoran.

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Unnamed Book: A lesson on how to assassinate with a knife, followed by a story of counterbetrayal.

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The Vagaries of Magicka: An excerpt from an apparent Telvanni mage guide book.
Vampires of Vvardenfell: A book giving an overview of vampirism in Morrowind.
Varieties of Faith in the Empire: An expansive list of the pantheons and associated divine spirits of Tamriel's dominant cultures.
Vernaccus and Bourlor: How a short-tempered Daedra tries to make something of himself.
Vivec and Mephala: Informational book about Almsivi and Mephala.

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The War of the First Council: A false account of a First Age religious conflict.
The Warrior's Charge: An old poem of the Redguards that deals with the constellations.
The Waters of Oblivion: A work on the dangers of Daedra and Oblivion.
Where Were You When the Dragon Broke?: A brief description and multiple accounts of the Dragon Break.
The Wild Elves: Brief description of the Ayleids, or Wild Elves.
Withershins: A humerous tale of a man's ailment and cure.
The Wolf Queen I - VIII: The life story of Queen Potema.
Words and Philosophy: An interview of a Bosmer master swordsman about her life.
Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi: How a Khajiit explains the origin of the world.
Words of the Wind: A volume of verse collected from Ashlander wise women.
The Wraith's Wedding Dowry: Story of how an Orc reclaims her wedding gift from thieves.

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The Yellow Book of 3E 426: Gives a list of Hlaalu coucilors and house affairs.
The Yellow Book of Riddles: A small book of interesting riddles.