These are all books from a game I have never heard of before. You've managed to find some books for it anyway. Well done!
Fiction
- A Tale of Kieran -
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Ius, Animal God -
Amusing reading. Obviously composed by some crazy mind.
- King Edward -
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The Asylum Ball -
More about late Pelagius III Septim. Might be an apocryph.
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The Real Barenziah (Complete) -
A must read! Very long. Pretty raunchy in some places. Contains a prehistory to the plot of TES:Arena. Features Tiber Septim.
Histories & Biographies
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A Brief History of the Empire -
A nice account, covers the whole 3rd Era, from the conquests of Tiber Septim to the reign of Uriel VII. Retells the storyline of TES: Arena. The composition and the tone of this work reminded me of "Annals of Kings and Rulers".
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A Compilation of Redguard History -
This is another version of Redguards, Their History and Their Heroes.
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A History of Daggerfall -
A surprisingly unbiased overview of Daggerfalll, and the Iliac Bay area in general.
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A History of the Daedric Sects -
History of the Glenmoril Coven
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Biography of Queen Barenziah -
An "official" version of Queen Barenziah's early years. Approach this book only after reading "The Real Barenziah".
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Divad the Singer -
Tells about Divad, son of Frandar Hunding. Read alongside other stories about Redguards and Sword-singers.
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Galerion The Mystic -
A short story about the first Archmagister of the Mages Guild
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Notes For Redguard History -
Summary of Destri Melarg's magnum opus about Redguard Sword-Singers.
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Redguards, History and Heroes -
This version tells mainly of Frandar Hunding.
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The Brothers of Darkness -
Tells how the religious organization called Morag Tong evolved into a business called Dark Brotherhood.
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The Fall of the Usurper -
Another inquiry in political history, this work discusses how the defeat of Camoran the Usurper was arranged by the joint forces of High Rock, led by Dwynnen.
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The Madness of Pelagius -
A story about Emperor Pelagius III Septim. Read in conjunction with other historical accounts.
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The Origin of The Mages Guild -
How Vanus Galerion made Magic available to everyone. Describes the structure of the Guild, which is not relevant to gameplay.
Information & Records
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Broken Diamonds -
The story beyond the holiday of Broken Diamonds, which is celebrated in Glenumbria Moors.
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Etiquette With Rulers -
A brief explanation of how nobility of High Rock is organized. Reading this book in the game does not raise one's Etiquette skill.
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Holidays of the Iliac Bay -
Very gameplay-related list of Breton and Redguard holidays, with a brief explanation behind each.
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Legal Basics -
A brief codex of Iliac Bay law. Quite relevant to gameplay.
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On Lycanthropy -
A collection of gameplay hints thinly disguised as a book.
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Special Flora of Tamriel -
Hints for alchemists making potions.
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The Old Ways: The Customs and Philosophy of Grave and Faithful Council -
Looks like the mission statement of the Psijic Order.
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The Wild Elves -
Describes a rare breed of Elves that was never featured in Daggerfall, but resurfaced later.
Jokes, Songs, Poems & Plays
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A Dubious Tale of the Crystal Tower -
An eons old joke about an actor who was hired by a Zoo.
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Banker's Bet -
An old joke about a person who made living off of bets.
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Fools' Ebony -
An interesting, somewhat funny reading. Contains some lewd hints, but nothing explicit. Rather long.
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Healer's Tale -
A well-known medical joke. Contains a minor gameplay hint.
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Jokes -
Mostly old ones. Gives you an idea of different races of Tamriel though.
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Rude Song -
Not so rude, but quite naughty. A rare example of poetry.
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The Alik'r -
Impressions of a poetic nature who seems to have fallen in love with the Alik'r Desert of Hammerfell. Reminded me of Herbert's "Dune".
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The Arrowshot Woman -
An ancient blonde joke.
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The Epic of the Grey Falcon -
A popular joke about a shipwreck survivor.
Religion, Myths, Legends & Metaphysics
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An Overview Of Gods and Worship In Tamriel -
A naive introduction into theology. Contains gameplay hints on interaction with temples, but these are obvious.
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Ark'ay the God -
How a shopkeeper called Ark'ay became a god. Looks like a folk tale.
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Ghraewaj and the Harpies -
The legend about the origin of harpies, which connects them to the worshippers of Daedric Prince Nocturnal.
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Invocation of Azura -
Written by a Daedra worshipper. Contains critical gameplay info!
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Mara's Tear -
Child's fairy tale.
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Oelander's Hammer: An Instructive Tale For Children -
Child's tale directly referencing "The Ebon Arm".
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Of Jephre -
A legend about Jephre, the Wood Elven god.
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The Ebon Arm -
A story about Reymon Ebonarm, the God of War.
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The First Scroll of Baan Dar -
A story about mysterious Baan Dar, the Bandit God. In the game there are shrines devoted to him.
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The Legend of Lovers Lament -
A romantic legend.
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The Light and The Dark -
This work is the precursor to all the theology that surfaced in and after TES:Redguard. It mentions the struggle of the two entities, Order and Chaos, it also mentions et'Ada... In other words, The Monomyth and its aspects evolved from this book.
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The Sage -
A story about a great mage who spent numerous years learning and researching, finally settled in the Kurallian mountains in High Rock and started teaching younger Mages. Looks like this story was initially meant as a gameplay hint, but I don't know about anything of the like in the game.
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The Story of Lysirius -
A story about a hero who had a gift from Boethiah, a shield called Fearstruck.
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Wabbajack -
A child accidentally summons Sheogorath instead of Hermaus Mora, and pays the price.
Pamphlets
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Confessions of a Thief -
I guess this book was initially meant as a gameplay guide for thieves.
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The Pig Children -
A vigorous anti-Orcish pamphlete.
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The War of Betony -
A ridiculously pro-Daggerfall account of the war.
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The War of Betony -
A ridiculously pro-Sentinel account of the war.
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Wayrest, Jewel of the Bay -
A glorifying story about the past and present of Wayrest, with of-so-subtle bashing of Daggerfall.
Research
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A Scholar's Guide to Nymphs -
How a nymph made a scholar abandon his scholarly ways.
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Fake Research Notes -
Fake research notes
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Fragment: On Artaeum -
The Isle of Artaeum is the home of the Psijic Order.
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Mysticism: The Unfathomable Voyage -
Tells about the origins of the magic school of Mysticism, which lies in the Psijic teachings.
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On Oblivion -
An introductory guide to Oblivion. Lists all Great Daedra. Contains a minor gameplay hint.
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Research Notes -
Mage's Guild research notes
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The Faerie -
A book about creatures that never made it into the game.
Other
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Bothdorji Scroll -
Found in one of the quests in Daggerfall. Its purpose is summoning a Fire Daedra.
Journals, Notes & Correspondence
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The Memory Stone -
Personal diary of Leki, one of the Redguard warrior-saints. Connects tightly to Destri Melarg's cycle about Sword-Singers. Leki (or, rather, her image) played a major role in TES: Redguard.
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Vampires of the Iliac Bay -
Like "On Lycantropy", it's a players' guide to being a vampire.