Known books in the world of Mystara from canon sources

Compiled by LoZompatore, 2018

List of books

Name , Category ,

Heimsleidh, books of , Collection of books ,

Gambia, tome of , Unique item ,
Binding Soul, tome of , Single tome ,
Splecter’s Conjurations, Masteries, and Summonings , Single tome ,
Phenalon’s Phantasmagorica , Single tome ,
Asztellor’s Book of Mighty Spells , Single tome ,
The Book of Dolzhabban “The Dread” , Single tome ,
Thothian Annals VOL II and III and V , Collection of books ,
The People from the Void , Single tome ,
Journal of pharaoh Ramenhotep X , Single tome ,
The Mystic Canon Books I and II , Collection of books ,
History of the Known Lands VOL XX , Collection of books ,
Visitors from the Beyond , Single tome ,
Bigelo's Book of Legends , Single tome ,
Trial of Norwold testimonies , Single tome ,
The Rise and Fall of the Dunadale Confederacy , Single tome ,
Legends of a Thousand Lands , Single tome ,
The Prophecies of St. Juilliard , Single tome ,
Primer of primitive maxims , Single tome ,
Popular Theories of Outer Plane Geography , Single tome ,
All Mine , Single tome ,
Codex of the Planes VOL I , Collection of books ,
The Traveler's Master Set VOL IV , Collection of books ,
Charms of the Green Realm , Single tome ,
Exotic Interplanar Foods Tome XX , Collection of books ,
Lore of the Seven Realms , Single tome ,
Positive Thinking in Spell Research , Single tome ,
Tome on the Followers of the Air , Single tome ,
Encyclopedia of the Bards , Single tome ,
Life of Prince Moriem , Single tome ,
Lord McGregor's Teachings , Single tome ,
Life of a Castellan , Single tome ,
Essay on the Purpose of Life , Single tome ,
Treaty of Exploration , Single tome ,
Dreams and Nightmares VOL I , Collection of books ,
The Lost Worlds , Single tome ,
Unearthed Fantasia , Single tome ,
Treasure Hunter's Guide , Single tome ,
Glantrian Arcane Code , Single tome ,
Origins of Magic , Single tome ,
Thieves' Manual , Single tome ,
Diary of a Time Traveler , Single tome ,
Wise Guide to Outer Planes Adventuring , Single tome ,
Tome on Halfling Philosophy , Single tome ,
Herbarius , Single tome ,
Age-Old Fairy Tales , Single tome ,
Very ImportantTreatise on this Higly Relevant Subject , Single tome ,
The Big Book of Sappy, Drivelly Love Poems , Single tome ,
Text of the magenmaker , Single tome ,
The Root of Evil , Single tome ,
Tales from the Faerie Realm , Single tome ,
Darak’s Machine: A critique of magical printing , Single tome ,
The Gnome’s Book of Cooking and Magic Item Creation , Single tome ,
The Book of Wondrous Inventions , Single tome ,
Diaries of Quod , Single tome ,
Claransa's Travels to the Center of the World , Single tome ,
Booklet of Penfin Zantor , Single tome ,
Libram of Destruction , Single tome ,
Libram of Evaluation , Single tome ,
Libram of Identification , Single tome ,
Libram of Legends , Three tomes, one per alignment ,
Libram of Study , Six volumes, one per ability ,
Tome of Translation , Single tome ,
Treatise on Tedium , Single tome ,
Trolek's Tome , Single tome ,
Song of King Halav , Single tome ,
As I Journey: the Tale of a Rural Preacher , Single tome ,
The Life of the Black Peaks , Single tome ,
Reminiscences of a Life Well Spent , Single tome ,
Mysteries of the Grand Duchy , Single tome ,
The Dragon's Tomb , Single tome ,
Return to the Black Peaks , Single tome ,
In Defense of My Theories , Single tome ,
Ramblings of an Old Cleric , Single tome ,
Description of a Journey to Zadreth to Lugsid , Single tome ,
Still More Mysterious Happenings , Single tome ,
Dragonlord of Mystara , Single tome ,
Nahmeh, the Book of True Belief , Single tome ,
Travel Journal of Dar Inberlon , Single tome ,
Thar's Manual of Good Conduct , Single tome ,
Alchemist's Codex , Many personalized books ,
Book of Necrology , Many personalized books ,
Book of Runes - or Book of Glyphs , Many personalized books ,
Duh Legion's Guide to Fungi , Single tome ,
Great Tome , Unique item ,
Welcome to the Kingdom of Ierendi , Single tome ,
Book of Drolem Creation , Single tome ,
Book of golem creation , Many books, one per golem type ,
Book of gargoyle creation , Single tome ,
How to' manuals for organizing entertaining receptions , Series of volumes ,
Book of Amon , Unique item ,
Master Plan , Unique item ,
The Journal of Denolas , Single tome ,
Black book of Landryn Teriak , Single tome ,
Book of Essurian Runes , Single tome ,
Prophetic Truths (aka The Sayings of Madmen) , Single tome ,
The History of the Principalities of Glantri, etc.. (see notes) , Single tome ,
Rory Barbarosa's log book , Single tome ,
The Escapades of Draco Stormsailer-Scourge of the Seas! , Single tome ,
Bollathar's journeys to the Heart of the Earth , Single tome ,
Misha Mananov's Trail Recipes , Single tome ,
Joshuan's Almanac , Single tome ,
Wise Mariner's Almanac , Single tome ,
The Poor Wizard's Almanac , Three volumes ,
Voyage of the Princess Ark , Single tome ,
Akobaan the Merchant logbook , Single tome ,
The Book of Marvelous Magic , Single tome ,
Treaty on Basic and Advanced Arithmetics , Single tome ,
 Location Magical /
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(if known) Cursed

Dragonlord of Mystara novel , Elvish clans, Glantri city , ,

IM2 page 20 , , Yes ,
Dungeon #27 page 19 , , Yes ,
CM8 page 22 , Endless stair, Glantri , ,
CM8 page 22 , Endless stair, Glantri , ,
CM8 page 23 , Endless stair, Glantri , ,
CM8 page 23 , Endless stair, Glantri , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M5 page 22 , Edairo , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
M3 page 3 , Glantri , ,
PC1 page 7 , , ,
Dungeon #28 page 44 , , ,
Dungeon #41 page 29 , Thunder Rift , ,
Dungeon #41 pages 29, 31, 34 , Thunder Rift , ,
Dungeon #53 pages 44, 48 , , ,
Dungeon #53 page 49 , , ,
Dungeon #53 page 51 , , ,
BoWI page 28 , , ,
BoWI page 49 , New New Mistraven , ,
BoWI page 2 , , ,
X5 page 5 , , ,
JA page 152, 206 PWA I pages 134, 165, 174 , , ,
JA page 240 , Glantri , ,
BoMM page 47 , , Yes ,
BoMM page 47 , , Yes ,
BoMM page 47 , , Yes ,
BoMM page 47 , , Yes ,
BoMM page 47 , , Yes ,
BoMM page 66 , , Yes ,
BoMM pages 66-67 , , Yes ,
DM's Survival Kit cards , Trolek's tower in Glantri , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 4 , , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 15 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 15 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 15 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 15 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 16 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 16 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 16 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 17 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 17 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 17 , Karameikos , ,
KKoA Hail the Heroes page 32 , Karameikos , ,
Gaz 2 many entries , , ,
GKoM page 6 and handouts 7A to 7D , Glantri , ,
GAZ 10 pull-out booklet , Broken Lands , ,
Gaz 3 page 70 , Glantri , ,
Gaz 3 page 74 , Glantri , ,
Gaz 3 page 75, GKoM page 104 , Glantri , ,
Gaz 10 page 36 , Broken Lands , ,
Master Set, DM's manual page 62 , , Yes ,
Gaz 4 pull-out booklet , Ierendi , ,
MC:MA page 52 , , ,
Companion Set, DM's manual page 21 , , ,
Companion Set, DM's manual page 21 , , ,
Gaz 3 page 43 , Glantri , ,
HWR 2 page 37 , Hollow World, Nithia , Yes ,
HWR 2 page 37 , Hollow World, Nithia , Yes ,
X11 page 21 , Denagoth , ,
X11 page 27 , Denagoth , ,
X11 page 41 , Wendar , ,
HWA 2 page 61 , , ,
PC4 page 58 , Glantri , ,
X1 pages 5, 6 , , ,
X3 page 12 , , ,
PWA I page 174 and JA page 211 , , ,
JA page 156 and 157 , , ,
JA , Five Shires , ,
X8 page 2 , , ,
PwA I, PWA II, PWA III , Thyatis , ,
VotPA , Alphatia (Floating Ar) , ,
X9 page 21 , Savage Coast , ,
BoMM , , ,
CM7 page 27 , Sylvan Realm , ,
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A collection of 48 books written by Ilsundal ,

A magical book ,
Magical evil book ,
Spellbook ,
Spellbook ,
Spellbook ,
Spellbook ,
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Unhautorized biography of Thincol the Brave ,
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Writings on at least 27 engraved skulls ,
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Is a scroll ,
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By Hussan Hogar ,
By Harfur Glumtoes, gnome archeologist ,
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Jarrow's tower not far from Justheart Castle ,
Justheart Castle, south of Keswig ,
Justheart Castle, south of Keswig ,
Written by the Arch-Mage Moxwul Darak 120 years ago ,
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By an elf working for a journal owned by the Game Wizard ,
Likely by Aldisious of Parquossia ,
By Claransa the Seer published AC 1010 ,
By Penfin Zantor ,
Cursed book ,
A magical book ,
A magical book ,
Magical books with curse-like effects ,
Magical books ,
A magical book ,
Cursed book ,
Spellbook ,
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By Blynos Kivinivich ,
By Katarine Mulopolus ,
By Blynos Kivinivich ,
By Zarno Morescu ,
By Jouhanna Menhir ,
By Katarine Mulopolus ,
By Zarno Morescu ,
By Blynos Kivinivich ,
By Hansig Kavor, adventuring mage ,
By Zarno Morescu ,
By Perrantin the mage ,
By Al-Kalim ,
By Dar Inberlon ,
By Thar
By Glantrian mage Alchemists ,
By Glantrian mage Necromancers ,
By Glantrian mage Cryptomancers ,
compiled by humanoids ,
By Ssu-Ma ,
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By Thanatos ,
By the elvish king Denolas ,
By the mage Landryn Teriak (the Shadow Lord) ,
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By Rory Barbarosa ,
By Draco Stormsailer ,
By Bollathar Fireyes ,
By Misha Mananov ,
By Joshuan Gallidox ,
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By Rikard Prospero, Thyatian mage ,
By prince Haldemar of Haaken ,
By Akobaan the Merchant ,
By the master of Phedras the magician ,
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 Notes

The books describe the Way of the Land by Ilsundal, they are sacred upon most elvish clans
It contains all the knowledge of mankind in a single volume. Retrieved by Arnelee during her quest
Ensnare and bind the soul of deceased people turning them into ghosts controlled by the reader
22 spells
10 spells
10 spells
10 spells

Written by Geshepsut scribe to Tokoramses V

Written in verses

By Corum E'liery
By Wandar of Garth

By Issek Khafre

By Etienne d'Amberville

By Prince Vanserie Vlaardoen

By Empress Eriadna

By Hippolito de Fedorias

By Gunntarr Rollfsen

By Aitch G. Wails
By the Guild of Wizards
By Prince Jaggar
By the Baron of Igorov

Important tome on medicinal herbs written by Chiron, legendary father of the centaurs
Includes inaccurate descriptions of doppelganger, devil swine, medusa, gargolye, ogre, werebear and vampire
Detailing differences between gnomish poetry and dwarvish poetry
Gnomish poetry in ridiculous verses
Worth 5000 GP. Instructions on how to build magens of all types

Used also as a bedtime book

Instructions on how to build the magical Darak's Thaumaturgical Printing Press. Many copies of this book exist.
Includes instructions on how to build special gargoyles for the Gnomish Submersible
Tome of bizarre magics and silly gnomish inventions
Includes a description of the Living Light roaming under the Black Mountains
Details six years of travelling in the Hollow World, including information on the anti magic effects of the polar openings
Free booklet with theories on gravity, magnetism, atmosphere, astrology and more
Similar to a Libram of Identification (see) but after 1-4 identifications disappears with the magical item commanded to iden
Evaluate nonmagical gems and jewelry
Able to identify most magic items and their command words. It mistakenly identifies cursed items as useful.
Collection of biographies of powerful mages of the same alignment of the books. Possible side effects in reading the book.
One book per ability score. Studying for one full month with no rest increase related ability. The book then disappears.
Correctly translates on its page any audible speech or conversation it is commanded to translate
Identical to a Tome of Translation (see) but places the reader in a powerful magical sleep under given conditions
Contains all known 1st to 5th level spells of conjuration and divination including several rare spells from other worlds
Traladaran epic written some 1400-1500 years after the real events following centuries of oral transmission
Thick tome, penned 200 years ago, full of religious parables
Journal of a naturalists, with many sketches of animal and plant life
Huge book written 175 years ago by the same author of 'As I Journey: the Tale of a Rural Preacher' (see)
Hints about ancient races living in Traladara before the humans and demi-humans
Small volume telling the tale described in Mystara's novel of the same name
By the same author of 'The Life of the Black Peaks' (see)
Small tract as a compendium of 'Mysteries of the Grand Duchy' by the same author (see)
Large tome written between 'As I Journey: the Tale of a Rural Preacher' and 'Reminiscences of a Life Well Spent' by the sam
An adventurer's journal
Descriptions of strange places and events, based on facts but filled with fiction
Details the same story described in Mystara's novel of the same name
Book collecting the teachings of the Immortal Al-Kalim together with its philosophy and cult
After WotI description of the lands of New Kolland
Instructions for humanoid recruits in the Legion of king Thar of the Broken Lands
Collection of formulas for alchemic preparations
Procedures and rites to create various types of undead
Collection of complete glyphs of various magical powers
Information about fungi growing in the Broken Lands and beneath
Artifact by the Immortal Sssu-Ma. This large, bulky book is able to gather knowledge and lore out of thin air
Pamphlet with information about the Ierendi archipelago for tourists
Instructions on how to build a drolem - further books are needed to get the descriptions of the rare, necessary materials fo
Instructions on how to build a golem of a given type
Instructions on how to build a gargoyle
Advices on how to organize the fanciest party according to current Glantrian fashion; most sought by Glantria nobles
Artifact enabling instant travel among all ancient colonies of Outer World Nithia. It cannot exit current Nithian Empire bord
Cursed set of scrolls enabling an omniscent view of the Hollow World and all Burrowers' locations. The user is made a paw
Tells about the final days of Denolas, the last king of Lothenar Forest on the Denagothian Plateau
Both a diary and a record of medical problams, including a description of the magical rotting disease affecting Landryn
Necessary to decipher the ancient writings of the Essurians
One of world's oldest books, includes accurate legends about the Burrowers and their history
...as Pertaining to the Effects of the Spread of Magical Items and Spell research into Neighboring Nations (this is the full titl
Travel log of the well-known adventurer and sea captain disappeared 30 years before. Most pertaining with the Sea of Dre
Diary of a feared pirate of Vestland, now retired as commander of the Ducal Guard in Rhoona
Written some decades before 'Claransa's Travels to the Center of the World' (see) but it is considered pure fiction as of AC
Rather expensive trail recipes
Miscellaneous information on the Known World and surroundings and events happened in AC 1013
A collection of practical advices and lore for mariners
Miscellaneous information on the Known World, the Alphatian Empire and surroundings and events happened in AC 1010
Captain's Journal of the flying ship 'Princess Ark', including information on many faraway places of Mystara and beyond
Mostly outdated information about the Savage Coast (likely written around AC 900)
List of magical objects with a short description