Just 2 days ago, people all across the country began getting their copies of “The Legend Of Zelda: Hyrule Historia” in the mail. This 273 page hardback book features official Legend of Zelda artwork as well as a complete history of the entire Zelda universe. But what may (or may not be) surprising, is that according to Amazon, the book is currently a #1 best seller! We brought you the news about the limited edition a little over a month ago, and are very happy about the success! More about chart positions as well as the book itself, coming right up!

Starting with an introduction by Shigeru Miyamoto, the book is split up into 3 sections. “The Origin Story” describes the events that were covered in Skyward Sword in complete detail. “A Complete History of Hyrule” gives a complete overview of the storyline of each game individual game in the series, and also suggests a complete Zelda Timeline, including some clarification about the confusion the placement of certain games in the franchise. The remainder of the book is a collection of artwork spanning the 25 years of the franchise, and also features 32 pages of the Skyward Sword manga by Akira Himekawa.

Ironically, this is not the first time that the book has hit the #1 position, even though it’s only been physically available for less than 48 hours. Back in August of 2012, it was #1 on the pre-order best sellers list. Pre-order lists always tend to drop in popularity since the book hasn’t been published yet, so seeing Hyrule Historia return to the #1 position is a nice surprise. In the UK, the book is still in the Amazon best seller list, but it’s only reached the #9 spot. (And remember this: These positions account for all books in all genres, not just video game related publications!)

The book is currently available in it’s standard edition for just $20.99. Pre-orders of the limited edition (which is planned to only have 4000 copies printed) are no longer being taken by Amazon. This very well could indicate that the special version (to be released on February 12 of this year) has already been sold out.

Amazon Order Link:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Legend-Zelda-Hyrule-Historia/dp/1616550414/ref=zg_bs_books_1