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All 55 books of Askandir

From “The Archer in the Rye” to “Fair Height 451”: every book title in the library and what it makes fun of.

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The library and the rest of the map hold 55 books with their own titles. Most of them poke fun at real books, films and games – fitting, on the map where you set a library on fire.

Parodies:

  • The Lusty Agathian Maid — The Lusty Argonian Maid (Skyrim)
  • Horace Carpenter and the Tankard of Poison — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  • A Wayfarer’s Enchiridion to the Constellations — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  • Fifty Shades of Red, by Malric Terrowin — Fifty Shades of Grey
  • The Little Bombard That Could, and Other Children Stories — The Little Engine That Could
  • Archery for Dummies — the “for Dummies” books
  • Killing for Dullards — the “for Dummies” books
  • Who Reads Those Anyway? — Whose Line Is It Anyway?
  • The Archer in the Rye — The Catcher in the Rye
  • To Kill a Man-at-Arms — To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Humility and Fairness — Pride and Prejudice
  • In Search of Lost Overtime — In Search of Lost Time
  • Peace and War — War and Peace
  • To the Askandir Lighthouse — To the Lighthouse
  • 1084 — 1984
  • A Tale of Two Squires — A Tale of Two Cities
  • David Copperbattlefield — David Copperfield
  • Fighting Pit Club — Fight Club
  • The Lord of the Hoops — The Lord of the Rings / Lord of the Flies
  • The Old Mason and the Sea — The Old Man and the Sea
  • A Farewell to Man-at-Arms — A Farewell to Arms
  • The Shieldmaiden’s Tale — The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Oasis Lost — Paradise Lost
  • The Not-So-Little Prince — The Little Prince
  • Little Wenches — Little Women
  • The Count of Lionspire — The Count of Monte Cristo
  • The Storm, by Bill the Shaky Spearman — The Tempest, by William Shakespeare
  • Love in The Time of Plague — Love in the Time of Cholera
  • The Lion, the Druid and the Wardrobe — The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • Of Peasants and Men — Of Mice and Men
  • The Good Soldier — The Good Soldier
  • Galencourtship Down — Watership Down
  • The Three Crossbowmen — The Three Musketeers
  • Mason Chronicles — The Martian Chronicles
  • Fair Height 451 — Fahrenheit 451 – a book about burning books, on the map where you burn the library

In-jokes and the world of the game:

  • Golden Cows, Myth or Legend? — the golden cows on almost every map
  • How to Correctly Pronounce the Name of Siege Weapons — the endless trebuchet debate
  • How To Become King in 10 Easy Steps, by Argon II
  • How to Survive Stepping into Water — knights drown in deep water
  • “Please don’t kill me”, Memoirs of a Peasant
  • Guide to Learn How to Read
  • A Selection of MoonMoon Quotes
  • How to Make Friends, by Courtyard — the friendly duel servers on Courtyard
  • Dream Vacations Vol 5: Rudhelm
  • Dream Vacations Vol 12: Falmire Pig
  • Dream Vacations Vol 54: The Midsummer Fest in Aberfell
  • The Best Places to Find Peace Vol 2: Stoneshill, by Feydrid Kearn — Stoneshill, a map from the first Chivalry
  • Tenosia’s History Vol 546
  • Dragons, Facts and Figures — there are no dragons in this game
  • The Queen’s Twelve Suitors
  • The Storms of Barema
  • The Mystery of Piraud Keep
  • Tales of John the Beggar
  • Life and Death of Aurelius the Lion Whisperer
  • Learn Leatherworking with Carlos the Southerner