{"id":136676,"date":"2026-03-31T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199349"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:45:00","slug":"theres-a-new-zelda-art-book-coming-out-and-it-looks-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/31\/theres-a-new-zelda-art-book-coming-out-and-it-looks-awesome\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s A New Zelda Art Book Coming Out, And It Looks Awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b945e44cc3033\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b945e44cc3033\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"b945e44cc3033\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"TOTK Book 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b945e44cc3033\/totk-book-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b945e44cc3033\/totk-book-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"522\" alt=\"TOTK Book 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of <strong>Zelda<\/strong> books like <strong>Hyrule Historia<\/strong>, <strong>Art &amp; Artifacts<\/strong>, and <strong>Creating a Champion<\/strong>, then good news: another is on the way!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkhorsedirect.com\/products\/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-secrets-of-the-zonai-hc?variant=53093335236922\">Dark Horse<\/a> is collaborating with Nintendo once again on a Zelda art book, this time focused on the world of Tears of the Kingdom. Titled <strong>Secrets of the Zonai<\/strong>, the book will ship to customers from <strong>October 2026<\/strong> and will cost <strong>$59.99 \/ \u00a346.17<\/strong> for the standard edition, while a rather fetching Hero&#8217;s Edition will set you back <strong>$119.99 \/ \u00a392.35<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The latter comes with the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The slipcase features the lush green favored by ancient Zonai, and includes the Secrets of the Zonai art book with an exclusive cover, a map of the Depths printed on cloth, an art print of Link and the Sages, and a beautiful replica of the Secret Stone of Time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for what the book will contain, we unfortunately don&#8217;t have any images just yet, but we can expect 50 pages of &#8220;beautiful illustrations, character art, and promotional images&#8221;, plus another 300 pages of &#8220;behind-the-scenes sketches, notes, rough designs, concept art, and recollections that provide an exclusive look at the development and creation of the game&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Next, a further 80 pages will look into &#8220;Hyrule\u2019s history that include insights into the mysterious past of the Zonai all the way up to the events of the game&#8221;, before ending with some exclusive interviews with Producer Eiji Aonuma, Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, and Art Director Satoru Takizawa.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds nice, then! Here&#8217;s a look at how each edition will look:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"972f0bed33bc2\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"TOTK Book 2\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/972f0bed33bc2\/totk-book-2.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/972f0bed33bc2\/totk-book-2.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TOTK Book 2\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Dark Horse<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"2bbf821dc5bf6\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"TOTK Book 3\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2bbf821dc5bf6\/totk-book-3.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2bbf821dc5bf6\/totk-book-3.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TOTK Book 3\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Dark Horse<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be sure to update you on the book&#8217;s final release date as soon as we hear more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/zelda\/related-articles:197589,197632 @ 1775022707 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be adding this to your Zelda book collection? Let us know with a comment in the usual place.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo If you&#8217;re a fan of Zelda books like Hyrule Historia, Art &amp; Artifacts, and Creating a Champion, then good news: another is on the way! Yes, Dark Horse is collaborating with Nintendo once again on a Zelda art book, this time focused on the world of Tears of the Kingdom. 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