Zelda: Hyrule Historia Tops New York Times Best Sellers

If you were to guess what books would make it to the top of the New York Times best sellers list in the category “hardcover advice & misc.”, you'd probably have a pretty good idea of what to expect. This is America, so you'd imagine lots of diet books, and maybe a few more general self-help titles, though books on how to be happy tend to come in smaller paperback for easier reading on the loo. You'd be right, too. This week sees books like Shred: The Revolutionary Diet, Rebooting Work, and Wheat Belly all make it into the top five.

But there's also a new contender, which has not only breached the ranks but also managed to climb straight to the top of the list: The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia, though the New York Times is simply calling it The Legend of Zelda.

Of course, the short description included in the list doesn't do the book justice. It's far more than “The chronology of the games, published in partnership with Nintendo.” It's a 274-page book filled with detailed information on Skyward Sword, the history of the series, and beautiful artwork. It's the kind of thing any serious Zelda fan will want on her shelves.

Published by Dark Horse Books, Hyrule Historia is a dark horse indeed, galloping past the ranks of weight-loss manuals to take first place and prove that America has just as much of an obsession with video games as it does with food. Have you picked up your copy yet?