One of the amazing things about Oblivion is that so much time has been put into the books that you find lying around. What people often don’t realise is that the books in Oblivion aren’t just decoration, they serve three purposes: To tell you more about the world, its lore, and its history To give you useful information like hints on where to find things (e.g. Map markers) To increase your skills. Yes, reading certain books can increase your skills such as hand to hand, speech craft, and even acrobatics! So by all means read through the books on here, but make sure you at least open the books in-game to get what benefits are on offer. NB: Quest specific books will not be listed here.

List of Books

A Brief History of the Empire (Part Four)
A Less Rude Song
A Warp In The West
Beggar
Beggar Prince
Commentaries on the Mysterium Xarxes (Book One)
Commentaries on the Mysterium Xarxes (Book Two)
Darkest Darkness
Fall of the Snow Prince
Frontier, Conquest, and Accommodation (A Social History of Cyrodiil)
Fundaments of Alchemy
Galerion the Mystic
Guide to Bruma
Guide to Leyawiin
Magic From The Sky
Manual of Armour
Manual of Arms
Mixed Unit Tactics in the Five Years War (Volume One)
Mysterious Akavir
Tamrielic Lore
Ten Commands of the Nine Divines
The Amulet of Kings
The Argonian Account (Book Two)
The Book of Daedra
The Eastern Provinces Impartially Considered
The Mystery of Princess Talara (Part III)
The Real Barenziah (Part 1)
The Real Barenziah (Part 2)
The Real Barenziah (Part 3)
The Ruins of Kemel-Ze
Thief of Virtue