This colossal Elden Ring lore book looks marvelous, but it’s pricier than the DLC’s Collector’s Edition — and the snazziest version is over $1,000
An unofficial 500-page Elden Ring lore book is coming next year, but you can pre-order it now.
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What you need to know
If you’re intoElden Ring lore, gorgeous artwork, and collector’s items, I’ve got good news for you — but not for your wallet. An unofficial Elden Ring lore book from publisher Tune & Fairweather is in the works, and it’s penned by the fan-favorite community lore YouTuberGeoff “SmoughTown” Truscott.
Titled “Grace Given: The Mythology of Elden Ring,” the colossal tome is coming in at over 500 pages, and features a complete and comprehensive appraisal of the award-winning ARPG’s mythology. Accompanying Truscott’s analysis are roughly 150+ illustrations from artistsShimhaq,MenasLG,Chris Lewis Lee, andElliot Wells, and the book itself is bound with simulated antique-white leather, has a silk fabric title plate, and comes in a velvet slipcase.
Put simply, Grace Given oozes bespoke, premium quality, which is why it’s got an expensive $278 price tag. That’s pricier than the official Collector’s Edition for both Elden Ring and its newShadow of the Erdtree DLC, if you didn’t know — and that’ll just get youthe base versionof the volume. There’s aLimited Editionselling for $777 that includes a wooden “Erdtree Arch” case and full gold page-edge gilding, as well as an eye-watering $1,109Benefactor Editionthat’ll get your name in the back of the book that’s only available until August 10.
Pre-orders for the lore book are live now at the above links, with its release and delivery estimated for early 2025 (payment is collected at the time of order, as it will help to fund production). Notably, ordering before August 10 will get you free shipping and free copies of the eBook and audiobook versions of the tome when they come out; 10 customers who pre-order the standard version of Grace Given before then will be entered into a drawing to get the Limited Edition, while early Limited Edition buyers will get a “Grace of Gold” art print from Shimhaq that depicts a Raging Wolf Set-wearing Tarnished holding the Godslayer’s Greatsword.
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The author, SmoughTown, has about 233,000 subscribers on YouTube at the time of writing, and is one of the most popular Soulsborne story analysts on the platform. His channel features nearly 200 videos on the lore and narratives within FromSoftware games like Elden Ring,Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Bloodborne, andDark Souls, as well as a variety of other popular games such as Warframe and Blasphemous.
Tune & Fairweather, meanwhile, has worked with many Soulsborne creators in the past to publish collectible books like these. Some you may have heard of includeYou Died: The Dark Souls Companionthat acts as a “guided tour” of the first game in that trilogy;Abyssal Archive: The Mythology of Dark Souls, an appraisal written by analystLokey; another of Lokey’s works,Demonic Archive: The Mythology of Demon’s Souls; a detailed Bloodborne anthology titledBlood Echoes; andSoul Arts, a collection of gorgeous fan-made art pieces inspired by FromSoftware games and accompanied by notes fromVaatiVidya, another massive Soulsborne loremaster.
The price of Grace Given makes owning it an expensive luxury many Elden Ring fans won’t be able to afford, but there’s good news: Tune & Fairweatherpromises"more affordable editions will arrive down the road," so you’ll eventually be able to pick up a version with a much lower price (Abyssal Archive’s softcover editionis $34, for example — that’s a big drop from the $200 collector’s version).
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For what it’s worth coming from someone who owns the lavish editions of Abyssal Archive, You Died, and Soul Arts, though, you absolutely get what you pay for. Yes, a fat coinpurse is indeed required ahead, but Tune & Fairweather’s production value is sky-high, and I’m more than satisfied with the purchases I’ve made; now that Grace Given’s been announced, I know what I’m having my girlfriend get me for Christmas this year.
Though completely understandable given that it just came out, one thing that’s a bit disappointing to know is that Grace Given won’t include the lore from Shadow of the Erdtree.It’s been saidthat “there are no contradictions with lore revelations from the DLC,” however, so that’s a plus.
The Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is finally here, and it makes one of thebest Xbox gamesandbest PC gamesof all time even better. It’s out now on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and Windows PC for $39.99.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree | $34.89 at CDKeys (Xbox)
Shadow of the Erdtree is Elden Ring at its most refined, with the base game’s overly formulaic elements cut away and some of FromSoftware’s best boss fights. The result is a 40-hour-long masterpiece of a DLC that’s an absolute must-play for any Soulsborne fan.
Also see:Shadow of the Erdtree (PC, $37.09)|Deluxe Edition (PC, $90.89)
Collector’s Edition:Bandai Namco Store (€249.99)
Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he’s been an avid fan since childhood. He’s been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you’ll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he’s not writing or gaming, there’s a good chance he’s either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once.Follow him on X(Twitter).
