Dedicated Skyrim Player Collects Every Book in the Game

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The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is packed full of lore, and it takes a lot of concerted effort for a player to encounter it all. One of the many ways in which this lore is made available to gamers is in the form of in-game books, which can be collected and read. Now, one dedicated Skyrim player reports that they've collected every single book in the game.

Skyrim is considered to have some of the deepest lore in an open-world game, and much of that is conveyed through hundreds of books scattered around the game world. There are currently about 820 pieces of readable literature available in Skyrim, including letters, spell tomes, and journals. Roughly 307 books serve to expand the game's world, culture, history, and other forms of lore.

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Redditor purvismhjyi23 shared a screenshot of their very full in-game library alongside an announcement that they had collected every book in Skyrim. This isn't the first time someone has set out to gather all of Skyrim's lore books, but it may be one of the first times someone has succeeded. In the screenshot, the books are being stored in a cozy tower room with wood floors, a large rug, and a ladder for access.

Skyrim players have discovered that placing many similar items in the same spot can lead to hilarious glitches, and books are no exception to this rule. Purvismhjyi23 got around this by placing the books carefully inside a number of bookshelves, five of which are visible in the screenshot. Although the books are displayed as though they were shelved haphazardly, with several thinner tomes leaning sharply to make sure they take up the entire shelf, it's clear that the library is indeed full. Apparently, each shelf on a bookshelf