| Skill |
Book Name |
Location |
| Alchemy |
Calcinator Treatise |
Leveled loot; and given in the quest “Two Sides of the Coin” |
| De Rerum Dirennis |
Shelf at All Things Alchemical in Skingrad |
| Mannimarco, King of Worms |
Arcane University’s Mystic Archives |
| Song of the Alchemists |
Arcane University’s Lustratorium |
| Alteration |
Daughter of Niben |
Living quarters of Skingrad Mages Guild |
| Reality and Other Falsehoods |
Shelf on second floor of Southern Books in Leyawiin |
| Dragon Break |
Shelf on second floor of Dovyn Aren’s house in Imperial City Elven Gardens |
| The Lunar Lorkhan |
Behind an overturned table in Henantier’s Dreamworld during the “Through a Nightmare, Darkly” quest; Received as a reward in “Two Sides of the Coin” quest; found in boss-level Conjurer and Necromancer loot |
| Sithis |
Desk in Leyawiin’s Great Chapel of Zenithar |
| Armorer |
Heavy Armor Repair |
Found only in Marauder and tomb loot |
| Light Armor Repair |
Shelf in Castle Bravil barracks |
| The Armorer’s Challenge |
Second floor of Cheydinhal Fighter Guild; First Edition in Imperial City Market |
| Cherim’s Heart of Anequina |
Desk on the second floor of the First Edition bookstore in Imperial City Market |
| Last Scabbard of Akrash |
Shelf on second floor of A Fighting Chance in Imperial City Market District |
| Athletics |
Beggar |
Great Hall of Cloud Ruler Temple |
| The Argonian Account V1 |
Only found in loot and at the Arcane University |
| The Red Kitchen Reader |
Desk in Baeralorn’s bedroom in Castle Anvil |
| The Ransom of Zarek |
Cupboard in the Arena Bloodworks |
| Blade |
Battle of Sancre Tor |
Display case in Castle Bravil; also found in loot |
| Fire and Darkness |
Chest in Imperial City sewers |
| Song of Hrormir |
Drels Theran’s room in east wing of Castle Bravil; chest near the practicing gladiators on the Arena grounds |
| 2920, Vol 1, Morningstar |
Uleve Hleervu’s room in Castle Anvil; Tsavi’s room in Castle Leyawiin; also a reward in Fighters Guild quest “The Wandering Scholar” |
| Words and Philosophy |
Shelf in Modryn Oreyn’s house in SW corner of Chorrol |
| Block |
The Warp in the West |
Brother Piner at Weynon Priory; Great Hall at Cloud Ruler Temple; found in loot |
| Warrior |
Royal bedroom at Castle Leyawiin |
| A Dance in Fire Vol 2 |
Ground floor of Guard House in Imperial City Elven District |
| Death Blow of Abernanit |
Chest in a bedroom of the Anvil Fighters Guild |
| The Mirror |
Shelf in storage room of Leyawiin City Watch barracks |
| Blunt |
King |
Shelf in Castle Anvil’s royal quarters |
| The Legendary Sacre Tor |
Shelf in Vilena Donton’s home in Chorrol |
| Mace Etiquette |
Found in loot |
| The Importance of Where |
Table in Castle Bravil’s Dungeon |
| Night Falls of Sentinel |
Shelf in Goblin Jim’s Cave north of Skingrad |
| Conjuration |
The Doors of Obliviion |
Anvil Mages Guild library; table in the Great Hall of Cloud Ruler Temple; tower above Fort Caractacus on north side of Lake Rumare |
| Liminal Bridges |
Display case on second floor of Arcane University’s Mystic Archives |
| 2920, Vol 9, Hearthfire |
Bruma’s Great Chapel of Talos |
| 2920, Vol 10, Frostfall |
Anvil’s Chapel of Dibella |
| The Warrior’s Charge |
Jorundr’s chest in “Two Sides of the Coin” quest; found in boss level necromancer and conjurer loot |
| Destruction |
Response to Bero’s Speech |
Arcane University’s Mystic Archives |
| The Art of War Magic |
Leafrot Cave – NE of headwaters of Panther River |
| The Horrors of Castle Xyr |
Top floor of Bravil Mages Guild |
| Mystery of Talara Vol 3 |
Jorundr’s chest in “Two Sides of a Coin” quest; found in boss level necromancer and conjurer loot |
| Hand-to-Hand |
Ahzirr Traajijazeri |
Training room below J’Ghasta’s house in Bruma; Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary in Cheydinhal |
| Immortal Blood |
Shelves in cellar of Seridur’s house in Imperial City Temple District J’Ghasta’s house in Bruma; inside small tent at the bandit camp in Vilverin |
| Way of the Exposed Palm |
Under a mushroom on south side of lower level of Fieldhouse Cave |
| Master Zoaraym’s Tale |
Given as a reward in the “Two Sides of a Coin” quest; given as a reward in “Bear Season” quest; found in boss level tomb creature and Marauder loot |
| The Wolf Queen Vol 2 |
Shelf in Lord’s Manor in Castle Skingrad |
| Heavy Armor |
Fighters Guild History |
locked display case in Chorrol Fighters Guild; locked case in the offices of Anvil Fighters Guild; unlocked case in Arcane University’s Mystic Archives |
| 2920, Vol 6, MidYear |
Shelf at Fire and Steel in Chorrol |
| Chimarvamidium |
Shelf in barracks at the Imperial Legion Compound |
| Hallgerd’s Tale |
Chest on top level of Chorrol Fighters Guild tower |
| How Orsinium Passed to Orcs |
Desk in the Lord’s Manor in Castle Bruma |
| Illusion |
The Argonian Account V3 |
Only found in loot and at the Arcane University |
| Incident in Neocrom |
Dresser on second floor of Willow Bank in Cheydinhal |
| Mystery of Talara Vol 4 |
Jorundr’s chest in “Two Sides of a Coin” quest; found in boss level necromancer and conjurer loot; under a table in tower above Fort Caractacus |
| Palla Vol 1 |
Table in final level in Arkved’s Tower (south of Lake Poppad) |
| The Wolf Queen Vol 3 |
Desk in the basement of Bruma Mages Guild |
| Light Armor |
The Refugees |
Cloud Ruler Temple Great Hall; First Edition in Imperial City Market |
| Rislav the Righteous |
Bandit and Vampire Loot |
| Ice and Chitin |
Chest on the second floor of the west wing of Ahdarji’s house in Leyawiin |
| Lord Jornibret’s Last Dance |
Table in Bleak Flats Cave – north-northwest of Skingrad |
| The Rear Guard |
Training room in Dark Brotherhood’s Cheydinhal Sanctuary |
| Marksman |
Father of Niben |
Shelf in north wing of Bravil Castle’s private quarters |
| A Dance in Fire Vol 5 |
Regner’s house in Bruma |
| The Black Arrow Vol 2 |
Teinaava’s chest in the Dark Brotherhood’s Cheydinhal Sanctuary (under the abandoned house); found in boss-level bandit and vampire loot; given as a reward in “Two Sides of the Coin” quest |
| The Gold Ribbon of Merit |
Chest in the Training Room of the Dark Brotherhood’s Cheydinhal Sanctuary |
| Vernaccus and Bourlor |
Renoit’s Books in Chorrol bookshelf |
| Mercantile |
2920, Vol 7, Sun’s Height |
Desk at Black Horse Courier offices in Imperial City Market |
| A Dance in Fire Vol 6 |
Second floor of Casta Scribonia’s house in Chorrol |
| A Dance in Fire Vol 7 |
Reward for “Two Sides of the Coin” quest; also found in boss-level Vampire and Bandit loot |
| The Buying Game |
Second floor of Fathis Ule’s house in Imperial City’s Elven Gardens |
| The Wolf Queen Vol 4 |
Counter at the Office of Imperial Commerce in Imperial City’s Market District |
| Mysticism |
Before the Ages of Man |
Enchanting station in the Arcane University’s Chironasium |
| The Black Arts on Trial |
Mystic Emporium in Imperial City |
| Souls, Black and White |
Second level of Fort Cuptor; also appears in loot |
| 2920, Vol 2, Sun’s Dawn |
Desk in Skingrad’s Great Chapel of Julianos |
| The Firsthold Revolt |
Bookshelf in the cellar of Cheydinhal Mage’s Guild |
| Restoration |
The Exodus |
Shelf in the dining room of Skingrad’s Great Chapel of Julianos |
| 2920, Vol 4, Rain’s Hand |
Shelf in Bravil’s Great Chapel of Mara |
| Mystery of Talara Vol 2 |
Jorundr’s chest in “Two Sides of a Coin” quest; found in boss level necromancer and conjurer loot |
| Notes of Racial Phylogeny |
Chest in Chapel Hall of Chorrol’s Chapel of Stendarr |
| Withershins |
Library in Leyawiin Mages Guild |
| Security |
Advances in Lockpicking |
Top level of Fingerbowl Cave (NE of Aleswell, north of Imperial City; and Mach-Na’s Books in Cheydinhal |
| Proper Lock Design |
Desk on second floor of Dareloth’s house in Imperial City Waterfront |
| The Locked Room |
Chest in the Smuggler’s Cave below Castle Anvil |
| Surfeit of Thieves |
Found in boss level bandit and vampire loot; found during “Two Sides of the Coin” quest |
| The Wolf Queen Vol 1 |
Shelf in Dro’Shanji’s house in Bravil |
| Sneak |
Legend of Krately House |
Library at Cloud Ruler Temple |
| Purloined Shadows |
Found in loot |
| Sacred Witness |
Antechamber complex in Lake Arrius Caverns |
| 2920, Vol 8, Last Seed |
City-Swimmer’s house in Bravil |
| The Wolf Queen Vol 6 |
Bookshelf in the Dark Brotherhood’s Cheydinhal Sanctuary |
| Speechcraft |
2920, Vol 5, Second Seed |
Shelf in Chancellor Ocato’s quarters in Imperial Palace |
| Biography of the Wolf Queen |
Chest in Armand Christophe’s house in the Waterfront District of Imperial City; given as a reward in the “Caught in the Hunt” quest |
| The Wolf Queen Vol 5 |
Table in Hastrel Ottus’ house in Imperial City’s Temple District or on a bookshelf in the Lord’s quarters in Castle Cheydinhal |
| The Wolf Queen Vol 7 |
Table in Hastrel Ottus’ house in Imperial City’s Temple District or on a bookshelf in the Lord’s quarters in Castle Cheydinhal |