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Commento di 1635283

Ma non si può leggere il testo di questi libri qui? Devo per forza andare con il mio pg a leggerli ad uno ad uno?

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Commento di 79817

Some of these are gonna be very difficult for Horde to get to.

Commento di 90629

Nooo they didn't include my favorite!

http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29571

A Steamy Romance Novel of course! :D

Commento di 180247

Does anyone know if the game counts books you have previously read, or do you need to go and read them all again? Over the course of the last 4 years I've already read the lot and I'd rather not go hunting them down again if I can help it.

Commento di defektunge

It's worth noting that a number of the books can only be found in Alliance capitals, whereas none of the books are exclusive to Horde cities.

Hopefully Blizzard will fix this before release...

Commento di DarkRyder

You perhaps underestimate the diligence with which guerrilla librarians will pursue these books. After installing the Bookworm addon, I snuck into each Alliance city on my main to obtain copies of the unique books there.

Commento di DarkRyder

This achievement is not awarded retroactively. My main has read most, if not all, of these books, but does not have credit for any of them on the beta realms.

Commento di tehninja

just for the record, rogues can pickpocket the romance novel, and ive vendored more than u can possibly imagine XD

Commento di LordSpike

The said Addon, Bookworm can be found here. Indeed, if you read the books you come across in your adventures, you get to learn a lot of lore and information which enhances the fun if you are into it.

Commento di 10938

Since most books can be found at more than one place this achievement has less traveling than you might expect. Visit Scarlet Monastry (Library wing) and Scholomance and you'll already find 1/2 of the books.

Rogues and Druids: Reading a book doesn't break your stealth, so you can stealth run these instances.

Commento di 220508

This achievement isn't as hard as it looks, i was bored enough to do this on PTR (build 8982). Well, i've made list where you should go to get all of them in pretty short time, this would go like this (for Alliance ofcourse):
Darnassus -> Stormwind -> Westfall -> Booty Bay -> Barrens -> Gadgetzan -> -> Ironforge -> Scholomance
I was taking notes for this order, but alternative order would be: Gadgetzan -> Barrens -> Booty Bay -> Westfall -> Stormwind -> Ironforge -> Scholomance -> Darnassus
Westfall and Gadgetzan got one book each but but those are unique :/ You will also need to clear Scholo a bit after Rattlegore. spam inc

Darnassus - 4 (4/42)
(66,76)

The Betrayer Ascendant

(49,15)

Rise of the Blood Elves
The War of the Ancients (upstairs)

(56,4)

The World Tree and the Emerald Dream

Stormwind - 10 (14/42)
Royal Library

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
Aftermath of the Second War
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
Beyond the Dark Portal
The Guardians of Tirisfal
Civil War in the Plaguelands
The New Horde
~~Kil’jaden and the Shadow Pact~~ (it seems it's not there, get it in scholo as someone replied)

Battlemaster’s room

The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
War of the Spider

Westfall - 1 (15/42)
Inn

The Last Guardian

Booty Bay - 5 (20/42)
Inn

Sunwell – The Fall of Quel’Thalas

MacKinley’s house (next to the inn):
-Downstairs:

Empires’ Fall
The Twin Empires
Wrath of the Soulflayer

-First floor:

The Sentinels and the Long Vigil (you have to use stairs in building next to his to get there)

Barrens - 5 (25/42)
Ratchet

Archimonde’s Return and the Flight to Kalimdor (first house to the left after leaving pier)
Exile of the High Elves (on the balcony of the building next to the inn)
Mount Hyjal and Illidan’s Gift (inn)
Sargeras and the Betrayal (inn)

Northwatch Hold

Lethargy of the Orcs (at the top of the 1st tower)

Tanaris - 1 (26/42)

Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor (Gryphon Master)

Ironforge - 8 (34/42)
Hall of Explorers, Library

Charge of the Dragonflights
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
The Battle of Grim Batol
Rise of the Horde
The Alliance of Lordaeron
Arathor and the Troll Wars
Ironforge – the Awekening of the Dwarves
War of Three Hammers

Scholomance - 8 (42/42)
First room

The Lich King Triumphant
The Birth of the Lich King
Kel’thuzad and the forming of the Scourge
The Scourge of Lordaeron
The Seven Kingdoms
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne

Before the Viewing Room

The Invasion of Draenor (North-East corner)

The Viewing Room

The Founding of Quel’Thalas

You may find more copies of one book scattered around tho.
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Commento di 101119

I couldn't find "Kil’jaden and the Shadow Pact" in the Stormwind library but I picked it up in Scholomance. It's in the back-right corner of the room before the room before the viewing room.

Commento di ildon

This achievement sucks to obtain as Horde. There are a couple books that can only be read in the Stormwind library, which means attempting to get by level 80 elite Stormwind Royal Guards. Not to mention the Stormwind corpse run for Horde is one of the longest in the entire game.

Commento di 184689

For all those trying to find the books in Stormwind, the Stormwind map is changed in the 3.0.2 patch, thus the coordinates are off. I will clarify that the is found in The Park's inn (37, 72), the one in the dwarven district is found in the inn. Whereas the others are found in both the battlemasters' room and the library. Just wanted to clarify, because I personally was having an issue with the given coords.

Commento di Spiderkeg

*Rise of the Blood Elves - Only found within Scholomance

Found this in "Tower of Azora," top floor, in Elwynn Forest.

Commento di Ashek

You may want to update some of these cords for with the addition of the Stormwind Harbor. Kinda tosses everything off.

Commento di jaschmidt22

Exile of the High Elves can also be found within the Undercity, near the Inscription Trainer.

Commento di jaschmidt22

The Kel'Thuzad, Icecrown, and Old God books can all be found on a single table in the Apothecarium (Inner ring). Also, Exile of the High Elves is just a few coves away, near the Inscription trainer.

Commento di patronics

I also found Charge of the Dragonflights inside Brill Town Hall, Tirisfal Glades at 60.8, 50.6.

Commento di 118928

I've found a total of 14 books inside Scholomance.
So it might be a good thing to start there

Commento di uliko

Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor (Gryphon Master)

That one is in Scholomance aswell so the trip to Tanaris is not needed, along with the Kil'Jaeden one (as noted above) at the same place in the 3rd room or something.

Commento di 18854

Made a small map of the SM Library Books
http://www.bahnhof.se/wb158219/SM_Library_Books.jpg

Commento di Windriver

The War of Ancients is also in the Library wing of Scarlet Monastery, in Doan's room, I believe. In fact, I was able to cross off 12 books, just in that wing.

Commento di Bizerk

Some books which were only obtainable in Stormwind are now obtainable in other areas. So far i only know some books are in karazhan.

Commento di Abidos

The Betrayer Ascendant can be found in Silvermoon, 68,64. On a box, inside a room with the wand vendor and a reagent vendor

Commento di 86584

MacKinley’s house (next to the inn):
-Downstairs:

you can add one:
The Scourge of Lordaeron, on the shelf opposite the other three.

Commento di Janus1

Found Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact in Darkshire.

Top floor of the inn, first room on the left.

Commento di 232850

- Lakeshire -
Townhall
War of the Three Hammers
Inn
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind

Commento di 179304

*The Birth of the Lich King - Only found within Scholomance and Stratholme"

Incorrect. Also found at the southshore inn top floor.

Commento di 233390

A more of a Horde perspective on where to find the easiest. Al of it is solo able by a level 70. The stormwind City one is the most difficult one.

Kalimdor

Rise of the Horde - Durotar
Charge of the Dragonflights - Ratchet (Gazlowe)
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift - Ratchet Inn
Lethargy of the Orcs - Barrens (Northwatch Hold)
The New Horde - Barrens (Northwatch Hold)
Old Hatreds The Colonization of Kalimdor - Gadgezstan (Alliance flight master)
Ironforge the Awakening of the Dwarves - Tanaris (Uldum near Prospecter)

Eastern Kingdom

The Betrayer Ascendant - SillverMoon
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge - Undercity
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth - Undercity
Exile of the High Elves - Undercity
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne - Undercity
Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - Tirisfall Glades (Brill)
The Alliance of Lordaeron Tarren Mill (Chapel)
Rise of the Blood Elves - Hammerfall (Inn)
Sargeras and the Betrayal - Hammerfall (Inn)
The Guardians of Tirisfal - Stormwind City (Library)
The Battle of Grim Batol Wetlands (Inn 2nd Floor)
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity Wetlands (Inn 2nd Floor)
The Last Guardian Westfall (inn)
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind - Stonard (Tower)
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil - Booty Bay (Above "Sea wolf" MacKinley)
Empires' Fall - Booty Bay (Belowe "Sea wolf" MacKinley)
The Twin Empires - Booty Bay (Belowe "Sea wolf" MacKinley)
Wrath of Soulflayer - Booty Bay (Belowe "Sea wolf" MacKinley)
Sunwell The Fall of Quel'Thalas - Booty Bay (inn)

Scarlet Monastery (Library)

Beyond the Dark Portal
The Scourge of Lordaeron
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
Aftermath of the Second War
The War of the Ancients
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
War of the Spider
War of the Three Hammers
Arathor and the Troll Wars
Civil War in the Plaguelands

Scarlet Monastery (Library)

Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
The Founding of Quel'Thalas
The Invasion of Draenor
The Birth of the Lich King (Room Kirtonas)
The Lich King Triumphant (Room Kirtonas)
The Seven Kingdoms (Room Kirtonas)

Commento di fosticpopcorn

The Betrayer Ascendant is also located in Silvermoon City (68,64), not just in Darnassus.

The Guardians of Tirisfal is also located in Karazhan, on a table at the bottom of the ramp coming out from the Menagerie.

Commento di fosticpopcorn

Not to steal anyone's thunder, hopefully, but this is my Horde guide to getting this achievement done as painlessly as possible. We don't have either the wonderful resources that are the Hall of Explorers or Stormwind Library, which the Alliance have, so we have to rely primarily on the Scarlet Monastery and Scholomance. I've managed to track down replicates to the point where the only Alliance town we have to enter is Menethil Harbor in the Wetlands. So no, thank god, we don't have to corpse hop past King Varian Wrynn.

I've tried to order this guide by ease of flow from zone to zone, and by selecting areas with the largest amounts of "clusters" of books. In addition I will not post coordinates, but simply the link to books, as the comments on most wowhead pages typically have both coords and fantastic descriptions of the exact location of the books.

Let's start out at...

Silvermoon City

Take the portal to UC, then head to SM

Scarlet Monastery - Library
(NOTE: I recommend using beffe's fantastic map. Also because this map is available, I won't be linking these books).

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
War of the Three Hammers
Aftermath of the Second War
War of the Spider
Arathor and the Troll Wars
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
The War of the Ancients
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
Beyond the Dark Portal
The Scourge of Lordaeron
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
Civil War in the Plaguelands

Exit the Library, and hoof it to WPL, and head to Scholo

Scholomance
(NOTE: I recommend using beffe's fantastic map, however it is missing a book).

The Seven Kingdoms
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
Sargeras and the Betrayal
The Birth of the Lich King
Exile of the High Elves
** NOTE: This is the one book the map is missing. it is found DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE of 14 on the map. **
The Lich King Triumphant
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
Rise of the Blood Elves
The Invasion of Draenor
The Founding of Quel'Thalas

Hoof it down to Tarren Mill, take a flight path to Arathi, start running south to Wetlands.

Wetlands - Menethil Harbor

At this point, I would hearth out, and then head to Orgrimmar

Durotar - Tiragarde Keep

Rise of the Horde

Now swim or run to the Barrens - specifically, Ratchet

The Barrens

Ratchet

Northwatch Hold

Bael Modan

Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves

Run back up to Ratchet, and catch the boat to BB

Booty Bay - Inn & House near Sea Wolf McKinley

If you have an empty Kara instance, I recommend hoofing it up to Kara from BB, and then entering via the back door to access the Guardian's Library (which is right after Curator/The Menagerie)

Karazhan - The Guardian's Library

That's it! Holy cow, you're done! Feels good, don't it?

I'll try to keep this post updated too if more news comes in that the books in Menethil or Karazhan can be found somewhere slightly more Horde-friendly (possibly Dalaran, I'll have to scour it on my beta account).

Commento di Izlandi

This is incorrect. I found these books in Karazhan in the first level of the Guardians Library. Both located on tables.

The Guardians of Tirisfal
The Last Guardian

Commento di Venator

Horde Guide

Here is a guide for Horde players to use to try and avoid some of the Alliance zones. I recommend that you complete it in this zone order. Click the Map Loc buttons to see where the books are in these zones. This guide intends for you to find all the books in as few locations as possible, therefore there are some books that can be found in multiple places listed below but are only listed in the first zone accessed.

Silvermoon (Map Loc)

Scholomance (Map Loc)

Scarlet Monastery (Map Loc)

Stranglethorn Vale (Map Loc)

Empire's Fall Below "Sea wolf" MacKinley
Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas Second floor of the Tavern
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil Above "Sea wolf" MacKinley
The Twin Empires Below "Sea wolf" MacKinley
Wrath of the Soulflayer Below "Sea wolf" MacKinley

The Barrens (Map Loc)

Charge of the Dragon Flights
Ironforge - The Awakening of the Dwarves In the Dwarven bunker to the south on the right of the lower level
Lethargy of the Orcs Northwatch Hold
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift

Stonard (Map Loc)

Rise of the Horde Top Room of the Tower
The New Horde Top Room of the Tower

For the last 4 Books you have 3 options:

Option 1:
Westfall (Map Loc)

The Last Guardian

Stormwind (Map Loc)

Option 2:
Karazhan (Library after Curator)

Wetlands (Map Loc)

Option 3:
Westfall (Map Loc)

The Last Guardian

Wetlands (Map Loc)

Dalaran (Map Loc)

The Guardians of Tirisfal

Further info from Liquids here

This guide will be updated if easier locations are found :)

Commento di thedarkhaze

*The Founding of Quel'Thalas - Only found withing Scholomance <-- Can also be found in the Scarlet Raven (inn in darkshire)

There's a lot of random books scattered around...there's like a random book in each inn so yeah... most books prob. aren't just in once place nor in dungeons

Commento di thedarkhaze

Just for any other adventurous people that might think that there are books in The Athenaeum in Dire Maul, sadly there are none.

Commento di 233551

Due to the fact most of the above info is ally oriented, here are some directions for the Horde to the books listed. There are some different locations as there are duplicates out there. Has anyone scoured Org for them yet?

SILVERMOON:
-The Betrayer Ascendant - Silvermoon City Walk of Elders in room with Wand and Alchy supply vendor

UNDERCITY:
-Exile of the High Elves - by scribe trainer
-Kel'Thuzad - table by Herb trainer
-The Old Gods - table by Herb trainer,
-Icecrown - table by Herb trainer, or SM Library,
-Civil War - UC Inn or SM Library

SCARLET MONASTERY LIBRARY: (the right side)
-Civil War - UC Inn or SM Library
-Aftermath Of the Second War - SM Library
-War of the Ancients - SM Library
-The World Tree and Emerald Dream - SM Library
-War of Three Hammers - SM Library
-War of the Spider - SM Library
-Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - SM Library or Brill (theres another one in Brill just forget which one, it is duplicate to the ones listed below)
-The Scourge of Lordaeron - SM Library, Booty Bay, Scholomance, and Stratholme
-Archimonde's Return -SM Library and Ratchet
-Arather and the Troll Wars - SM Library and Tarren Mill Church

TARREN MILL:
-Arather and the Troll Wars -Tarren Mill church and SM Library
-The Alliance of Lordaeron - Tarren Mill church

MISC Eastern Kingdoms:
-Rise of the Blood Elves - Hammerfall Inn
-The Dark Portal - Stonard

RATCHET:
-Archimonde's Return -Ratchet and SM Library
-Charge of the Dragonflight -Ratchet,
-Sargeras and the Betrayal - Ratchet
-Mount Hyjal - Ratchet

BARRENS:
-Rise of the Horde- Durotar in Tirigarde Keep below Razor hill (level 6 mobs, beside Lt Benedict)
-The New Horde - Barrens -Northwatch Hold in tower, in upper floor -level 16 mobs to clear to get to it)
-Lethargy of the Orcs - Barrens - Northwatch Hold tower, or Gadgetzan
-Ironforge - Barrens- in Bael Modan Building (north of RFC level 25 mobs- go left, down 1 flight of stairs, in room directly across bottom floor stairway opening)

BOOTY BAY/GADGETZAN
-The Scourge of Lordaeron - Booty Bay, SM Library, Scholomance, Stratholme,
-Sunwell Fall of Quel'Thalas -Booty Bay
-The Sentinels Long Vigil - Booty Bay
-The Twin Empires - Booty Bay and Gadgetzan
-Empires Fall - Booty Bay and Gadgetzan
-Wrath of Southflayer - Booty Bay and Gadgetzan
-Old Hatreds - Gadgetzan (by ally flightmaster), and Scholomance

SCHOLOMANCE:
- Invasion of Draenor - Scholomance
-The Lich King Triumphant - Scholomance
-The Birth of Lich King - Scholomance, (and Darkshore town hall -low Alliance however near Stormwind)
-The Founding of Quel'Thalas - Scholomance (and Darkshore Inn upstairs)
-Kil'jaeden and Shadow Pact- Scholomance and Stratholme (Darkshore also upstairs)
-The Seven Kingdoms -Scholomance and Stratholme
-The Scourge of Lordaeron - Scholomance, SM Library, Booty Bay, and Stratholme
-Old Hatreds - Scholomance and Gadgetzan (by ally flightmaster),
- Rise of the Blood Elves - Scholomance and Hammerfall Inn

KARA:
-Guardians of Tirisfal -Kara
-The Last Guardian - Kara -this one also located in lowbie ally area of Sentinal Hill Westfall. Go down hill into back door of building to get it.

WETLANDS:
-The Battle of Grim Batol - Menethil Harbour (Alliance)
-Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity - Menethil Harbour

Hopefully other 'Horde' copies of the two Wetlands books will start popping up in more neutral locations, and the Scholomance / Kara ones in lower areas for us. I mean, we have to clear Kara to get one book, and they just have to go to thier local library? bah
I included Darkshore/Westfall for a few of them because it is a relatively lower ally area to PvP to get 4 books if you dont want to clear an entire instance. I just stealthed in, and ran like stink after! :P

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**Computer games don't affect kids. I mean, if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music...

EDIT: ok, I just saw the other posts (this window was open for a while while I was doing other things, and they were posted in the meantime.. ah well, choice is good!)
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Commento di 65203

Useful tip for Horde

*Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
*Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
*The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth

All can be found 56, 51 in Undercity, on a table in the Apothecarium sector.

Commento di 65203

Another tip for Horde - Hammerfall:

*Rise of the Blood Elves can be found in the top floor of the Hammerfall inn, in Arathi.
*Sargeras and the Betrayal can also be found there, on the middle floor,

Commento di 233289

Found Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact in Darkshire.

Top floor of the inn, first room on the left.

> confirmed

also found "The Founding of Quel'Thalas" in middle room

Commento di Beltane

The Alliance of Lordaeron is on the top floor of the building in Silvermoon.
The Lethargy of the Orcs is on the very top floor of the tower halfway up the hill. It's right in front of you when you get to the top.

Commento di Djuntas

Despite all the books you need to learn this Achievement aint that hard to do. About 3 hours worth of time :)

Precciate peopel who posted such well writted guides! If you start in shatrarh I suggest you go Darnasus>ratchet>bootybay>Stormwind>Ironforge>Scarlet monastary>Scholomance>HS.

That should give you all the books you need

Commento di 58306

I made this list while doing the trick or treat quests, as a lot of the books were near the inns I was visiting anyway. The only extra place you need to visit is Scholo. Alliance only sorry. =(

Thelsamar, Loch Modan
-The Awkening of the Dwarves(The inn on the table if you run straigtht ahead)
-The Last Guardian (eastern most house in Thelsamar, belonging to the miner. Downstairs on the right hand bedside table)

Elwynn Forest(not at FP but you're running anyway to trick or treat Goldshire, so go towards Eastvale Logging camp. South of the Logging camp, but North of the road there's a two storey house, and on the second storey on the table)
-Lethargy of the Orcs

Aerie Peak, Hinterlands
- War of Three Hammers(inn)

Gadgetzan, Tanaris
- Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor (behind flight master for alliance)
-Empires Fall(on table in inn)
-Wrath of Soulflayer(on table in inn)
The Twin Empires (on table in inn)

Feathermoon Stronghold, Feralas
-The Sentinenls and the Long Virgil (on first level of the inn, on seat beside bookcase)

Nigel's Point, Desolace
-Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor (on first level of the inn, on the seat to your right)

Auberdine
-Mount Hyjal and Illidans Gift(first level of inn)
-The Founding of Quel'Thalas(first level of inn)

Darnassus
-The Betrayer Ascendant(Tradesman Terrce, middle building of the outer ring. Most SE)
-The World Tree (Craftsman Terrace, Northernmost building)
-The Battle of the Ancients (Directly SW of The World Tree. Just SW of the building with the first aid trainer. Upstairs. Rise of the Blood Elves is on the ground floor, but you should've picked that up somewhere else)

Astraanaar (and 15 or so different foods from the food vendor in the inn for the food quest)
-Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas (first building to the right with the clothier and lether worker supplies, ground floor)
-The Scourge of Lordaeron (same building, first level)

Once you've done the trick or treating books, go to the SW royal library. There's about 6 there, and then 2 more in the battle masters room.

Then go to Scholo.

In the first room with the summoners and ghosts and crap, in a clockwise driection from the bottom of the stairs you''ll find
-The Seven Kingdons
-War of the Spider
-Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
-The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
-Sargereas and the Betrayer
-The Scourge of Lordaeron
-Kel'Thuzud and the forming of the Scourge
-The Birth of the Lich King
-The Lich King Triumphant

In the room next room (or the room after, iI forget, but the one with the table right by the entrance. Post-whelpling room)
-The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth(on the table)
-Kil'Jaeden and the Shadow Pact (NE corner)
-Rise of the Blood Elves(NE corner)
-Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor(NE corner)

The room right before the Viewing Room
-Exile of the High Elves (hard right as you enter)
-The Invasion of Draenor (far left corner)

Viewing Room
-The Founding of Quel'Thalas(beside Marduk Blackpool)

Commento di jenicyd

I know there are a lot of posts about where to find these, but after filtering through most of them, I was able to make a little more sense of it for myself, and eliminate a lot of travel time. I did this as alliance, so obviously horde will be a little different, and I chose to use cities over instances wherever possible (the only instance I used was Scholomance) and I didn't include any doubles on the list. Hopefully someone will find this helpful :)

Booty Bay
Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas - Inn
Empires' Fall - Below "Sea-Wolf" MacKinley
The Twin Empires - Below "Sea-Wolf" MacKinley
The Scourge of Lordaeron - Below "Sea-Wolf" MacKinley
Wrath of Soulflayer - Below "Sea-Wolf" MacKinley
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil - Above "Sea-Wolf" MacKinley

Stormwind
Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - Library
Aftermath of the Second War - Library
Beyond the Dark Portal - Library
Civil War in the Plaguelands - Library
The Alliance of Lordaeron - Library
The Guardians of Tirisfal - Library
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity - Library
The New Horde - Library
The Battle of Grim Batol - War Room
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind - War Room
War of the Spider - War Room
War of the Three Hammers - Dwarven District
The War of the Ancients - The Park
Lethargy of the Orcs - Eastvale Logging Camp

Ironforge
Arathor and the Troll Wars - The Library
Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves - The Library
Rise of the Horde - The Library
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth - The Library

Thelsamar
The Last Guardian

Scholomance
Exile of the High Elves
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne - The Reliquary
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge - The Reliquary
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor
Rise of the Blood Elves
The Birth of the Lich King - The Reliquary
The Founding of Quel'Thalas - The Viewing Room
The Invasion of Draenor
The Lich King Triumphant - The Reliquary
The Seven Kingdoms - The Reliquary

Ratchet
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
Charge of the Dragonflights
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift
Sargeras and the Betrayal

Darnassus
The Betrayer Ascendant - Tradesmen's Terrace
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream - Craftsmen's Terrace

Commento di smoo

Neither could I find it in the stormwind library, so I got it in the Darkshire Inn (Duskwood), top floor left room, right side.

Commento di Gretuz

just FYI reading books does NOT break stealth though opening the iron gates in scholo does

Commento di Raienna

Kil'Jaeden and the Shadow Pact is also in the Scarlet Raven (Darkshire Inn).
Exile of the High Elves is on the balcony of the General Goods store in Ratchet.
And copying from its own comments thread: This book can also be found in Darnassus at 56, 4. Ground level, to the immediate left as you enter the building sitting on top of a small table.

Hopefully that should save people a few headaches.

Commento di Matsumi

Ironforge has 9, you left out Civil War in the Plaguelands in the Hall of Explorers Library.

Commento di 160078

For anyone that doesn't care about the lore and just wants the achievements, note that you do not have to flip through all the pages to get credit for reading a book

Commento di 208611

Horde point of view

Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves ~ Uldam/Tanaris
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift ~ Ratchet
Rise of the Blood Elves ~ Hammerfall
Sargeras and the Betrayal ~ Ratchet OR Hammerfall
The Alliance of Lordaeron ~ Tarren Mill
The Betrayer Ascendant ~ Silvermoon
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind ~ Stonard
The Guardians of Tirisfal ~ Karazhan/Past Curator
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity ~ Meneth Harbor/Wetlands
The Lich King Triumphant ~ Scholomance/First room
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil ~ Booty Bay
The Twin Empires ~ Booty Bay
Charge of the Dragonflights ~ Ratchet
Empires' Fall ~ Booty Bay
Lethargy of the Orcs ~ Northwatch Hold/Barrens
Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor ~ Gadgetzan
Rise of the Horde ~ Stonard
Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas ~ Booty Bay
The Battle of Grim Batol ~ Bael Digsite/Mulgore
The Birth of the Lich King ~ Darkshire
The Founding of Quel'Thalas ~ Darkshire
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact ~ Darkshire
The Invasion of Draenor ~ Scholo/Under the bridge
The Last Guardian ~ Kara/Past Curator
The New Horde ~ Stonard
The Seven Kingdoms ~ Scholo/First room
Wrath of Soulflayer ~ Booty Bay

The other 15 books not listed here are found in Scarlet Monistary-Library(13) and Undercity(2)

The few that are in Alliance towns or in Scholo, best things you can do is take off all your gear that has durability(or all of it if you want), and run in to get them .. If you die, you die .. For the Scholo books, it just means a short run back inside and try again if you failed, or go after the other books.

Commento di 166822

I've been actually "reading" these books and enjoying the story and mythos of them, but I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find a list of which order to read the books in? Is there a specified order? On this list for "Well Read" it's just in alphabetical.

tia
Ed

Commento di MatadorBID

"Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact" is not in Stormwind, but "The Alliance of Lorderon" is.

"Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact" is in Scholomance, Strathholme, and Darkshire.

Commento di LoKHor

The coordinates for all of the Stormwind books are wrong, since the addition of Stormwind Harbour.

There are five books located in the Stormwind library:
At 76.1, 32.0 you will find Aftermath of the Second War, The Guardians of Tirisfal and The Alliance of Lordaeron. At 75.3, 29.9 is The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity. And at 76.3,29.1 is Beyond the Dark Portal.

LoKHor

Commento di Zeerus

*The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity - 71.7 Stormwind City"
This should say 71.30. My cartographer 3 was screwing me up.

Commento di 238773

*Icecrown and the Frozen Throne - 43.65 Elwynn Forest, Goldshire Inn, Scarlet Monastery, Scholomance and Stratholme

*Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge - Southshore Inn, Scarlet Monastery, Scholomance and Stratholme

*The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth - Only found within Black Rock Depths and Scholomance

These can also be found in Undercity, next to the herbalist trainer/vendor. 56.51

Commento di Alecat

Nearly all of the books are at more than one place, "The War of the Ancients" included.. it can indeed be found in Stormwind.

Commento di Alecat

(Incomplete) Updated Stormwind Coordinates
They're Approximate, I'll fix this later, in the mean time, hope it helps.

*Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - Royal Library (76,29)
*Aftermath of the Second War - Royal Library (76,31)
*Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor - Stormwind Library (51,74)
*Beyond the Dark Portal - Stormwind Library (76,29)
*Civil War in the Plaguelands - Stormwind Library (51,74)
*Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift - Stormwind Library (51,74)
*The Alliance of Lordaeron - Royal Library (76,31)
*The Battle of Grim Batol - Battlemaster Room (84,35)
*The Guardians of Tirisfal - Royal Library (75,29)
*The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity - Royal Library (76,30)
*The War of the Ancients - Stormwind Park's Tavern (36,72)
*War of the Spider - Battlemaster Room (83,33)

Edit: Fixed Coords.

Commento di 211724

Reading these Books does not break Stealth so its easy to read them and not aggro mobs.

Commento di Tsark

Excellent guide! Just one note to add: The Battle of Grim Batol can be found at the Bael'Dun Digsite in Mulgore, and The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity at the inn in Caverns of Time. These two were the only books that your guide listed in Alliance-only cities or inns, so I thought it was important to add this information. Credit goes to RayEmery and Mistofchaos who posted the two locations in the individual entries of the book.

Commento di 239802

A number of those above are unnecessarily hard, because there's copies of the books in far easier places. So I made a new list - for Alliance players only (sorry).

Rather than listing all locations for each book, I've worked out the quickest and easiest way to get them all with minimum travelling and hassle. It's also as easy as possible for lower level players (only a couple of books at Doan's room in SM library, and a couple right at the entrance of Scholo).

Stormwind

The Battle of Grim Batol - battlemaster room in the keep
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind - battlemaster room in the keep
War of the Spider - battlemaster room in the keep

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - library in the keep
Aftermath of the Second War - library in the keep
The Guardians of Tirisfal - library in the keep
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity - library in the keep
The New Horde - library in the keep

Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor - library near the stockade
Beyond the Dark Portal - library near the stockade
Civil War in the Plaguelands - library near the stockade
The Alliance of Lordaeron - library near the stockade

Elwynn Forest

Lethargy of the Orcs - in a house at eastvale logging camp, second floor

Darkshire

Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact - in the inn, second floor
The Founding of Quel'Thalas - in the inn, second floor

The Birth of the Lich King - in the town hall, near the mayor

Sentinel Hill

The Last Guardian - inside the inn

Booty Bay

The Scourge of Lordaeron - below sea wolf mckinley
Empires' Fall - belowsea wolf mckinley
The Twin Empires - below sea wolf mckinley
Wrath of Soulflayer - below sea wolf mckinley

The Sentinels and the Long Vigil - above sea wolf mckinley

Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas - salty sailor tavern, second floor

Ironforge

Arathor and the Troll Wars - hall of explorers library
Charge of the Dragonflights - hall of explorers library
Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves - hall of explorers library
Rise of the Horde - hall of explorers library
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth - hall of explorers library
War of the Three Hammers - hall of explorers library

Scarlet Monastary

Icecrown and the Frozen Throne - library, in doan's room
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge - library, in doan's room

Scholomance

The Invasion of Draenor - jump down to the left at entrance

The Lich King Triumphant - the reliquary, southwest corner
The Seven Kingdoms - the reliquary, northwest corner

Darnassus

Rise of the Blood Elves - craftsmans terrace, between cooking and first aid
The War of the Ancients - same building as above, second floor

The World Tree and the Emerald Dream - craftsmans terrace, northmost building

The Betrayer Ascendant - tradesmans terrace, building behind the cloth shop

Ratchet

Exile of the High Elves - jazzik's general goods shop, second floor

Sargeras and the Betrayal - inside the inn

Gadgetzan

Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor - by the alliance flightmaster

That's all of them! For the Stratholme ones, I got the two Reliquary ones first (they're easy to solo) then I went back into the first room and got naked, jumped down from the balcony, read the book and then just died. As for SM, if you're 70, you can go right through to Doan's room without agroing anything. Easy!

Commento di 240481

The old Gods and Ordering of Azeroth can also be found in Darnassus at 55, 24 near the Argent Dawn npcs.
The Rise of the Blood elves at 49, 16 in Darn bottom floor of the building on the table

Commento di 39497

in strat live I found 2 of the books in Malors room and the rest in the Archivists room.

Commento di 8845

*The World Tree and the Emerald Dream - Only found within Scarlet Monastery

This is also found in the park in SW city at 35.63, on a small round table.

Commento di ahua

The Battle of Grim Batol
Ironforge - The Awakening of the Dwarves
War Of The Three Hammers

These can be found 30.49 in Mulgore.

Commento di Tepz

Kel'thuzad and the forming of the Scourge - Can be found in the last bosses room in SM Library

Commento di Liquids

This is only for Horde players.

There is no reason to go all the way to Wetlands or Stormwind for the books

The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity can be found in Caverns of Time. Instead of flying down on the dragon, just ride down until you pass a door directly in the cliff on your right hand where the NPC Alexston Chrome <Tavern of Time> is standing. Go inside and there is the book.

The Battle of Grim Batol can be found in Bael'Dun Digsite in Mulgore (see map with location). Here you can also find the books Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves and War of the Three Hammers.

Commento di razzeldazle

this achievement makes me kind of glad achievement points are useless so far.

alliance- go to stormwind library.

horde- run all over the place, run a few dungeons, a kara, go into alliance towns and capitols

Commento di 235360

It looks like The Invasion of Draenor, The Lich King Triumphant, and The Seven Kingdoms are only found exclusively in Scholomance and Stratholme (only for the latter two). However since The Invasion of Draenor only appears in Scholo, it might be quicker to simply read all three in that dungeon. Unless these three books appear in other places that I'm unaware of, it appears that both Alliance and Horde have to visit a dungeon to complete the achievement.

Commento di Serai

to my knowledge all books can be found at least at 2 different locations save for the invasion of draenor (if anyone found it outside of sholomance let me know)

if your doing this feat as alliance first visit the library of stormwind, the hall of the explorers in ironforge and the house of the sea wolf in stranglethornvale, this should be a good start

other places with loads of different books are sholomance and stratholme library

quite a few inns have a book or two lying around, so just check when you pass through

Commento di 165833

There are 5 books in Ratchet.

Commento di Sillocan

What is the point of this achievement? Is it just to show off that you know your lore or have the achievement? Or do you get something from it?

Commento di Booyaah

"The Guardians of Tirisfal" can also be found in the Horde Inn in Dalaran, It's on the second floor back in the far left laying on the floor.

Commento di 161158

Should really get like a title like <name> The BookWorm would make it worth all the runing to find the books

Commento di Psynergy

Beyond the Dark Portal - library near the stockade
Civil War in the Plaguelands - library near the stockade
The Alliance of Lordaeron - library near the stockade

Are all actually found in the Stormwind Keep.

Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift

Is found in the Library near the Stockade, and also the second floor of the Darkshire Tavern.

Commento di SHPepsicraver

I found The Gaurdians of Tirisfal up the stairs of the horde in all the way to the back if your doing the cooking daily http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=13115 and the half full wine bottle was upstairs with the book.

Commento di sanmalice

Found Icecrown and Frozen Throne upstairs in the Inn in Goldshire so you don't need to go to the Scarlett Monestary to get that one.

I suspect that even the ones that have been previously stated as only found in Scholomance (and ones "only" found in other instances) can be found other places. Any time you go into an inn just cruise upstairs and if you see a book that is laying flat by itself on a table, chances are that it is a copy of something. I also have noticed that some of the books aren't in the places that some of the previous posters found them and instead they are in a place where a book was supposed to be found but it was a different one than the one that the poster stated should be there.

Sanmalice - Aerie Peak

Commento di 161867

This achievement is all that I hate of the system. A system where clearing Ragefire Chasm and clearing Sunwell yield the same amount of points....Definently one of the most tedious of them all and reserved only for the true nuts, along with the Loremaster's. I believe there should be a title involved. Somewhere along the lines of: bookworm or smartypants.

Commento di dbfblackbull

*Exile of the High Elves - Only found within Scholomance

Found this in Barren Rachet at 61.38 second floor in a house

Commento di Sephren

The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind - War Room

I find it funny to see that Stormwind would keep a book wheras part of the title is "..the Fall of Stormwind".

Personally, that made me LOL.

Commento di SirIronpants

I couldn't find a comprehensive list of books located in Elwynn Forest and Stormwind City so I decided to make my own and share it with all of you.

Elwynn Forest

Eastvale Logging Camp (85.30, 69.71)

Lethargy of the Orcs

Library Wing, Northshire Abbey (49.53, 39.60)

Civil War in the Plaguelands

Lion's Pride Inn, Goldshire (43.81, 65.75)

Icecrown and the Frozen Throne

Tower of Azora (64.60, 69.44)

Rise of the Blood Elves

Stormwind City

The Canals (51.87, 74.58)

Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift

The Dwarven District (69.67, 40.97)

War of the Three Hammers

The Park

The War of the Ancients (36.56, 72.33)
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream (35.50, 63.33)

Royal Library (75.50, 31.39)

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
Aftermath of the Second War
The Alliance of Lordaeron
Beyond the Dark Portal
Civil War in the Plaguelands
The Guardians of Tirisfal
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
The New Horde

War Room (82.40, 35.57)

The Battle of Grim Batol
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
War of the Spider

Commento di SirIronpants

In truth, there are actually eight books in the Royal Library in Stormwind.

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
Aftermath of the Second War
The Alliance of Lordaeron
Beyond the Dark Portal
Civil War in the Plaguelands
The Guardians of Tirisfal
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
The New Horde

Commento di Malma

Following your 2 posts almost completely in order, I found them all very quickly. 3 thumbs up

Commento di 48128

You don't necessaryly have to go trough all of the pages of a book to get credit, simply clicking a it is sufficient enough

Commento di Zephemus

Am I the only one that feels some Final Fantasy nostalgia with running around the world hunting down these things?

Commento di Ihmemies

Well now this was an annoying achievement pre-wotlk, if you wanted to solo it. I had to get a few books from Darnassus & Stormwind (not fun being a horde), but mage's invisiblity helped a lot.

Oh.. and Menethil Harbor's inn.. I actually managed to get in&out in 1 piece.

Commento di 16560

Lethargy of the Orcs Northwatch Hold

In this location I found new Horde I dunno if its random or not but thats what I found in this loc

Commento di Fatnub

For a horde guide, check out this guide on MMO-Champion.
Don't need to go to any alliance cities either.

Commento di 309800

"Rise of the Horde" can also be found on the ground floor of the tower in Northwatch Hold in the barrens as "Lethargy of the Horde". So while this is a good guide, it's kinda pointless to go to Stonard for the one book when you'll be running past it t get upstairs for another book.
Also, "War of the Spider" can be found in the Scarlet Monastery Library with all of the other books listed.

"The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind" can also be found in Stonard if you're going there for books Main floor on the table infront of the Succubus minion.

Commento di 258932

Twin empires

Empire's fall

wrath of soulflayer

ALL found in gadgetzhan inn.

Commento di blackhawk79

Hey, Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift is also in the inn in Ratchet.

Commento di 323480

The books can be read while stealthed.

Darnassus -
Exile of the High Elves, 34.25, in the tunnel with the rogue trainers in south room.
Rise of the Blood Elves, 49.17, in the building in the ground floor.
The War of the Ancients, 49.16, same building but upstairs. (Also in Stormwind)
Aftermath of the Second War, 55.13, ground floor. (Also in Stormwind)
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream, 56.4, ground floor.
The Betrayer Ascendant, 66.77, ground floor.

Ironforge -
Arathor and the Troll Wars
Civil War in the Plaguelands
Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves
The Alliance of Lordaeron
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth, Also in Darnassus
War of the Three Hammers
Charge of the Dragonflights
Rise of the Horde
The Battle of Grim Batol
---They can all be found around 75.10 in Hall of Explorers, The Library.

Loch Modan -
The Last Guardian, 37.47, in the building with the mining trainer. (Also found in,

Westfall, Sentinel Hill)

Southshore -
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
The Birth of the Lich King
----Both of them are in the inn in Southshore, upper floor, in the room past Raleigh the

Devout.

Scholomance -
The Seven Kingdoms
The Lich King Triumphant
War of the Spider (Also in Stormwind)
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne (Also in Goldshire)
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind (Also in Stormwind)
Sargeras and the Betrayal (Also in Ashenvale, Astranaar and Ratchet)
The Scourge of Lordaeron (Also in Ashenvale-Astranaar, Westfall-Sentinel hill)
The Birth of the Lich King (Found in Southshore also)
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge (Found in Southshore also)
----Those can be found in the Reliquary (first room, right after the left stairs). Only the

first two books can ONLY be found in Scholomance or Strathholme.

The Invasion of Draenor, 58.60. As soon as u enter Scholomance, walk the bridge and

before you reach the door jump down to the left side. The book is right on the east wall

in front of you.

Stormwind -
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift (Also in Darkshire inn) and
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor, both of which: 52.75, in a building

with a door facing the canals
The War of the Ancients, 37.72, in the tavern-like building just behind the wall in

entrnace. Also found in Darnassus.

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
Beyond the Dark Portal
Aftermath of the Second War
The Guardians of Tirisfal
Civil War in the Plaguelands
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
The New Horde
----Those can be found around 76.31, in the Royal Library in Stormwind Keep.

War of the Spider
The Battle of Grim Batol. (Also found in Ironforge)
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
----Those can be found in the War Room, Stormwind Keep.

War of the Three Hammers, 70.41, in a tavern-like building, just behind the wall in

entrance. (Also found in Ironforge)

Elwynn Forest, Eastvale Logging Camp -
Lethargy of the Orcs, 85.70, second floor.

Duskwood -
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact, 74.45, Darkshire inn, top floor, left room.
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift (Also in Stormwind)
The Birth of the Lich King (Also Southshore)
The Founding of Quel'Thalas, Darkshire inn, top floor, middle room.

Booty Bay -
The Twin Empires (Also found in Gadgetzan)
Empires' Fall (Also found in Gadgetzan)
Wrath of Soulflayer (Also found in Gadgetzan)
The Scourge of Lordaeron
----Those can be found in "Sea Wolf" MacKinley's room, all the way downstairs.
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil, 28.77, above "Sea Wolf" MacKinley's room, enter

the building to the left to access it.
Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas, The Salt Sailor Tavern, second floor.

Ratchet -
Sargeras and the Betrayal (if you didn't read it in Scholomance)

Gadgetzan -
Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor. (Also found in Scholomance but requires

Rattlegore to be killed)

Commento di 48128

Well read? Didn't read any of them, just the cover!

Commento di Erielle

Aftermath of the Second War is not in the secret passageway with High Inquisitor Fairbanks. In fact, there aren't any books located inside Scarlet Monastery Cathedral. I checked all of the antechambers in the cathedral, as well.

Commento di Alamo

Aftermath of the Second War, The Guardians of Tirisfal, The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity, Beyond the Dark Portal, Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt, Civil War in the Plagueland, The Alliance of Lordaeron, The New Horde

all found in library in SW keep

Commento di 109740

Books can be read while stealthed, prowling, and invisible, without breaking those effects.

Commento di 321111

It would be nice if completing this achievement gave you a title like "The Scholar" or something of that nature. It takes some work to travel and find all the books, (especially the ones in instances) it would be nice if you had a reward for your effort, besides brushing up on your warcraft lore and being able to say you did it. Plus it would be neat =)

May I add that Scarlet Monastery (Library) is an excellent place for brushing up on your reading. There are 13 books (that I counted at least), the second biggest concentration of books after Scholo (Scholo has 15). The instance is easily soloable by any class at lvl 70, probably even lower.

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
The War of the Ancients
Aftermath of the Second War
War of the Spider
Beyond the Dark Portal
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
Arathor and the Troll Wars
The Scourge of Lordaeron
War of the Three Hammers

also, in the room with Doan:
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge, Icecrown and the Frozen Throne, Civil War in the Plaguelands.

Commento di 12004

Wrote a guide for completing several achievements at once.
Critters and Books

Friend or Fowl?
Pest Control
To All The Squirrels I've Loved Before
To All The Squirrels Who Shared My Life
Well Read
Optional
Northrend Angler
Outland Angler
The Scavenger

Commento di BrianG

I did this today (Tauren Druid) and i can say it can be done without entering any Alliance city or post

Commento di 166472

If anyone is still wondering after going through the 116 comments above me. The best place to start this one is in the Scarlet Monastery - Library wing. There was at least 10 - 15 different books scattered throughout, either on tables, chairs, floor, etc...

I don't know if it's random as to which books appear, or if there is a set table that the library pulls from, and all of the books listed on said table are available.

I would say to go and do that first, and then see which books you still need to get and use one of the handy guides here.

Commento di 254627

This is a pretty easy achievement. It just takes a long time.

All you need is time, a mage (for ports), and the Scholo key. I would recommend starting in your major cities because there is a crap ton of books there. Then I'd say get the books from Scholo (don't forget the Scholo only book, "The Invasion of Draenor"). Then go do Scarlet Monastery. After that just get the ones you missed, which shouldn't be a lot.

Got it on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 11:58pm.

Commento di 341282

These are the books that I found running through the library in Scarlet Monestary.

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
Aftermath of the Second War
Arathor and the Troll Wars
Archimonde's Return and the Flight of Kalimdor
Beyond the Dark Portal
Civil War in the Plaguelands
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
The Scourge of Lordaeron
The War of the Ancients
The World Tree and teh Emerald Dream
War of the Spider
War of the Three Hammers

Hope this helps!

~Kaylaroo

Commento di 121089

An indicated thing is to read the books not only to get them for achievement , they tell very interesting things about the wow history from the past and from the future.

Commento di 160546

To Venator in his long and extensive (and very helpful!) list, you have a mistake towards the end. You put that for the last four books you have four options, but options 1 and 3 are the exact same. Although I do congratulate you on your AWESOME list!

Commento di 346399

Just an update. Rise of the Blood Elves can also be found on the top floor of the Tower of Azora in the Elwynn Forest.

Commento di 345621

In Soviet Russia, book reads YOU!

Commento di 347726

Rise of the Blood Elves
is also found in Darn at 49,17

Commento di alixis1984

Correction to: Exile of the High Elves - Only found within Scholomance from first post. I found this on the second floor ofJazzik's General Goods, out on a table on the balcony. Cheers.

Commento di alixis1984

*Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor - 62.38 Barrens, in Ratchet or within Scarlet Monastery

Found specifically in Liz Rizzlefix's colorful hut (the one by the dock)

Commento di thepitchertribe

Tome Zone Coords
Charge of the Dragonflights Barrens 62.36
Lethargy of the Orcs Barrens 61.55
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift Barrens 61.39
The New Horde Barrens 61.54
Empires' Fall Booty Bay
The Betrayer Ascendant Darnassus 66.76
Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves IF Explorer's Library
Rise of the Horde IF Explorer's Library 76.12
The Alliance of Lordaeron IF Explorer's Library
Sargeras and the Betrayal Ratchet 61.39
Exile of the High Elves Scholo
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact Scholo
Rise of the Blood Elves Scholo
The Birth of the Lich King Scholo
The Founding of Quel'Thalas Scholo
The Invasion of Draenor Scholo
The Lich King Triumphant Scholo
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth Scholo
The Seven Kingdoms Scholo
Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt SM
Aftermath of the Second War SM
Arathor and the Troll Wars SM
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor SM
Beyond the Dark Portal SM
Civil War in the Plaguelands SM
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne SM
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge SM
The Scourge of Lordaeron SM
The War of the Ancients SM
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream SM
War of the Spider SM
War of the Three Hammers SM
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil SV 27.77
The Twin Empires SV 27.77
Wrath of Soulflayer SV 27.77
Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas SV Booty Bay
The Battle of Grim Batol SW Library 75.8, 10.5
The Guardians of Tirisfal SW Library 76, 31.9
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity SW Library 75.5. 29.9
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind SW War Room
Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor Tanaris Gadget FlightMaster 51.29
The Last Guardian Westfall Inn

Commento di fraea

Can confirm that all of these locations are accurate and saved me a lot of time and effort, thank you Tamyrlin

Commento di josangeorge

Is it just me or does someone else think we should get something after completing such a long achievement? Maybe a book that contain all theese stories?

Commento di rooter

This is a helpful post, but it is very inaccurate. For example, most of the books that say "Only found within Scholomance" can be found in 3 or 4 other places. I had a much easier time looking up each book here in Wowhead, than following this list.

Commento di syth

What do you all mean by "Library near the stockade" What library is near the Stockade in SW?

Commento di 100467

The guides above are excellent, and saved me a huge amount of time. I'd like to add one thing.

A geared 80 can speed things up a lot by hitting the 'clusters' of books first, even if they are in old world dungeons.

As an Alliance character, I ran through Scholo and SM, getting about half of them. I then visited SW, IF, and BB, and had only a few stragglers left, in Duskwood, Evelyn Forest, Westfall, and Darnassus.

Doing the list in this order saves a lot of transit time.

Commento di 315568

Confirmed: Rise of the Blood Elves in "Tower of Azora," top floor, in Elwynn Forest, coord: 64.6, 69.4, top floor.

Commento di smiley001

I'd like to thank the many people that took the time to write down coörds while doing the primary searching work themselves, with a list of locations it only took me 30 minutes to finish it off!

Only missed about 12 books, but they were scattered all across Azeroth though :)

Commento di Fondell

I have a complete and updated list of the books and where they can be found for alliance players (with the risk that they've already been posted):

* Aegwymm and the Dragon Hunt: SM Library / Stormwind Library

* Aftermath of the Second War: SM Library / Stormwind Library

* Arathor and the Troll Wars: SM Library

* Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor: SM Library / Stormwind (51,73) / Ratchet

* Beyond the Dark Portal: SM Library / Stormwind Library

* Charge of the Dragonflights: Ironforge (Hall of Explorers)

* Civil War in the Plaguelands: SM library / Southshore Inn / Stormwind Library

* Empires' Fall: Gadgetzan Inn / Booty Bay (near "Sea Wolf' Mckinley - 27,77)

* Exile of the High Elves: Darnasus (rogue cave) / Ratchet

* Ice Crown and the Frozen Throne: SM library / Goldshire / Scholomance Reliquary

* Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves: Ironforge (Hall of Explorers)

* Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge: SM library / Scholomance Reliquary

* Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact: Darkshire Inn

* Lethargy of the Orcs: Ellwyn Forest (Eastvale Logging Camp)

* Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift: Darkshire Inn / Ratchet Inn / SW in the bookstore near Stockade

* Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor: Gadgetzan Alliance Flight Path

* Rise of the Bloof Elves: Darnasus (49,17) / Ratchet / Scholomance Reliquary

* Rise of the Horde: Ironforge (Hall of Explorers) / Elwynn Forest in the Tower of Azora

* Sargeras and the Betrayal: Ratchet Inn / Scholomance Reliquary

* Sunwell-The Fall of Quel'Thalas: Booty Bay Inn

* The Alliance of Lordaeron: Ironforge (Hall of Explorers) / Darkshire Town Hall

* The Battle of Grim Batol: Ironforge (Hall of Explorers)

* The Betrayer Ascendant: Darnasus (66,76)

* The Birth of the Lich King:] Southshore Inn / Darkshire Town Hall/ Scholomance Reliquary

* The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind: Stormwind War Room / Lakeshire Inn / Scholomance Reliquary

* The Founding of Quel'Thalas: Darkshire Inn

* The Guardians of Tirisfal: Stormwind Library

* The Invasion of Draenor: Scholomance (4th room)

* The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity: Stormwind Library

* The Last Guardian: Westfall Inn

* The Lich King Triumphant: Scholomance (Reliquary)

* The New Horde: Stormwind Library (on pillar base right of entrance)

* The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth: Darnasus (55,24)

* The Scourge of Lordaeron: Westfall (Sentinel Tower) / Booty Bay (27,77) / Scholomance Reliquary

* The Sentinels and the Long Vigil: Feathermoon Stronghold Inn in Feralas (30,42) / Booty Bay (27,77)

* The Seven Kingdoms: Scholomance (Reliquary)

* The Twin Empires: Gadgetzan Inn /Booty Bay (27,77)

* The War of the Ancients: Darnasus (48,15)

* The World Tree and the Emerald Dream: Darnasus (56,3)

* War of the Spider: SM Library / Scholomance Reliquary

* War of the Three Hammers: SM Library / Lakeshire Town Hall

* Wrath of the Soulflayer: Gadgetzan Inn / Booty Bay (27,77)

** There can be some books that exists in other places too, but even if this list just show one place it's still guaranteed that you'll find the book there.

Commento di Fondell

Ofc it will. Just as I wrote: This list is for Alliance players!

Commento di 340619

The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind can also be found in the Inn at Lakeshire.

Commento di blackhawk79

Mount Hyjal and illidan's Gift is also in the library near the Stockades. :)

And it is also in the Inn (second floor) in Darkshire.

The Alliance of Lordaeron is in the Town Hall too.

Commento di 433741

What about those of us who cant go into the Steamwheedle Cartel towns? Could we find those books somwhere else? Or do we have to kill everyone....

Commento di Tordhrano

The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth can also be found in wetlands at (9.8, 57.6)

Commento di rrock

This guide is amazing - Thanks so much!

Commento di 233449

Definition of irony

Commento di Mike

http://www.bookclubchannel.com/wellread.html

is a great website to do Well read achievment. didnt take me long at all to do mine. work ur way down from the list and ull have ur achievement in no time!

Commento di Karmandie

The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind can also be found in Stonard, on the table as you walk into the tower.

Commento di 250447

Any1 who is interested in doing this as a low lvl toon don't even consider it ... this book is only found in scholomance making it impossible for lower lvl chars to obtain

Commento di 461011

The New Horde, Rise of the Horde, and The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind can be found in Stonard, Dark Portal is on the first floor of the building that is not the Inn. The New Horde and Rise of the Horde can be found on the second floor in the same building.

Commento di midnighte

*Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - 61.52 Tirisfall Glades
*Beyond the Dark Portal - 26.77 Stranglethorn Vale, in Booty Bay or within Scarlet Monastery

Civil War in the Plaguelands - 67.37 Undercity, Stratholme and Scarlet Monastery

also found in Stormwind 76, 32

there is a lot in the battleground area, and library about 12 in total have a look. I deleted my post on accident /:

Commento di 455073

*Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - 61.52 Tirisfall Glades
Also found in the first small reading room of SM Library (after Huntsman's Cloister)
There's a copy on the floor of the Royal Library in SW in front of Lord Gregor Vescovar

*Exile of the High Elves - Only found within Scholomance
This book is also found in Jazzik's General Goods in the southern part of Ratchet

*Charge of the Dragonflights - 62.36 Barrens, in Ratchet or 34.39 Ashenvale
Correct coord for Ashenvale is 34 – 49 ish in Astranaar

Commento di 455073

*The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth - Only found within Black Rock Depths and Scholomance
Darnassus 55-74 second floor where Argent Dawn guys are.

Commento di 258320

Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor - Stormwind - 51,74
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift - Stormwind - 51,74

Commento di Swifteater

The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth is actually at 55, 24 in Darnassus.

Commento di 139657

Does anyone else think that this achievment should award the title Loremaster instead?

Commento di Vip3r

I think this achievement should give you a title like <The Nerdy> or <Four Eyes> ^^ .

Commento di 27627

I made a spreadsheet with the locations of all the books. I sorted that list by zone.
In game I traveled starting at zone 1 and in the spreadsheet I marked the books found.
The spreadsheet had the following columns:
"Book Zone Coord Zone number Side Read"
I can't paste the list here because wowhead craps out.

Commento di 556484

First of all: big thanks to Omajinnu for that summary of locations. I decided to sum it up a bit more so everyone has to invest less work to fullfill this achievement.
Here's my result:
STORMWIND:
*The Battle of Grim Batol - 83.13 Stormwind City
*The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind - 82.15 Stormwind City,
*The Guardians of Tirisfal - 72.9 Stormwind City
*The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity - 71.7 Stormwind City
*The War of the Ancients - 21.61 Stormwind City
*War of the Three Hammers - Dwarven District in Stormwind City

SCHOLOMANCE:
*Exile of the High Elves - Scholomance
*Icecrown and the Frozen Throne - Scholomance
*Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge - Scholomance
*Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact - Scholomance
*Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor - Scholomance
*Rise of the Blood Elves - Scholomance
*The Birth of the Lich King - Scholomance
*The Founding of Quel'Thalas - Scholomance
*The Invasion of Draenor - Scholomance
*The Lich King Triumphant - Scholomance
*The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth - Scholomance
*The Scourge of Lordaeron - Scholomance
*The Seven Kingdoms - Scholomance
*War of the Spider - Scholomance

SCARLET MONASTERY:
*Aftermath of the Second War - Scarlet Monastery, Secret passage where High Inquisitor is located.
*Arathor and the Troll Wars - Scarlet Monastary
*Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor - Scarlet Monastery
*Beyond the Dark Portal - Scarlet Monastery
*Civil War in the Plaguelands - Scarlet Monastery
*The World Tree and the Emerald Dream - Scarlet Monastery

STRANGLETHORN VALE:
*Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas - 27.77 Stranglethorn Vale, in Booty Bay
*The Sentinels and the Long Vigil - 27.77 Stranglethorn Vale
*The Twin Empires - 27.77 Stranglethorn Vale
*Wrath of Soulflayer - 27.77 Stranglethorn Vale
*Empires' Fall - Booty Bay Inn

THE BARRENS:
*Charge of the Dragonflights - 62.36 Barrens, in Ratchet
*Lethargy of the Orcs - 61.55 Barrens, in Gadgetzan
*Sargeras and the Betrayal - 61.39 Barrens, in Ratchet
*Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift - 61.39 Barrens, in Gadgetzan
*The New Horde - 61.54 Barrens

LOCH MODAN:
*The Last Guardian - 37.47 Loch Modan
*Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves - 35.49 Loch Modan

DARNASSUS:
*The Betrayer Ascendant - 66.76 Darnassus City

TIRISFALL GLADES:
*Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - 61.52 Tirisfall Glades

DUROTAR:
*Rise of the Horde - 59.58 Durotar, within Tirigarde Keep

DUN MOROGH:
*The Alliance of Lordaeron - 47.52 Dun Morogh, in Kharanos

Commento di 407499

Here's a horde guide I found, very helpful. Even talks about Higher Learning.

http://rrvs.blogspot.com/2009/01/reading-for-dummies.html

Commento di Roa33

What one can do to for a route to collect all the books (Horde Version):

1: Go get all the scholomance books knocking off a considerable amount
2. Use the picture posted below to go through SM: Library knocking another huge amount off
3. Go to UC fly to Tarren Mill and pick up a book there
4. Fly to arathi highlands pick up "Rise of Blood Elves" and ride down to wetlands and pick the two books up there at Menethil Harbor (Both are in the Inn, with the mailbox on the top floor)
5. Ride south into Loch modan and pick up "The Last Guardian Book" AND "Last Guardian"
6. Ride a ways south to Kargath and fly to Swamp of Sarrows for "Rise of the Horde" and "Dark Portal" books
7. Then fly to Booty bay and pick up "Sunwell Fall of Quelthas" from the Inn (and The Dark portal book if needed), head to the lowest level of Booty bay where two buildings are narrowly separated and go into the right one which has "Wrath of soulflyer" and 2 others you may have missed in Scholo / Library. Also "The sentinels" book is in booty bay (click above for location).
8. Take the boat to Ratchet and pick up a "Mount Hyjal" in the Inn (And if you still need it "Sargaras and the betrayal), also make sure to go to the building north of the flight bath for "Charge of Dragonflights". Then ride down to the Northwatch hold for another mentioned above at 61.54
9. Go to Camp Taurajo and fly to Gadgetzan pick up 2/3 books there
10.Ride down to Uldum at the south of Tanaris and pick up Ironforge book
11. Hearth and go to silvermoon city to pick up "The Betrayer to finish off the quest line

Happy hunting... err reading

Commento di Avante

For those of you who thought they were done with this Achievement, only to discover, you didn't get it.. On my screen the achievement list of books, gets cut off after 'The New Horde'. You can try all you want to scroll up and down to see the remainder but no luck. HOWEVER, if you 'Track' the Achievement, you can bring up the missing books! was missing 2 books! Hope this helps

Commento di Oskj

Many see this achievment lame and a waste of time as it gives you nothing but points, but still this is one of the achievment I am most proud of.

Commento di Entheogenic

Thank you Oma, you put alot of effort into this.

Commento di Entheogenic

Thank you Roa as well, your routing info is VERY helpful.

Commento di 586454

Well, this guide is a good start, but it could use a little work. I give credit to Roa33 for giving a good route for horde players. I took the liberty to change a couple things and just added some more details (like the names of the books and their links):
1) Go to Silvermoon City for The Betrayer Ascendant and The Alliance of Lordaeron
2) Take the portal to UC and run out to Scholomance. There are 16 books in Scholomance. Make sure you get them all. Beffe posted THIS PICTURE showing 15 of them. The 16th one is Exile of the High Elves which is south of numbers 7 and 8 on that map.
3) Go to Scarlet Monastery next. There are 13 books in Scarlet Monastery. Make sure you get all of these too. Beffe also posted THIS PICTURE for those books.
4) After you finish up in Scarlet Monastery, hearth and head back to Undercity. Fly to Tarren Mill and pick up The Alliance of Lordaeron
5) Fly to Arathi Highlands and run down in to the Wetlands. Pick up The Battle of Grim Batol and The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity at Menthil Harbor.
6) Ride to Loch Modan and pick up The Last Guardian and Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves
7) Ride to Kargath and then fly to the Swamp of Sorrows (or just port there if you're mage) and pick up The New Horde and Rise of the Horde in Stonard.
8) Fly to Booty Bay and pick up the following: Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas, Wrath of Soulflayer, The Sentinels and the Long Vigil, Empries' Fall, and The Twin Empires,
9) Go to Ratchet and pick up Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift and Charge of the Dragonflights.
10) Run down to Northwatch Hold and pick up your last book - Lethargy of the Orcs

Roa33 I liked your guide, but when I followed it, I ended up missing out on a couple books because you just said "pick up 2 books here, pick up a few books here." Hopefully this amended guide will keep others from making the mistakes I did.

Commento di kittyrar

@Peldin Very well written and easy to follow. Thank you.

Commento di 242686

everything is good except for
"4) After you finish up in Scarlet Monastery, hearth and head back to Undercity. Fly to Tarren Mill and pick up The Alliance of Lordaeron"
you already told us to get that in step 1

Commento di Kvnx

After doing this achievement following Peldin's guide, I was still missing The Guardians of Tirisfal. This book can be found in the Horde Inn in Dalaran, or in Stormwind for Alliance.

Commento di 54426

War of the Three Hammers is located at 70.41 in Stormwind. It's in the first building on the right when you enter the Dwarven District coming from SW Keep, on a table against the front wall.

Commento di 140755

birth of the lich king is now in sholomance, stratholme and southshore

just found it on at southshore

Commento di Mazater

If you're running Scholomance for, say, the Insane title reagents, you could grab all the books in Scholomance while you're at it.
A self-made guide can be found here: http://www.wowhead.com/object=175737#comments

There's 14 books in Scholomance that you can grab in a matter of minutes, so if you're nearby, pay the place a visit.
This way you hopefully won't have to run around the world so much.

- Fat Al // Mazater

Commento di Sogreth

you forgot one more book! The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind, its in stonard too =)

Commento di 602793

You know, there should be an achievement for actually reading the books instead of running around the world clicking on them.

Commento di 633137

The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth is upstairs in the building at 55,24 on Craftsmen's Terrace in Darnassus.

Commento di Blueheart

As of this writing, I am level 49 and have not been to scholomance. The only three books that I haven't been able to find in the other locations previously given are: The invasion of Draenor, The lich king triumphant, and the seven kingdoms.

Commento di Morgaledh

We don't have either the wonderful resources that are the Hall of Explorers or Stormwind Library, which the Alliance have

That is because the Horde is, for the most part, made up of semi-literate, half-evolved monsters and jabbering, jive-talking filth. And race-traitor Elves, so there's that. I suppose they can teach the rest of you to read.

Commento di Masterbiker

2) Take the portal to UC and run out to Scholomance. There are 16 books in Scholomance. Make sure you get them all. Beffe posted THIS PICTURE showing 15 of them. The 16th one is Exile of the High Elves which is south of numbers 7 and 8 on that map.

The 16th one, Exile of the High Elves, is actually in the same room as number 14, in the south west corner of that brown/orange looking room and not south of 7+8.

Great guide otherwise :)

Commento di Arlor

I hope Cataclysm brings back the flavor books. Did Wrath have any at all? Did BC introduce any new ones?

There used to be a lot of readable quest items, too. Vanilla had tons of letters you could read while carrying them around (the Deadmines series had a few, for example). I think BC had maybe one or two readable quest items. I don't remember any in Wrath.

More flavor text, Blizz!

Commento di 456634

Was running into the same problem. Thanks for posting the location! (For Guardians of Tirisfal - Kvnx!) (AND Roa33 and Peldin's Guides! Awesome and helpful! Thanks folks!)

Annnnnd... just toi help out anyone else who might be having trouble.. It's UPstairs at the Filthy Animal (Horde Inn in Dalaran) at ( 66.85, 36.16 ) SW Corner by two Hammocks on the floor.

Commento di 668885

I found Exile of the High Elves in Ratchet at 61.38 upstairs on the deck.

Commento di 643018

42 books? And nobody noticed? Man...

Commento di antimuffin

Exile of the High Elves is not just in Scholomance, but also in the Barrens (in Ratchet) and Darnassus in the Cenarion Enclave. I was glad to find this out because I had already been to Scholo and gotten all the other books there and didn't feel like going back.

Commento di walrius

Glanco, thanks for the great alliance guide! I found from the comments and my own experience that the path could be improved on somewhat. Also, I alphabetized the books at each location as that is how they're ordered in the achievement (made it easier for me to ensure I didn't miss any at a location). Here's what I did:

Darnassus » Barrens » Booty Bay » Westfall » Stormwind » Ironforge » Scholomance

Darnassus - 4 (4/42) (locations map)
(66,76)

The Betrayer Ascendant

(49,15)

Rise of the Blood Elves
The War of the Ancients (upstairs)

(56,4)

The World Tree and the Emerald Dream

Barrens - 5 (9/42)
Ratchet

Archimonde’s Return and the Flight to Kalimdor (first house to the left after leaving pier)
Exile of the High Elves (on the balcony of the building next to the inn)
Mount Hyjal and Illidan’s Gift (inn)
Sargeras and the Betrayal (inn)

Northwatch Hold

Lethargy of the Orcs (at the top of the 1st tower)

Booty Bay - 5 (14/42)
Inn

Sunwell – The Fall of Quel’Thalas

MacKinley’s house (next to the inn):
- Downstairs:

Empires’ Fall
The Twin Empires
Wrath of the Soulflayer

- First floor (you have to use stairs in building next to his to get there):

The Sentinels and the Long Vigil

Westfall - 1 (15/42)
Inn

The Last Guardian

Stormwind - 9 (24/42)
Royal Library

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
Aftermath of the Second War
Beyond the Dark Portal
Civil War in the Plaguelands
The Guardians of Tirisfal
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
The New Horde

Battlemaster’s room

The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
War of the Spider

Ironforge - 8 (32/42)
Hall of Explorers, Library

Arathor and the Troll Wars
Charge of the Dragonflights
Ironforge – the Awekening of the Dwarves
Rise of the Horde
The Alliance of Lordaeron
The Battle of Grim Batol
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
War of Three Hammers

Scholomance - 10 (42/42)
First room

Icecrown and the Frozen Throne
Kel’thuzad and the forming of the Scourge
The Birth of the Lich King
The Lich King Triumphant
The Scourge of Lordaeron
The Seven Kingdoms

Room After Chamber of Summoning

Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor

Before the Viewing Room

The Invasion of Draenor (North-East corner)

The Viewing Room

The Founding of Quel’Thalas

Commento di witteafval

I've looked up each book to see all their locations, and the good news is that nobody has to enter enemy capital cities to read any of these. In fact, there's no reason a determined player can't get this achievement by level 60. I've categorized the books in the order of zone and how safely one can enter it.

Alliance first:

Stormwind
Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt 76/29
Beyond the Dark Portal 76/29
Civil War in the Plaguelands 76/32
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift 51/74
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind 83/36
The Guardians of Tirisfal 76/31
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity 75/29
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream 35/63
Aftermath of the Second War 76/31
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor 51/74
The Battle of Grim Batol 84/34
The New Horde 75/31
The War of the Ancients 36/72
War of the Spider 83/33

Ironforge
Arathor and the Troll Wars 77/9
Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves 75/9
The Alliance of Lordaeron 76/12
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth 76/11
War of the Three Hammers 75/9
Charge of the Dragonflights 76/11
Rise of the Horde 76/12

Darnassus
Exile of the High Elves 34/25
Rise of the Blood Elves 49/16
The Betrayer Ascendant 66/76

Elwynn Forest
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne 43/65
Lethargy of the Orcs 85/69

Duskwood (Darkshire)
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact 74/45
The Birth of the Lich King 72/46
The Founding of Quel'Thalas 73/45

Ashenvale (Astranaar)
Sargeras and the Betrayal 34/49
Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas 34/50
The Scourge of Lordaeron 34/49

Westfall (Sentinel Hill)
The Last Guardian 52/53

Booty Bay
Empires' Fall 27/77
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil 27/77
The Twin Empires 27/77
Wrath of Soulflayer 27/77

Gadgetzan
Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor 51/29

Scholomance
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
The Invasion of Draenor
The Seven Kingdoms
The Lich King Triumphant

Edited to relist Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge in Scholomance, where a copy had always been. There had been one in the Southshore inn before 4.0.3, but thanks to the biological/chemical weapons of the New Scourge there's nothing worth finding there now.

Commento di witteafval

And here's the arrangement for the Horde:

Undercity
Civil War in the Plaguelands 63/37
Exile of the High Elves 61/57
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth 56/61
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne 56/61
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge 56/61

Silvermoon City
The Alliance of Lordaeron 67/73
The Betrayer Ascendant 68/64

Tirisfal Glades (Brill)
Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt 61/52
Charge of the Dragonflights 60/50

Mulgore (Bael'Dun Digsite)
Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves 31/49
War of the Three Hammers 31/49
The Battle of Grim Batol 31/49

Ratchet
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift 61/39
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor 62/38

Booty Bay
Beyond the Dark Portal 27/77
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil 27/77
The Twin Empires 27/77
Empires' Fall 27/77
Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas 27/78
Wrath of Soulflayer 27/77
The Scourge of Lordaeron 27/77
(They're on different floors, so don't give up if you don't see one right away.)

The Barrens (Northwatch Hold)
Lethargy of the Orcs 61/55

Hillsbrad Foothills (Tarren Mill)
Arathor and the Troll Wars 62/20

Arathi Highlands (Hammerfall)
Rise of the Blood Elves 74/32
Sargeras and the Betrayal 74/32

Swamp of Sorrows (Stonard)
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind 47/54
Rise of the Horde 47/54
The New Horde 47/55

Westfall (Sentinel Hill)
The Last Guardian 52/53
(This is the most hazardous book in Alliance territory from a PvP standpoint, so be prepared for a level 85 guard to spawn just for you.)

Tanaris (Caverns of Time)
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity 67/49

Scarlet Monastery
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
Aftermath of the Second War
The War of the Ancients
War of the Spider
(These books aren't exclusive to SM, but it's the lowest level dungeon that has them, so keep your eyes open.)

Scholomance
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
The Lich King Triumphant
Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor
The Birth of the Lich King
The Founding of Quel'Thalas
The Invasion of Draenor
The Seven Kingdoms
(Stratholme has a few of these too, but at least one of these books is unique to Scholomance, so it's more efficient to pick them all up here.)

Dalaran (in The Filthy Animal in Sunreaver's Sanctuary)
The Guardians of Tirisfal 67/36
(You'll have to be well above 70 to get here the traditional way, but a character who can convince a mage to teleport them here can get this done at any level.)

Another observation: From where these books are located, it's obvious that the blood elves and Forsaken have much higher literary interests than the other members of the Horde.

Commento di 44829

If anything, this achievement should give the title 'Fact Checker <name>'.

Commento di Nymphetaminexx

Yes, thank you! While the above guide(Oma) was helpful, Peldin used visual aids, which is always a plus.

Commento di 422324

The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind is in Scholomance so you should already have it if you are following this guide. if you missed it you can pick it up in Stonard.

Commento di Lucero

This is just a direct copy/paste of a list I made to finish off the last books I had left. Ended up taking me very little time once I mapped it all out. I thought I would post it in case it might be of some use to someone else. There is no travel guide for the Ratchet/Northwatch books because I hit them in a quick swoop before a raid. I used shorthand and the 'X's just indicate that I got the book.

Location of remaining books to read for Well Read achievement:

X Archimonde’s return…. – Ratchet, SM Library, SW library
X Charge of the dragonflights – Ratchet, Brill, Ironforge
X Ironforge: awakening – IF hall of explorers, Mulgore Bael Dun site, Loch Modan
X Lethargy of the orcs – Northwatch Hold, Barrens (near Ratchet)
X Mount hyjal and illadin – Ratchet Inn
X Rise of the Horde – IF hall of explorers, Stonard, Tiragard south of Org
X The Battle of Grim Batol – IF library, SW war room, mulgore bael dun dig site
X World tree – SM library, SW park, darnassus
X The betrayer ascendant – silvermoon walk of elders, arcane shop
X The dark portal and the fall – SW war room, stonard horde camp, redridge, blasted lands
X The last guardian – sentinel hill inn, loch modan, inside karazhan
X The war of the ancients – SM library, SW park, darnassus
X The war of the three hanmers – SM library, IF library, lakeshire town hall

SM library: world tree, war of ancients, war of 3 hams
IF library: IF awake, rise of the horde, battle of grim, three hams
Mulg: IF awake, Battle of grim
Stonard: Rise of horde, Dark portal
Sentinel Hill: Last Guardian

Go to SMC, then SM lib via UC, hearth to Dal, get mage port to stonard, fly to Grom’gol, ride to Sentinel Hill, hearth to dal, port to mulgore. Done.

Commento di Veph

I'm a little saddened that this achievement comes with no rewards.

Don't get me wrong, I know most achievements don't and I really do enjoy the accomplishment of polishing them off even with no real gain, however Well Read seems like one of the ones that's rather time consuming and I think it would be cute to have a title such as <the Bookworm>, or even a small Bookworm minipet. :)

Commento di GeoffyB

Is this even worth getting XD

Commento di Guanyin

I'm wondering, anyone has any confirmed new locations since the shattering?

Commento di 437787

The books for step #5 are not in the Wetlands anymore. Used to be in the inn but they seem to have been removed.

Commento di 717711

Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor is still located in Tanaris post shattering. I found it inside Gadgetzan on the ground behind the large robot device along southern wall (50.98,30.29).

Commento di 690501

Collecting all of these can be a doozy, but I gathered up every book that can be found in Scarlet Monastery-Library.

- Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt.
- War of the Three Hammers.
- Aftermath of the Second War.
- War of the Spider.
- The World Tree and the Emerald Dream.
- Arathor and the Troll Wars.
- The War of the Ancients.
- Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor.
- Beyond the Dark Portal.
- The Scourge of Lordaeron.
- Icecrown and the Frozen Throne.
- Civil War in the Plaguelands.
- Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge.

All of the coordinates are accurate as of the Shattering.

Commento di Guanyin

Any new locations confirmed after the Shattering?

Pre-shattering, the books that could only be found in dungeons are

The Invasion of Draenor
The Lich King Triumphant
The Seven Kingdoms

Personally, I'm quite curious if these books can be found elsewhere now :]
As for now, there seems to be no confirmed information about new spawns.

*edit* in case it's unclear, several books can be found in more then one location, which makes the question valid.

Commento di 727099

Charge of the Dragon Flights also in Ratchet, in the building up the hill behind the flight master. 68.4, 69.1

Commento di Argentrose

For anyone looking for The Last Guardian on Alliance side --

The book has moved to Thelsamar in Loch Modan.

Reposted from comments on The Last Guardian:
http://www.wowhead.com/object=175740#comments

This book is in Loch Modan in the building at the end (if the inn is on your right then go two buildings down). All the way downstairs on a table next to the bed.

Commento di masoli78

I do wish that each that you've already read would store, not as an item, but just so within the achievement progress you could click on it to read into some of the lore. There are times when I'm lolly gaggin around by the AH that I wouldn't mind catching up on some of the lore of the game.

Commento di TheDr001

With thanks to Roa33 and Peldin,

I have expanded and updated the guide for Cataclysm with new maps and pics.

You can check it out here:

http://arandomwowthought.blogspot.com/2011/02/achievement-hunter-well-read.html

-TheDr001

Commento di 122605

Just wanted to note that in step 4, you for got to add book in the last room.

But thank as this make it so easy :)

Commento di flinks

*The War of the Ancients - 49.16 Darnassus City and 21.61 Stormwind City -- also In Scarlet Monastery

Commento di 810995

Here's updated ALLIANCE LIST of location for this Achieve. This list is assuming you have coordinates to find these locations. I started the achieve today and took me about 2 hours of running around and jotting down coordinates. I'd say it would probably taking about an hour if you follow this list. Let me know how you all do.

With it you don’t have to fly around all over the place to find the books. I tried to stay in the same zone as much as possible. You can start from any starting zone, however, I recommend this route though SW => Outside SW => IF => Scholomance => Darnasus => take port to Blasted land => Fly to Booty Bay. Happy reading!

STORMWIND

Civil War in the Plaguelands: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (84, 23)
Beyond the Dark Portal: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (84, 24)
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (84, 25)
Aegwymm and the Dragon Hunt: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (85, 23)
The War of the Ancients: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (85, 23)
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (85, 23)
Aftermath of the Second War: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (85, 26)
The Guardians of Tirisfal: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (85, 26)
The Alliance of Lordaeron: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (85, 26)
The New Horde: SW Keep, Stormwind Library (86, 25)
War of the Spider: SW Keep, Battlemaster Room (86, 35)
The Dark Portal and the Fall Stormwind: SW Keep, Battlemaster Room (87, 35)
Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor: SW - Mage Quarters (51,73)
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift: SW - Mage Quarter (51, 74)

OUTSIDE STORMWIND

Rise of the Blood Elves: Elwynn Forest in the Tower of Azora (64, 69) top floor
Lethargy of the Orcs: Elwyn Forest (Eastvale Logging Camp) - Entrance (84, 69), Book (85, 69)
The Last Guardian: Sentinal Hill – Westfall Inn (52.6, 53.1)
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact: Darkshire – Darkshire Inn (74, 45)
The Birth of the Lich King: Darkshire Town Hall (72, 46)

IRONFORGE

Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves: IF, Hall of Explorers (74, 9)
War of the Three Hammers: IF - Hall of Explorers (75, 09)
The Battle of Grim Batol: IF, Hall of Explorers (75, 10)
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth: IF, Hall of Explorers (75, 11)
Charge of the Dragonflights: IF, Hall of Explorers (76, 10)
Arathor and the Troll Wars: IF, Hall of Explorer (77, 09)
Rise of the Horde: IF, Hall of Explorers (77, 13)

SCHOLOMANCE

Ice Crown and the Frozen Throne: Scholomance Reliquary (72, 40)
Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge: Scholomance Reliquary (76.61, 67.80)
Sargeras and the Betrayal: Scholomance Reliquary (84.59, 43.86)
The Lich King Triumphant: Scholomance Reliquary (70.95, 68.67)
The Seven Kingdoms: Scholomance Reliquary (62, 35)
Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor: Scholomance Reliquary (entrance to Chamber of Summons(67.19, 35.69) Book at (31.14, 51.87)
The Founding of Quel'Thalas: Scholomance Reliquary (entrance to Chamber of Summons (67.19, 35.69) (Viewing room) Book (44.03, 63.70)
The Invasion of Draenor: Scholomance Reliquary (entrance to Chamber of Summons(67.19, 35.69) (4th room) Book (55.67, 41.40)

DARNASUS

The Betrayer Ascendant: Darnasus - Tradesmen’s Terrace (61,74)
Exile of the High Elves: Darnasus - Cenarion Enclave (entrance to cave (39, 32 ), Book at (39, 39) Behind Erion Shadewhisper

BOOTY BAY

Sunwell-The Fall of Quel'Thalas: Booty Bay (The Salty Tailor Tavern) (41, 74)
Empires' Fall: Booty Bay near Auctioneer Kresky - entrance on lower level (42.30, 73.54) Book at (42.06, 73.75)
The Twin Empires: Booty Bay near Auctioneer Kresky - entrance on lower level (42.30, 73.54) Book at (42.06, 73.75)
Wrath of the Soulflayer: Booty Bay near Auctioneer Kresky - entrance on lower level (42.30, 73.54) Book at (42.06, 73.75)
The Scourge of Lordaeron: Booty Bay near Auctioneer Kresky - entrance on lower level (42.30, 73.54) Book at (41, 73)
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil: Booty Bay - go to (41.91, 73.27) then fly up to the room above. Book (42.17, 73.66)

Commento di 729864

The last guardian book in westfall inn is unavailable to read if you get the westfall quests achieve. Not sure if this was intended or just something blizz missed. Have a ticket in to find out, will post what their reply is

Commento di 716252

Very interesting that there is two guides for Ally with Ally cities listed, how about one for horde?
Ok, /facepalm, just ignore the first half of this post. :/

Commento di Niobid

Since "The Last Guardian" in Sentinal Hill in Westfall Inn is not accessible to everyone due to phasing, it might be better idea to head over to Loch Modan. It's located in miner's house right next to bed in Thelsamar, coords: 37, 46.

Commento di peyana

Originally listed by Omajinnu, I found these books in the following added places:

*Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt - 61.52 Tirisfall Glades, SW Royal Library
*Aftermath of the Second War - Scarlet Monastery, Secret passage where High Inquisitor is located; SW Royal Library
*Arathor and the Troll Wars - 62.20 Hillsbrad Foothills, outside the church in Tarren Mill or within Scarlet Monastary; IF library, Southshore Town Hall
*Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor - 62.38 Barrens, in Ratchet or within Scarlet Monastery; Nigel's Point (Inn), SW 51.8,74.6.
*Beyond the Dark Portal - 26.77 Stranglethorn Vale, in Booty Bay or within Scarlet Monastery; SW Royal Library
*Charge of the Dragonflights - 62.36 Barrens, in Ratchet or 34.39 Ashenvale; IF library
*Civil War in the Plaguelands - 67.37 Undercity, Stratholme and Scarlet Monastery; IF Library, Southshore Inn, SW Royal Library, Northshire Abbey
*Empires' Fall - Booty Bay @ 28,77 and Gadgetzan Inn;
*Exile of the High Elves - Only found within Scholomance; Booty Bay-house next to inn
*Icecrown and the Frozen Throne - 43.65 Elwynn Forest, Goldshire Inn, Scarlet Monastery, Scholomance and Stratholme;
*Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves - 37.77 Tanaris, 35.49 Loch Modan and Black Rock Depths; IF Library*Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge - Southshore Inn, Scarlet Monastery, Scholomance and Stratholme;
*Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact - Within Scholomance and Stratholme; Darkshire Inn
*Lethargy of the Orcs - 61.55 Barrens, in Gadgetzan and 85.69 Elwynn Forest;
*Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift - 61.39 Barrens, in Gadgetzan; Darkshire Inn, SW @ 51.8,74.6
*Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor - 51.29 Tanaris and within Scholomance;
*Rise of the Blood Elves - Only found within Scholomance; Tower of Azora in Elwynn Forest
*Rise of the Horde - 59.58 Durotar, within Tirigarde Keep; IF Library
*Sargeras and the Betrayal - 61.39 Barrens, in Ratchet;
*Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas - 27.77 Stranglethorn Vale, in Booty Bay
*The Alliance of Lordaeron - 47.52 Dun Morogh, in Kharanos and 63.20 Hillsbrad Foothills, in Tarren Mill; IF LIbrary, SW Royal Library, Darkshire Town Hall
*The Battle of Grim Batol - 84.4 Stormwind City, and 10.60 Wetlands; IF Library
*The Betrayer Ascendant - 66.76 Darnassus City-Tradesman’s Terrace
*The Birth of the Lich King - Only found within Scholomance and Stratholme; Darkshire Town Hall, Southshore Inn
*The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind - 26.44 Redridge Mountains, 82.15 Stormwind City, 47.54 Swamp of Sorrows; Nethergarde Keep-top floor
*The Founding of Quel'Thalas - Only found withing Scholomance; Darkshire Inn
*The Guardians of Tirisfal - 72.9 Stormwind City;
*The Invasion of Draenor - Only found within Scholomance;
*The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity - 71.7 Stormwind City and 10.60 Wetlands
*The Last Guardian - 37.47 Loch Modan and 52.53 Westfall
*The Lich King Triumphant - Only found within Scholomance and Stratholme
*The New Horde - 61.54 Barrens; Northwatch Hold, SW Royal Library
*The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth - Only found within Black Rock Depths and Scholomance; IF Library;
*The Scourge of Lordaeron - 34.49 Ashenvale, 27.77 Stranglethorn Vale, also within Scarlet Monastery, Scholomance, and Stratholme;
*The Sentinels and the Long Vigil – 42.3, 73.7 Booty Bay-room above Sea Wolf McKinley;
*The Seven Kingdoms - Only found within Scholomance and Stratholme;
*The Twin Empires - 27.77 Stranglethorn Vale and 52.27 Tanaris;
*The War of the Ancients - 49.16 Darnassus; Stormwind Royal Library;
*The World Tree and the Emerald Dream - Scarlet Monastery; Darnassus @ 56.4,3.7 (Craftsman’s Terrace);SW Library
*War of the Spider - Only found in Scarlet Monastery, Scholomance and Stratholme; SW @ 83,33
*War of the Three Hammers - Lakeshire Town Hall, Dwarven District in Stormwind City, Black Rock Depths, and Scarlet Monastery; IF Library
*Wrath of Soulflayer - 27.77 Stranglethorn Vale and 52.27 Tanaris;

Now that you can fly around in the Old World, it doesn't take much time at all to get this achievement. Happy flying!

Commento di 356763

After "The Shattering" Lethargy of the Orcs and The New Horde can be found from the bottom floor of the NW tower at Northwatch Hold. Coordinates about 65,46.

edit: Don't know why this was downvoted. I would've needed this information myself and saved a punch of time searching back then.

Commento di 840735

I have made a HORDE guide for this achievment! Check it out if you like! :)

Search for "Well Read Achievment Guide Horde" on youtube!

Commento di 841353

Small tip to those wishing to do this achievement, unless your a rogue. If your a Bloodsail admiral... expect a LOT of deaths trying to reach the 5-10 books located in Goblin towns such a Booty Bay. >.>

Commento di 859189

Note that as of 4.2.2, this achievement is impossible to obtain below level 37 as there is at least one book that requires entering either Scholomance or Stratholme.

Commento di 719189

Although the Lettore accanito books are available in multiple locations, achievements are less fun when you have to run through Alliance cities (often being killed by NPCs and players alike) just to get one of the items you require. The list below shows the best location choices for Horde, sorted by zone with the coordinates in brackets.

The Cape of Stranglethorn
* The Sentinels and the Long Vigil (42, 73)

Dalaran
* The Guardians of Tirisfal (67, 35)

Mulgore
* Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves (32, 49)

Northern Barrens
* Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift (66, 74)

Silvermoon City
* The Alliance of Lordaeron (66, 73)
* The Betrayer Ascendant (68, 64)

Tanaris
* The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity (66, 49)
* The Twin Empires (52, 27)

Dungeon: Scarlet Monastery (Tirisfal Glades)
Floor: Library
* Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt (45, 31)
* Aftermath of the Second War (59, 13)
* Arathor and the Troll Wars (76, 14)
* Beyond the Dark Portal (81, 28)
* Civil War in the Plaguelands (79, 75)
* Icecrown and the Frozen Throne (86, 69) ‼
* Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge (87, 75) ‼
* The Scourge of Lordaeron (82, 40)
* The War of the Ancients (83, 20)
* The World Tree and the Emerald Dream (77, 25)
* War of the Spider (64, 25)
* War of the Three Hammers (45, 18)

Dungeon: Scholomance (Western Plaguelands)
Floor: The Chamber of Summoning
* Exile of the High Elves (29, 34) (46, 53)
* Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact (25, 35) (32, 55)
* Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor (25, 34) (31, 51)
* Rise of the Blood Elves (25, 35) (32, 55)
* The Invasion of Draenor (55, 40)
* The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth (26, 27) (35, 23)
Floor: The Reliquary
* Icecrown and the Frozen Throne (72, 40) ‼
* Sargeras and the Betrayal (84, 44)
* Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge (78, 67) ‼
* The Birth of the Lich King (76, 67)
* The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind (79, 40)
* The Lich King Triumphant (71, 68)
* The Seven Kingdoms (63, 36)
* War of the Spider (70, 37)

‼ This book can be found in both dungeons, so it's really up to you which dungeon you pick it up in.

I hope this list helps my fellow Horde players; I know it saved me a lot of time. Good luck!

Commento di 832644

some tomtom waypoints i used for horde:

/way tanaris 51.0 29.4 book: old hatreds
/way tanaris 51.0 30.2 book: old hatreds
/way tanaris 52.6 27.8 book: wrath of soulflayer
/way tanaris 52.5 26.9 book: empires's fall
/way dalaran 67.1 35.9 book: the guardians of tirisfal
/way northern barrens 67.1 73.4 book: exile of the high elves
/way tanaris 40.0 76.8 book: ironforge the awake
/way southern barrens 65.5 46.7 book: lethargy of the orcs
/way northern barrens 66.9 74.6 book: mount hyjal and illidan's gift
/way durotar 59.6 58.2 rise of the horde
/way the cape of stranglethorn 41.0 74.3 book: sunwell
/way the cape of stranglethorn 41.1 74.5 book: sunwell
/way hillsbrad foothills 57.2 45.5 book: the alliance of lordaeron
/way hillsbrad foothills 58.0 46.1 book: the birth of the lich king
/way mulgore 32.7 49.5 book: the battle of grim batol
/way mulgore 31.6 49.5 book: the battle of grim batol
/way silvermoon city 68.7 64.5 book: the betrayer ascendant
/way silvermoon city 68.7 64.3 book: the betrayer ascendant 2
/way duskwood 72.1 46.6 book: the birth of the lich king
/way blasted lands 62.5 16.1 book: the dark portal and the fall of stormwind
/way duskwood 73.7 45.1 book: the founding of quel thalas
/way tanaris 66.5 49.8 book: the kaldorei and the well of eternity
/way loch modan 37.2 47.0 book: the last guardian
/way the cape of stranglethorn 42.1 73.6 book: the sentinels and the long vigil

Commento di 881353

Just went through the entire Well Read achivement, as of 4.2.
Most were in the right locations - quick searching through capitals, scholo.
The following 3, though, I could not find.

- Old Hatreds - The Colinization of Kalimdor - This is claimed to be in either Gadgetzan (with Gryphon) or Scholo. Unfortunately, I could not find it in either.
- The Last Guardian - Claimed to be in the inn at Sentinel Hill, or Loch Modan. There is a book in the inn but it is not clickable.
- The War of the Ancients - Where NE Leader used to be, or SW... Locations have changed, not there anymore.

Might anyone be able to help track these three down post-cataclysm?

Commento di Infiniti

Check out my guide to get all the books within 30 minutes using the most efficient path!

Commento di 881353

Thanks for the guide. Sadly, the book at sentinel hill is not clickable. it is red, but not clickable! Opening ticket, see what they have to say...

Commento di 881353

Never mind, your comments cover it. Thanks!

Commento di sapristoire

For L'Ultimo Guardiano, please be aware: read it before doing Sentinel Hill quest line, because the inn will be burnt afterwards and the book will not stay there anymore! There's a red book but it's just a dummy; L'Ultimo Guardiano should be placed just next to the red book if quest line is not done.

Please click on the link of book, the comment there is more informational.

Commento di Hollye

FOR THE HORDE

I'm Horde, and just completed this achievement tonight, so I know for a fact every book is currently where it's located and viewable, to date. I noticed a lot of people complaining that 'this book isn't here' or 'this book isn't there', this map shows you every book viewable at these locations. If you get stuck, just use Wowhead to see the exact cords in the zone I've supplied. It's great there is a lot of help from Alliance on where to find the books, but I have mapped out a nice route where the areas flow in to each other so you can get all 42 books. You might find repeats in areas, such as Booty Bay or Scholomance. Of course pick up the books and read them if you find repeat areas where to find them. But you will for sure, get every book if you follow these directions:

WELL READ in order of zones:

Dalaran

Filthy Animal Inn
The Guardians of Tirisfal (at Horde Sanctuary, upstairs)

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Kalimdor

Mulgore
The Battle of Grim Batol (at the Bael’Dun digsite very west of Mulgore)
Ironforge – The Awakening of the Dwarves (at Bael'Dun next to The Battle of Grim Batol)
War of Three Hammers (at Bael'Dun digsite – all three books are together on the table)

Gadgetzan, Tanaris
The Twin Empires (at the inn)
Empires’ Fall (at the inn)
Wrath of Soulflayer

Tanaris
The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity (at Caverns of Time – not in the instance, if entering from the south, it's in the first house on the right)

Ratchet
Charge of the Dragonflights (engineer's hut, north of flight path)
Mount Hyjal and Illidian’s Gift (at the inn)
Archimonde’s Return and the Flight to Kalimdor (in workshop assistant's hut)

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Eastern Kingdoms

Booty Bay Stranglethorn Vale
The Scourge of Lordaeron (downstairs from Sea Wolf McKinley)
The Sentinels and the Long Vigil (in the bedroom above Sea Wolf McKinley)
Sunwell – The Fall of Quel’Thalas (in the tavern)
Beyond the Dark Portal (in the tavern)

Westfall
The Last Guardian (at the Sentinel Hill inn, there are Level 20 Alliance NPCs)

Elwynn Forest
Lethargy of the Orcs (Eastvale Logging Camp in the “inn”, low level NPCs killable if need be)

Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows
The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind (next to the inn)
Rise of the Horde (at the inn)
The New Horde

Scholomance, Western Plaguelands
The Founding of Quel’Thalas (in the Viewing Room)
The Invasion of Draenor (north of the Viewing Room)
Rise of the Blood Elves
Sargeras and the Betrayal
Kil’jaeden and the Shadow Pact
The Lich King Triumphant (at the Reliquary)
The Birth of the Lich King (at the Reliquary)
The Seven Kingdoms (at the Reliquary in the northwest part of the room)
War of the Spider (at the Reliquary north end of room)
Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor (north of the Great Ossuary)

Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad
Arathor and the Troll Wars

Scarlet Monastery, Tirisfal Glades
The World Tree and the Emerald Dream (Library at Athenaeum)
Aftermath of the Second War (Library east of Gallery of Treasures)
Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt (Library at Gallery of Treasures)
The War of the Ancients (Library at Athenaeum)

Undercity
Exile of the High Elves (in the Apothecarium)
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth (in the Apothecarium)
Icecrown and the Frozen Throne (at the north end of Apothecarium)
Kel’Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge (at the north end of Apothecarium)
Civil War in the Plaguelands (near stablemaster)

Silvermoon
The Betrayer Ascendant (at the southwest inn)
The Alliance of Lordaeron (at the southwest inn)

Commento di Ubida

Need to point out that the book 'The Rise of the Blood Elves' isn't at 49.15 but at 49.33 according to Tom Tom, or you can just ask a guard where the mining trainer is in Craftsman Terrace, and it's on the table right next to him.
Also, The Scourge of Lordaeron is in the same room as:

MacKinley’s house (next to the inn):
-Downstairs:
Empires’ Fall
The Twin Empires
Wrath of the Soulflayer

It's in the opposite corner underneath the stairs.

Commento di 910331

all this information has made it possible for me to get this ach. it was driving me nuts searching and searching. i thank you all for the guides and information.
also i would recommend to others that if they don't want to switch back and forth between screens past copy print and have it next to you as you go. Much more enjoyable that way.

Commento di pancakelizard

For this achievement, I was able to follow most of Glanco's post from 2008/09/26 (Patch 2.4.3) with some exceptions (on 4.3)

This is for the Alliance, unsure of the Horde side (for the StormWind location).

Scholomance
Rise of the Blood Elves (in the main room with the books in the corners) - no longer in Darnassus
Battle of the High Elves (before the viewing room) - no longer in Ratchet
The Founding of Quel'Thalas (North West corner of the Viewing Room)

Eastvale Logging Camp - 2nd Floor
Lethargy of the Orc - no longer in Ratchet

Booty Bay
Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas is on the 2nd floor now

Loch Modan
The Last Guardian (Thelsamar ) - no longer in Westfall after a certain quest line is complete.
Ironford - The Awakening of the Dwares - Stoutlager Inn

Stormwind
The Alliance of Lordaeron - Library

Also if you PUG (or solo) Scarlet Monastery - Library you can find a large chunk of the books not mentioned here that are required for the meta.I'd recommend going there first to knock out a large chunk of what is needed and then work your way down from there. Took maybe two hours as a 85 and that was mainly flight time.

Commento di 910895

Post-Cataclysm, "The Last Guardian" is missing from the Westfall Inn. You can still find a copy in Thelsamar in Loch Modan.

Commento di EWOlson

Rise of the Blood Elves
Scholomance, Cojuring Room
/way 33.29 56.05 Rise of the Blood Elves

Rise of the Horde
Ironforge, The Library
/way 77.06 12.98 Rise of the Horde

Sargeras and the Betrayal
Scholomance, The Reliquary
/way 85.26 43.78 Sargeras and the Betrayal

Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas
The Cape of Stranglethorn, The Salty Sailor Tavern
/way 41.05 74.42 Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas

Commento di 937516

For those without coords: Rise of the Blood Elves - Behind the Mining Trainer Foreman Pernic on the little table
The War of the Ancients (upstairs) - Next to Hugo Lenter engineering supplies.

Commento di 942770

Fyi, the books listed as being in Kara are NOT there.

Commento di 992471

Just FYI Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor is no longer by the Gryphon Master but is now located by the blacksmith on the ground by a basket and some machine thinga ma jiger

Commento di 1002799

This is a great guide thanks! Iv been wondering where all these books were :p. lol

Commento di thelonewander

When do the books reset, or how often?

Commento di cephadex

I must commend Bliz for creating this achievement. I and probably others had gone into it thinking, easy achievement, I'll do that! Turned out I learned a lot about the lore and became quite interested in it, where I probably wouldn't have thought to read up on that stuff before. I actually quite enjoyed this.

Commento di 988234

Books found in Scholomance and Scarlet Monastery. Listed by room so you don't have to search everywhere for them.
Scholomance
The Reliquary:
-Icecrown and the Frozen Throne (Also located in Scarlet Monastery)
-Kel'thuzad and the forming of the Scourge
-Sargeras and the Betrayel
-The Birth of the Lich King
-The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
-The Lich King Triumphant
-The Scourge of Lordaeron
-The Seven Kingdoms
-War of the Spider (Also located in Scarlet Monastery)
Room after the Chamber of Summoning:
-Kil’jaeden and the shadow pact (Also located in Scarlet Monastery)
-Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor
-Rise of the Blood Elves
-The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
Room before the Viewing Room (Room below the bridge at the beginning, jump down if desired):
-Exile of the High Elves
-The Invasion of Draenor
Viewing Room (Boss room- Marduk Blackpool and Vectus):
The Founding of Quel’Thalas

Scarlet Monastery- Library
Gallery of Treasures:
-Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt (1st room)
-War of the Three Hammers (2nd room)
Room after the Gallery of Treasures:
-Aftermath of the Second War
-War of the Spider (Also located in Scholomance)
Next room, the one before the Athenaeum:
-Arathor and the Troll Wars
-The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
Athenaeum:
-Archimonde’s Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
-Beyond the Dark Portal
-The War of the Ancients
-The Scourge of Lordaeron (Also located in Scholomance)
Last room (Boss room- Arcanist Doan)
-Civil War in the Plaguelands
-Icecrown and the Frozen Throne (Also located in Scholomance)
-Kil’jaeden and the shadow pact (Also located in Scholomance)

Commento di Cinged

Ran Scholomance to find all the books, and as of the new patch 5.0.4, did not find a single readable book. I put in a ticket to inquire whether they are removed or temporarily disable; I have a two day wait for a response. Will update when I hear back.

Commento di mcaponereg

Any Word on the books in Scholomance? The only one that you have to read in Scholomance was "the invasion of Draenor." And it is the only darn book i need to read.

Commento di Fauvist

You are no longer able to complete this achievement as of of Patch 5.0.4.

The book "The Invasion of Draenor" was taken out of the game in the Scholomance update.

Unless you already have that criteria completed on your character(s), you won't be able to complete it.

Commento di 1030180

FYI!

As of latest Mists of Pandaria patch this Achievement is impossible to complete. The books that were located in the Scholomance are gone and thus the achievement is currently undoable. For those of you wondering, the Blizzard has been contacted but it remains to be seen when and where these few books will reappear.

Commento di 555434

Why this achievement was not made an account-wide progress achievement with patch 5.0.4 is a mystery to me. I guess it is just another one of Blizzard's trademarked "Read-Between-the-Lines Middle FIngers." It would be nice if this achievement worked more like or because, honestly, it is only worth ten points...
...but I guess ninety-percent of the achievements are worth ten points... DOH!

Commento di Noctedam

Scarlet Monastery is also missing the books. Hope they fix it, was about to finish it before expansion.

Commento di Evismang

Invasion of Draenor has returned to Scholomance in 5.1. It is in the Northeast corner of the room where you fight Lillian Voss.

Commento di 1071375

Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor: SW - Mage Quarters (51,73)
Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift: SW - Mage Quarter (51, 74)

those 2 are in the house next to the inscriptor trainer

The Battle of Grim Batol: IF, Hall of Explorers (75, 10)

Also in the Battlemaster room

If you still don't have the SW ones and do not wish to follow the coords, just look in the columns

Commento di Royalblood

Since Blizzard changed most of the book locations in 5.0.5.
Here is an updated guide for Horde players.

This was made by Lvl. 85 BE Paladin character with a 310% flying mount. Patch 5.1.
I tried to make this guide as safest as possible, Alliance Zones & Dungeons will be at the end.
* The Coords are approx and might be not 100% accurate.
* Found something incorrect/missing? please don't keep it to yourself. comment or send a message with the info, I will confirm and edit.

Kalimdor:

Ratchet, Northern Barrens:

Exile of the High Elves

Coords: 67.1 , 73.4
At the Blacksmith's building on the balcony in the 2nd floor.

Charge of the Dragonflights

Coords: 68.36 , 69.08
At the Engineer's Hut with the purple sails on either sides, up the stairs on the table.

Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor

Coords: 68 , 73.54
At the little Hut next to the dock, on the table.

Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift

Coords: 66.87 , 74.65
Inside the inn on the dining table next to the bed.

Sargeras and the Betrayal

Coords: 67 , 75
Inside the inn on a table between the two beds behind the keg, a little tricky to notice.

Northwatch Hold, Southern Barrens:

Lethargy of the Orcs

Coords: 65.5 , 46.7
Inside the Western Tower, 1st floor on a chair to the left.

The New Horde

Coords: 65.5 , 46.7
Inside the Western Tower, 1st floor on a table to the right.

Bael'Dun Digsite, Mulgore:

Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves

The Battle of Grim Batol

War of the Three Hammers

Coords: 32.7 , 49.5
On a table under the tent.

Gadgedtzan, Tanaris:

Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor

Coords: 51 , 30.2
To the right of the anvil and Derotain in Gadgetzan. On the ground by the two yellow colored barrels. It is also the same color as the barrels.

Wrath of Soulflayer

The Twin Empires

Empires' Fall

Coords: 52.6 , 27.8
Inside the inn, on a table to the left by the beds.

Caverns of Time, Tanaris:

The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity

Coords: 67.3 , 49.8
As you walk down the tunnel inside on foot from tanaris, you will see a little house, the book is inside.

Eastern Kingdoms:

Silvermoon City, Eversong Woods:

The Alliance of Lordaeron

Coords: 66.84 , 73.94
On the 2nd floor in the Wayfarer's Rest tavern. On the floor next to the little red bed and in front of the bookcase to the left.

The Betrayer Ascendant

Coords: 68.7, 64.2
Silvermoon at Walk of Elders in the Shop of Valaani's Arcane Goods. It's on the box in the corner.

Tarren Mill, Hillsbrad Foothills:

Civil War in the Plaguelands

Coords: 57.4 , 45.37
On a table outside the cook's tent.

Arathor and the Troll Wars

Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge

Coords: 56.67 , 47.53
Inside the church on the floor behind the General Goods Merchant, next to the candles.

The Birth of the Lich King

Coords: 58 , 46.07
At the graveyard, inside an open grave where the first line of graves.

Brill, Tirisfal Glades:

Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt

Coords: 60.9 , 52.1
Outside the inn, next to the fence in front of the barrels to the right.

Undercity, Tirisfal Glades:

The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth

Icecrown and the Frozen Throne

Coords: 56.1 , 50.7
At The Apothecarium on the side that's closer to the War Quarter. On a table next to the Druid Trainer.

* It is recommended to take the zeppelin to Grom'gol Base Camp from Tirisfal Glades at this point.
Booty Bay, Cape of Stranglethorn

The Sentinels and the Long Vigil

Coords: 42.2 , 73.65
This is a little tricky to get.. Try to follow up..
Enter the building where the cooking trainer's at, go up the stairs till you get to the upper level, go straight ahead from the exit to the next building in front of it. The book is on a table next to the bed.

The Scourge of Lordaeron

Coords: 41.86 , 73.46
Enter the building where "Sea Wolf" MacKinley is(next to the inn), go downstairs till you get to the lower level. Look for a bookshelf in the corner under the stairs.

Beyond the Dark Portal

Coords: 40.6 , 73.8
In the 3rd floor inside The Salty Sailor Tavern(Boat Floor). On a table next to the stove.

Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas

Coords: 41.04 , 74.44
On the second floor of The Salty Sailor Tavern on a table in the corner.

Stonard, Swamp of Sorrows:

The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind

Coords: 49.3 , 55.4
Inside the main building on the long table in the 1st floor.

Rise of the Horde

Coords: 49.4 , 55.1
Inside the main building in the upper floor on a bench next to Dispatch Commander Raug.

Darkshire, Duskwood:

Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact

Coords: 74.1, 45.4
Inside Darkshire's Scarlet Raven inn, top floor, in the room to the left. On a clothes rack next to the bed.

The Founding of Quel'Thalas

Coords: 73.61, 45.07
Inside Darkshire's Scarlet Raven inn, top floor, in the room to the right. On a table.

Sentinal Hill, Westfall:

The Last Guardian

Inside the inn(the building with the wanted poster on it), on a nightstand between the beds.
I found it easiest to go in the back door of the inn. No guards there, just a vendor and a few lumberjacks/woodworkers.

Stormwind City, Elwynn Forest:

Aftermath of the Second War

The Guardians of Tirisfal

The World Tree and the Emerald Dream

The War of the Ancients

Coords: 85 , 23
All of the books are in the library, the easiest way to do it is to fly with your mount untill you see a green garden, just go in, enter the room(1 or 2 elite guards will jump on you at this point), do a quick round and get out.

Dungeons:

Scholomance:

The Invasion of Draenor

Coords: 56 , 41.5
In the northeast corner of the room where you fight Lillian Voss.

Stratholme:

The Lich King Triumphant

War of the Spider

Coords: 25.5 , 70.9
Inside the room next to the room where Instructor Galford is, its the first room to the left when you enter the hallway. On the tables next to the bookshelves on either sides.

The Seven Kingdoms

Coords: 30.3 , 41.2
Inside the room where Commander Malor is. On a dining table.

Congratulations! you have earned the Well Read achievement!
If this guide helped you, please upvote so other player will be able to read it too.

Best Regards,
Røyalblood, Stormscale EU.

Commento di 1024725

I just checked in and around Scholomance and there weren't any readable books. Anyone know where they moved the books?

Commento di Theeljanoon

As of 4/4/2013 (Patch 5.2), this achievement is now attainable again.

L'Invasione di Draenor has been returned to Scholomance, and is located pretty much exactly where it was before the dungeon was changed for MoP.

Go check it out and rate me up when you get your achievement :D

Commento di fday

Many books appear at multiple locations, especially in capital cities (e.g. Darnassus and Stormwind share quite some titles). Also, visiting Steamwheedle Cartel cities seems interchangeable (e.g. Ratchet and Booty Bay).

“L'Invasione di Draenor” is the only book in Scholomance. If there are lvl 91 elites, leave and switch from heroic mode to normal. All enemies will be around lvl 42.

All books are available in patch 5.3.

Here are all waypoints (for TomTom), alphabetic by book title:

/way Stormwind City 85.79 23.58 Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
/way Stormwind City 85.11 26.18 Aftermath of the Second War
/way Ironforge 77.06 9.18 Arathor and the Troll Wars
/way Stormwind City 51.93 74.6 Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
/way Stormwind City 84.6 24.46 Beyond the Dark Portal
/way Ironforge 76.11 10.52 Charge of the Dragonflights
/way Stormwind City 84.84 23.42 Civil War in the Plaguelands
/way Tanaris 52.47 26.88 Empires' Fall
/way Darnassus 39.62 39.88 Exile of the High Elves (entrance at 38.44 33.29)
/way Stratholme 25.98 71.86 Icecrown and the Frozen Throne (room next to Instructor Galford's)
/way Ironforge 74.81 9.06 Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves
/way Stratholme 25.12 69.9 Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge (room next to Instructor Galford's)
/way Duskwood 74.09 45.37 Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
/way Elwynn Forest 85.3 69.76 Lethargy of the Orcs (second floor)
/way Northern Barrens 66.87 74.65 Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift
/way Tanaris 50.97 30.29 Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor
/way Darnassus 49.95 33.51 Rise of the Blood Elves (first floor)
/way Ironforge 77.02 12.78 Rise of the Horde
/way Northern Barrens 67.03 75.01 Sargeras and the Betrayal
/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 41.04 74.45 Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas (second floor)
/way Stormwind City 85.15 26.27 The Alliance of Lordaeron
/way Stormwind City 86.53 36.12 The Battle of Grim Batol
/way Darnassus 61.86 74.69 The Betrayer Ascendant
/way Duskwood 72.1 46.39 The Birth of the Lich King
/way Stormwind City 87.09 36 The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
/way Duskwood 73.62 45.06 The Founding of Quel'Thalas
/way Stormwind City 85.05 26.25 The Guardians of Tirisfal
/way Scholomance 56.5 41.15 The Invasion of Draenor (waypoint inaccurate; it's beyond Lilian Voss)
/way Stormwind City 84.65 26.04 The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
/way Westfall 52.61 53.07 The Last Guardian
/way Stratholme 25.01 70.05 The Lich King Triumphant (room next to Instructor Galford's)
/way Stormwind City 86.15 25.55 The New Horde
/way Ironforge 76.07 10.74 The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 41.86 73.46 The Scourge of Lordaeron
/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 42.2 73.63 The Sentinels and the Long Vigil
/way Stratholme 30.18 41.49 The Seven Kingdoms (near Commander Malor)
/way Tanaris 52.49 26.88 The Twin Empires
/way Darnassus 49.9 33.1 The War of the Ancients (second floor)
/way Darnassus 54.83 24.76 The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
/way Stormwind City 86.72 35.88 War of the Spider
/way Ironforge 75 8.96 War of the Three Hammers
/way Tanaris 52.47 26.87 Wrath of Soulflayer

Commento di smackthekids

Very simple Alliance beginner's tip: Before you get overwhelmed with the insane number and varying locations of these books, go through every room of:
1.) Stormwind Keep (the castle in the city) as well as:
2.) Stratholme main entrance dungeon and:
3.) The room just past the Horde Flight Master in Booty Bay (top, middle, and bottom floors). Dont worry you wont aggro him.

Without even looking at the achievement or looking at Wowhead, this will net you about 75% of the books in CURRENT WoW (Post-Cataclysm changes) and make the journey ahead of you SO much easier! I'd assume there is a Horde equivalent location to the same books found in Stormwind, but do not know exact locations.

Commento di Funkeeh

For those with TomTom Coords:

Kalimdor:
/way Darnassus 38.7 33.1 Cenarion Enclave entrance
/way Darnassus 39.7 39.8 Cenarion Enclave
/way Darnassus 62.0 74.6 Trademen's Terrace (1st floor)
/way Ashenvale 34.8 49.7 Astranaar Inn
/way Northern Barrens 68.0 73.5 Ratchet (Liv Rizzlefix' house)
/way Southern Barrens 65.5 46.7 Inside Northwatch Hold (left of entrance)
/way Southern Barrens 50.5 86.9 Inside Bael'dun Keep
/way Durotar 59.6 58.2 Tiragarde Keep (2nd floor)
/way Desolace 66.3 7.7 Nijel's Point Inn
/way Mulgore 32.7 49.5 Bael'dun Ruins
/way Feralas 30.9 42.8 Ruins of Feathermoon
/way Tanaris 52.5 26.9 Gadgetzan Inn
/way Tanaris 50.97 30.23 Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor
/way Tanaris 40.0 76.8 Explorers' League Camp

Eastern Kingdom:
/way Silvermoon City 68.7 64.5 Silvermoon City
/way Tirisfal Glades 60.8 50.5 Brill Inn
/way Undercity 61.7 58.2 The Apothecarium
/way Ironforge 76.5 10.6 Hall of the Explorers
/way Loch Modan 35.6 49.0 Stoutlager Inn
/way Loch Modan 37.2 46.9 The Last Guardian. Inside basement in house next to the Inn
/way Stormwind City 51.8 74.5 Entrance from the Canals side
/way Stormwind City 86.5 36.0 Stormwind Keep
/way Elwynn Forest 85.3 69.7 Marshal Haggards' house (2nd floor)
/way Westfall 52.6 53.1 52.6 53.1 The Last Guardian (only pre: Rise of the Brotherhood quest-chain)
/way Swamp of Sorrows 49.5 55.3 Stonard Inn
/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 42.1 73.1 Booty Bay Inn

Commento di filletr0n

This achievement should be renamed to Well Clicked!

Commento di 1204784

so... as of December 23, 2013... I ran to scholomance looking for 16 books.... I found ONE. every corner, crevice, nook, cranny, floorboard, table, rooms after the boss was dead that opened, I looked along the walls BEHIND shelves.... I found ONE book. The Invasion of Draenor. That's it. I have looked at all the comments here, looked at all the pictures, there is ONE book in this instance today. so......... I have no idea where to even begin looking for all these books. Has anyone done this achieve since MoP that can shed some light?

Commento di Nilarith

This Guide was posted by Hollye on 2011/10/22 (Patch 4.2.2). There have been some changes to this really wonderfully put together guide, and I've updated it for 5.4 to the best of my knowledge. Since the changes to Scarlet Monastary and Scholomance, books have moved. I've edited where needed – not all of this guide is my work.

That being said, a list of where to find the books for HORDE is below. They should be ordered in a roughly optimized route if you have epic flying. If you have slow flying, you might do Silvermoon City to Arathi, hearth to Vale, port to Thunder Bluff, do Mulgore to Barrens to Ratchet, boat to Booty Bay, work backwards up the list from Blasted Lands to Stormwind, hearth to Vale, port to Dalaran, get Dalaran books, port to Caverns of Time, get Tanaris books, done.

** Northrend **
Dalaran - Filthy Animal Inn
I Guardiani di Tirisfal (at Horde Sanctuary, upstairs)

** Kalimdor **
Northern Barrens - Ratchet
Le Cariche degli Stormi dei Draghi (engineer's hut, north of flight path)
Il Monte Hyjal e il Dono di Illidan (at the inn)
Il Ritorno di Archimonde e il Viaggio Verso Kalimdor (in workshop assistant's hut)

Southern Barrens - Northwatch Hold
Il Letargo degli Orchi (Easy to get for higher levels. Fly in top of tower, lvl 40 pvp innkeeper standing in the center. There are two books – one on a chair the other on the floor beside it at the bottom of the steps.)

Mulgore - Bael'Dun Digsite
La Battaglia di Grim Batol (very west of Mulgore)
Forgiardente - Il Risveglio dei Nani (next to The Battle of Grim Batol)
La Guerra dei Tre Martelli (all three books are together on the table)

Tanaris - Gadgetzan
Gli Imperi Gemelli (at the inn)
La Caduta degli Imperi (at the inn)
La Furia dello Scortica Anime (at the inn)
Vecchi Rancori - La Colonizzazione di Kalimdor (near Thorium Brotherhood Dwarf, on the ground to the right.)

Tanaris - Caverns of Time
I Kaldorei e il Pozzo dell'Eternità (at Caverns of Time – not in the instance, if entering from the south, it's in the first house on the right.)

** Eastern Kingdoms **
Silvermoon City
L'Ascesa del Traditore (Velaani's Arcane Goods.)
L'Alleanza di Lordaeron (at the southwest inn.)

Undercity
L'Esilio degli Alti Elfi (in the Apothecarium.)
Gli Dei Antichi e l'Ordine di Azeroth (in the Apothecarium.)
La Corona di Ghiaccio e il Trono di Ghiaccio (at the north end of Apothecarium.)
Kel'Thuzad e la Nascita del Flagello (at the north end of Apothecarium.)
La Guerra Civile nelle Terre Infette (near the stablemaster.)

Tirisfal Glades - Brill
Aegwynn e la Caccia ai Draghi (just outside the inn, on the ground.)

Western Plaguelands - Scholomance
L'Invasione di Draenor (only book still in Scholomance for this achieve, room after Rattlegore, just to the side of Gandling.)

Eastern Plaguelands - Stratholme Main Entrance
Kil'jaeden e il Patto dell'Ombra (located in the back half, after you fight the undead to get to the hallways, it's in the first alcove before on a table.)
I Sette Regni (located with Kil'Jaeden and the Shadow Pact.)
Il Trionfo del Re dei Lich (located in the first alcove just before final boss)
La Nascita del Re dei Lich (located with The Lich King Triumphant)
La Guerra del Ragno (located with The Birth of the Lich King)

Hillsbrad Foothills - Tarren Mill
Arathor e le Guerre dei Troll (in the inn.)

Arathi Highlands - Hammerfall
L'Ascesa degli Elfi del Sangue (in the inn.)
Sargeras e il Tradimento (in the inn.)

Stormwind City
L'Albero del Mondo e il Sogno di Smeraldo (in the back of the library off the throne room, on a table.)
La Guerra degli Antichi (on a table in the back of the same library.)

Westfall - Sentinel Hill
L'Ultimo Guardiano (at the inn, there are level 20 Alliance NPCs and a lvl 85+ guard just outside)

Duskwood - Darkshire Inn
La Fondazione di Quel'Thalas (second floor, middle room, book is on a table to the right.)

Swamp of Sorrows - Stonard
Il Portale Oscuro e la Caduta di Roccavento (next to the inn)
L'Ascesa dell'Orda (at the inn)
La Nuova Orda (also in Southern Barrens, in Northwatch Hold, See Lethargy of Orcs)

Blasted Lands - Netherguard Keep
Le Conseguenze della Seconda Guerra (in the main building, second floor, on the corner of the table on the left. Level 65 pvp guards.)

Stranglethorn Vale - Booty Bay
Il Flagello di Lordaeron (downstairs from Sea Wolf McKinley)
Le Sentinelle e la Lunga Attesa (in the bedroom above Sea Wolf McKinley)
Il Pozzo Solare - La Caduta di Quel'Thalas (in the tavern)
Oltre il Portale Oscuro (in the tavern)

Commento di thelostonesway

Tomtom waypoints in an optimal route.
Many locations have multiple books at them, keep an eye for them!

Kalimdor

/way Northern Barrens 67.1 73.4
/way Northern Barrens 68.36 69.08
/way Northern Barrens 68 73.54
/way Northern Barrens 66.87 74.65
/way Northern Barrens 67 75
/way Southern Barrens 65.5 46.7
/way Mulgore 32.7 49.5
/way Tanaris 51 30.2
/way Tanaris 52.6 27.8
/way Tanaris 67.3 49.8

Eastern Kingdoms

/way Silvermoon City 66.84 73.94
/way Silvermoon City 68.7 64.2
/way Tirisfal Glades 60.9 52.1
/way Undercity 56.1 50.7
/way Hillsbrad Foothills 57.4 45.37
/way Hillsbrad Foothills 56.67 47.53
/way Hillsbrad Foothills 58 46.07
/way Arathi Highlands 69 33
/way Cape Of Stranglethorn 42.2 73.65
/way Cape of Stranglethorn 41.86 73.46
/way Cape Of Stranglethorn 40.6 73.8
/way Cape Of Stranglethorn 41.04 74.44
/way Swamp Of Sorrows 49.3 55.4
/way Swamp Of Sorrows 49.4 55.1
/way Duskwood 74.1 45.4
/way Duskwood 73.61 45.07
/way Westfall 52.6 53.1
/way Stormwind City 85 23

Instances

Scholomance
/way 56 41.5

Stratholme
/way 25.5 70.9
/way 30.3 41.2

Commento di riinuka

Maybe it isn't so relevant to this achievement specifically.. But if you happen to be completing a circuit for honoring / extinguishing fires for Midsummer (or anything else that makes you traipse around the world), consider finishing off Well Read while you do it.

Most of the time, you're either in the same town, or very near to a town, that contains books you need.

Two birds..!

Commento di Disobedience

Made som TomTom copy-paste able coords for Kalimdor.

Kalimdor

/way Northern Barrens 67.1 73.4 Exile of the High Elves
/way Northern Barrens 68.36 69.08 Charge of the Dragonflights
/way Northern Barrens 68 73.54 Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
/way Northern Barrens 66.87 74.65 Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift
/way Northern Barrens 67 75 Sargeras and the Betrayal
/way Southern Barrens 65.5 46.7 Lethargy of the Orcs
/way Southern Barrens 65.5 46.7 The New Horde
/way Mulgore 32.7 49.5 Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves
/way Mulgore 32.7 49.5 The Battle of Grim Batol
/way Mulgore 32.7 49.5 War of the Three Hammers
/way Tanaris 51 30.2 Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor
/way Tanaris 52.6 27.8 Wrath of Soulflayer
/way Tanaris 52.6 27.8 The Twin Empires
/way Tanaris 52.6 27.8 Empires' Fall
/way Tanaris 67.3 49.8 The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity

Commento di Boxofbeer

Commento di Zidane3838

I tried to follow other coordinates and directions to each book but they were hard to follow at best and completely wrong at their worst.
So I went and found each book.
Any book with a number after it means that you can find it at another location in my coordinates.
Let me know if I've missed anything.

/way Darnassus 61.87 74.66 The Betrayer Ascendant
/way Darnassus 49.94 33.51 Rise of the Blood Elves (first floor)
/way Darnassus 49.9 33.10 The War of the Ancients (second floor) 1
/way Darnassus 54.24 31.13 Aftermath of the Second War 2
/way Darnassus 54.82 24.76 The World Tree and the Emerald Dream 3

/way Northern Barrens 67.98 73.54 Archimonde's Return and the Flight to Kalimdor
/way Northern Barrens 67.09 73.35 Exile of the High Elves
/way Northern Barrens 66.83 74.64 Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift 4
/way Northern Barrens 67.03 75.02 Sargeras and the Betrayal

/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 41.05 74.44 Sunwell - The Fall of Quel'Thalas (second floor)
/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 40.59 73.80 Beyond the Dark Portal (third floor) 5
/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 42.08 73.79 The Twin Empires/Wrath of Soulflayer 13/Empires' Fall 12 (bottom floor)
/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 41.87 73.46 The Scourge of Lordaeron (bottom floor) 6
/way The Cape of Stranglethorn 42.2 73.62 The Sentinels and the Long Vigil (top floor)

/way Stormwind 84.6 24.27 Beyond the Dark Portal 5
/way Stormwind 84.84 23.44 Civil War in the Plaguelands 7
/way Stormwind 85.31 23.27 The War of the Ancients 1
/way Stormwind 85.35 23.32 The World Tree and the Emerald Dream 3
/way Stormwind 85.8 23.6 Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
/way Stormwind 86.14 25.55 The New Horde
/way Stormwind 85.16 26.25 The Alliance of Lordaeron 8
/way Stormwind 85.11 26.18 Aftermath of the Second War 2
/way Stormwind 85.06 26.24 The Guardian of Tirisfal
/way Stormwind 84.63 26.04 The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
/way Stormwind 86.73 35.9 War of the Spider 9
/way Stormwind 87.09 36 The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind

/way Duskwood 73.62 45.05 The Founding of Quel'Thalas (second floor)
/way Duskwood 74.09 45.37 Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact (second floor)
/way Duskwood 73.66 44.51 Mount Hyjal and Illidan's Gift (second floor) 4
/way Duskwood 72.11 48.01 The Alliance of Lordaeron 8
/way Duskwood 72.11 46.38 The Birth of the Lich King 10

/way Elwynn Forest 43.77 65.74 Icecrown and the Frozen Throne (second floor) 11
/way Elwynn Forest 85.3 69.76 Lethargy of the Orcs (second floor)

/way Loch Modan 37.2 46.91 The Last Guardian (bottom floor)

/way Ironforge 74.82 9.07 Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves
/way Ironforge 74.98 8.99 War of the Three Hammers
/way Ironforge 75.69 10.88 The Battle of Grim Batol
/way Ironforge 76.84 12.77 Civil War in the Plaguelands 7
/way Ironforge 76.06 10.74 The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
/way Ironforge 76.08 10.51 Charge of the Dragonflights
/way Ironforge 77 12.42 The Alliance of Lordaeron 8
/way Ironforge 77.02 12.79 Rise of the Horde
/way Ironforge 77.05 9.17 Arathor and the Troll Wars

/way Tanaris 50.97 30.29 Old Hatreds - The Colonization of Kalimdor
/way Tanaris 52.47 26.88 Empires' Fall 12
/way Tanaris 52.47 26.87 Wrath of Soulflayer 13

/way Stratholme 25.3 70.25 The Lich King Triumphant
/way Stratholme 25.3 70.25 Kel'Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
/way Stratholme 25.3 70.25 The Birth of the Lich King 10
/way Stratholme 25.9 71.02 Civil War in the Plaguelands 7
/way Stratholme 25.9 71.69 War of the Spider 9
/way Stratholme 25.9 71.69 Icecrown and the Frozen Throne 11
/way Stratholme 27.81 74.5 The Scourge of Lordaeron 6
/way Stratholme 30.18 41.49 The Seven Kingdoms (near Commander Malor)

Wait until you're on the "second map" to use this waypoint.
/way Scholomance 56.32 41.27 The Invasion of Draenor

Commento di rumrunner64

It seems these books can also spawn in NEW Dalaran bookshelves (or strewn about) located in the various stores and places. Just doing a quick run around I found the following in about 10 minutes:

The Lich King Triumpant
Rise of the Blood Elves
The Guardians of Tirisfal
The Seven Kingdoms
Charge of the Dragonflights

Their tooltip description says "Copy commissioned by Archmage Newhearth of the Curators. Do not worry about returning the book, it will return on its own" and has a two hour duration.

Commento di Turrian

Guide for alliance players

May 2018

I have just completed the Well Read achievement. I wasted time running around here and there. That is why I have made this route for you, which I recommend you follow. I think it will be the fastest way to do it. Start from the top and go down the list.

Ironforge, Dun Morogh
- Hall of Exprorers. On the tables.
o Rise of the Horde
o The Allience of Lordaeron
o Charge of the Dragonflights
o The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
o The Battle of Grim Batol
o Arathor and the Troll Wars
o War of the Three Hammers

Thelsamar, Loch Modan
- The house most to the east. Brock and Jern are standing outside the house.
o The Last Guardian

Scholomance, Western Plaguelands
- The Lilian Voss Room
o The Invasion of Draenor

Stratholme, Eastern Plaguelands
- Main enterance
o The Scarlet Bastion. To the far left in the instance.
 The Seven Kingdoms
 The Birth of the Lich King
 Kel’Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge
 The Lich King Triumphant
 Icecrown and the Frozen Throne

Stormwind City, Elwynn Forest
- Library (85, 24). On the tables.
o Aftermath or the Second War
o The Allience of Lordaeron
o The Guardians of Tirisfal
o The World Tree and the Emerald Dream
o The War of the Ancients
- Library. On a pillar.
o Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt
o Civil War in the Plaguelands
o The Kaldorei and the Well of Eternity
o The New Horde
- Library. On a stool.
o Beyond the Dark Portal
- Battle Room
o The Battle of Grim Batol
o The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind
o War of the Spider
- House next to the inscription trainer. (52, 74,5)
o Archimonde’s Return and the Flight to Kalimdor

Goldshire, Elwynn Forest
- The Inn (43.7, 65.8). Upstairs. On the table.
o Icecrown and the Frozen Throne

Eastvale Lodging Camp, Elwynn Forest
o Lethargy of the Orcs

Darkshire, Duskwood
- The Inn (74, 45). Upstairs. In each room. On tables.
o Kil’jaeden and the Shadow Pact
o Mount Hyjal and Illidan’s Gift
o The Founding of Quel’Thalas

Booty Bay, Cape of Stranglethorn
- The Salty Sailor Tavern.
o 2nd floor. On table.
 Sunwell – The Fall of Quel’Thalas
- House above “Sea Wolf” MacKinley
o The Sentinels and the Long Vigil
- Room two stairs down from where “Sea Wolf” MacKinley is. Auctioneer Kresky is there. In that room there are 4 books.
o Empire’s Fall
o The Scourge of Lordaeron
o The Twin Empires
o Wrath of Soulflayer

Darnassus, Teldrassil
- The Betrayer Ascendant. (62, 74.5)
- Exile of the High Elves. (38.6, 33)
o Cenarion Enclave. Go in at the base of the tree and down the stairs. Underground. To Erion Shadewhisper.
o On table
- Rise of the Blood Elves. (50, 33)
o 1st floor
o On table

Astranaar, Ashenvale
- Sargeras and the Betrayal
o Next to Aeolynn the clothier. On the floor.

Gadgetzan, Tanaris
- Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor
o Next to the anvil and Derotain Mudsipper. On the ground.

Commento di kirylyn

can you read only one book at a time at each location?

I read one book at Darnassus but I can't find any of the other books that are there.

confused

Commento di logiboy123

I was missing The Guardians of Tirisfal from the Stormwind library. I would come to Stormwind Keep every day to try and find it. Not only couldn't I see this book, but I couldn't see any books in the library (that were interactable).

Turns out the issue was that I was phased at Stormwind Keep. There were quests available for invading Darkshore and I strongly suspect this was giving me a library without any books. Once I completed those storyline quests I came back to SK library and the book was there.

So if you come to the keep library and all the books are missing, you could see if there are any available quests in the keep and complete those then try again.

Commento di Xemnuz

For any alliance doing this, if you don't see any books in stormwind like me, you have to take the quest from the nightelf with green cloak cant remember the name, Madiev? Which talks about Zoram strand, you have to actually take the portal on Stormwind Harbor and go to the place in west Ashenvale, but dont take any follow up quest and get back to Stormwind, then all books are phased back (-:

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Requisiti

	Aegwynn e la Caccia ai Draghi (1)
	Arathor e le Guerre dei Troll (1)
	Oltre il Portale Oscuro (1)
	La Guerra Civile nelle Terre Infette (1)
	L'Esilio degli Alti Elfi (1)
	Forgiardente - Il Risveglio dei Nani (1)
	Kil'jaeden e il Patto dell'Ombra (1)
	Il Monte Hyjal e il Dono di Illidan (1)
	L'Ascesa degli Elfi del Sangue (1)
	Sargeras e il Tradimento (1)
	L'Alleanza di Lordaeron (1)
	L'Ascesa del Traditore (1)
	Il Portale Oscuro e la Caduta di Roccavento (1)
	I Guardiani di Tirisfal (1)
	I Kaldorei e il Pozzo dell'Eternità (1)
	Il Trionfo del Re dei Lich (1)
	Gli Dei Antichi e l'Ordine di Azeroth (1)
	Le Sentinelle e la Lunga Attesa (1)
	Gli Imperi Gemelli (1)
	L'Albero del Mondo e il Sogno di Smeraldo (1)
	La Guerra dei Tre Martelli (1)

	Le Conseguenze della Seconda Guerra (1)
	Il Ritorno di Archimonde e il Viaggio Verso Kalimdor (1)
	Le Cariche degli Stormi dei Draghi (1)
	La Caduta degli Imperi (1)
	La Corona di Ghiaccio e il Trono di Ghiaccio (1)
	Kel'Thuzad e la Nascita del Flagello (1)
	Il Letargo degli Orchi (1)
	Vecchi Rancori - La Colonizzazione di Kalimdor (1)
	L'Ascesa dell'Orda (1)
	Il Pozzo Solare - La Caduta di Quel'Thalas (1)
	La Battaglia di Grim Batol (1)
	La Nascita del Re dei Lich (1)
	La Fondazione di Quel'Thalas (1)
	L'Invasione di Draenor (1)
	L'Ultimo Guardiano (1)
	La Nuova Orda (1)
	Il Flagello di Lordaeron (1)
	I Sette Regni (1)
	La Guerra degli Antichi (1)
	La Guerra del Ragno (1)
	La Furia dello Scortica Anime (1)

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