Dark Souls lore will be released in a rich two-volume set with “skin inside out”

Last year the first Dark Solus turned 10 years old. Irish book publisher Tune&Fairwether decided

to celebrate the anniversary in its own way: it will reveal the lore of the game in the format of a well-designed two-volume Abyssal Archive book.

According to the creators, Abyssal Archive differs in the following:

  • 528 pages divided into two volumes.
  • The most comprehensive analysis of the world of the first Dark Souls from Lokey veteran Lokey.
  • Detailed map of Lordran by artist Judson Cowen. Compiled and stored in a separate wrapper.
  • Compiled and stored in a separate cover.
  • The roots of both books are made of "fireproof red wyvern skin" with gilded letters.
  • The letters on the pages were created especially for the Abyssal Archive.
  • More than 50 illustrations were also drawn especially for Abyssal Archive. There are black-and-white and color images, and diagrams with explanations of individual subtleties of lore.
  • On the endpapers there are cards showing your progress in the game world.
  • More than 200 notes from the author, posted on the side of the page - no need to climb through the annotations somewhere at the end!


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Abyssal Archive has different versions, but all of them are very expensive:

  • Standard edition (two volumes, card and bookcase) - $180.
  • Limited Edition (as standard, but with a special bookmark and case) - $249.
  • Benefactor Edition (like the Limited Edition, but your name will be included in a special section inside the book) - $495.

They are going to distribute Abyssal Archive from the beginning2023. Previously Tune &amp; Fairweather has released two more books based on Dark Souls: a collector's edition of You Died, which talks about the phenomenon of the game, and Soul Arts, which collected illustrations from competitions from another veteran lore specialist VaatiVidya.