Oblivion:Skill Books

The first time you read a given Skill Book, your level in the associated Skill will be permanently increased by one point. If a major skill is increased, it will count towards leveling up; the skill increase will also contribute to the skill bonuses you receive next time you level up. Unlike Trainers, there is no limit to how many Skill Books you can read at one level (other than how many you are able to find).

You can open a Skill Book, read it, and acquire the skill bonus without it being considered theft. Theft occurs only if while reading it you choose to "Take" the book. If you just close the book (putting it back where you found it) no crime is committed.

If you find a second copy of a Skill Book that you have already read, you will not receive any skill bonus for reading the second copy.

When you have reached Mastery in a skill (100 pts), reading an unread skill book will not produce any effect: it will not increase your skill above 100 pts; it will not increase the Skill Books Read counter in your character statistics either, and you will not even be alerted of the skill book discovery. This also holds true if the skill in question is fortified past 100; you will not gain the relevant skill increase or be notified of the fact that you have found a skill book. Unlike with trainers, using a Drain Skill spell to decrease a skill level under 100 will not allow you to use the skill book to increase your skill level over 100. However, you can decrease your Master skill back down to Expert by serving jail time, allowing you to read the book and get the skill point as normal.

A potential way to maximize skill books bonuses is to delay reading books located

• in containers -- since you can transfer them in your inventory without reading them
• outside containers, in a permanent, non-hostile, easily accessible location (such as a Mages Guild bookshelf or the Arcane University)

until you have reached Expert status (75 to 99 pts) in the relevant skill, since one extra skill point is much harder to gain when you're an Expert than when you're still a Novice. However, this advice does not work for skill books found outside containers during quests, as it is not possible to take them without opening, thus reading them first.

There are 109 skill books in total: 5 for most skills; 6 for Conjuration, Destruction, Illusion, Mysticism, and Heavy Armor; and 4 for Speechcraft. (The four "extra" Magic books are the four Mythic Dawn Commentaries the player is supposed to read as part of The Path of Dawn, leaving the standard 5-per-skill to be discovered outside of the quest).

Twenty of the skill books (one in each skill, except for Speechcraft) can be found in random loot. This means that there is a small chance that one of these twenty books will appear in boss-level chests in dungeons with certain types of enemies. The remaining 89 books exist only in specific locations. The following dungeons (in descending order) are the best sources to acquire the three different types of skill books found in random loot:

• For Combat skill books: Miscarcand (exterior boss chest) and Infested Mine (exterior boss chest).
• For Magic skill books: Ceyatatar Gorihame (enter from exterior trap door to access first boss chest, save outside and reload to easily access other boss chests after the 'Press block' has been pushed once), Fort Rayles Hall of Winter (enter from door D, 2 boss chests), Echo Necromancer's Chamber (5 boss chests, no easy access) and Silorn.
• For Stealth skill books: The North Tunnel Sewers has the best option (2 boss chests, from 2nd visit even easier access). Other good sources are: Undertow Cavern Hold-Your-Breath (2 boss chests, no easy access), Telepe, Rockmilk Cave, Bloodmayne Cave Labyrinth (enter from exterior), Bleak Mine, Flooded Mine, Bloodcrust Cavern and Nornalhorst.

There are also two quests from which you will receive a random skill book as your reward:

• Bear Season: one of six Combat skill books (all the Combat books found in normal random loot, except for Armorer).
• Two Sides of the Coin: one random Combat or Magic skill book, including those not normally found in random loot; plus one of the following 6 books: Purloined Shadows (Sneak), Mystery of Talara v1 (Acrobatics), Rislav The Righteous (Light Armor), The Black Arrow v2 (Marksman), A Dance in Fire v7 (Mercantile), or Surfeit of Thieves (Security).

If you have Shivering Isles installed, there is an additional quest from which you will receive a random skill book as your reward:

• Everything In Its Place (after giving the notebook to Ranarr-Jo): any random skill book from the entire game.

Acrobatics

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	The Black Arrow, v 1 000243cd	Gorgic Guine	Volume one of a story of revenge, and a true master archer	Torbal the Sufficient's House (Brindle Home), in a chest at the end of the bed Duke's QuartersSI, on a bookshelf in the main passageway
	A Dance in Fire, v1 000243cb	Waughin Jarth	Chapter 1 of a clerk's adventures in Valenwood	Ganredhel's House (Cheydinhal), on a dresser upstairs
	A Dance in Fire, v4 000243cc	Waughin Jarth	Chapter 4 of a clerk's adventures in Valenwood	Kvatch Castle, on a table to the right as you enter the Great Hall (only accessible after starting The Battle for Castle Kvatch)
	Mystery of Talara, v 1 000243ce	Mera Llykith	Part one of the story of Princess Talara	In vanilla Oblivion, only found in random loot The Laughing CoastSI, located on a chest on top of a mountain (map)
	Thief 000243ca	Reven	The second chapter of the adventures of Eslaf Erol	S'krivva's House (Bravil), on the bottom shelf on the second floor

Alchemy

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	Calcinator Treatise 00073a5f		Argonian secrets of proper Calcinator positioning	Imperial Bridge Inn (Niben Bay), under Lithnilian's bed on the top floor May also be found in random loot
	De Rerum Dirennis 000243d2	Vorian Direnni	Tales about a creator of Alchemy Science	All Things Alchemical (Skingrad), on a shelf on the second floor
	A Game at Dinner 000243cf	An Anonymous Spy	A spy's observations upon poison making and a dinner party	Chorrol Mages Guild (Chorrol), on a bookcase on the first floor Frostcrag SpireWT (Jerall Mountains), after purchasing the library area upgrade
	Mannimarco, King of Worms 1 000243d0	Horicles	Biography of Mannimarco, the leader of Necromancers, in verse	Mystic Archives (Arcane University), in a display case along the eastern wall, on the first floor
	Song of the Alchemists 1 000243d1	Marobar Sul	Book 5 of an incomplete series of fictional stories about the Dwemer	Lustratorium (Arcane University), in a bookshelf along the western wall, on the first floor

Alteration

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	Daughter of the Niben 000243d4	Sathyr Longleat	The history of Bravil and its famous statue of the Lucky Old Lady	Mages Guild Living Quarters (Skingrad), on a bookshelf in the northeast room
	The Dragon Break 3 000243d5	Fal Droon	Explanation of a historical error of timing	Dovyn Aren's House (Elven Gardens District), on a table in the private quarters
	The Lunar Lorkhan 000243d8	Fal Droon	A theory about the moons Masser and Secunda	Henantier's Dreamworld (Bravil), behind an overturned table, behind the bed (only accessible during Through A Nightmare, Darkly) May also be found in random loot
	Reality & Other Falsehoods 00073a69		Summary of the basic principles of Alteration magic	Southern Books (Leyawiin), on a bookshelf to the right-hand side of the room, on the second floor
	Sithis 000243d6		Text detailing an apparent connection between Sithis and Lorkhan	The Great Chapel of Zenithar (Leyawiin), on a desk in the chapel hall Deepscorn HollowVL (Blackwood), after purchasing the study area upgrade

Armorer

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	The Armorer's Challenge 000243d9	Mymophonus	A competition between two skilled armorsmiths	Sold and carried by Phintias in the First Edition, in the Market District (The Imperial City) Cheydinhal Fighters Guild (Cheydinhal), on top of the bookcase to the right of the stairs, on the second floor
	Cherim's Heart of Anequina 000243dc	Livillus Perus, Professor at the Imperial University	Interview with Cherim, a master tapestry weaver	The First Edition, in the Market District (Imperial City), on a desk in the private quarters
	Heavy Armor Repair 00073a68		Information on the best ways to repair various types of heavy armor	In vanilla Oblivion, only found in random loot Battlehorn CastleFS (Colovian Highlands), in the master bedroom after purchasing the library area upgrade Battlehorn CastleFS (Colovian Highlands), in the blacksmith's house
	Last Scabbard of Akrash 3 000243da	Tabar Vunqidh	Story of a slaver's daughter and her Khajiit lover	A Fighting Chance, in the Market District (Imperial City), found within the private quarters
	Light Armor Repair 00073a67		A guide to refurbishing light armor	Castle Bravil Barracks (Bravil), on a shelf situated between the two sets of beds

Athletics

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	The Argonian Account, Book 1 000243e2	Waughin Jarth	Decumus Scotti's continued adventures in Black Marsh, Volume 1	Found in random loot Possible reward from the quest Bear Season
	Beggar 000243e1	Reven	The first chapter in the adventures of Eslaf Erol	Cloud Ruler Temple (Jerall Mountains), on a shelf within the great hall
	A Dance in Fire, v3 000243df	Waughin Jarth	Chapter 3 of a clerk's adventures in Valenwood	Uuras the Shepherd's House (Skingrad), on a bookcase situated in the attic
	The Ransom of Zarek 000243de	Marobar Sul	How a boy escapes his kidnappers	Arena Bloodworks, in the Arena District (Imperial City), in the cupboard in front of Owyn
	The Red Kitchen Reader 000243e0	Simocles Quo	Autobiographical musings of how the Master of Cuisine came to adore viands	Castle Anvil (Anvil), on a desk situated in Baeralorn's room in the private quarters

Blade

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	2920, Morning Star 000243e4	Carlovac Townway	Volume 1 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	Castle Cheydinhal (Cheydinhal), in the northwestern room of the private quarters Castle Leyawiin (Leyawiin), on a shelf in the healer's private quarters Reward for Fighters Guild quest The Wandering Scholar Battlehorn CastleFS (Colovian Highlands), after purchasing the bedroom area upgrade
	Battle of Sancre Tor 00073a61		The story of how General Talos defeated the stronghold of Sancre Tor	Castle Bravil (Bravil), in a locked display case within the great hall Possible reward from the quest Bear Season May also be found in random loot
	Fire and Darkness 000243e5	Ynir Gorming	The history of the Morag Tong assassin guild	Hall of Epochs, along The Old Way (Imperial City), within a chest during the quest, The Ultimate Heist
	Song Of Hrormir 3 000243e6		The epic narrative of Hrormir, one-time champion of Nocturnal	Imperial City Arena District, in Branwen's chest (of which she has the key) Castle Bravil's Private Quarters East Wing, in the last room on your left when walking straight down the hall, on a large case that also has a jewelry box on it
	Words and Philosophy 000243e3		An interview with a Bosmer master swordsman about her life	Modryn Oreyn's house in Chorrol, on a shelf

Block

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	A Dance in Fire, v2 000243ea	Waughin Jarth	Chapter 2 of a clerk's adventures in Valenwood	Guard House in the Elven Gardens District, on a ground floor end-table
	Death Blow of Abernanit 000243e8	Anonymous (with notes by Geocrates Varnus)	The death of Dagoth Thras	Anvil Fighters Guild Dining Hall, in a chest
	The Mirror 000243e9	Berdier Wreans	About a skilled fighter's showdown with his greatest enemy	Leyawiin City Watch Barracks, on a shelf in a downstairs storage room
	The Warp in the West 000243ec	Ulvius Tero	Reports from Imperial Blades concerning the effects of the Dragon Break on the Iliac Bay region	Cloud Ruler Temple, on a desk in the great hall (only accessible after Dagon Shrine) Brother Piner at Weynon Priory has a copy; he will give it to you if you ask him for "Assistance" during Deliver the Amulet in the Main Quest Found in random loot Possible reward from Bear Season
	Warrior 2 000243eb	Reven	The third chapter of the adventures of Eslaf Erol	Countess Alessia Caro's chamber in Leyawiin Castle, on a shelf on the east side of the room Battlehorn Castle after buying the bedroom area upgrade (mod-specific)

Blunt

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	The Importance of Where 000243ee	Marobar Sul	Book 3 of an incomplete series of fictional stories about the Dwemer	Bravil Castle Dungeon, on a table
	King 2 000243f0	Reven	The final chapter in the adventures of Eslaf Erol	Anvil Castle Royal Quarters, on a shelf Battlehorn Castle after buying the bedroom area upgrade (mod-specific)
	The Legendary Sancre Tor 00073a62	Matera Chapel	An attempt to chronicle the rise and fall of Sancre Tor	Vilena Donton's house in Chorrol, on a shelf on the third floor (take the stairs going up to the left, not the locked door to the right)
	Mace Etiquette 00073a66		A warrior's instruction pamphlet on proper mace tactics	Found in random loot Possible reward from Bear Season
	Night Falls on Sentinel 000243ef	Boali	How a knight weeds out an enemy of the king	Goblin Jim's Cave

Conjuration

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	2920, Frostfall 000243f5	Carlovac Townway	Volume 10 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	Anvil Chapel Hall, on a desk
	2920, Hearth Fire 000243f4	Carlovac Townway	Volume 9 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	Bruma Chapel Hall, on a shelf
	The Doors of Oblivion 000243f2	Seif-ij Hidja	The chronicles of Morian Zenas' journey through the realms of Oblivion, penned by his apprentice	Fort Caractacus, under a desk in Ancotar's "alchemy lab" Anvil Mages Guild Library, on a bookshelf (near the bottom) Cloud Ruler Temple, on a desk in the great hall (only accessible after Blood of the Divines)
	Liminal Bridges 1 00073a60	Camilonwe of Alinor	A Discourse On The Theory and Praxis of Traveling Between Mundus and Oblivion	Arcane University Mystic Archives, in a second-floor display case against the west wall (look for a brown book)
	Mythic Dawn Commentaries 1 00022b04	Mankar Camoran	The first book read by initiates to the Mythic Dawn cult	Acquired during The Path of Dawn in the Main Quest Can also be found on many Mythic Dawn agents or in their houses
	The Warrior's Charge 000243f6		An old poem of the Redguards that deals with the constellations	Only found in random loot

Destruction

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	The Art of War Magic 000243fa	Zurin Arctus, with Commentary By Other Learned Masters	Mastering the art of winning	Leafrot Cave (along the Panther River), on a shelf
	The Horrors of Castle Xyr 000243f7	Baloth-Kul	A One Act Play	Bravil Mages Guild, on a third-floor shelf
	A Hypothetical Treachery 3 000243f9	Anthil Morvir	A One Act Play	Skingrad Castle Lords Manor, on a shelf in the northwest corner of Hassildor's room.
	Mystery of Talara, v 3 000243fb	Mera Llykith	Part three of the story of Princess Talara	Only found in random loot
	Mythic Dawn Commentaries 2 00022b05	Mankar Camoran	The second book read by initiates to the Mythic Dawn cult	Given to you by Tar-Meena during The Path of Dawn in the Main Quest Can also be found on many Mythic Dawn agents or in their houses
	Response to Bero's Speech 1 000243f8	Malviser, Battlemage	Commentaries of "Bero's Speech to the Battlemages" book	Arcane University Mystic Archives, on a ground-floor bookshelf against the east wall (look for a small blue book on the middle shelf)

Hand to Hand

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	Ahzirr Traajijazeri 000243fe	Anonymous	The public manifesto of the Khajiit organization Renrijra Krin	Cheydinhal Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, on a barrel next to M'raaj-Dar's usual chair in the training room J'Ghasta's house in Bruma (On a table in the back of the secret training room accessible via a trap door located behind the stairs.)
	Immortal Blood 000243fc	Anonymous	Dialogues about fighting with vampires	The bandit camp outside Vilverin Seridur's house in the Imperial City Temple District, on a basement bookshelf (available by doing the Order of the Virtuous Blood quest) J'Ghasta's house in Bruma Deepscorn Hollow after buying the study area upgrade (download-specific)
	Master Zoaraym's Tale 00024400	Gi'Nanth	About the Temple of the Two Moons in Elsweyr and its students	Found in random loot Possible reward from Bear Season
	Way of the Exposed Palm 00073a6a		Explanation of the key towards mastery of open-handed combat	Black Balconies of Fieldhouse in Fieldhouse Cave, on the ground (hiding under a Cairn Bolete)
	The Wolf Queen, v 2 000243fd	Waughin Jarth	Life of Queen Potema, Book Two	Skingrad Castle, inside the Lord's Manor on a shelf against the south wall of Hassildor's room

Heavy Armor

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	2920, MidYear 00024402	Carlovac Townway	Volume 6 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	Fire and Steel in Chorrol, on a shelf
	Chimarvamidium 3 00024403	Marobar Sul	Book 6 of a series of fictional stories about the Dwemer	Imperial Legion Offices Barracks, on a shelf
	Fighters Guild History, 1st Ed. 1 000a915c		Detailing the events leading up to the foundation of the Syffim, now known as the Fighters Guild	Chorrol Fighters Guild, in a locked first-floor display case Arcane University Mystic Archives, in a first-floor display case Anvil Fighters Guild, in a third-floor display case
	Hallgerd's Tale 00024401	Tavi Dromio	Squabbling over the greatest warrior ever leads to a tale of heavy-armor-master Hlaalu Pasoroth	Chorrol Fighters Guild, in a chest in the tower
	History of the Fighters Guild 00024405		Detailing the events leading up to the foundation of the Syffim, now known as the Fighters Guild	Battlehorn Castle after buying the library area upgrade (mod-specific) Found in random loot Possible reward from Bear Season (Note that this is the standard edition of this book; there is also a more expensive first edition, see above)
	How Orsinium Passed to Orcs 00024404	Menyna Gsost	The story of how Gortwog won the land to the north of Wayrest	Bruma Castle Lords Manor, on a desk

Illusion

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	The Argonian Account, Book 3 1 00024407	Waughin Jarth	Decumus Scotti's continued adventures in Black Marsh, Volume 3	Arcane University Mystic Archives, upstairs, south wall, right bookshelf, above the Novice Alembic
	Incident in Necrom 00024408	Jonquilla Bothe	A story about an illusionist	Willow Bank in Cheydinhal, on a second floor chest of drawers
	Mystery of Talara, v 4 0002440a	Mera Llykith	Part four of the story of Princess Talara	Fort Caractacus, under the desk in Ancotar's "alchemy lab" May also be found in random loot
	Mythic Dawn Commentaries 3 00022b06	Mankar Camoran	The third book read by initiates to the Mythic Dawn cult	Acquired from Gwinas or Phintias In the Sunken Sewers In Lake Arrius Caverns
	Palla, volume 1 00024409	Vojne Mierstyyd	A conjurer's tragic infatuation with a dead woman (volume 1 of 2)	Arkved's Tower, on a table next to Vaermina's Orb in the final room (available during Vaermina's Daedric quest)
	The Wolf Queen, v 3 00024406	Waughin Jarth	Life of Queen Potema, Book Three	Bruma Mages Guild, on a desk in the southeast basement room (look for an orange book)

Light Armor

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	Ice and Chitin 0002440C	Pletius Spatec	A tale of the manipulation of chitin armor	Ahdarji's house in Leyawiin, in a second-floor chest
	Lord Jornibret's Last Dance 0002440d		Song involving men and women's parts	Bleak Flats Cave, on a table
	The Rear Guard 0002440b	Tenace Mourl	How a lone man guards a besieged castle and how he obtains his food	Cheydinhal Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, in a chest in the training room
	The Refugees 0002440e	Geros Albreigh	History of refugees fleeing the Camoran Usurper	The First Edition bookstore in the Imperial City Market District, on the first bookshelf to the left of the door Cloud Ruler Temple, on a desk in the great hall (only accessible after Blood of the Divines)
	Rislav The Righteous 0002440f	Sinjin	Heroic tales of Rislav Larich, ancient King of Skingrad	Deepscorn Hollow after buying the study area upgrade (mod-specific) May also be found in random loot

Marksman

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	The Black Arrow, v 2 00024531	Gorgic Guine	Volume two of a story of revenge, and a true master archer	Cheydinhal Dark Brotherhood Living Quarters, in Teinaava's chest May also be found in random loot
	A Dance in Fire, v5 00024411	Waughin Jarth	Chapter 5 of a clerk's adventures in Valenwood	Regner's house in Bruma, on a table downstairs
	Father Of The Niben 00024530	Florin Jaliil	Translation of the fragmented journal of Topal the Pilot	Bravil Castle Lord's Manor North Wing, on a shelf in the room opposite the entrance Melisi Daren, the taxidermist at Battlehorn Castle (mod-specific)
	The Gold Ribbon of Merit 00024410	Ampyrian Brum	A man tutors his old friend in marksmanship	Cheydinhal Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, in a chest in the training room Deepscorn Hollow after buying the study area upgrade (mod-specific)
	Vernaccus and Bourlor 0002452f	Tavi Dromio	How a short-tempered Daedra tries to make something of himself	For sale at Renoit's Books in Chorrol, in plain sight on a shelf

Mercantile

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	2920, Sun's Height 3 00024534	Carlovac Townway	Volume 7 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	Black Horse Courier office, Imperial City Market District
	The Buying Game 3 00024532	Adabael Timsar-Dadisun	Tips on buying and selling	Fathis Ules' house upstairs, in the Elven Gardens District
	A Dance in Fire, v6 3 00024535	Waughin Jarth	Chapter 6 of a clerk's adventures in Valenwood	Casta Scribonia's house in Chorrol, on an upstairs shelf
	A Dance in Fire, v7 00024536	Waughin Jarth	Chapter 7 of a clerk's adventures in Valenwood	Only found in random loot
	The Wolf Queen, v 4 3 00024533	Waughin Jarth	Life of Queen Potema, Book Four	The Office of Imperial Commerce in the Imperial City Market District

Mysticism

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	2920, Sun's Dawn 2 00024538	Carlovac Townway	Volume 2 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	Skingrad Chapel Hall, on a desk in a side room (look for a purple book)
	Before the Ages of Man 1 00073a63	Aicantar of Shimerene	Chronicles the major events of the Dawn and Merethic Eras	Arcane University's Chironasium, on a first floor Altar of Enchanting, against the southwest wall
	The Black Arts On Trial 00024539	Hannibal Traven, Archmagister of the Mages Guild	A summary of the debate which led to the Mages Guild resolution on Necromancy	Mystic Emporium in the Imperial City Market District, on the desk (also for sale)
	The Firsthold Revolt 00024537	Maveus Cie	The story of how Hlaalu Helseth's sister kept the Summerset Isle city of Firsthold	Cheydinhal Mages Guild, on a basement bookshelf, one above the bottom shelf, next to the crystal ball
	Mythic Dawn Commentaries 4 00022b07	Mankar Camoran	The fourth and final book read by initiates to the Mythic Dawn cult	Acquired from Raven Camoran
	Souls, Black and White 00073a6b		A scholar's look at the souls of man and beast	Fort Cuptor Battlemains, on the stone slab next to a bed, slightly under a coffin leaning against the slab May also be found in random loot

Restoration

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	2920, Rain's Hand 0002453f	Carlovac Townway	Volume 4 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	Bravil Chapel Hall, on a shelf
	The Exodus 2 0002453e	Waughin Jarth	The tale of a couple's desperate bid to save their only child	Skingrad Chapel Hall, on a bookshelf in the north room with a dining table. (look for a brown book)
	Mystery of Talara, v 2 00024540	Mera Llykith	Part two of the story of Princess Talara	Only found in random loot
	Notes on Racial Phylogeny 0002453d	the Council of Healers, Imperial University	About the similarities and differences between the races of Tamriel	Chorrol Chapel Hall, in a chest
	Withershins 0002453c	Yaqut Tawashi	A humorous tale of a man's ailment and cure	Leyawiin Mages Guild , on a second-floor bookshelf (northwest room), top shelf (southeast corner, look for a green book)

Security

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	Advances in Lock Picking 00073a65		A Skill Book in Security, providing tips on how to pick locks	For sale at Mach-Na's Books in Cheydinhal Can be pickpocketed from Mach-Na Fingerbowl Cave, on a necromancer's altar
	The Locked Room 00024541	Porbert Lyttumly	How a pupil outlocks her cruel lockpick instructor	Smuggler's Cave under Anvil Castle, in a chest
	Proper Lock Design 00073a64		Written as a manual for lock designers, unintentionally helpful to thieves	Dareloth's house in the Waterfront District, on a desk (available once you become Guildmaster of the Thieves Guild)
	Surfeit of Thieves 00024545	Aniis Noru	How a busted robbery gets even worse	Only found in random loot
	The Wolf Queen, v 1 00024542	Waughin Jarth	Life of Queen Potema, Book One	Dro'shanji's house in Bravil, upstairs, on a shelf

Sneak

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	2920, Last Seed 00024547	Carlovac Townway	Volume 8 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	City-Swimmer's house in Bravil, on a dresser
	Legend of Krately House 00024549	Baloth-Kul	A play about the ghostly Krately family and how they died	Cloud Ruler Temple, on the rightmost bookcase in the east wing, top shelf
	Purloined Shadows 0002454a	Waughin Jarth	A chill tale recounting the theft of Nocturnal's cloak	Only found in random loot
	Sacred Witness 00024548	Enric Milnes	Account of Enric's meeting with the Night Mother and career as an assassin	Lake Arrius Caverns Shrine Living Quarters, in a chest (only available after starting the Dagon Shrine quest) Deepscorn Hollow after buying the study area upgrade (mod-specific) The Duke's Quarters in the Shivering Isles, on the bottom shelf of a bookcaseSI
	The Wolf Queen, v 6 00024546	Waughin Jarth	Life of Queen Potema, Book Six	Cheydinhal Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary

Speechcraft

	Book Name (ID)	Author	Description	Where this book can be found
	2920, Second Seed 0002454d	Carlovac Townway	Volume 5 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire	Imperial Palace, on a bookshelf in the Imperial Battlemage's Chambers, top shelf (only available during The Ultimate Heist)
	Biography of the Wolf Queen 3 0002454b	Katar Eriphanes	A history of the unambiguously evil Queen Potema, the so-called Wolf Queen of Solitude	Armand Christophe's house in the Waterfront District, in a chest Reward for completing the Caught in the Hunt quest
	The Wolf Queen, v 5 0002454c	Waughin Jarth	Life of Queen Potema, Book Five	Hastrel Ottus' house in the Imperial City Temple District
	The Wolf Queen, v 7 0002454e	Waughin Jarth	Life of Queen Potema, Book Seven	Cheydinhal Castle, in the Lord's Quarters, on the bookshelf to the right

¹ You need to complete the Mages Guild Recommendation Quests to reach this location.
² If someone sees you here you are Trespassing.
³ Taking this book is theft.