This article is about books which give skill increases. For the Eidetic Memory collection, see Skill Books (collection).
Skill Books are books that can be used to increase any of your skills instantly. The first time you read a given skill book, your level in the associated skill(s) will be permanently increased by one point. You do not actually have to read the entire book—simply opening the book and immediately closing it again is sufficient. Note that some of these books list a class rather than an individual skill tree. For these books, if you are a member of that class, it will raise all three of your skill ranks for that class. Otherwise, it will not raise any skills.
When you pick up a skill book, you automatically start to read it, and therefore you immediately obtain the skill bonus. If you find an additional copy of a skill book that you have already read, you will not receive any skill bonus for reading the additional copy.
94 skill books can be found all across Tamriel, covering all of the available skills. 83 of the skill books are also part of the Skill Books collection that make up part of the Eidetic Memory, while the others are spread among the other collections. Additionally all books in Shalidor's Library contribute towards the Mages Guild skill line, but through granting reputation points (which guild skill lines use to level).
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A World of Corpses
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Achieving Harmony with Death
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Advances in Lockpicking
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Ahzidal's Descent
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Alchemy Practicum
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Alchemy: Discovering Traits
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Almalexia and the Mudcrab
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Arboreal Architecture
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An Archer's Archive
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Ardent Flame: Draconic or Endemic?
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Armor of Myth and Legend
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Aura of the Righteous
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Azarrid's Race
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Baandari Mutton Stew
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Provisioning |
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A recipe for stew |
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Skill Books |
Benevolent Necromancy, it Exists
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Bliss
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The Book of Circles: Forging Maxims
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Bowyer and Fletcher
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Call to the Faithful
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Cantillon's Correspondence
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Ceryolminwe's Translation
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The Chopping Block
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Chronicles of Ehtelar, Vol. 1
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Clothier: Light Armor Basics
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Confessions of a Bold Alchemist
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Alchemy |
Alchemist Aleeto |
The musings of an alchemist |
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Tales of Tamriel |
Cooking Mastery, The Easy Way
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Provisioning |
the Malachite Chef |
A guide to easy cooking |
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Skill Books |
Crush, Slash, Bash, and Stab
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Dark Magic: Three Pretexts
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Destruction or Distraction
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Discomforts of War
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Enigma of the Runestones
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Exiled from Exile, Volume 7
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Father of the Niben, Fragment One
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Folly in Fixation
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Forged in the Heart of Mundus
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The Four Abominations
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The Friend of All Mortals
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Fundaments of Alchemy
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Glinting Talons
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Glyphs and Enchantment
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A Grifter's Apology
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Harvest's End
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Heavy Armor Forging
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Heavy Armor: A Forge-Wife's Advice
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A Hero's Weapon
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How to Win a Fight
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Husks and Bones
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A Hypothetical Treachery, Part 1
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Jornibret's Last Dance
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Journal of Thracius Mento
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Khajiiti Arms and Armor
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Legacy of the Dragonguard
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The Legendary Sancre Tor, 1st Ed.
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Mace Etiquette
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The Masters' Hall
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Mazubar-do's Advice
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Medium Armor: Tannins and Leather
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Mora'at's Theory of Lightning
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Mythical Beast, Real Powers
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A New Recipe?
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Nord Armorers and Armsmen
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Notes on Racial Phylogeny
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On the Utility of Shock Magic
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One Staff, Many Staves
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Oshgura's Destruction Journal
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The Philosophy of Stealth
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Precepts of Stendarr
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Principles of Conjuration
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Prudence in Practice
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Quotes from the Greats
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Redoran Cooking Secrets
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Report: Quality of Recruits
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Light Armor |
Captain Lampronius |
A military report on the training of new recruits |
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Skill Books |
A Request for Relief
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Rislav the Righteous, Part 1
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Rituals of the Harmonious Masters
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The Rotwood Enigma
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Saving Your Hide
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Settling the Debate
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Seafood Supper
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Sep's Kiss
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Shadow Draining: A Hypothesis
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Smithing: A Worthy Endeavor
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Sorcery is Not Necromancy!
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The Source of the Bone
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Sporting Chance
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Stendarr's Divine Spear
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Stepping through Shadows
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Strakes and Futtocks
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Sword-Wisdom of Saikhalar
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To Smite with Dragon Claws
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Treatise on Metallurgical Anomalies
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Undeniable Truths of Attire
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The Vanishing Crux
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Who Are the Wardens?
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Wulfmare's Guide to Better Thieving
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Wuunding and Tumult
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Xil-Go's Spell
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The Year 2920, Vol. 3
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Clothing |
Carlovac Townway |
Volume 3 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire |
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Tales of Tamriel |
The Year 2920, Vol. 7
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Woodworking |
Carlovac Townway |
Volume 7 of a historical series about Vivec and the Empire |
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Tales of Tamriel |
The Pretension of High Elf Jewelry
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Jewels of Yokuda
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