WoW Forever Library Books: All 31 Locations and Rewards
WoW Forever hides library books all over Azeroth: pick one up, hand it to Garion Wendell in Stormwind's Mage Quarter (37.6, 80.8) or Owen Thadd in Undercity's Magic Quarter (73.4, 33.0), and at 10, 20 and 25 books you choose a necklace, a ring and finally a level 40 bow, healing crest or caster off-hand. There are 31 mapped books in three sets. This guide lists every one with its zone and coordinates, the rewards at each tier and the faction catches.
Books turned in | Reward choice | Notes |
|---|---|---|
10 | Scholarly Pendant (+3 Stamina, +2 Spirit) or Erudite's Amulet (+2 Agility, +3 Stamina) | Item level 23, no level requirement |
20 | Philanthropist's Ring (+5 Intellect, up to +10 spell damage and healing) or Field Researcher's Loop (+7 Agility, +7 Stamina) | Item level 35 |
25 | Truthseeker's Bow, Crest of Elucidation or Researcher's Night Light | Quest opens at level 30, items require level 40 |
How the Library Books Work
Books are objects in the world, not monster drops. Click the book, scroll or tome and it goes into your bags.
You need a book in your bags to get the quest. Each book has its own turn-in quest at the librarian, and each turn-in also gives a Comprehension Charm.
Totals are cumulative. The 10 books for the necklace count toward the 20 for the ring, and those count toward the 25 for the bow. You only need five books from the bow set if you already turned in the 20 from the first two sets.
Turn them in as you find them. There is no reason to hoard.
Turn-in NPCs:
Alliance: Garion Wendell, Mage Quarter, Stormwind City (37.6, 80.8)
Horde: Owen Thadd, Magic Quarter, Undercity (73.4, 33.0)
Set 1: The First 16 Books (Necklace and Ring)
Book | Zone | Where exactly | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
Archmage Theocritus' Research Journal | Elwynn Forest | Tower of Azora | 65.4, 70.1 |
Archmage Antonidas: The Unabridged Autobiography | Ironforge | Library book | 75.7, 10.5 |
Bewitchments and Glamours | Westfall | Spellbook in Moonbrook | 45.4, 70.4 |
Rumi of Gnomeregan: The Collected Works | Westfall or Loch Modan | Gnomish tome at Sentinel Hill or Thelsamar | 52.7, 53.8 or 35.6, 48.9 |
Crimes Against Anatomy | Duskwood | Spellbook, The Darkened Bank | 16.6, 28.5 |
Runes of the Sorcerer-Kings | Loch Modan | Scrolls, Mo'grosh Stronghold | 77.4, 14.0 |
Goaz Scrolls | Wetlands | Scrolls, Whelgar's Excavation Site | 33.6, 47.9 |
The Dalaran Digest, Vol. 23 | Silverpine Forest | Ambermill | 63.5, 63.1 |
Ataeric: On Arcane Curiosities | Silverpine Forest | The Sepulcher (unconfirmed) | 43.4, 41.2 |
The Apothecary's Metaphysical Primer | Tirisfal Glades | Brill | 59.4, 52.3 |
Nar'thalas Almanac, Vol. 74 | Darkshore | Scrolls, Ruins of Mathystra | 59.8, 22.3 |
Arcanic Systems Manual | The Barrens | Manual, The Sludge Fen | 56.3, 8.8 |
Baxtan: On Destructive Magics | The Barrens | Goblin tome in Ratchet | 62.7, 36.3 |
Secrets of the Dreamers | The Barrens | Cave at Lushwater Oasis | 46.0, 36.5 |
Fury of the Land | Stonetalon Mountains | Scrolls, Grimtotem Post | 74.4, 85.7 |
The Lessons of Ta'zo | Orgrimmar | Ta'zo mural | 38.7, 78.4 |
Faction catches: Alliance characters cannot take The Lessons of Ta'zo in Orgrimmar. Horde characters can take the Archmage Antonidas book in Ironforge if they get there. Ataeric: On Arcane Curiosities is listed at the Sepulcher, but players report finding nothing there, so do not plan your route around it.
Tip for Secrets of the Dreamers: it is in the cave at Lushwater Oasis near Wailing Caverns, but outside the dungeon. Inside the cave map the scrolls sit at about 52.8, 54.7.
Set 2: The Ring Set (4 Books)
Book | Zone | Where exactly | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
Basilisks: Should Petrification be Feared? | Stranglethorn Vale | Research notes on the wooden platform right of the Crystalvein Mine entrance | 41.4, 50.9 |
Geomancy: The Stone-Cold Truth | Thousand Needles | Scrolls in the largest hut at Darkcloud Pinnacle (path starts at 31.0, 37.0) | 34.4, 40.1 |
Defensive Magics 101 | Alterac Mountains | Manual in the first tower of the ogre fortress, coming from Tarren Mill or Strahnbrad | 48.4, 57.6 |
RwlRwlRwlRwl! | Dustwallow Marsh | Waterlogged book at the eastern edge of the murloc camp near Witch Hill | 57.2, 20.8 |
Set 3: The Bow Set (11 Books, You Need 5)
Book | Zone | Where exactly | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
A Web of Lies: Debunking Myths and Legends | Arathi Highlands | Scrolls, Witherbark Village | 73.6, 65.2 |
Demons and You | Desolace | Book on a bench in the large building at Thunder Axe Fortress | 55.1, 26.2 |
Mummies: A Guide to the Unsavory Undead | Badlands | Scrolls | 56.7, 39.9 |
Sanguine Sorcery | Swamp of Sorrows | On top of the Sunken Temple, outside the dungeon (unverified) | 70.0, 51.0 |
Legends of the Tidesages | Tanaris | Lost Rigger Cove | 72.7, 47.8 |
Stonewrought Design | Burning Steppes | Altar in a tomb at Blackrock Mountain, outside the dungeon | 29.0, 28.9 |
Northern Kalimdor: A Comprehensive Guide | Felwood | Timbermaw Hold cave | 65.2, 3.3 |
Necromancy 101 | Western Plaguelands | Table at Caer Darrow, on top of the Scholomance building, outside the dungeon | 69.4, 72.8 |
A Study of the Light | Eastern Plaguelands | Light's Hope Chapel | 71.8, 48.2 |
The Knight and the Lady | Eastern Plaguelands | Small house by the lake at Corin's Crossing (alternates: 47.2, 42.3 and 25.6, 10.6) | 54.4, 51.1 |
Ka-Boom! | Winterspring | Shelf behind the alchemy supplier in Everlook | 60.7, 37.7 |
The quickest five for most players: A Web of Lies (Arathi), Demons and You (Desolace), Mummies (Badlands), Legends of the Tidesages (Tanaris) and Stonewrought Design (Burning Steppes). All five sit on the normal leveling path between 30 and 55, so you pick them up as you quest.
Which Reward Should You Pick?
Necklace: Erudite's Amulet for rogues, hunters, warriors and feral druids. Scholarly Pendant for healers and casters who want Spirit.
Ring: Philanthropist's Ring for casters and healers, Field Researcher's Loop for physical classes. The Loop was rogue-only during part of the beta and opened to everyone on October 1.
Level 40 item: Truthseeker's Bow for hunters and other bow users, Crest of Elucidation for healers, Researcher's Night Light for fire casters.
Not sure which role your class should aim for? Our class and race guide breaks it down.
Bonus for Mages: Research Access
Mages can pick up a separate quest called Research Access, which unlocks the Study spell from level 6. It uses a Light Feather and gives a Bundle of Scrolls on a one-hour cooldown.
Routing the Books With Dungeons
Several books sit right outside dungeon entrances: Secrets of the Dreamers near Wailing Caverns, Sanguine Sorcery on the Sunken Temple, Stonewrought Design at Blackrock Mountain and Necromancy 101 at Scholomance. Grab them on your way into a run. Our list of all WoW Forever dungeons by level shows when you will be there anyway, and if you want the dungeon itself done for you, WoW Forever dungeon runs are available.
FAQ
Where do you turn in library books in WoW Forever? Alliance to Garion Wendell in Stormwind's Mage Quarter (37.6, 80.8). Horde to Owen Thadd in Undercity's Magic Quarter (73.4, 33.0).
How many library books are there in WoW Forever? 31 mapped books in three sets: 16 in the first set, 4 in the ring set and 11 in the bow set.
What do the library books give? A necklace at 10 books, a ring at 20 and a level 40 bow, healing crest or fire caster off-hand at 25. Every turn-in also gives a Comprehension Charm.
Do I need all 25 books from different sets? No. The totals are cumulative, so after the first 20 you only need five more from the bow set.
Can Alliance get the Orgrimmar book? No. The Lessons of Ta'zo is Horde only.
What level do you need for the bow? The 25-book quest opens at level 30, but the reward items require level 40.
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