“Every great fandom, explained from zero.”
Unofficial guides for complete beginners
The Fandom Grimoire
Click-through lorebooks for people who have never played, watched or read a thing. One fandom per chapter.
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To the Reader
Each chapter of this book is a whole codex of its own, built for someone who knows nothing about the story yet. Pick any chapter; they don’t depend on one another.
- Read it like a book. Every story is told in order, chapter by chapter, with a short version at the top for skimmers.
- Tap any highlighted name. Characters, places and creatures open in a side panel, so you never lose your place.
- Watch the big moments. Each chapter links to the famous scenes, plus a one-question quiz to see what stuck.
Contents
- I.The Amity Island FilesJaws1
- II.The Azeroth CodexWarcraft3
- III.The Crystal CodexFinal Fantasy5
- IV.The Jurassic ArchiveJurassic Park & World7
- V.The Keyblade ChronicleKingdom Hearts9
- VI.The Planeswalker’s CodexMagic: The Gathering11
- VII.The Restricted SectionHarry Potter13
- VIII.The TARDIS CodexDoctor Who15
- IX.The Vault-Tec ArchiveFallout17
- X.The Xenomorph FilesAlien19
- ·Colophon21
The Amity Island Files
18 chapters79 entriesChapter the First
The Amity Island Files
One summer, one shark, one town that wouldn't listen. The novel, the film scene by scene, the sequels and the real great whites that swim behind the legend.
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The Azeroth Codex
28 chapters182 entriesChapter the Second
The Azeroth Codex
Thirty years of Warcraft, from the Titans to Midnight. Gods, demons, and two factions trying to survive it all. The whole saga is told in order, so you can follow the war from the very first portal without ever having played a game.
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The Crystal Codex
21 chapters125 entriesChapter the Third
The Crystal Codex
Every Final Fantasy world from I to XVI, what they share, and which one to play first. Each game is its own world, so this chapter shows you the threads that tie them together.
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The Jurassic Archive
14 chapters97 entriesChapter the Fourth
The Jurassic Archive
Seven films, two novels and a 39-creature field guide with every dinosaur drawn to scale. From the first gates on Isla Nublar to the dinosaurs loose in our world.
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The Keyblade Chronicle
28 chapters107 entriesChapter the Fifth
The Keyblade Chronicle
The most tangled story in games, untangled. Every entry in story order rather than release order, from the age of fairy tales to the newest chapter, and who is really who.
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The Planeswalker’s Codex
31 chapters181 entriesChapter the Sixth
The Planeswalker’s Codex
Thirty years of the Multiverse, from the Brothers’ War to the newest sets. Planes, the walkers who travel between them, and the five colors of magic that shape every card, told without a single rule to learn.
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The Restricted Section
24 chapters189 entriesChapter the Seventh
The Restricted Section
Seven books, eight films, Fantastic Beasts and everything after. A boy who lived, a wizard who wanted to live forever, and a castle full of secrets, explained for anyone whose letter never came.
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The TARDIS Codex
19 chapters112 entriesChapter the Eighth
The TARDIS Codex
Sixty years of Doctor Who. Every face of the Doctor, every companion, and four good places to start watching. A time traveller in a blue box, explained one regeneration at a time.
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The Vault-Tec Archive
23 chapters154 entriesChapter the Ninth
The Vault-Tec Archive
Every Fallout game and the TV series, from the bombs of 2077 to the Mojave and beyond. Two centuries of wasteland, read off a Pip-Boy screen and told in the order it happened.
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The Xenomorph Files
19 chapters158 entriesChapter the Tenth
The Xenomorph Files
Seven films, a TV series and a company that keeps sending its workers to die. Every stage of the perfect organism, from egg to queen, and the people unlucky enough to meet it.
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Colophon
Unofficial fan guides. Warcraft, Doctor Who, Final Fantasy, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Alien, Jaws, Harry Potter, Magic: The Gathering, Fallout and Kingdom Hearts belong to their respective owners; these guides aren’t affiliated with them.
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Set in EB Garamond and Instrument Serif. Each chapter plate wears the type and colours of its own world.
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