As a long-term World of Warcraft player, I’m still regularly astounded at the complexity and depth of the ‘game’. For the past year, the Achievements system has helped to encapsulate the scope of WoW. At time of writing, there are 931 achievements that range from pulling off 100 victories in a battleground to kissing a range of WoW fauna.
One of these achievements is titled Well Read and requires the reading of 42 books spread around different parts of Azeroth. It’s a time-consuming quest but one that gives you the opportunity to read a lot of WoW lore if that’s what takes your fancy. If not, then it’s just another grind for an achievement 😉
Any Level 70+ character is likely to be able to pick up the quest solo, with the biggest challenge being Scholomance.
I recorded the location of each book as I did it, for your benefit – I tried to do it in the most time-efficient way as far as flight time etc. Of course, the list below applies to Alliance characters, Horde characters may want to check here for an alternate approach.
Onto the list:
| Ref | Name | Where | Specifics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Alliance of Lordaeron | Stormwind Keep – Royal Library | On Table |
| 2 | Aftermath of the Second War | Stormwind Keep – Royal Library | On Table |
| 3 | The Guardians of Tirisfal | Stormwind Keep – Royal Library | On Table |
| 4 | Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt | Stormwind Keep – Royal Library | On Floor |
| 5 | Beyond the Dark Portal | Stormwind Keep – Royal Library | 2nd Table |
| 6 | Civil War in the Plaguelands | Stormwind Keep – Royal Library | On Floor |
| 7 | The Kaldorei & the Well of Eternity | Stormwind Keep – Royal Library | On Pillar |
| 8 | The New Horde | Stormwind Keep – Royal Library | On 2nd Pillar |
| 9 | The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind | Stormwind Keep – War Room | On Table |
| 10 | The Battle of Grim Batol | Stormwind Keep – War Room | 2nd Table |
| 11 | War of the Spider | Stormwind Keep – War Room | 3rd Table |
| 12 | Archimonde’s Return | Stormwind – Library – The Canals | On Table |
| and the Flight to Kalimdor | |||
| 13 | Mount Hyjal and Illidan’s Gift | Stormwind – Library – The Canals | On Table |
| 14 | Lethargy of the Orcs | Elwynn Forest – Eastvale Logging | 2nd Floor House |
| 15 | Kil’Jaeden and the Shadow Pact | Duskwood – Darkshire Inn | Upstairs |
| 16 | The Founding of Quel’Thalas | Duskwood – Darkshire Inn | Upstairs |
| 17 | The Birth of the Lich King | Duskwood – Town Hall | On Table (Mayor) |
| 18 | The Last Guardian | Westfall – Sentinel Hill – Inn | On Table |
| 19 | The Scourge of Lordaeron | Booty Bay – ‘Sea Wolf’ McKinley | Bottom Floor |
| 20 | The Twin Empires | Booty Bay – ‘Sea Wolf’ McKinley | Bottom Floor |
| 21 | Empires’ Fall | Booty Bay – ‘Sea Wolf’ McKinley | Bottom Floor |
| 22 | Wrath of Soulflayer | Booty Bay – ‘Sea Wolf’ McKinley | Bottom Floor |
| 23 | The Sentinels and the Long Vigil | Booty Bay – ‘Sea Wolf’ McKinley | Top Floor |
| 24 | Sunwell – The Fall of Quel’Thalas | Booty Bay – Salty Sailor Tavern | 2nd Floor |
| 25 | Ironforge – The Awakening of the Dwarves | Ironforge – Hall of Explorers | Library Table |
| 26 | War of the Three Hammers | Ironforge – Hall of Explorers | Library Table |
| 27 | Arathor and the Troll Wars | Ironforge – Hall of Explorers | Library Table |
| 28 | The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth | Ironforge – Hall of Explorers | Library Table |
| 29 | Charge of the Dragonflights | Ironforge – Hall of Explorers | Library Table |
| 30 | The Rise of the Horde | Ironforge – Hall of Explorers | |
| 31 | The Invasion of Draenor | Western Plagulands -Scholomance | First room (down) |
| 32 | Exile of the High Elves | Western Plagulands -Scholomance | First room (down) |
| 33 | The Seven Kingdoms | Western Plagulands -Scholomance | The Reliquary |
| 34 | Icecrown and Frozen Throne | Western Plagulands -Scholomance | The Reliquary |
| 35 | Sargeras and The Betrayal | Western Plagulands -Scholomance | The Reliquary |
| 36 | Kel’Thuzad and the Forming of the Scourge | Western Plagulands -Scholomance | The Reliquary |
| 37 | The Lich King Triumphant | Western Plagulands -Scholomance | The Reliquary |
| 38 | Rise of the Blood Elves | Darnassus – Craftsmen’s Terrace | B/W Cooking & First Aid |
| 39 | The War of the Ancients | Darnassus – Craftsmen’s Terrace | B/W Cooking & First Aid |
| 40 | The World Tree and the Emerald Dream | Darnassus – Craftsmen’s Terrace | North most building |
| 41 | The Betrayer Ascendant | Darnassus – Tradesman’s Terrace | Back row, behind Cloth |
| 42 | Old Hatreds – The Colonization of Kalimdor | Gadgetzan | At Flightmaster |
[…] As a WoW player myself, there’s essentially nothing I disagree with, and like most I want to see a very different experience in the Star Wars universe. I don’t think I’m alone in saying that if BioWare swap out Murlocs for Womp Rats for grinding quests, I’ll be pretty damn disappointed. Now, I’m off to earn my next WoW achievement. […]