on Google Preferred Source Google News Link copied to clipboard By Polygon Staff & Jen Glennon Published Sep 5, 2026, 4:20 AM EDT News Tears of the Kingdom - Secrets of the Zonai offers a new look at Link's 2023 groundbreaking adventure
Image: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo Sign in to your Polygon.com account Add Us Add on Google Preferred Source Google News Summary Generate a summary of this story Like Like follow Follow followed Followed Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap While fans wait for Nintendo's highly anticipated remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2, devotees of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be eating good come fall. A new release, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Secrets of the Zonai , arrives in October for the Zelda series' 40th anniversary, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2023 game.
Dark Horse, the publisher behind several stellar Zelda reference books like 2013's Hyrule Historia , will expand that collection on Oct. 20 with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Secrets of the Zonai.
Secrets of the Zonai is a direct follow-up to 2018's making-of book The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Creating a Champion and a perfect companion piece to the The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia . According to official details from publisher Dark Horse , this new 472-page hardcover book will include:
Image: Dark Horse / Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Secrets of the Zonai will be available in two editions. The Standard Edition hardcover will have an MSRP of $59.99 and include all the juicy, behind-the-scenes info detailed above. The deluxe Hero's Edition will be priced at $119.99 and includes the book (with an exclusive cover), a cloth map of the Depths, an art print of Link and the Sages, and a replica of Zelda's Secret Stone.
Both editions of Secrets of the Zonai are available to pre-order now at Dark Horse ahead of their October release.
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