fictional guidebook

Some fictional universes feature useful guidebooks which assist the hero and friends through difficult situations. Features of a great fictional guidebook: Such books are ideally compact enough to carry on even the most strenuous adventures, yet detailed enough to contain exactly the information the reader needs at that particular point in the plot. Many guidebooks are electronic in nature; some can access relevant information through a wireless connection.

ictional guidebook	Universe
i>Encyclopedia Galactica	The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov
i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Hitchhiker Trilogy (five books) by Douglas Adams
i>The Junior Woodchucks Guidebook	Donald Duck comics by Carl Barks and Ducktales (tv series)
i>The Book of Rules	The Dancing Gods series by Jack Chalker
i>A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer	Neal Stephenson's novel, The Diamond Age
i>Planetary Guides (annual)	Planetary by Warren Ellis
i>Pokdex	Pokmon games and animation
i>Highly Unpleasant Things It Is Sometimes Necessary to Know and Things That Are Not Good to Know at All	John Barnes's novel, One for the Morning Glory
i>The Mrin and Darine Codices	David Eddings' Belgariad and Malloreon
a href="/encyclopedia/Ferengi" title="Ferengi">Ferengi Rules of Acquisition	Star Trek
i>Twurp's Peerage and Wormhold's Steerage	Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
i>Tobin's Spirit Guide	Ghostbusters
i>The Spells of Astoroth	Bedknobs and Broomsticks
i>Handbook for the Recently Deceased	Beetlejuice

Fictional Guidebook

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