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.
- Fictional guidebook .... universe
- Some near-misses:
- Encyclopedia Galactica .... the Foundation? series by Isaac Asimov. (The Encyclopedia is an organizing framework for the stories, but it does not assist the characters in their actions.)
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