Books are a new class of tool sold by the Ghostwriter for 5. Each is (usually) themed around a specific boss and are only sold upon its defeat, providing an infinite buff themed around that boss when used. Only one buff from a book can be active at a time unless the Reading Glasses or Spectral Lenses are equipped, which allow two or three simultaneously, respectively (except for the Strange Obituary, which does not count as a book buff for these purposes). Additionally, some books' titles reference various well-known real-life novels and book series, which are noted on their individual pages. All books are of the rarity and sell for 1.
Types
There are currently 24 different books available, 14 of which are Hardmode-exclusive.
Image | Name | HM only | Associated Boss | Effect |
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Strange Obituary | None (always sold) | Makes you die in one hit. Does not count as a book buff | ||
The Sliming | King Slime | Grants a double jump | ||
Maws | Storm Cloudfish | Makes rain fall above you | ||
A Throng of Eyes and Fliers | Eye of Cthulhu | Summons demon eyes to protect you when hit | ||
The Construct out of Space | Star Construct | Boosts defense while latched via a hook | ||
The Very Hungry Worm | Eater of Worlds | Boosts mining speed and tool damage | ||
A Terrible Mind | Brain of Cthulhu | Boosts tile and wall placement speed | ||
Batula | Gigabat | Allows you to glide by holding jump and prevents fall damage | ||
Queen of the Bees | Queen Bee | Summons a ring of bees around the cursor | ||
Skulduggery Unpleasant | Skeletron | Grants a massive defense boost with a three-minute cooldown | ||
A Wrinkle in Space | Rift Denizen | Boosts damage more the more fractalization reduces your health | ||
The Perks of Being a Wall Tower | Wall of Flesh | Increases your maximum life by 10% | ||
Eye Robots | The Twins | Grants a rifle scope effect | ||
A Fight to Remember | The Destroyer | Grants ultimate mining and building abilities | ||
Skeletron 2: Electric Boogaloo | Skeletron Prime | Grants an insane defense boost with a three-minute cooldown | ||
The Wings on Our Star | Sun Pixie | Causes you to leave behind a solar trail | ||
The Phage Runner | Esophage | Increases speed and damage while on the ground | ||
The Grape's Wrath | Plantera | Gives you and your hooks plant tentacles | ||
Beltrami's Elements | Selfsimilar Sentinel | Produces homing sparks while mining tiles | ||
Rocky With Lasers | Golem | Grants a large jump speed boost and fall damage immunity while not wearing wings | ||
Moby Duke | Duke Fishron | Grants a significant damage boost while near the ocean | ||
Nightbrawl | Eclipxie | Causes you to leave behind an eclipse trail | ||
Last Blood | Hemorrphage | Grants a teleport while on the ground | ||
The Haunter of the Stars | Lunatic Cultist | Increases class damage when near the corresponding celestial pillar | ||
The Magnet Thief | The Polarities | Causes you to repel enemies | ||
The Call of the Moon Lord | Moon Lord | Grants all attacks a 50% chance to lifesteal |