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* [[Stephen King]]'s mythology for ''[[The Dark Tower]]'' got so out of hand that, when he sat down to finish the series, he hired someone to write him a "Concordance" summarising all the relevant information. He was so pleased with the end result that he had it published.
* ''The [[Discworld]] Companion'' has been around long enough to have had two new and expanded editions.
* ''[[Warrior Cats
* The ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Spin-Off]] ''[[Faction Paradox]]'' has a wildy metafictional version of this sort of book, called ''The Book of the War''.
* Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's [[Uplift]] Universe
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* "The Blake's 7 Episode Guide", despite its name, contains a complete compendium for ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]]''.
* ''[[Star Trek]]'' spawned a plethora of these. For each series, a "Compendium" documents the official storyline and major characters, while there are several "Technical Manuals" and other more specific guides which document the technology and standard props found in the series. One of the earliest of these was the ''Star Trek Medical Handbook'', an official guide to medical science in the 23rd century. The all-encompassing ''Star Trek Chronology'' and ''Star Trek Encyclopedia'' contain more or less every known fact about the [[
** There is a [[Refuge in Audacity|Federation travel guide.]]
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' had three Watcher's Guides that are brilliant and quite comprehenisive, with annotated sections explaining the pop culture references in each episode, notable quotes, and actor interviews. ''[[Angel]]'' had something similar; this troper believes they were called "The Case Files."
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