Danica Davidson
June 10, 2025 
Two books related to Final Fantasy XVI — a lore book and an art book — will have their English language debut in 2026.
First up is the lore book, LOGOS: The World of Final Fantasy XVI, which is available for preorder and will hit bookstores on March 31, 2026. Square Enix Manga & Books gave this description for it:
LOGOS: The World of Final Fantasy XVI Synopsis
Final Fantasy XVI introduced the world to Valisthea, a wondrous realm of sword and sorcery. Players learned details about its characters and kingdoms through the game, but what of its history, its geography, its people? For those who seek knowledge of the land blessed in the light of the Mothercrystals, look no further than LOGOS: The World of Final Fantasy XVI!
Written from the perspective of Valisthean scholar and hideaway loresman Harpocrates II Hyperboreos, this compendium will take readers on an exclusive deep dive into Final Fantasy XVI’s rich lore. It explores a wide variety of topics, from music to literature to religion—even cooking!—through numerous entries transcribed from journals, diaries, letters, and character conversations. LOGOS is more than just an encyclopedia: it’s a window into the realm of Valisthea and the lives of its inhabitants, as told by those inhabitants themselves.
What makes this book truly special are contributions from three of Final Fantasy XVI’s English-language voice cast. Ben Starr (Clive), Stewart Clarke (Dion), and Christopher York (Gav) all lend their talents as writers to bring their characters back to life within the pages of this tome.
Featuring hundreds of richly illustrated full-color pages, LOGOS: The World of Final Fantasy XVI is a must-have book for all fans of Final Fantasy XVI!
If you go here to the official webpage for LOGOS on the Square Enix Manga & Books site, you can see a few sample pages. If you preorder it through the Square Enix store, you’ll get three exclusive clear-plastic-pull-out bookmarks while supplies last.
The second book is the art book The Art of Final Fantasy XVI: Echoes of the Rising Tide, which is also available for preorder and which is scheduled to drop on May 5, 2026. The header image from this article is a sample page from it, though it’s possible changes might be made by the time it’s published. Square Enix Manga & Books gave this description for it:
The Art of Final Fantasy XVI: Echoes of the Rising Tide Synopsis
The companion volume to The Art of Final Fantasy XVI, featuring illustrations and concept art for the DLC episodes Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide.
Return to the world of Valisthea in this 96-page hardcover art book presenting key art and visual assets from the development of the Final Fantasy XVI DLC episodes Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide. Printed on archival-quality text stock, this full-color volume offers character and enemy designs, environmental illustrations, and concept sketches, as well as art drawn by Final Fantasy XVI lead artist Kazuya Takahashi exclusively for this work.
If you go to its webpage here on the Square Enix site, you can also see a few preview pages. Readers who preorder it through the Square Enix store will also get an exclusive gift: this time around it’s a FINAL FANTASY XVI art print. Again, these will be gifted to people while supplies last.
The cover art has not yet been finalized, so it’s possible these books will be published looking a little different.
Source: Press release
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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