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Throughout '''Equestria and beyond''' several pieces of literature exists, from comic books to mighty tomes. 

==Books==
===A Brief History of the Wagon Harness===
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'''A Brief History of the Wagon Harness''' was a [[book]] {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}} used to lure {{FIM|Moon Dancer}} to a party. The book presumably contains historical information on [[Wagon Harness]]'.<ref>"[[Amending Fences]]"</ref>
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===A Metallurgical History of Ancient Sword Making===
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'''A Metallurgical History of Ancient Sword Making''' was a book written at some point before the [[Sacking of the Crystal Empire]]. It was seen in [[Princess Celestia]]'s library.<ref>{{C|FIM|35|"The Siege of the Crystal Empire" - Part III}}</ref>

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===Aardvarks to Alicorns===
'''Aardvarks to Alicorns''' was a book owned by {{FIM|Twilight Sparkle}}, presumably a collection of species that inhabited [[Equestria]].<ref>{{C|NK|1}}</ref>

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===Fur and Clothing in Las Pegasus===
'''Fur and Clothing in Las Pegasus''' appears to be a written text about the various types of clothing one can buy in [[Las Pegasus]]. The only known section of it detailed facts about [[Buffalo]] headresses.<ref>''[[Tails of Equestria: The Official Movie Sourcebook]]''</ref>

===Advanced Placement Calculus===
Advanced Placement Calculus was a text book that was used in Canterlot Academy in the 1980s. Shining Armor had a copy in the year 1987.

===Spike's art book collection===
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Spike owned at least 4 art-books with either names or attached authors. He studied them while making a painting for {{FIM|Rarity}}'s birthday.<ref>{{C|FIM|28}}</ref>

* '''Newton'''
* '''Leyendecker''' — Presumably named for {{W|J.C. Leyendecker}}.
* '''Sneyd''' — Presumably named after {{W|Doug Sneyd}}.
* '''Pony Clip Art #2''' — Possibly a meta-reference to how several pieces of merchandise use stock-art.
* '''Cover Run'''
* '''Wrightson''' — Possibly a reference to Bernie Wrightson.

===Dark Magic wing===
Several books are seen in the Dark Magic wing of the library, many named, some with authors. These books are the following.<ref>"[[The Fall of Sunset Shimmer]]"</ref>
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*'''Beware of the Titans'''
*'''Black Magic'''
*'''Condestoga Cannibalism'''
*'''Corpexiphan'''
*'''Creation of Discord'''
*'''Crisis of Infinite Equestrias'''
*'''Crossing Over'''
*'''EVIL'''
*'''Evil Origins of Canterlot'''
*'''Exorcoltism'''
*'''GHOSTS'''
*'''Green Lantern'''
*'''History of Aquastria'''
*'''History of the Preservers'''
*'''How to Stop the Unicorn Uprise'''
*'''Infamous Cemeteries of Equestria'''
*'''Kelpies'''
*'''LEGENDS'''
*'''Lovecolt'''
*'''Memento Mori'''
*'''Necronomicon'''
*'''O'''
*'''Origin of the Everfree Forest'''
*'''Pony War Stories'''
*'''Quantum Physics'''
*'''Salem's Stable'''
*'''Sea-Ponies'''
*'''Secrets of Nightmare Moon'''
*'''Skull and Crossbones'''
*'''Soylent Green Recipes'''
*'''SPELLS'''
*'''Survive?'''
*'''The Cruel Horseshoes'''
*'''The First Ponies'''
*'''The Haunting of Hill Horse'''
*'''The Headless Horse'''
*'''The Mare in Black'''
*'''The Observers'''
*'''The Origin of the Diamond Dogs'''
*'''The Pegasus Prophecy: Evil of the Sky'''
*'''The Ponyville Horror'''
*'''The Witch Queen of New Horseleans'''
*'''There is More Than One of Everything'''
*'''Through the Looking Glass'''
*'''True Tales of Trotsylvania'''
*'''War of the Zebras'''
*'''Who Do The Changelings Work For?'''
*'''Who Was Megan?'''
*'''World Domination And You'''
*'''Zebra Magic'''
*'''ZFT'''
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===Ponies and Prejudice===
'''Ponies and Prejudice''' was a book written by an unknown author. Twilight Sparkle listed it among the many books she's read, alongside ''[[Daring Do and the Sapphire Statue]]'' and the ''[[Horseback of Notre Dame]]''.

===Yellow Books===
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A '''Yellow Book''' was a type of book that documented the area codes of places in cities and towns. At least three issues were made, ''Canterlot and Surrounding Suburbs'', ''Manehattan and Surrounding Burroughs'' and ''Ponyville''.
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==Comics==
===Foal Titans===
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The '''Foal Titans''' were a famous [[superhero]] team. [[Shining Armor]] was a huge fan of them and had their poster on his wall.

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:The Titans are a reference to the ''Teen Titans'' of DC comics fame. In this universe however, they appear to be published by [[IDW]], who also apparently publish [[Harley Quinn]], [[Death of the Endless]] and...[[Deadpool]] of all things.

: [[Marv Wolfman]], a prolific ''Teen Titans'' writer and creator of Starfire, Tim Drake, Cyborg, and Raven, has written for ''[[My Little Pony Tales]]''.

==Literary characters==

==References==
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