The manual was later released as The Second Age of Darkness, and came packaged with the Ultima Trilogy I II III and later releases of Ultima II. It is 31 pages long. In-game, Lord British is the author of the book. The manual has been partially rewritten to remove slang, and goes out of character less often. The following topics are part of the book: * The story so far... * Instructions * Bestiary * & terrain * Magic * Time travel * Space Travel