I have just become a member of the merchant's guild and have been granted access to the archive room. There is a specific book in a bookshelf in the middle of the room that causes a CTD every time I try to read it. Is this a known issue and is there a way around it? Or is this book unimportant so I can just leave it alone?

I am running the game on Win7 and using version 1.0062a, have had no problems like this so far.

Edit: It's not just the book in the archive room, books in the cellar cause a CTD also.

There are 3 books in the Merchant guild library that can teach you a level of Trader's Tongue when they are all read. From the topic Free skills, and spell books you can buy: "1st book, bottom left-hand room, middle table. 2nd book, on top of bookshelf in north part of same room. 3rd book, northwest door, behind one of the covered chairs near the north wall."

Other than that, I don't recall any books there that are not just randomly generated loot.

Thanks for that. I can live without leveling up in Trader's Tongue.

Do you know anything about the book that is in the room above the cellar? Does this contain information important to a certain quest or is it just a random book?

I'm trying to find out for myself whether it's important but I'm trying to stay away from spoiling the story.

Everything in the bookcases there is random. The only thing you need from that room are the 4 keys in the writing desk.

In the cellar all the books are random, other than the 'Making Business' series. I don't know if those are the ones causing a problem; did you try the book on top of the bookcase in the NW corner of the SW room (a single book under a 'pile of books' ), the red book between the 2 candles on the southern table in that room, or the book on the floor behind a table with covered chairs on it in the NW room?

Actually they work fine, I leveled up in Traders Tongue. It seems to be other random books in the cellar and the one in the bookshelf above the cellar that cause crashes.

So is Trader's Tongue the only thing of importance in the Merchant's library? If so I'll just ignore the other books and get on with the game.

Yes; that and the lost cat quest, if you got that from the kid in the park before joining the merchant guild. The bookcases can also rarely give spell books, but those look different than normal books, so you would have noticed if there were any.

Ok, thanks for the help.

I did get the lost cat quest and was able to complete it without issue. Strange about the books though, but as long as the crashes are limited to the merchant's guild library I can live with it.

Again I appreciate your help with this problem.