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Archived Book Collection Feature Now Live

Posted by Kenny on March 12, 2026, 8:28 am NST

The previously announced Archived Book Collection feature is now live! (Actually, it was announced as "Rare Bookshelf" but the name has apparently changed.)

There is now a link to it in the "Collections" panel of your user lookup.

In the place where Key Quest tokens used to be. RIP Key Quest.

There's currently only one collection visible: Tales of Neopian Winter Collection. The collection has five Archive Books listed~~, none of which appear to be released yet, though their names are searchable on the Shop Wizard. Perhaps will see or hear more later today?~~ At least one has started showing up as a Weekly Streak prize at the Quest Log!

There's also a plushie and a plant available for you to customise with.

A freebie bookshelf kit is available in the NC Mall, and several paid ones are available at an introductory discount.

We're working on getting a guide together on the mechanics. For now, you can peruse the initial announcement and official FAQ!

Original Announcement » Official FAQ »

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I have Keep Warm While Questing as my new Weekly

by rbby16 on March 12, 2026 8:36 AM NST

Man rip to my keyquest collection. I had quite a few on there

by nightshadeswiftswing on March 12, 2026 8:49 AM NST

Just rolled Keep Warm While Questing in Weekly as well.

by dragon_hatcher_ on March 12, 2026 9:30 AM NST

Sad they took our key quest tokens since we spent NC on collecting them in the first place

by daughters_ofthe_moon on March 12, 2026 9:36 AM NST

Apparently this is their 'not ever again' instead of 'not at this time' announcement for Key Quest.

I don't have a lot of Key Quest tokens like @nightshadeswiftwing, but I wanted all of the ones I do have. They have thrown away a collection that I paid for and worked for, and I do not like this. They invite me to start a collection of things that I don't particularly like instead?

There are other places to put keyquest on the user page if they want their new feature to be prominent. They could put a warning on it 'for looking-at only' or a label 'key quest is gone but look at all your pretty tokens!'

by solsticesprite on March 12, 2026 9:37 AM NST

I would like to be able to name my bookshelf like I can name my shop, gallery, and neodeck.

by solsticesprite on March 12, 2026 9:38 AM NST

one it is very BS they got rid of our keyquest tokens, 2 why does it seem like they stole the idea from Jellyneo's trophy cabinet?

by hugsandtugsbear2 on March 12, 2026 10:06 AM NST

I just think this whole collection thing is kind of dumb but that’s just me

by hotwheeles on March 12, 2026 10:30 AM NST

Refusing to ever click that button on a lookup again because what do you mean my 65+ tokens are gone??

by agentcpfan on March 12, 2026 10:32 AM NST

Thanks again tnt, for giving us something we didn’t ask for and taking away the thing we did.

by agostina956 on March 12, 2026 10:38 AM NST

The items don't even sit on the shelves they float above. It looks awful.

by morgan on March 12, 2026 10:49 AM NST

Lmaoooo really, a new collection with tons of NC? Idk what I expected from TNFT tbf 🤷🏻‍♂️

by ferinsy on March 12, 2026 10:58 AM NST

Thanks for this pointless feature (the stamp album is right there?) that no one asked for and which looks bad, lol.

by kiriska on March 12, 2026 11:33 AM NST

What happened to the plushie cabinet??? This is so much worse

by m0m0 on March 12, 2026 11:40 AM NST

Whole thing is bizarre to me. I agree with @morgan about the floating. Weird. And with @hugsandtugsbear2 about the resemblance to the JN cabinet.

What is the purpose of books that your pet cannot read?

I had over 70 unique KQ tokens and now they've been sucked into some black hole like my Habi and my Neohome before them. Used NC items there too. RIP.

by faellie_ridiculous on March 12, 2026 11:41 AM NST

Taking away the Keyquest archive rubs me the wrong way as it's something people spent real money on. They could've given anyone with at least one token a KQ trophy that links to the cabinet instead if they wanted that space. Sure, the token cabinet was a bit busted, but just...you know, fix it?

by dragonair23 on March 12, 2026 12:13 PM NST

I like this idea but the prices for customizing a BOOKSHELF are insane. 600 NC? And I can't even see a preview of what it will look like?

by cutypie349514 on March 12, 2026 12:22 PM NST

I had so many Keyquest tokens. I hope they can still be shown since I spent a lot on them and that's the only thing left to prove the game, and what I spent on it, was there.

by sithra on March 12, 2026 12:35 PM NST

Releasing 5 different paid skins for the bookshelf before the books to put on it are even properly available is... well, it's certainly something.

by kimikicchi on March 12, 2026 1:23 PM NST

The key quest token count seemed kind of broken anyway. The number on mine kept changing despite how many I actually bought in the past. And my friend created a brand new account recently and it came with a random number token count. I never understood that.

by xxhopexx on March 12, 2026 1:37 PM NST

rip my keyquest tokens </3
i didn't have many, but i liked having them there as a reminder

by tygercan on March 12, 2026 1:39 PM NST

I feel like this is gonna go just like the stamps and any of the other super expensive nonsense. Unless im misunderstanding how it works. I just feel like only the folks who are great at games and quick to restock will get the books and the rest of us will have to pay billions for each one. Meh, maybe im wrong. Its happened once or twice.

by karenbeth on March 12, 2026 2:06 PM NST

Wait! Are we playing neopets or neocash!

by rosemarie2003 on March 12, 2026 2:42 PM NST

Ugh. Rip my few keyquest tokens.

by alltimemarr on March 12, 2026 3:08 PM NST

I'd much rather have a display keyquest shelf for tokens I spent money on, than whatever this is.

by stracer on March 12, 2026 3:29 PM NST

i hate that the icon on your lookup for the archived book collection doesn't match the art for the other icons. xD the lines are so thick, and they're jagged so i'm assuming it was resized at some point.

i know i could technically change it myself with some code but i personally have no more space left to edit code (used up all the characters).

anyway, just a huge pet-peeve. i like consistency.

by inkpot on March 12, 2026 3:58 PM NST

bring back my pink chomby keyquest token, i loved those lil guys

by vcute on March 12, 2026 4:42 PM NST

I had a TON of KQ tokens as well... Bought all of Series 3 because that's all my country ever got, I bought KQ codes on Ebay just for the tokens.. and eventually bought a couple from the NC Mall once TNT finally released them there. I don't even remember how many I had but at least several from each series... RIP... All for some dumb, ugly, pointless book shelf.

by biediep on March 12, 2026 4:48 PM NST

tnt REALLY needs to study up on loss aversion before they decide to debut new features while simultaneously changing old ones...

by thesign2 on March 12, 2026 4:52 PM NST

Not only did I not realize that people were so attached to their useless and broken KQ Collections, I didn't realize that they also think these books cost NC

by dinosauringg on March 12, 2026 4:58 PM NST

I am devastated to see my Key Quest Collection is gone! -- I only needed about two more tokens to complete a set I spent real-world money on. I never would have claimed the bookshelf had I known it would overwrite my progress.-- I truly hope TNT restores our Key Quest logs!

by xx__dana__xx on March 12, 2026 4:59 PM NST

I just don't really understand the point of this..

by just_m33 on March 12, 2026 5:09 PM NST

I just realized you can name your bookshelf / collection
So I named mine "Gimme my KQ tokens back!"

I hate this stupid thing. Like others have said, the stamp album is right there.. this is so pointless.

by biediep on March 12, 2026 5:11 PM NST

*sigh*

by neolodgeism on March 12, 2026 5:26 PM NST

Update: Although I only claimed the book shelf on my main, it is now appearing on my sides as well, overwriting my Key Quest Collections there too. I submitted a ticket to TNT asking to have this reversed and my original Key Quest Collections restored.

by xx__dana__xx on March 12, 2026 6:03 PM NST

Even if TNT is hesitant to bring back the game itself, they should at least respect the archival data that players paid for. Hopefully, seeing a surge of tickets from dedicated collectors will force them to consider a "Legacy Collection" tab so both can exist.

by xx__dana__xx on March 12, 2026 6:06 PM NST

They should just make the "Collection" section wider, bring our KQ tokens back and also finally add our TCG album to our lookups.

by biediep on March 12, 2026 6:14 PM NST

RIP my complete key quest collection

by imlostnthought on March 12, 2026 6:35 PM NST

they should just add a bookcase that or trophy display that has our keyquest tokens on it

by quiz_master on March 12, 2026 6:45 PM NST

Are they really wasting time and resources in this useless feature instead of bringing back the plot that was supposed to return in january?

by gauf on March 12, 2026 6:53 PM NST

Wow, so they basically robbed actual money from the people who paid for Key Quest tokens, since now they're all gone... I've been fighting the thought that all TNT cares about is cash, but now I can't pretend I don't see it any longer. (sigh) Getting rid of something that so many people did care about to replace it with something that hardly anyone cares about is a d move.

by myriamele on March 12, 2026 8:13 PM NST

Kind of sad that this TNT team is putting effort into things that no one has asked for. I prefer that they finish the plot or even brought Key Quest just like everyone was talking about. This is just one of many reasons why once I hit max bank, i'm retiring.

I was hoping Dom would have brought new life into Neopets but I feel that it has done a 180 compared to his vision. Or perhaps he was lying to us all

by rarehunternick33 on March 12, 2026 8:15 PM NST

I also had a lot of Key Quest tokens, and I'm sad they're now gone forever. Luckily the ones I put into my gallery are still there.

by josie on March 12, 2026 8:43 PM NST

I had so many keyquest tokens! Bring them back on the profile!!! I don't care if the game comes back (actually I do, please remake Key Quest), the point is I want it back on my profile!

by slayer_49 on March 12, 2026 9:24 PM NST

I feel like this should be an optional thing. I didn’t sign up for this ugly crap to be on my userlookup. Nor do I want to use it. Gross.

by cherry_25 on March 12, 2026 10:21 PM NST

Like so many have said, who asked for this? Who wanted a shelf of books we cant even read??
How about instead a plushie shelf into which we can put ALREADY EXISTING plushies? Or toys? Or shells? Or sand, or any of the other thousands of useless items out there.
I can't believe tnt wasted resources on this instead of fixing their broken site...

by godzilla1 on March 13, 2026 12:43 AM NST

lost my interest as soon as i saw they removed the key quest tokens. they're really trying to make this site dry as possible

by oceanhazel on March 13, 2026 12:46 AM NST

Oh look guys, it's that thing! That thing we asked for! I think. This is a thing we asked for right? I mean.. why else would TNT dedicate time and resources to the development of a feature that probably took a little bit to implement since it's more elaborate than, say, our Stamp Book.

...

Who makes these decisions and based on what exactly? ^^; (And yeah, it bites they put it over the KeyQuest token slot, but I don't recall it working for me anyway and you can technically still see the ones you bought in the NC mall in your NC Mall Album. Farewell my beloved KeyQuest..)

by apophis324 on March 13, 2026 1:04 AM NST

Also.. Why are the assets you CAN put in this bookcase (like the adorable Imiya plushie) floating over the shelves? How does that look good?
Is this a "Sorry guys, we can't give you new NeoHomes (or old NeoHomes), but we CAN give you this instead" situation? I wonder if this feature will work as well as their customisation tool once you've got a good amount of stuff to put on display.

by apophis324 on March 13, 2026 1:07 AM NST

isn't having a gallery the point of this? and way more versitile? lol who cares about this books that just... exists there.

by oohuguhoo on March 13, 2026 2:02 AM NST

I only had 8 key quest token, but they were all the result of either friends sending me plushies from abroad or the one time they had plushies for sale in my country with KQ token codes, and I went to buy some with a neofriend who happened to be visiting. It was sad I couldn't see them already, but to have them completely taken away and having no more hope at some point TNT might fix it is worse.

It's replaced by something nobody asked for.

But what is the cherry on top for me is you can STILL BUY KQ tokens in the NC Mall.

by woodstocki on March 13, 2026 2:41 AM NST

it's a scam if the old kq tokens are still for sale, yet you can't even display them anymore. literally who even asked for this feature and why did it specifically had to replace the old nostalgic feature people actually liked

by metallica on March 13, 2026 3:23 AM NST

Just no...

by zenopeltis on March 13, 2026 4:57 AM NST

We asked for KeyQuest, a game that a lot of users adored and gladly paid for, and they gave us a bookshelf instead. We're not asking to be spoiled, we're asking for basics.

by butterflyvj on March 13, 2026 6:42 AM NST

I did not care enough about my KQ tokens to be angry about this but let us put them on the bookshelf! But they'd have to be redrawn because they were 3D assets, right?

by academy on March 13, 2026 7:08 AM NST

BRING BACK KEYQUEST!!!!

by samistarsyou on March 13, 2026 7:17 AM NST

Uhhhhh I don't mind them taking key quest out of an important slot as it's no longer a site focus like it was when it was first announced, but this NEVER should have been implemented without keeping intact some other way to view your collection, this is absurd. The nature of digital purchases is that they can be taken away at any point and the game has been inactive longer than it was active at this point, but that's nottttt okay. I hope they haven't lost people's data and tokens can be restored in some other way

by mercy_graves on March 13, 2026 7:52 AM NST

Real silly question but....

What Is this again?

by maninshi on March 13, 2026 8:44 AM NST

Not sure if these links work as I don't have Ruffle but the link to your own Keyquest Collection is:

neopets.com/keyquest/collector_case.phtml

And the link to another user's is:

neopets.com/keyquest/collector_case.phtml?viewUser=[insert username here]

For anyone who wants to make an Image Link for their Userlookup, the Key Icon is:

neopets.com/icons/ul/ul_keyquest.gif

As for these Book Collections... pass. I'll probably have to put something in as I don't like having empty collections on my Lookup but I have zero interest. Especially since it doesn't seem to want to load on my Firefox (probably a speed issue but still). Also, the Freebie isn't showing up in the NC Mall for me? I even tried searching for it specifically but no luck.

by logicalwhimsy on March 13, 2026 10:54 AM NST

@manishi: That bookshelf we totally asked for, where we can put collectable books (and potentially other things) that you can't actually read to your pets because they're Special items instead of Books~!

...

It's a thinly veiled attempt to get us to buy more things in the NC mall, because that's where skins and bonus decorations come from. Those books are hard to find everywhere in Neopia.

by apophis324 on March 13, 2026 10:55 AM NST

@logicalwhimsy: you're a life saver, tysm for the information on how to get the tokens to appear again!!

by oceanhazel on March 13, 2026 11:26 AM NST

Got a snowballs chance as a snow faerie quest reward.

by joey1945 on March 13, 2026 11:30 AM NST

1. Paying any amount of NC for a re-color of bare wooden shelves is highway robbery. The shelf designs (tops and bottoms) could at least be somewhat themed and unique per pack. I hope people who bought NC packs ask for their money back.
2. The items don't even align on the shelves and this new feature looks pretty subpar. I have every sympathy for employees under crunch/constantly working, but this design could and should have been better before being released. I don't think our standards are exceptional. If the technology is so limited that you can't design it the way you want, pivot the design and make it a tray bulletin board.
3. KQ tokens should have been automatically added as shelf decor since it's replacing the KQ display.
4. I'm gonna be honest, I think the book theming was a mistake. Collecting books only for display when there are already two different types of readable books in Neopia is thematically confusing, especially when it functions basically like a second stamp album. They could have been various types of collectible pins (of which there is currently only one designated in all of neopia) on a cork board.

by lachtaube on March 13, 2026 11:37 AM NST

I'm really upset about losing my Key Quest cabinet. I had almost all of them and worked hard to buy them.

by mlp_joy on March 13, 2026 12:38 PM NST

My suggestion to honor the collectors of KQ tokens if they're set on removing the collection from the site:

1. Create 5 r101 Key quest themed collectable books. Award to users based on how many tokens they had (cumulatively, so someone with max amount would get all 5). Can be a split of like, 1/10/25/50/100 tokens so you'd award dedication but not have the last one be impossible to have gotten.

2. Create a trophy with the number of tokens you collected. Maybe even make it click able to bring up a list (maybe with pictures?) of the collected tokens.

I think either of these would help maintain some confidence in the brand, though I'd still rather just keep the KQ icon and number and expand the collections box.

by imlostnthought on March 13, 2026 2:11 PM NST

IF U TNT R STEALING ALL MY / OUR NC KEY QUEST TOKENS ... THEN U OWE ME / US ALL MY REAL WORLD MONIES BACK IN US DOLLARS! IT IS ILLEGAL TO BAIT N SWITCH.

IF U R TOO LAZY TO ALLOW THE KQ TOKENS TO BE STORED IN THE ALBUMS THAT WE ALSO PAID REAL WORLD MONIES FOR, THEN PUT ALL OUR TOKENS AND THE REST OF ALL THE NC ITEMS WE PAID FOR INTO OUT SDB!

I DESTEST BEING LIED TO AND STOLEN FROM ... SO PRACTICE WHAT U PREACH!!!

by oceanblueh2o_7 on March 13, 2026 2:18 PM NST

My main now didn't even get a chance to get KQ tokens, but the fact I'm still pissed speaks volumes.
I didn't want something like this, like many mentioned...It's also just costing NC again, while KQ tokens did the same thing - but with BONUSES *AND* the ability to use in another game that ALSO had great rewards.

It also stinks that as of now, any items that accompanied KQ tokens are basically unobtainable now unless you gamble for retired items or find them UFT. :/

by overboss on March 13, 2026 3:07 PM NST

@ lachtaube a cork board for collectible pins would have been a great idea, especially considering this is one of their longest-running types of IRL merch... and a conversion of some of those into in-game items would have been ridiculously easy. And automatically adding KQ tokens as decor is a great idea too. They really dropped the ball with this one. Nobody asked for this. Meanwhile, customization still runs like garbage.

by thesign2 on March 13, 2026 3:58 PM NST

I don't get it

by melnoel on March 13, 2026 7:25 PM NST

RIP my 16 key quest tokens

and THANKS i HATE IT

by invader_of_worlds on March 13, 2026 9:05 PM NST

Sure wish they had decided to do this with something OTHER than books since there is already a mechanism to "use up" books. Why not use something in the School category or Furniture category instead?

by denalio on March 13, 2026 9:38 PM NST

Ooof, I wish they didn't get rid of KeyQuest for this, especially since I had some from merchandise especially, which I guess shows anything and everything can be discontinued or no longer maintained rip. Here is hoping they can find away to display them in the future or find a use for them again. At this moment, I am not too interested in the shelf; just another stamp-like collection page, except this one gets its own category for some reason.

by beezebeora on March 13, 2026 10:36 PM NST

lots of people big mad about not having access to internet items you bought on the internet. if you think anything on the internet is permanent, you're kidding yourself. was it irresponsible for neopets to sell them? yes. should they have installed a workaround for it? also yes. but it's also irresponsible to think that if you buy something you can't physically touch or hold it will be there forever.

i'm glad to see new collections on the site, and I'm excited for pet shelves. Wish they would have just spruced up the stamp album, though. and maybe given a consolation trophy based on how many kq tokens you have.

by s0up on March 14, 2026 12:22 AM NST

nawt the KQ tokens bro

wish they would put them in a viewable album next to the NC album under site feature trophies

by cheetah on March 14, 2026 1:01 AM NST

In only had over 120 KQ-token. No biggie.

by lia_19_85 on March 14, 2026 4:19 AM NST

Y'all really out here mad about KQ tokens being removed from lookups when they haven't been relevant or even looked at by anyone in the last 12 years lol. I get it, I paid money for them too, but they've been useless for over a decade. TNT didn't "steal our money" now, they did that when they closed KQ.

by rodgerflint on March 14, 2026 6:24 AM NST

i don't think it's unwarranted to be sad about it replacing your keyquest token collection.. even if keyquest isn't a thing anymore - you can still buy the tokens! it's still an active thing one could collect - i bought some for the wearable that comes with it!

also not a fan of the bookshelf decor coming in kits only, they could definitely sell at least some basic ones separately for a cheaper price.

by iloveeevee on March 15, 2026 1:51 PM NST

KQ tokens are back on userlookups now

by s0up on March 20, 2026 10:40 AM NST

Just like the boards stamps. An other a useless collection.

by thaurialiel_lelfe on March 20, 2026 7:08 PM NST

Can you take the books off the shelf or is it permanent like stamps?

by magicalkittylen on March 24, 2026 12:17 AM NST

yay KQ album is back!!

by cheetah on March 29, 2026 12:22 PM NST

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