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Galen's book

Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 08:20
by Raluca_Mihaila
Galen inherited such an interesting and intriguing book from his uncle! :techie-studyingbrown:
But is the book magical, or is Galen a secret mage?
And what does it say about his uncle? Who was he?

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 10:54
by Bits Of Inkling
At the moment I would say the book is magical than Galen having the power of a mage. There is no sign of magical powers yet from him. I have read until book 3, and saw that he could fight with his fist and strength, and it is considerable knowing that he was able to learn fighting while he was at the Lands of the Princes.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 15:38
by luchi123
The book was a manual for blacksmiths. I don't think it or Galen's uncle was magical. I also think that if Galen had any magical powers, he would have exhibited a little of it, like Rowan, for instance.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 21:21
by Pluma
It is possible that Galen has some secret magical abilities, or perhaps the book has some sinister magical element to it. I hope the answers to these mysteries are revealed in the remaining books of the series, as well as those to the questions about his uncle—another intriguing character we don’t know much about yet.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 23:09
by MeganDJ
To be honest, I just believe that it is an ordinary book that can be extraordinary in the right hands. To me, it's just a compilation of all of the Uncle's knowledge, and if Galen is willing to wield it, he can learn to create magical weapons in the future.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 14 Oct 2020, 03:01
by Raluca_Mihaila
luchi123 wrote: 13 Oct 2020, 15:38 The book was a manual for blacksmiths. I don't think it or Galen's uncle was magical. I also think that if Galen had any magical powers, he would have exhibited a little of it, like Rowan, for instance.
But Rowan doesn't have magic, he just used an enchanted bow, if you are referring to that moment. Maybe it's the same for Galen...
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Re: Galen's book

Posted: 14 Oct 2020, 03:27
by LiannaPrudz
I think Galen's book is magical. This would explain why all Galen had to do was think of what he wanted from the book and the page he would open would have the exact information. Perhaps his uncle practiced magic and left the magical book for Galen to help him learn.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 14 Oct 2020, 07:01
by Vivian Umunakwe
I don't think Galen is a secret mage. I however suspect that the book may have some elements of Magic in it. I say this because at some point in the second part of the book, it was discovered that magic does not necessarily have to be in a person, it can also be placed in an object. Based on this, it is not impossible to say that the book wields some magic in it. As for Galen's uncle, I think that he was a normal man who may have come across something magical. At the same time, I have not been able to dismiss the feeling that Galen might be a secret mage whose powers hasn't surfaced yet.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 14 Oct 2020, 14:45
by HannahsReads
I didn't notice any magical element to the book. I did really enjoy how carefully Galen followed the directions in the book, and how the reader got to experience the beginner steps of learning smith-work from the uncle's book! That was a nice worldbuilding touch the author built in.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 14 Oct 2020, 15:03
by emidio125
From what I read about the book, the book that Galen possess was a manual left by his uncle, so he master the basics of blacksmiths.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 15 Oct 2020, 01:26
by derialist
The_Vivian wrote: 14 Oct 2020, 07:01 I don't think Galen is a secret mage. I however suspect that the book may have some elements of Magic in it. I say this because at some point in the second part of the book, it was discovered that magic does not necessarily have to be in a person, it can also be placed in an object. Based on this, it is not impossible to say that the book wields some magic in it. As for Galen's uncle, I think that he was a normal man who may have come across something magical. At the same time, I have not been able to dismiss the feeling that Galen might be a secret mage whose powers hasn't surfaced yet.
I also tend to think that the book was imbued with magical elements at some point. Galen's uncle could have done it, or maybe he found it already imbued and thought it would be useful as a manual.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 15 Oct 2020, 05:53
by AnnOgochukwu
Yeah, about the book. I never gave it much thought. But I believe the book has got some magic to it. I doubt it has anything to do with Galen's magical powers.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 15 Oct 2020, 08:35
by Raluca_Mihaila
AnnOgochukwu wrote: 15 Oct 2020, 05:53 Yeah, about the book. I never gave it much thought. But I believe the book has got some magic to it. I doubt it has anything to do with Galen's magical powers.
But what power does it have? Maybe it reveals its secrets only to a person related by blood, and that's why Galen inherited it.

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 15 Oct 2020, 11:11
by AnnOgochukwu
raluca_mihaila wrote: 15 Oct 2020, 08:35
AnnOgochukwu wrote: 15 Oct 2020, 05:53 Yeah, about the book. I never gave it much thought. But I believe the book has got some magic to it. I doubt it has anything to do with Galen's magical powers.
But what power does it have? Maybe it reveals its secrets only to a person related by blood, and that's why Galen inherited it.
Maybe, or it's just a means through which Galen's uncle communicates with him from the other side. What do you think?

Re: Galen's book

Posted: 16 Oct 2020, 15:31
by Krista Ash
HannahsReads wrote: 14 Oct 2020, 14:45 I didn't notice any magical element to the book. I did really enjoy how carefully Galen followed the directions in the book, and how the reader got to experience the beginner steps of learning smith-work from the uncle's book! That was a nice worldbuilding touch the author built in.
I think the magical element to the book is how Galen always opened to the page that had the information/instructions he was looking for. I agree that watching Galen starting out as a new blacksmith was interesting, although it would have been better if Galen had a bit more character development.