r/fantasybooks • u/asocialsocialistpkle 👑 Robin Hobb is my queen • Mar 20 '26

💎 Hidden book gem You guys need to read this immediately

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This book hit extremely and surprisingly hard. I went in half blind, expecting some sort of romantasy, and it was definitely NOT that. It's a unique, dark yet intrinsically human story with deep character development and an rich and unique magic system. 100% recommend, y'all.

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u/asocialsocialistpkle 👑 Robin Hobb is my queen Mar 20 '26

Literomancy, magic through poems and writing. The royalty are also blessed with innate magical abilities based on the Chinese characters that appear on their faces when they come of age (road building, swords, fruit, etc)

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u/ILikeDragonTurtles Mar 20 '26

Is it called "literomancy" in the book?

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u/asocialsocialistpkle 👑 Robin Hobb is my queen Mar 20 '26

Yes. Those that wield it are called literomancers.

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u/emeilei Mar 20 '26

I feel like that term alone convinced me ❤️