Wobblefowl @wobblefowl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I haven't read the novels in a while either, but I'll try my best. The character most associated with the 'descriptive books create worlds' idea is Gehn, who has a god-complex and is shown to have a very limited understanding of the Art. 100
Wobblefowl @wobblefowl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026A good chunk of the first novel is about how Gehn 'writes' his books by stealing excerpts from existing books and stitching them together, without any deeper understanding of the actual text. (...hm.) Atrus understands enough to write his books from scratch, so I trust him on this one: 100
Wobblefowl @wobblefowl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Atrus believes in the 'connecting' idea, and came to that on his own after first being taught Gehn's view. This is after he notices animals residing in Ages despite never being written in, and cultures having histories/memories that predate the writing of their Age. IIRC D'ni also believed this. 100
