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The magic system is complex and very well written. True magic is used by saying someone’s or something’s true name. Like a rock is called “tolk” in Old Speech and that’s how you use magic on it, by using its true name. That’s the languages that dragons speak and how they speak their enchantments. There are endless words to learn and discover.

I wish we could go back to the physical checkout pages at the beginning of books. It so nice to see how many times a book has passed hands 🥹

Sparrowhawk leaves his mage master because he feels like learning is taking too long and he goes to an island called Roke to attend a wizard academy

So at 13, Duny rescinds his name because he is going into manhood and a new mage training him gives him his “true” name Ged

We start with Duny who will become Sparrowhawk in the future. His aunt teaches him magic