Octavo
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Octavo is the powerful and ancient spellbook in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that contains the eight Great Spells central to the world’s creation and continued existence.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifact in Discworld
ⓘ
fictional magical object ⓘ spellbook ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Colour of Magic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Light Fantastic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Unseen University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMagicSystem | Discworld wizardry ⓘ |
| canCastSpells | true ⓘ |
| canSpeak | true ⓘ |
| centralTo |
continued existence of Discworld
ⓘ
creation of Discworld ⓘ |
| contains | Great Spells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSpellType | Great Spell ⓘ |
| creator | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin for "eighth" or "in eight parts" ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance | 1983 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | The Colour of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comic fantasy ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Unseen University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateForm | magical book bound in unknown material ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | one of the most powerful magical artifacts in Discworld ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
can trigger apocalyptic events if misused
ⓘ
influences reality of Discworld ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
ancient
ⓘ
dangerous ⓘ indestructible ⓘ powerful ⓘ sentient ⓘ |
| hasProtectiveMagic | true ⓘ |
| interactsWithCharacter |
Rincewind
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Archchancellor of Unseen University NERFINISHED ⓘ The Creator of Discworld ⓘ |
| keptAt | Unseen University Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Mysterious magical script ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace | Ankh-Morpork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGreatSpells | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpells | 8 ⓘ |
| originUniverse | Discworld universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Discworld series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | powerful wizard to handle safely ⓘ |
| riskOfUse |
cosmic catastrophe if spells are released incorrectly
ⓘ
madness for unqualified readers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.