- "If you stop to think about it, you’ll have to admit that all the stories in the world consist essentially of twenty-six letters. The letters are always the same, only the arrangement varies. From letters words are formed, from words sentences, from sentences chapters, and from chapters stories."
- ― Michael Ende
The power to manipulate literary objects. Sub-power of Record Manipulation. Variation of Art Manipulation.
Also Called[]
- Bibliokinesis
- Book Control/Manipulation
- Literature Control/Manipulation
Capabilities[]
The user can create, shape and manipulate all forms of physical literary objects that are printed, written or drawn (books, comics, magazines, etc.), including their physical forms/materials and anything written, printed, illustrated, or drawn in them.
In extreme cases the user may have access even to the media that doesn't truly exist but is only mentioned in other media or imagined existing.
Applications[]
Physical objects[]
- Book Constructs
- Control Manipulation
- Literary Attacks
- Literary Creation
- Literary Power
- Literary Weapon Proficiency by using books as a weapon.
- Manipulate the properties of books.
- Repair books.
- Move/lift books.
- Flight using books.
- Matter Surfing by riding books.
- Object Possession
- Personal Literary Manipulation
- Projectile Enhancement with throwing books.
- Writing Implement Manipulation
Literature/Illustrations[]
- Book Imprisonment - to trap people/objects in the books.
- Dimensional Travel - between different books, Ex: If there was a book of the world one could use it to travel by themselves or maybe with others. May accompany Time Travel if it's a history-based book.
- Literary Animation - project narrative stories into reality by reading. May include Illusion Manipulation.
- Omnilingualism - to read every language.
- Omnilegence - know all currently written material (this updates constantly).
- Calling and/or summoning books. May also allow the user to go to the books instead of summoning them.
- Summon items, monsters and/or casting spells from the books.
Techniques[]
- Book Mimicry
- Book Transmutation
- Forgery Mastery
- Inscription Casting
- Knowledge Replication to absorb information from books.
- Letter Empowerment to be empowered by letters.
- Lexiconicy to transform a written word into the actual object.
- Literary Combat
- Literary Defense
- Literary Empowerment
- Literature Materialization
- Melanokinesis to manipulate text including removing it.
- Narrative Teleportation
- Object Transmutation into literature.
- Papyrokinesis to control paper.
- Projected Thermography to write without scribing tools.
- Reading Empowerment
- Reading Mastery
- Script Manipulation to write verses in other languages or ways of writing and enchant them.
- Sonography to read printed words by feeling ink impressions on paper.
- Story Manipulation
- Story Mimicry
- Storybook Mimicry to copy traits and abilities of character from a book.
- Symbol Creation
- Symbol Manipulation
- Writing Manifestation to make written words manifest into physical/energy form/action.
- Writing Mastery
Following may need specific Books or tools to use:
Variations[]
- Card Manipulation
- Comics Manipulation
- Grimoire Manipulation
- Kanji & Hanja Manipulation
- Letter Manipulation
- Literary Magic
- Literature Embodiment
- Literature Energy Manipulation
- Literature Force Manipulation
- Poetry Manipulation
- Script Manipulation
- Scroll Manipulation
Associations[]
- Architecture Manipulation to manipulate libraries, archives, bookstores and/or other buildings that are connected to literature.
- Art Manipulation
- Art Mimicry
- Artistic Creation
- Author Authority
- Data Manipulation allows manipulation of data and digital information.
- Drawing Creation
- Earth Manipulation allows manipulation of records in stone, metal, jewels and clay.
- Electronic Communication allows manipulation of digital and electronic records.
- Electronic-Media Jumping allows manipulation of electronic media.
- Encyclopedic Knowledge
- Fictional Mimicry
- Fictional Summoning
- Folklore Manipulation
- Genre Embodiment
- Indexing
- Inscription Casting
- Knowledge Manipulation allows manipulation of information/knowledge.
- Linguistic Manipulation
- Literary Arts
- Literary Mastery
- Literature Embodiment
- Magic Books
- Object Manipulation
- Paint Manipulation allows manipulation of painted art, they were the first form of writing after all.
- Paper Charm Magic
- Paper Manipulation
- Projected Thermography could also play a role when creating the words to be used as weapons.
- Reading Empowerment
- Record Manipulation
- Story Manipulation
- Symbol Manipulation
- True Omnilegence to know all every-when and everywhere written material or Omniscience using books.
- Writing Implement Manipulation
Limitations[]
- May be unable to create books, being limited to manipulating only from already existing sources.
- Distance, mass, precision, etc. depend upon of the knowledge, skill, and strength of the user.
- User who doesn't have a book at hand is helpless.
- Books aren't the most portable or compact objects.
- Usefulness depends on the quality (fashion magazine vs RPG Bestiary) and quantity (single book vs library).
Known Users[]
See Also: Bookish Tropes.
- Pagemaster (The Pagemaster)
- Library Ghost (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
- Cable (Marvel Comics); temporarily
- Reader (Marvel Comics)
- Meggie Folchart (Inkheart Trilogy)
- Mortimer Folchart (Inkheart Trilogy)
- Darius (Inkheart Trilogy)
- Alien Step-Mother (My Step Mother's an Alien)
- The Archive "Ivy" (The Dresden Files)
- The Erazor Djinn (Sonic and The Secret Rings)
- Jefferson Reed (The Meteor Man)
- Jamaerah (Darksiders 2)
- Noah (Soul Eater)
- Thomas Shakespeare (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere)
- Charlotte Mont-d'Or (One Piece); via the Buku Buku no Mi
- Index (Soul Eater)
- Libris (Charmed)
- Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed); via the Smart Spell
- Wizard Storybook (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- Selina (Winx Club); via the Legendarium
- Levy McGarden (Fairy Tail)
- Tsuchigomori (Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun)
- Paulina (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Dylan Piper (Return to Halloweentown); via Magic
- Lana (Hyrule Warriors)
- Alexander Anderson (Hellsing)
- Fairy Godmother (Shrek 2)
- Libriomancers (Magic ex Libris)
- T.J. Smith (Haven)
- Maurella (True Blood)
- Ungalo, Stand, Bohemian Rhapsody (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean)
- Kevin Thorn (Fables)
- Sarah Bellows (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)
- Shinigami/Grim Reapers (Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler)
- Kimba Laslow (SCP Foundation)
- The Ambassador of Alagadda (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-423 - Self-Inserting Character (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2111 - If You Can Read This… (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3167 - Character Assassin (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-4455 - The Streamliner (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-4494 - THE SPECTER" (SCP Foundation)
- Yuumi, The Magical Cat (League of Legends)
- God of Used Book Markets (The Night is Short Walk on Girl)
Known Objects[]
- Void Wanzang the Library (Honkai Impact 3rd)
- SCP-826 - Draws You into the Book (SCP Foundation)
Gallery[]
Lana (Hyrule Warriors) uses the pages of her Book of Sorcery in combat.
Pagemaster (The Pagemaster) is known as the "Keeper of the Books", and "Guardian of the Written Word".
The Unwritten Volume 1
The Erazor Djinn (Sonic and The Secret Rings) harnessed the stories of the Arabian Nights to augment his own power.
Paulina (Valkyrie Crusade) manipulating books.
Charlotte Mont-d'Or (One Piece) manipulating books via the powers of his Buku Buku no Mi.
Dancing with books.
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Ungalo's Stand, Bohemian Rhapsody (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean)
Yuumi, The Magical Cat (League of Legends)
Videos[]
True Blood 5x10 - Maurella
Maurella (True Blood) decodes an old contract.
SCP-4494 - Plays Video Games in His Spare Time - The Specter