[yaay bink!][& the handsome trent]

[elevator_grl]

Hey, what's Bink's talent? Isn't it suppressing magic or something? In one of the later Xanth books, his talent and the reason why he can't say it is clearly explained. Anyone know what book it is in particular?

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Bink was Immune to Magic

[rodillon]

Bink was immune to magic, but he could be killed by Mundane Means (i.e. you could kill him with non-magical objects). Magician Trent attempted to kill him in the first book "A Spell for Chameleon" because Bink was attempting to keep him from taking over the Land of Xanth.

[elevator_grl]

I thought it was suppression, because that makes more sense in the context that the Good Magician couldn't use his talent to figure out what Bink's was. But that does make sense too. Now I need to go read Spell. Thanks!

Man from Mudania

[curiousangel3]

I think the book with Bink's tallent is called the Man from Mudania. I'm not sure. It's been about fifteen years since I read it.

Re: Man from Mudania

[elevator_grl]

I think it was in a book later than that, I never read any books earlier than Demons Don't Dream, but I remember readings something that clarified. But I'll just start a Quest to read them all over again, so I suppose eventually I'll find out which one it was. :P

Re: Man from Mudania

[bigsexyjeff]

start with a spell for chameleon, then source of magic. they are the 2 Bink books, and in my opinion, the best of the trilogy...s.

[tokimi]

It might be explained in depth in the Visual Guide to Xanth if you can locate a copy of it.

[elevator_grl]

A Visual Guide, eh? Wow....I need to look into that, it already sounds fantastic. Oh, and so is your icon. :D

[tokimi]

I -believe- that's the name of it, it was co-authored by Jody Lynn Nye. I own a copy of it, but I bought it -years- ago.

Thanks. Linda Bergkvist rocks my world. :D

[thatzookid]

I LOVE the Visual Guide. It's freaking awesome. XD

[xinkz]

I think the book you're thinking of is "Harpy Thyme". The book with the harpy-goblin girl looking for another of her kind, and Trent helps her find him. Not sure on the title, but I know that's the right book. =]

Actually, I'm never sure on these titles anymore! I need to read them again during the summer, I miss 'em.

[elevator_grl]

That's the right title, but I'm not sure if it's the right book. I read it just recently, so I know what you're talking about and they never mentioned what it actually was, so I don't think it's the book I'm looking for. But I'm so sure that they do clarify it all in yet another book! Or maybe I'm just mistaken.

[thatzookid]

Bink cannot be harmed by magic.

Man from Mundania is about Grey Murphy, the child of Magician Murphy and Neo-Sorceress Vadne, whos talent was the nullification of magic.

...sorry. I've, um, read every book several times....and, um, own all the books too.

:P

[elevator_grl]

So it's Vadne who can nullify magic?

You own all the books?! That's freakin' awesome! If they ever went out of print before I could get them all I'd be extremely jealous of you....

[thatzookid]

Sorry, I let my grammar go lax.

No. Murphys talent was to make things go wrong. Vadne's talent was to change something's shape (she turned Millie the Maid into a book); Their son, Grey - his talent is to nullify magic. Sorry. lol

[lenamoster]

amen to that...except for the hardcover one, waiting till october to get that in paperback.
do you like the later or the earlier books better?
and more importantly...where do we draw the line? at what book do they go "later"?
i think that they are all amazing...but i am a bigger fan of the earlier work, when he wasn't trying to appease everyone by putting in all their stupid puns.