| ich bin's | 03/06/13 08:39 am | : A Star in Midwinter | Anonymous |
Oh, I can't even tell you how much I love this story! And that is not because my English is horrible (which it is, sorry by the way, English is a foreign language to me and i have never been good in speaking or writing it, but fortunately in reading, so that I ccan get addicted to your stories), but because it is such a great story!
I love Aragorn (in a non-romantic way) so this story has a great bonus just because you picked him as one of the main charakers, but I always thoght it would be difficult to use the charakters of Tolkien and show them right without getting OOC or even somehow "ruin" them, and it is even more difficult with Tolkien's main charakters and I am even more critical with the charakters I adore. However, you managed to show Aragorn as I have alwayse imagined him and introduced a original charakter which you showed us so well, that I feel I know him...and I like him and felt with him. Honestly, I had to swallow realy,realy hard, when he ran away, because he thoght he couldn't get the star and then when he got it I was so happy, nearly as happy as him. Right from the start I was within the story and hoped and feared and felt with Denland and you described everything so well how the Dunedain lived, that I really had the felling that I am with them myself while I was reading and I loved it so much.
You have got a new fan! [One with dozens of errors in its Review, but I had to tell you how much I love this story...]
Author's Response: Thank you so much, ich bin! I'm so glad you found the story and enjoyed it, especially given that you, like me, are very picky about how your favorite character is handled in fanfiction. Aragorn is also my favorite character and I strive to write him as closely to how he is in the books as possible (and there's a little influence there from the movies as well, but I make sure where there's a conflict, I go by Tolkien himself!) And I'm so glad you enjoyed Denlad's character. The Dunedain as a people weren't given much detail in Tolkien's books, and I like to try to "color in the lines" and give them life.
Thanks again for the lovely review and I'm very glad you enjoyed the story! |
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| marethiel | 12/28/12 05:24 pm | : No Greater Comfort | Anonymous |
Do you know, I don't think I'd ever read this one before, and I thought I'd devoured all of your incredible, wonderful stories years ago! What a delight to discover a new 'find'... Happy Mettare to me!
Bilfen is a wonderful character, and the premise surrounding Kenevir a good one, as well. Sigh! Always a joy to read your work, m'dear! My only criticism... it ain't long enough! :-)
Author's Response: Alas, I was bound by the rules of Teitho, or I'm sure it would have been longer! *g* I'm very glad you enjoyed it! Would that I had more time for writing these days, but I'm plugging away at the current WIP. Thanks for reading and leaving me such a nice review! |
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| sidh | 09/05/12 11:16 pm | : A Star in Midwinter | Anonymous |
*Melts into gooey ooze.*
I cannot believe I am just now getting to read these incredible tales.
Thank you from my heart.
sidh
Author's Response: I'm glad you found them, as well, and very glad you're enjoying them! Thanks for the kind words--
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| sidh | 09/05/12 04:06 am | : At Hope's Edge | Anonymous |
Now that was a tale and no question! You kept me on the edge of my seat, laughing amd crying with Aragorn and Halbarad and the whole lot of them.
I relished every chapter and cannot wait to print it out, so I can take it on vacation to read again, holding it in my hands like the cherished keepsake it is.
I really hope you come up with more.
sidh
sidhalley@comcast.net
Author's Response: Thanks, Sidh! So glad you enjoyed the entire story! There are more stories with Aragorn and his Rangers both here on this site and at Stories of Arda. Hope you find the others to your liking as well. :) |
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| sidh | 09/04/12 04:58 am | : At Hope's Edge | Anonymous |
I am so captivated by your story, I have yet to take a breath or write a review. I have to work so early, but will be back tomorrow night to this wondrous tale.
You are an amazing writer. I hope you continue your stories.
sidh
sidhalley@comcast.net
Author's Response: Thank you, sidh! I'm so glad you're enjoying this. I have been continuing writing, though the pace is slower than it's been in the past, due to real-life issues. Even if all I manage is a sentence a day, I don't think I could ever completely stop writing LOTR fic. :)
(And I must ask: is your "Sid Halley" a reference to the Dick Francis character, or is that simply a coincidence? I adore Dick Francis mysteries and the Sid Halley ones especially!) |
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| ethuil | 11/11/11 05:51 am | : At Hope's Edge | Anonymous |
This is such a beautifully written story... it was exciting, heartbreaking and had a great ending- you really are a fantastic writer! Thank you so much for a wonderful read!
Author's Response: Thank you so much, ethuil! I'm glad you enjoyed this. It's getting to be such a long time ago that I wrote this that I'm actually thinking of doing some "cleaning up" of the places that I think I might have written better (if I ever get around to it), but I'm glad despite those things it still holds up as a good read. :) I appreciate your kind words! |
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| Striderette9 | 11/07/10 02:46 am | : The Ranger and the Hobbit | Signed |
This is a great story, superbly told. It has just the right blend of action, suspense, pathos, and comfort. You have great talent for taking Aragorn to the limits of his endurance before bringing him back to a place of wholeness and safety. I love your characterization of the strong bonds of friendship and loyalty that exist between Aragorn and his fellow rangers, and I love your original characters Denlad and Ferdinand.....the latter of whom is, by the way, sufficiently "Tookish"!!!! Bravo!!!
Author's Response: Thank you! Those things... action, suspense, humor, comfort, pathos... are what I strive to hit in all my stories (at least the longer ones) so I'm glad you found them all present and accounted for in this one. :) And the bonds between Aragorn and his Rangers, especially Halbarad and the OC's I created that form his "upper ranks", is something I'm fascinated by and love exploring, and what better way than to put poor Aragorn in a bit of a bind! And Ferdinand... I just loved writing him. He was my first attempt at writing hobbits and surprised me at every turn.
So glad you enjoyed this and thanks for taking time to leave a review online. ;) |
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| Anonymous | 10/10/10 06:55 am | : A Star in Midwinter | Anonymous |
Wonderful to have read this again for the MEFAs. Such a warming tale, in spite of frostbite and blizzards!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad you came away warmed and not chilled. *g* That was definitely my goal. :) |
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| LisaG | 04/17/10 04:33 am | : No Greater Comfort | Anonymous |
Mmmm, the food sounds marvelous and the inn seems like such a comfy, warm oasis in the middle of that nasty storm. Aragorn certainly needed this respite!
Author's Response: Thank you, LisaG! I have to admit, I got a little hungry myself, writing about that food! :) |
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| Michelle | 01/05/10 09:51 pm | : A Star in Midwinter | Signed |
Ah *sigh*, another wonderful tale for you. At the heart of it, it was a story about belonging, and eventually finding a family. And you wove this theme into a convincing tale of Denlad's long journey "home". Finally accepting that he is actually wanted was a real tear-jerker. I also liked all the little traditions and details you worked in (real or imagined), I had to chuckle about Denlad's worry that he had to drag a drunk Aragorn home. (Because in my area we have such a tradition for carnival, you visit every house in the village and in each house you'll get a sandwich and schnaps. Naturally, you're quite wasted after an hour or so.) And personally, I liked the scene with Aragorn and Idril. Because not everything is happy.
Author's Response: Thank you so much, Michelle... I'm so glad you liked this! It definitely is a "journey home" tale for Denlad. He's on the way to a new life, and in good--and sober!--hands under the care of his Chieftain. And yes, my endings are rarely 100% happy, because life isn't that way, either for the Dunedain or even for us in the "real world". To leave out the sorrow when writing the Dunedain would leave the story a little flat. Thanks for the reviews, and again, glad you enjoyed the story! |
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| Michelle | 01/04/10 09:26 pm | : A Star in Midwinter | Signed |
What great banter between Aragorn and Halbarad. You know, when you're done with describing Denlad coming to live with the rangers, you absolutely have to depict some of Aragorn's and Halbarad's misadventures. Even the bits I just read now sounded hilarious:)
Author's Response: Thanks, Michelle... glad you liked this part. I do intend someday to work all these little "hints" into other stories. I like my tales to have that sort of connection to one another (like the dagger scar from The Hobbit and the Ranger. It made its first debut in Midsummer In the Year of the Fall of Sauron). So yes, the leeches will attack Halbarad in some future tale. :) |
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| Michelle | 01/04/10 08:55 pm | : A Star in Midwinter | Signed |
He is soooo unused to family and being around a larger crowd of people. It's really obvious and I think you're making that quite visible. And btw: I can so relate to the snow and ice right now *sighs*.
Author's Response: Thanks, Michelle--he definitely is out of his element in nearly every way. Sort of sad when a man feels more at home among chickens than people! Our weather here is making the weather in this story look balmy. :( |
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| Michelle | 01/03/10 09:29 pm | : A Star in Midwinter | Signed |
I'm so glad you included that little discussion on why the wolves were attacking folk. I admit, I'm kind of allergic to fanfic writers simply using wolves when they need an evil beast. They're just settling back in the area where I live, after being extinct here for at least 100 years. Since I'm thrilled about that, I don't quite like people coming up with these silly Litte Red Riding hood wolves that just snatch you away to eat you alive. The WWF would have quite a bit to say about that:) Anyway, some Aragorn angst never goes amiss, whoever causes it:)
Author's Response: Seeing as Tolkien himself used wolves of various types to pester the Fellowship, I figured I was on fairly safe ground in using them in this situation. I definitely don't see Aragorn & Co going around slaughtering them just to be slaughtering them (hence having them save the pelts). :) Glad you enjoyed the angst! |
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| Michelle | 01/03/10 09:11 pm | : A Star in Midwinter | Signed |
What a wonderful discussion between the two (ah, the male bonding *g*)! I admit, I would have liked Denlad to go with Aragorn, but I supposed it's a bit too early for such mighty deeds. The poor boy has a lot to think about now!
Author's Response: Yes, far too early to send Denlad out with the warriors... no one has a clue, after all, if the boy can fight or hunt, although of course it's likely. But that means he gets a lot of nice time with brand new grandparents. Denlad really does have a lot to think about! Thanks for the review! |
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| Michelle | 01/03/10 08:54 pm | : A Star in Midwinter | Signed |
Oh wow, do you think Aragorn can come by sometime and bring *me* Mettare gifts? That's quite a collection he wants to give Denlad. Who will receive them at some point in the story, right? Because I'm with Aragorn on that one, I think he needs an official reminder to convince him that he's welcome.
Author's Response: Thanks, Michelle! Oh, wouldn't it be great to have Aragorn come by laden with gifts! Of course, Denlad's are all things he needs... I imagine at any other season they might be presented somewhat more prosaically, but hey, it's Mettare! And yes, Denlad needs to know in a very practical and tangible way that he's welcome. Aragorn's definitely planning to see to that. :) |
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