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| The Grey at the End of the World by jodancingtree | 8 Review(s) |
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| TieAillin Alcarion | Reviewed Chapter: 28 on 8/2/2006 |
| Hi, Jo! I've been gone a long time while the new baby Gemma Arwen has grown to the point I can get back to doing some of the things I enjoy. I read this whole thing tonight. Wonderful! I love to see how you've woven some English fairytales so that Tolkien's goal of providing a mythological background can be seen as coming into the fairytales. Tell me, is Logi meant to be the basis for legends of Loki? Since his name came down with the barbarians? As the Gray Man, I'm trying to place that in English (not Nordic) legend. It's late and maybe I can place it in the morning. Loved to read about "Queen Mab" though. Smiles, Tracey Still Walking With Elves | |
| Lightmare852 | Reviewed Chapter: 28 on 1/10/2006 |
| A very 'nice' ending, considering that it's the end of another age. I'm glad that Canhodano and Malawen is finally in Valinor, I almost cried when the Orc decided to stay in the last story. This story is dark, but that's why it's very touching. Looking forward to any sequels or other stories from you. Author Reply: I'm glad you liked the story, Lightmare, and that Canohando and Malawen finally ended up where they belonged. Thank you for reviewing! jo | |
| Inkling | Reviewed Chapter: 28 on 11/25/2005 |
| Well, it’s nice to think that Logi will have a second chance with romance…maybe he’ll get it right this time! Thinking of his mortal families passing on reminded me of Lash, and left me wondering what became of him. And then there’s Arato, surely immortal as well…perhaps Logi and Radagast are not so alone after all? It’s fun to speculate, anyway. Well jo, a difficult tale full of darkness and tragedy, but hope and beauty as well. So very worth the read, and a fascinating glimpse of Middle-earth long after the Third Age. As it happens I’m working on a short piece also set long, long after the events of LOTR…no hobbits, though two are mentioned. So, is this really the end of Canohando’s tale at last? Whether or no, I look forward to your next story… Author Reply: I'm not sure if this is the last glimpse of Canohando or not - someone urged me to write about his arrival in Valinor, but I'm not sure I have a good enough grasp of Elven lore and history to tackle that. So we'll see. But I'd love to read your "long after LOTR" story - is it posted somewhere yet, or still in progress? jo | |
| perelleth | Reviewed Chapter: 28 on 11/25/2005 |
| Such a loooooong life for the orc and the brown man.... Freiga's fate makes me so sad. Hers was the worst lot in this whole story, I fear.. much as Haldar's the younger, dying alone and leaving behind nothing but his doomed father...no wonder that it would take Logi long to forgive himself... I cannot picure Logi in Valinor, though, no matter what arm twisting Radagast might contrive...I believe that his troubled and tragic nature belongs to middle-earth, and that his final redemption might come after the end... Did Arato survive too? :-) Did he cared for the Little Folk too? It was a wonderful story, jo, thanks! Author Reply: Thank you for reminding me of Arato! Of course as one of Canohando's sons, he's also an immortal, and while his chief work would be to help the remaining Guardians make new lives, of course he would be a protector for the Little People too. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story, Perelleth. Thanks so much for your faithful reviewing - it's been so encouraging to hear your comments as the tale unwound. jo | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 28 on 11/24/2005 |
| Well. A sort of happy ending for Logi. But it won't last - any more than Freiga or Haldar the younger. What a lonely life for Radagast and Logi. In the end they have to feel closer to each other than the people they protect, for only the other will endure as long. I hope they make it to the Undying Lands at some point to rest from their labours. Author Reply: Yes, it's only a temporary happy ending, for Silja is not immortal. I hope there will be grandchildren to comfort Logi - and even more, I hope Silja's faith in him will help him finally to forgive himself. And as someone else reminded me, there's still Arato - Canohando's son, and therefore an immortal. So Radagast and Logi have one more companion to share their labours. Thank you so much for reading this long tale, Bodkin, and for letting me know you liked it. jo | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 28 on 11/24/2005 |
| I got notices of your last two chapters in my in-box the same day, and read them together. I realized just now, going to comment on your epilogue, that i quoted a line from here when I reviewed the previous one. Well, done, both of them. I have known so many real men just like Logi in how he treated Freiga toward the end. Gruff, always sullen and resentful at all of life's trials, yet when something serious threatens those they love, they finally realize what they have, and might lose. I wonder if the younger Haldar ever married and had children as he followed his father about the land. As I said, I have known many Logi's among the world of men. Perhaps he and his mortal "little flea" left their legacy with us. The wonder of the good professor's world is that there are so many stories to be told within it. The stories of this world and its people could go on without ending. Thank you for letting us journey with you for a time. Author Reply: Yeah, there are a lot of Logi act-alikes running around our own world, to their own sorrow and that of their loved ones. Thank you for coming along on this long journey, Demeter. And you're right - the good professor has bequeathed us such a wonderfully rich landscape of fantasy, enough to keep lovers of Middle Earth busy tracking down new stories for many years to come. I'm so glad you enjoyed this one. jo | |
| Rose Sared | Reviewed Chapter: 28 on 11/23/2005 |
| Awww, you old softy, you gave us a sorta happy ending. (sorta, 'cos she's going to die, and Logi goes on and on.) What a fate. I think I will imagine, when the world has changed utterly, that the Brown one and the Grey find at least some surcease in the undying lands, and Logi is able to face his friend at last to be granted forgiveness. (Because I am a softy too.) Thank you for this truly epic tale, your wonderful characters and the redemption of the hobbits so that they may live on into this barren world. Love your work and your imagination and will be looking out for anything else you write. Rose Author Reply: Ah, you know I have to have some kind of happy ending - it's in my nature. And indeed I do picture the Brown and the Grey at last in Valinor (though what manner of arm-twisting Radagast might have to do, to gain entrance for Logi there... but by then the Orc will be ready for it, refined in the furnace.) Thank you so much for following this painful tale all the way to the end - and thanks especially for all your encouraging reviews! jo | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 28 on 11/23/2005 |
| Couldn't read this one because of the summary, but when I read the description of the Epilogue I thought I'd dip a toe in. Sad, bittersweet, yet ultimately hopeful. Beautifullly written, as always. Author Reply: Thank you for stopping in, Lindelea! Yes, I was afraid this wouldn't be your kind of tale, and I was sorry not to have your commentary as I went along. It's delightful to hear from you here at the finish. jo | |