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| Dreams of Gold by Lindelea | 4 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/18/2006 |
| Their captor seems to think he's got a pair of leprechauns under his control - and wants their pot of gold. Ferdi sounds in a bad way. Tough as he is, and having survived so much, he might need the wits of Farry to help him here. I hope those who saw them fall aren't convinced they must be dead or they'll never get to them in time to be of help. You've got them in a pretty pickle! | |
| FantasyFan | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/17/2006 |
| Ah, it is from Ferdi and Farry go to Gondor! How tantalizing to hear that this is part of a good long tale. I'm grateful that you're giving us this sneak preview, and hopeful that someday RL will allow the full story to be told. Great fun to hear little bits of the Fellowship's story, woven through the memories of Ferdi and Farry: this is time for their own Adventures, now. I can't help but think both of them are going to come out of this with even more appreciation for what the hobbits before them had to go through. Poor Ferdi, he's really not going to become enamoured of Men this way. His dislocated arm reminds me that he's already had more than enough excitement in his life for the ordinary hobbit, but then he's not really ordinary either. I'm eager to see just how they manage to use their wits to escape from both the physical danger as well as educate yet another person who has quite the wrong ideas about 'little people'. Author Reply: I do hope RL will allow writing again one of these days. Though it *is* much faster merely to brush the dust off a ripening draft, there are built-in limitations. Especially when the draft is unfinished. But at least this little out-take was complete, and could stand alone. Poor Ferdi, he really is a walking advertisement for a billboard in the Shire regarding Why Hobbits Ought to Stay at Home. (But we're certainly glad that they don't.) Thanks! | |
| Anso the Hobbit | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/17/2006 |
| Ah, just as I thought, lol! It's an echo of sorts of what Merry and Pippin went through and I am very excited about this tale! The situation isn't completely identical of course, but there is enough of likeness to make me remember Tolkien's own words as I read your chapter. :D Author Reply: Yes, the story could have gone either way, either a rehashing of "The Uruk-hai" or a snippet from "Farry and Ferdi Go to Gondor". But the "Uruk-hai" story doesn't have such potential for parallels with Leprechauns, which was written into the "Gondor" story some months ago. And it *is* St. Patrick's day, after all. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/17/2006 |
| The Hobbits believed to be leprechauns! Now, that's quite an idea, of course. And the mouth in the pocket remark is indeed quite familiar.... Lovely, Lindelea. Author Reply: Researching leprechauns has been great fun! In one account, I found that they are about three feet tall and very fond of wearing green and grey. They are supposed to be very clever with their fingers, and can vanish in a twinkling if you take your eyes off them. Oh, and they are very fond of smoking pipes. Hmmm. Sounds a little familiar. | |