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| Questing by Thundera Tiger | 5 Review(s) |
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| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/9/2013 |
| I loved this! (He did not look like much of a wizard. His appearance reminded Gimli of some of his mother's less successful alloy experiments: blue hat, silver scarf, gray cloak, black boots, and a beard long enough to make a dwarf proud.) That was perfect. I also like the way Gimli's cloak turns out to be the one worn by Bilbo on the journey. Thank you for a lovely read. | |
| Estel_Mi_Olor | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 10/20/2012 |
| "But until that day came, he had naught but his father's words and the grim foreboding of a hopeless quest. He could not imagine himself setting out on anything akin to this, and he wondered what it would take to fan the flames of heritage in his own heart. Fan them to the point that he would abandon family and seek out something as terrible as a dragon." Prophetic thoughts indeed, young Gimli! Love the foreshadowing. I also love how you worked in Gimli's hood and cloak. I expect Bilbo is very grateful. Also, I love the description of Aés's beard. It made me laugh. This was a great story! I love this ending, how Gimli truly feels that he is living in Exile when his father leaves. I think that really hits home more than which mountain they live in. I'm interested in fics about dwarves, since there aren't too many, and yours are always exceptional. Thank you for this very interesting read! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 4/13/2010 |
| A joy of sorts to know that Bilbo used Gimli's cloak and hood, and that they did offer comfort to his father somehow. And we know he did walk a darker path, and did so with full honor when his time came to accompany Gandalf on a quest. A wonderful story, TT. Author Reply: Hey once more! One of the reasons I wrote this story was because I wanted to see if I could connect Gimli with the Quest for Erebor. Dwalin's spare hood and cloak seemed like an easy way to do that, so I'm glad you liked it. Thank you again for your reviews! | |
| Aiwen | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 4/11/2010 |
| I like the way you write the dwarves. I've never found them especially easy to understand, but I really like what you doing with them. Author Reply: Thanks for the review, Aiwen! I'm glad that you're enjoying the dwarves, even if they're not the easiest to understand. That's actually why I like them. They're this big mystery, and I've never been able to resist a puzzle. Thanks again for the review! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 4/11/2010 |
| Oh, oh, oh! I *LOVE* Gimli's mom! *grin* I love her arriving with a thunderous crash. I love everyone's wariness of her temper and her taking a stand for a "principle", LOL! And I love the fact that she makes things that are incomprehensible to her family (and probably other Dwarves as well) and the fact that Gimli and the apprentice made themselves scarce suggests that both her temper *AND* her passion were excercised on poor Gloin during their farewell! Great introduction of Gandalf to Gimli! And a brilliant use of foreshadowing at the end! Both for the addition of one hobbit burglar who'd have need of a spare cloak and hood, and for a time seventy years distant, when Gimli indeed will have other paths just as dark if not darker to walk. Absolutely marvelous story! I've really enjoyed it! Author Reply: Hey Dreamflower, Thank you so much for your review! I'm glad you enjoyed Aés. She surprised me as a character, and I really loved writing her sections. I'm also glad you liked the foreshadowing toward the end. I wasn't sure if I was overdoing it, but I wanted a tie-in to the later quest. As for the spare cloak and hood, that's actually what started the story in the first place. I was revisiting The Hobbit and wanted to work something of Gimli into the quest for Erebor. Dwalin's spare cloak and hood seemed like as good a place as any to insert my favorite dwarf. Thank you again fro the review! | |