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| Through the Eyes of Maia and Wizard by Larner | 5 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 5/7/2012 |
| Enjoyed most the interaction of Iluvatar and His beloved servant. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: And I'm so glad you did! Thanks so! | |
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 5/1/2012 |
| This is a powerful rendition of that elusive interlude! Author Reply: I've been wanting to examine that moment for so long! | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 3/26/2012 |
| Wow! I never ceased to be amazed by the quality of comtributions from the members of SOA. This is awesome. Author Reply: Thank you so, Tari! I am honored! | |
| Teresa | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 3/22/2012 |
| Shakes head....Namo should have realized that if Gandalf did return to Valinor early like that it would be because of that kind of situation: he'd always be willing to throw himself on the sword (or the Balrog) to protect others!Many thanks for writing this, and I also enjoyed the nod to one of my other favorite worlds..... Narnia! :) Author Reply: But of course such a form of early return ought to have been foreseen! I had to think carefully to catch the comparison with Narnia, for that wasn't precisely planned, until at last I remembered Eustace and Jill being blown to safety from the top of the cliff. I was thinking of one version of Namo's job, which was to provide the grey ships that would carry the spirits of mortals onward from his halls to the proper place for mortals to end up, so I tried to imagine how that journey might be perceived by the departing fea and keep it in line with both JRRT's imagery and what we know of the death process from research carried out with individuals who've had near-death experiences, and this was what came up. After all, Lewis and Tolkien were close friends, and no matter how Tolkien disliked the Narnia series, they both were steeped in much the same mysticism and imagery. And part of what is said to Tolkien, of course, is straight out of another book both were very familiar with. (GRINNING>) Author Reply: I meant, what is said to Gandalf. Gads! | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 3/22/2012 |
| Ooh boy! This was awesome, Larner, and that's about all I can say coherently at this point. *grin* Author Reply: Oh, dear--it left you speechless? I must have done it rightly, then! Thanks! | |