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| The Way Home by Lindelea | 3 Review(s) |
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| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 87 on 9/21/2026 |
| No, no, Bill, not Pippin! That was not Pippin you saw taking the Ring and falling into the magma--that was Gollum. Whoa! Another battle with ruffians? Will they ever learn?? [shakes head] And what a vision Bill had, even as they were all fighting! Author Reply: Alas, poor Bill! My main comfort is that he's in for a joyful surprise when the Travellers return. I suspect that this last battle was the final straw for the ruffians. Though all the villages in the Bree-land had fortified themselves, building or reinforcing walls against attackers and establishing guards and watchers to replace the departed Rangers, the ruffians-robbers thought they could keep raiding the fields outside the towns... until the latest battle showed them that the townsfolk and villagers were prepared to deal with such organized raids. Travellers will still have to be cautious and travel armed and in numbers, of course, as Butterbur mentions to the Travellers, but the bulk of the ruffians (including Bill Ferny) have already departed (or will soon be departing) for the Shire to seek greener pastures and softer prey. Thanks! | |
| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 87 on 9/21/2026 |
| Yay! The worst is over. But no one knows what happened yet, at least not in Bree. I wonder how long it will take them to find out. And Bill doesn't know yet that "his" hobbits will soon be on their way home, but he'll be so happy when they get there. So sad that poor Bill mistakes Smeagol for Pippen, but he'll soon find out he's wrong about that. He'll be more than pleasantly surprised when "Youngest" comes back in one piece. Author Reply: I don't think the Bree-landers will even begin to hear about what happened elsewhere until the Travellers return, just from Butterbur's reaction to their storytelling as Tolkien recounts that particular evening in Bree. In reading the rest of your thoughts, I can't help smiling at the surprises and joyful reunions that are in store for Bill. Oddly enough, the onset of October in the real world is making it easier to work the draft chapters into final form. Thus, I have hopes of posting the Travellers' return on or about the same date as is in The Tale of Years. (Think good thoughts. Life has offered disruptions lately that prevented me from finishing my dribbles for LOTR Week – so those have joined the list of WIPs that will be finished, sooner or later, if I have anything to say about it. But, anyhow, I carved out some writing-and-revising time today, so that's something.) Thanks! I appreciate hearing your thoughts. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 87 on 9/19/2026 |
| After a brief eternity, the earth seems to tremble beneath me, and then the merest hint of a breeze caresses my cheek, as if the Bree-land itself has released its pent-up breath in a sigh. That's a marvelous way to transition from one Age to the next. What a story, my friend! Author Reply: Thank you! It won't be long before the Travellers return! The rest of spring and summer, the start of autumn, and then... | |