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| The Rise Of The House Of Telcontar by French Pony | 5 Review(s) |
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| grumpy | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/3/2004 |
| great chapter. So Aragorn has found a solution for the trade problem with Harad. Loved the part about Arwin and the woman of the sewing circle. looking forward to more. | |
| eokat | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/3/2004 |
| Interesting chapter,trade will develop, but I fear suspicions will be fervant.The ladies of Gondor seem to be very Victorian, not speaking of 'delicate matters' That made me smile to read it. | |
| Portia | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/2/2004 |
| This is a lovely story. There's so much that Arwen and Aragorn (as well as the other characters) would have to deal with after marriage--it's not just "happily ever after," though there is that as well. And I love the Harad politics. And the childbirth/female bonding stuff! I was amused at the Gondor library having all the info about diseases and battle wounds but not "unofficial" women's knowledge like childbirth. I've also always liked Ioreth, so it was good to see more of her. | |
| Blue Iris | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/2/2004 |
| Woot! Woot! We are seriously liking this story! You write trade negotiations and politics so very well. It had good pacing and verbal exchange, very believable, as well as a certain energy about it that really drew me in to the action. The cultural context for the Haradrim is wonderfully wrought. Good research on cotton, a lovely subject that pre-18th Century historical reenactors have nearly come to blows over. It was not unknown in medieval times and was flourishing in Asia and the Near East. I am looking forward to the unfolding intrigues of Gondor vs Harad / Spy va Spy. Oh, and the Ithilien Ladies' Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society was grand indeed. Not to worry about commas. I know I am no Conan the Grammarian; and so finally I acknowledged it and got myself a beta reader. All the better for the cc. I appreciate your honest reviews, and consider that you thought so well of the memorial scene in my last chapter of Queen, to be highest praise indeed. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/2/2004 |
| Political intrigue for the gentlemen and baby lore for the ladies. Somehow I suspect that this is not all going to go smoothly. Faramir is very perceptive and Aragorn is lucky to have him. | |