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| All That Glisters by Lindelea | 5 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 12/14/2004 |
| I am grieving, too. Author Reply: Was going back and re-reading this to make sure of continuity in the new story, and glancing at the reviews saw yours once more. Have I ever told you how much I appreciate your taking the time to comment as you read through a story? Well I do. | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 10/25/2004 |
| Seems as if they could use the hands of the king at the Great Smials now too. I hope nothing happens to poor Nell. She's been through more than enough. I suppose that Reginald is right and they could never reach Pippin before he makes it to the Lake. I love when you post this quickly by the way. Cuts down on the anxiety a bit. (hint) Author Reply: I really think the King ought to apply his Edict to every Man but himself and move in to the Great Smials. Don't you think he could run the kingdom(s) from there just as well? After all, he has the palantir to keep tabs on everyone. Hope this was quick enough posting for you. It helps that this story is completely written in draft form and all I have to do is type in the chapters as I find time. Speaking of typing in chapters, what do you have on the horizon? Thanks! | |
| Beruthiel | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 10/25/2004 |
| Tsk, tsk. A certain muse is a little too addicted to Ferdi-torture. Nasty dreams, trouble breathing, pneumonia. Looks like Ferdi's getting a taste of what Pippin has to put up with! At least he doesn't end up with permanent lung damage, like poor Pip. Now what is Hilly supposed to do about all this? Can the king be fetched in time by the outpost at the bridge? Can Pippin do something about Nell? I'd better shut up now. Very good angst, my dear. Author Reply: Poor Ferdi. In this part of the story he's something of an innocent bystander, side-swiped in order to move the plot along... It would have been too much work to develop another character enough to interest the readers in his fate and give them a reason to root for Hilly's saving the situation. Am I making sense? Drank too much tea yesterday and so am whiling away the wee hours on the computer, waiting to be sleepy. Goodness, have I fallen into a rut? Ferdi having Pippin-symptoms? Next thing you know he'll be spouting whimsy. Thanks for the encouragement! | |
| Connie B. | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 10/25/2004 |
| Oh, this is a sad one. Even though I know that Ferdi is going to be okay, it's still hard to deal with this, especially right now. Life is coming a little too close to imitating art. I feel a little like Hilly right now with a dear friend in a medical crises. Hope for both the characters' and my own sakes that things soon improve. Thanks again for a good chapter. Connie. Author Reply: {{{hugs}}} I'm sorry to hear that. I wish I could write RL things "better", but the best I can do is promise that things will get better in this story in the next chapter. You're welcome, and thanks for taking the time to read and comment. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 10/25/2004 |
| No! Not the Old Gaffer's Friend! Not Ferdi (MFH) and Nell (MFHW)! How are you going to get them out of this? If he is at the leave-taking stage, it's a bit late to pack him into a coach and rush him to the King - there's not enough time for anyone to pop down to the Lake and bring him back. Oh, calamity, calamity. Ferdi (MFH) is just too much of an idiot for his own good, really. Life (and the author) make him suffer, but, if he were to see two doors before him, one marked 'sweetness and light' and another marked 'torment and suffering', he would dive through the second door without any thought at all. Think of something, Hilly. You are the last hope. Something to do with bridges and detachments of guards and cousins and kings. Or reincarnation - oops, sorry, hobbits don't do that. Author Reply: Your review made me laugh when I "checked back" on my lunch break! Actually, I think he'd choose the door marked "sweetness and light" only to find some trickster had switched the labels... It *is* up to Hilly, and I think he's up to the challenge, with a little serendipity thrown in, as you'll see when I get the next chapter typed in. (Let me know if it's too implausible.) Funny, on second thought, I really *ought* to have published this as two stories. The first half deals mostly with Ferdi, and the second half deals mostly with Hilly, and I'm a little uneasy about switching protagonists this way. But it's too much work to re-do it at the moment, so it'll just have to stand. Thanks! Author Reply: p.s. you win the cigar (why would anyone want a cigar?) for guessing some chapters back that Ferdi was seriously ill. | |