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Alphabet of Arda  by Linda Hoyland 4 Review(s)
Raksha The DemonReviewed Chapter: 8 on 10/31/2007
Alas for Halbarad indeed! And hundreds of fanfickers sigh and think of AU's where Halbarad grows old in peace and prosperity during Aragorn's kingship of Gondor and Arnor.

Nicely done, a lifetime of friendship and shared danger frozen in a hundred words.

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review.
I'm pleased you liked this,which I reworked quite a bit from the original.I wish Halbarad had lived but can't bring myself to write AU.

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 8 on 10/12/2007
And we see the loss of one as dear as a brother to him--his first friend among Men, I believe. Well done, Linda.

Author Reply: Thank you. I agree with you that Halbarad was dear as a brother to Aragorn. I find their meeting on the road very moving.

LindeleaReviewed Chapter: 8 on 10/9/2007
Evocative and touching. I was just reading "...and my death lies beyond it" the other day, as a matter of fact. Well done.

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review.This was my first attempt at writing Halbarad, a character I've always liked.I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

harrowcatReviewed Chapter: 8 on 10/9/2007
Nicely put Linda.

(But I still prefer Surgical Steel's AU where Halbarad lives!)

Author Reply: Thank you. I'm sad poor Halbarad dies and too much of a canon purist to write AU. Have you read Radbrooks delightful tale where he lives too?

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