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| Dead Steward's Gift by Stefania | 49 Review(s) |
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| PipMer | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 1/1/2009 |
| I was delighted to find this story on the MEFA website. It left me on the edge of my seat numerous times. What a delight to have the story end the way that it did, with no ill intent from the palantir. And I loved the cat clearing up the misunderstandings *grin* Well done! Author Reply: Thanks, PipMer. I hope "Dead Steward's Gift" gave you a nice start for 2009. - Steff | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 6/29/2008 |
| I just loved this! My Leo could almost have written it! Just delightful! I do hope you write more about Faramir and his cat. You have whetted my curiosity about the books you mention and I've just bid for one on e bay. Author Reply: Hi Linda! This chapter is for everyone who has ever had a cat in their life. I just couldn't wait until I finished the whole story so that I could give the audience Cirri's point of view. I read the first six books of the Midnight Louie series and "Cat in an Indigo Mood." My favorite of them all was "Cat on a Blue Monday," but it is also very upsetting. One of the characters is a cat hoarder--one of those old ladies with about 50 cats in an old house. Shudder. I will say no more. - Steff | |
| irene | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 6/27/2008 |
| Thank you so very much for this excellent story. And a special thanks for the last chapter, a "must" for everyone who loves cats. Sincerely hoping you'll write a new wonderful story soon is your faithful reader Irene Author Reply: Thanks for supporting me through the years, Irene. I have a couple of ideas on where I want to go next with my story. I also may participate in some challenges on other sites, which will mean I will also be posting them here. Meantime, I expect to be a big reader of fan fiction the next few months by participating in the MEFA awards as a reviewer. If you like to read excellent fiction, check out the MEFAs. - Steff | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/23/2008 |
| Great chapter - the tension around the palantir was very good. I really was upset that Faramir would even consider using it... never know who the heck might have another... Author Reply: Hi Agape - Alas, Faramir had become obsessed by the palantir and just had to use it. He became as indefatigably curious as his adolescent cat. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. - Steff | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 6/23/2008 |
| Charming! And let's get those rats indeed! Cirrion has his priorities right! Author Reply: Hi Larner - Thanks for keeping up with "Dead Steward's Gift." I think Cirri might have inadvertently gotten me into a literal rat hole. But my thinking is closer to Faramir's. Where does the corridor behind those boards lead to? Could Faramir have another mystery on his hands? Where will I get the time to write such a thing? Yikes. I gave myself my very own plot bunny. Good luck in the MEFAs, Larner, and everyone else who writes and reads these reviews. - Steff | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 6/23/2008 |
| A wonderful epilogue - you really seem to capture the character of a young male cat. And his relationship with his Steward is excellently written; unlike a dog, Cirri acknowledges no one as his master, but he does like having friends, and has chosen Faramir as his friend. The best bit, though, was Cirri thinking of the palantir as a tool for cleaning whiskers and gums - too funny! Very enjoyable story! Author Reply: Oh, Raksha, you can't imagine how much fun I had writing this chapter. I've been waiting for months to give everyone Cirri's point of view. And yes, this is exactly with the writer Carole Nelson Douglas does with her Midnight Louie feline character. I imagined Cirri as a typical 18 year old guy who has just realized he is almost grown, as Chuck Berry once said. He loves his Steward (surrogate Dad) but thinks Dad is a bit old fashioned, dim witted, and just plain doesn't understand. And I have it first hand from Cirri that palantirs work better than flossing! Take care, Steff | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/15/2008 |
| I just loved Cirri in this chapter. I can just imagine Leo doing the same thing as sometimes he sits in front of my modern equivalent of a palantir.How like a cat to watch to put its paws on the palantir! I loved the way you brought Aragorn into the story. I always imagine Aragorn and Faramir having some telepathic and prophetic abilities. Author Reply: Hi Linda - I can't deny that i thought of some of your Aragorn and Faramir's stories when i wrote this. As far as telepathic abilities are concerned, there is no doubt in my mind that both these men have them. To what extent is left for us fan fic writers to muse about. The desperate urge to look into the palantir that both experience I imagine as a palantir version of a ringing phone. It takes a lot of physic power to hear that phone. I think Leo and Cirri might have a good time crawling all over that palantir. - Steff | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/12/2008 |
| Ah--glad it is Aragorn on the other end there! And he's had success at seeing Eowyn, although she's northwest rather than northeast of Minas Tirith. Lovely that all is working to the good now. And the silly kitty is protecting him--while actually hindering him somewhat. Author Reply: Hi Larner - Whether the kitty is getting in the way depends on the character's POV. Faramir would say the darn cat is hindering him. Cirri the cat most likely thinks he is helping his steward. Either that or he's attracted to the cold black stone. Eowyn northwest rather than northeast. I better check that out. I do have a bit more editing to do on this chapter. - Steff | |
| Fiondil | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 6/12/2008 |
| I've been enjoying this story from the beginning. I had a feeling it was Aragorn whom Faramir stumbled upon. Glad they finally hooked up, so to speak. *grin* Looking forward to seeing how this ends. One other note: The northern kingdom is "Arnor" not "Anor", which is the Sindarin word for the Sun. Author Reply: Hi Fiondil - Thanks for following the story. I guess i didn't stump you (grin). I wonder if other people realized right away that Aragorn was the one on the other end of the "communications" line. They certainly surprised each other, which makes for a fun reveal, anyway. Arnor versus Anor. Geesh, what an oopsie on my part. I've known that the northern kingdom is Arnor since 1968. I've also known that the palantir Denethor uses is the Anor stone since that time. But try typing with ultra long nails late at night on a chapter that includes the Anor stone and the land of Arnor and you get--a typo! It surprises me that I haven't found myself typing the arnor stone and not finding it when I proofread. Tolkien and his similar names :) Take care, Fiondil | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/11/2008 |
| OK - I want first dibs on the annals! I cannot believe how my heart stopped at just reading those words... To actually have Denethor's journal in one's hands. Wow - though I wonder how difficult it will be for Faramir to read them... if he ever lets to the stone! Author Reply: Hi Agape - I wish I could put you in the secret room of the Observatory just so that you can spend lots of quality time with the annals. I'm sure Faramir will be glued to them after this story ends. Thanks for following along. - Steff | |