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| More Dangerous and Less Wise by daw the minstrel | 86 Review(s) |
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| Red Squirrel | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/5/2013 |
| ohhhhh a dragon's egg! Very interesting and very dangerous!! So glad they found that egg before it hatched into a dragon! OMG! Poor Thranduil and Stubby! Ouch! But I also like how Oropher was highly amused by the whole situation and let them get away with it. That is so how I picture him too. I noticed that you have not written anything in a while. Have you ever thought of writing any elfling or young Thraduil stories with Oropher or anything? So far I have really enjoyed your characterizations of both Elves and I was soooo happy to see no Evil!Thranduil in your work. Author Reply: When I first started writing fanfic, there was a rash of Evil!Thranduil stories and that didn't gibe with what we see of Thranduil in The Hobbit or Legolas in LOTR. So I deliberately set out to show him as a good father. I'm glad you liked it. I haven't written fanfic lately because I've been trying to write original fiction. I have an agent and everything but haven't yet managed to sell a book to a publisher. We'll have to see. | |
| Red Squirrel | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 7/5/2013 |
| "Thranduil deserved a chance to squash a Dwarf if he could get one." that line struck me as very funny! It would be sooooo difficult in some areas of his life, being the king's son. So funny what those two and then three did to the dwarves and even funnier when that Dwarf thought that it would not have been out of the ordinary that Oropher have direct involvement as well. Now I HAVE to read the last chapter!! I want to find out what happened next! Author Reply: Maltanaur and Beliond (not to mention Thranduil) all turned into such responsible adults. But they were still wood elves at heart, more dangerous and less wise, as Tolkien says. | |
| Red Squirrel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 7/5/2013 |
| I think calling Beliond "nana" is a funny yet endearing nickname. Legolas, though as annoyed as he may feel at Beliond at times, is lucky that his keeper takes his job so seriously. But then as you said Beliond is held accountable directly to the king. I liked seeing Thranduil here with some youthful insecuritiess. The woodelves seem so carefree. I think by this time Thranduil had been scarred by Doriath and his adar is Oropher after all. I love Oropher. I love that he seemed to be so stubborn yet charming and also rash at times. But he still must have been a pretty nice fellow...Silvan elves did make this Sindar their king and really seemed to accept and love him and his son. The hornet nest was funny...not for the 3 Elves of course. But Thranduil cutting off the dwarf's beard is even funnier...the things we do in youth! LOL I will have to read that "Woodelves" story! It sounds really good! Author Reply: It's just amazing to me that Oropher walked into this forest full of Silvan elves and they made him their king. He must have been incredibly charismatic. It was hard for me to imagine Thranduil as a young guy because I usually show him as so self assured. So this was fun to do. | |
| Red Squirrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/3/2013 |
| oh yes, Maltanaur...we are all dying to hear this tale! Wow, that Beliond is quite a character...but I like him. He seems rough around the edges but I think under all of that he must truly care about Legolas. I take it that he will appear in the other stories too. I look forward to learning more about him. Author Reply: And this is one of the last stories I wrote. Beliond was interesting to me. When I created him (for, I think, "Tide of Times), it never dawned on me that he'd eventually have fangirls because he's someone I'd never want to spend my days with like poor Legolas has to. But some readers took to him. And I have to say, he was a ton of fun to write. In his POV, I could say things I'd never say on my own because he's just outrageous. | |
| sofia | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 8/1/2012 |
| I haven't read Lord of the Rings fanfic in years, but with the upcoming arrival of The Hobbit movie, I decided that I wanted to reread some of my favorite fanfics and who's stories was the first to come to mind? Yours of course! So I just finished rereading all your wonderful stories again, and I have to say they are just as good as I remembered they were the first time I read them! I had a blast going through all the stories; first by the ones you list ( by legolas' age) and then by the ones not under that list. Most of the events taking place in the stories I remembered, but there were some that I forgot and it was kind of great to reread those ones and wonder 'what's gonna happen next?'-- it made me feel like I was reading your stories for the first time again. I have to say that rereading Siondel, Tuilinn and Sinnarn's deaths still made me teary-eyed; even though I knew each death was coming. I think thats a testament to your writing, as I've reread other stories (both fan-fic and non) that have resulted in less emotional responses from me the second (or third, fourth etc) time around. So kudos to you for still being able to tug at my heart strings! I also still LOVE Eilian, and the two bodyguards- so I'm glad you never killed any of them off, though I think I remember you mentioning once long ago that you almost did kill Eilian off.... I know I'm just remarking on my random, passing thoughts, and I'm not really providing anything of substance for you to respond to... but I can't really remember what else I wanted to say (I should have taken notes while I reread so i could remember everything!) So I'm going to end this rambling review by saying it was really a pleasure to reread these stories again, to get invested in the characters and their world and I will definitely reread your stories again. I would love to read anything new you wrote on these characters (ie: Loriel, the battle under the trees during the Rings quest, and this unnamed, unborn daughter of Ithilden and Alfirin) but I completely understand if you are done writing fanfic. I think I remember you saying once that you were working on originial stories and i hope all is going well with that! Truly! You are a very talented writer and I would love to read anything you write, whether it be original stories or fanfic. So again: thank you for writing, good luck with future writing, and I guess I'll be leaving another review whenever i reread your stories again (hopefully then I'll have something of more substance to remark on!) Author Reply: Hey, Sofia! Good to hear from you. I'm so looking forward to the Hobbit movie and also hoping it generates some good fanfic. The fandom has been dying back and maybe this will rejuvenate it. I can't believe you read all those stories. Aren't you sort of stunned? I have to admit I miss writing about these guys sometimes, and yet, when I consider writing fanfic again, it usually seems to me I've said all I had to say about them. I still love thinking about some of the characters though, especially Eilian. He was sort of a lucky creation for me, and then readers seemed to like him too. I've been working on original fic, but I'm getting kind of discouraged about getting it published. I have an agent who's working on selling manuscripts to publishers, but no takers so far. You're really kind to tell me these stories still spoke to you. As I say, I'm a little discouraged, so I value positive reader reactions all the more. daw | |
| Morgane | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/31/2012 |
| I allow myself to answer you; I think you do not really seem determined to write more, but maybe someday you will change your mind. I'm an optimist :-) You are a great writer. The editors are idiots. If one day you are published, let me know, i am interested! Oh and, I think we still have much to learn about your characters. And not just about the main characters, the others too (Lorellin, Beliond, Maltanaur, Sinnarn... Tinar lol) Anyway, thank you for all these stories. Ps : English is a beautiful language, but it drives me crazy sometimes ^^ | |
| Morgane | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/24/2012 |
| Hello! I just finished reading all your stories. I'm French, so I did not always found easy to read, but I loved it so much I really immerse myself into it. I'm, in passing, sure to have made some progress in English (it's my English teacher who will thank you). You have an imagination and an attention to details really incredible. Basically, I did not really want to read your stories because I do not really like the character Legolas, but you managed to make me fond of him, and I immersed myself in each of your stories with a lot of pleasure. Your O.C are just really well written. I almost feel like they are real and they are truly part of the family of Legolas and his father. Special mention to Eilian, which is just a pleasure to read. I ask what interest me especially; do you continue? I can not help thinking that this would be a waste to stop there. Please, another story! I'm sure I would not be the only one to be happy! Thank you! (and sorry for all my spelling mistakes) Author Reply: Hi, Morgane-- You won't believe it but I just spent the last three days in Paris where I embarrassed myself thoroughly in French and people were very kind. Now I'm in Rome where I'm even less articulate. Thank you so much for telling me how much you liked my characters. I'm deeply fond of them myself, especially Eilian, just like you. He's the classic bad boy with a good heart and a hidden vulnerability. As you've noticed, I haven't been writing fanfic lately. That's because I've been trying to write original fiction. I have an agent and everything, but she hasn't yet managed to convince a publisher to buy one of my books. Every once in a while, I consider writing more fanfic because I do love these characters but then it feels like I've said everything I had to say about Thranduil's boys. But when I get a nice review like yours, I have to think again! Anyway, take care. Thank you for taking the time to review. daw | |
| obsidianj | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/21/2010 |
| This was such a lovely story. I loved the way, the blame got shifted from one to the other in the story Beliond and Maltanaur told. It is always fun to listen to stories of your parents misspent youth, and I can understand that Legolas and Eilian were avid listeners. Who knew Thranduil was so adventurous. Author Reply: Thanks, Obsidianj. It was a lot of fun to try to picture Thranduil, Maltanaur, and Beliond as young elves. I had almost as hard a time imagining it as Eilian and Legolas did, I think. :-) | |
| Fadesintothewest | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/3/2008 |
| What a great story. I love that Beliond has a light side to him. I don't know why I actually felt bad for the dragon's loss of the egg. I have always liked dragons, but dragons I fancy aren't for Tolkien's universe. I especially loved the ending, the reunion of sorts with Dwarves, although a different sort of reunion. I'd still love to read about how Legolas' family deals with his becoming one of the Nine! Author Reply: Oddly, I felt bad for the egg too. But Tolkien sure seems to think dragons are evil. As I was working on this story, I worried about the multiple stories and clashing tones but when I got to the end, the Dwarves seemed to draw it all together and I was reasonably pleased. Glad you liked it. how Legolas' family deals with his becoming one of the Nine! It'd be hard to write about that with any surprises, sadly. | |
| The Karenator | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/25/2008 |
| I was a little worried about what the warg was crunching on there for a minute. That egg would have made one heck of an omelet though. Still, the scene was tense with swarming wargs, smoking ashes and crunchy things. I'm glad Eilian got the warg instead of Beliond with the dwarf's ax. So, the wily threesome rolled the dwarves in firethorn. Ouch. And ouch for Thranduil's hand and cheek. Beliond and Maltanaur were quite sneaky in obtaining Pounder to make a dwarf set. Then rolled them in firethorn. Poor Stubby was face down. I hope Galadriel had some Calamine Lotion. The ending was nice. The dwarves showed up--unfried--Eilian returned the ax to its rightful owner, everyone was safe and the brothers had a fun story to tell and some details to compare. Delightful story, Daw. I had a great time knocking around Mirkwood with your guys. Thanks. Author Reply: I needed a short battle, with something dragonish in the neighborhood. No real dragons because I was already having enough trouble juggling four narrators, two versions of a flashback, and mixed comic and serious tones. So dragon eggs seemed just the ticket. I hope Galadriel had some Calamine Lotion LOL. That's a funny line, but really, she's another problem I had! This story is early SA, so what was Lothlorien like then? As far as I could tell, she's not there yet, and quite possibly, the mallorn trees aren't either because one source I found said she brought the seeds with her. And that meant Caras Galadon hadn't been built yet. Maybe. It's all extrapolation and made me crazy. Thanks for the reviews. I hope your DSL is fixed. | |