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Full of Surprises  by Linda Hoyland 8 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/19/2013
Oh, yes, full of surprises but dear in spite of that, of course!

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review. We love Thorongil for his power to keep surprising us!

KevanaReviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/1/2013
Thundersnow! I hope to see it someday myself, but it must have been frightening for them. It's good to see Aragorn making sense of things and tending to others – he needs the practice for the future. Lovely story, Linda!

-Kevana

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review.I'm pleased you enjoyed this story.I would like to see thundersnow too! I'm pleased you liked this glimpse of healer Aragorn. I'm just about to post a sequel.

EstelcontarReviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/1/2013
I liked this very much indeed. That young man will never forget the lesson and the words of Thorongil. You did a good job of showing us Aragorn as a healer and a wise leader.

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review.I'm pleased you enjoyed this story.Ragnor will indeed never forget Thorongil. I'm just about to post the sequel.

DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/28/2013
That's a young soldier who's never going to forget his first commander, and who will soon learn not to judge by outward appearances, or even common expectations.

Very nice!

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review.I'm pleased you enjoyed this atory. I enjoyed getting to know young Ragnor better, though he first appeared in "Voice in the Night".He learns a good deal from Thorongil which changes his whole life.

UTfrogReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/28/2013
Delightful. Thundersnow really is strange, but I have seen it twice in Virginia.

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review.I'm pleased you enjoyed this story. I can't recall seeing thundersnow here in the UK and had to look it up!

MP brennanReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/27/2013
Oh, this was lovely. There's not enough healer!Thorongil fic out there. You did a great job of showing his relationship with the men--why they look up to him, how some of them are coming to know him on a superficial level but none really understand him. Nicely done!

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review.I'm pleased you enjoyed this glimpse of Thorongil using his healing talents.If you've not already read it, you might enjoy "Voice in the Night" which tells more about Thorongil and Ragnor.

Estel_Mi_OlorReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/27/2013
This was a great story, Linda! I really enjoyed the glimpse into Aragorn's life as a seasoned commander and respected Captain in the long-gone pre-LOTR days. You have so many stories posted *yay* that I look forward to discovering more jewels like this one. Thank you!

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review. I'm delighted you enjoyed this story and glimpse of Aragorn's days in Gondor.I'm honoured you found this a jewel! You might enjoy "Voice in the Night" which features Ragnor and Thorongil a few years later when Ragnor's dream of saving his hero comes to pass.

shireboundReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/27/2013
We fight because we must, not because we enjoy it. The enemy must not be allowed to damage your soul as well as your body.

What an important lesson. These youngsters are fortunate to spend time with Captain Thorongil.

Author Reply: Many thanks for your much appreciated review.I'm pleased you enjoyed this glimpse of Thorongil with his men.I had fun imagining these times.

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