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| Cities and Wilderness by Larner | 42 Review(s) |
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| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/11/2026 |
| Ohhh, this is so moving. Eldarion may rise to greatness, but there will never be anyone like Aragorn. And Faramir Took is there! What a lovely detail. | |
| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/11/2026 |
| Nice! Glad to see Faramir Took decided to die in Gondor with friends. Three cheers for Eldarion, as well as Aragorn, | |
| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 4/11/2026 |
| I liked the "born by the winds of Manwe" part. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 4/9/2026 |
| This snippet might be short, but it bears a powerful impact. One of the small details I noticed was that Galdor avoids speaking the name of Sauron, but Círdan does not shy away. the smile of one who had lived through too many assaults and sieges in his long life, from the shadowed Hunter of the days before Days to Melkor’s vast armies of twisted Maiar, Eldar, and Edain; from assaults by the Kinslayers to Sauron’s goblins and wolfriders... You convey a long, eventful lifetime in so few words. I remember the first time I delved into Círdan's background; in my mind, he went from merely a name with a novel description attached – an Elf lord with a beard – to someone whose story I would love to hear in full, no matter how long it took to tell it. Preparing ships and sharpening blades; arrows and ships; the combinations struck me in my first reading as "belt and suspenders" thinking, but I think it goes beyond that. If Círdan had a coat of arms, the motto would likely be something that translated to "Stand ready" or "Ever prepared" or "Always faithful" or something like that. Well done! And now that I have finally powered up the laptop to read, I see you have posted another work since we last talked. So, onward and upward... on the SoA homepage, that is. (And wishing you a happy early birthday, and safe travels! If I can manage my energy properly, look for a little something to be posted next week in your honour.) Author Reply: Thanks so much for your response to this ficlet. I, too, was taken by the brief description of Cirdan in the books, and enjoyed imagining how he might respond to the threats from Mordor. We know he faced many threats over the ages of the Sun he'd spent in Middle Earth. He knows that this threat is also likely to pass away as they had done so many times before. I hope that your energy remains properly managed in the near future. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 4/9/2026 |
| I like the idea that Círdan has a "famous smile". Happy early birthday, my friend! Author Reply: As old as he was, I'm certain that Cirdan had a good deal about him that was famous, including his smile. And I certainly hope that my birthday will be a happy one! | |
| periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 4/7/2026 |
| Tolman looked up at him with that expression Frodo had become familiar with in his younger brothers and sisters, who all seemed to look up the same way when they felt the answer to a question was far too obvious to need answering, but they would answer it at least just this once to have it over with. “Well, Unca Leg’las is a wood-Elf, right? So him has lots and lots of trees. And Unca Gimli don’t need more stones, does he?” The logic is so right. THis is such a sweet story about the future generations knowing about Frodo and what he did for Middle-earth and it's so great to hear all the familiar characters in here reminiscing via reading the story. Loved Gimli and Tolman in here especially. | |
| periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/7/2026 |
| Such an encouraging thought to feel and know that Frodo knows what goes on still in the Shire even though he is so far away. :*) I loved the detail about the flute! Author Reply: I love that the Elven trees might serve as conduits of information between the Mortal Lands and the Lonely Isle. | |
| periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 4/7/2026 |
| loved this one a lot- so funny- Sam outranking Pippin . Didn't Eglantine wonder about the travels that our hobbits had and what had happened to everyone's ranks afterwards? haha Author Reply: Few within the Shire appreciate what was done by the Travelers while they were gone off on their "Adventure," do they? And what would they understand of their ranks outside the Shire? Heh! Eglantine is determined that her son's time OUTSIDE could not have changed him or his companions, no matter he and Merry are so much taller than they'd been before they followed Frodo out of the Shire. | |
| Tripsy | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 2/11/2026 |
| Really expressive work belongs in comic format. Paid artist, connect with me! Discord: tripsydraws Email trippsyyarts@gmail Author Reply: Thanks. Unfortunately, I can't afford to pay for illustrations. Glad it caught your attention! | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/22/2026 |
| I love that memory of Faramir and Boromir as lads! Great stuff. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :)V Author Reply: You know that I treasure the love the two brothers had for one another. Had to find a way to include Boromir in this story! Author Reply: You know that I treasure the love the two brothers had for one another. Had to find a way to include Boromir in this story! | |