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| A New Reckoning by Dreamflower | 517 Review(s) |
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| Tallis Keeton | Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 10/2/2011 |
| Hi :) I want to thank you for your great beautiful elegant stories and just say that the New Reckoning is one of my "all time favourite" in fanfiction :) On my list you are at the same level as Larner, shirebound, Arathlitiel, FBoBE, Illyria, werecat99, jodancingtree, Mary Borselino, citrine, cuthalion, Primsong, Oselle. THX :) http://www.fanfiction.net/u/242280/Tallis_Keeton Author Reply: Why thank you very much for your kind words, Tallis! Many of the writers you mention are ones I admire very much myself, and many of them I count as good friends! It's an honor to know you think I am good enough to be in such company. | |
| Mîdhaer | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/27/2010 |
| In this song he did all sorts of improbable things, like ride with Gandalf when he chased away the Nazgűl or light the beacons ( “It didn’t happen that way” he muttered. “The beacons were already lit!” This earned him an elbow from Merry and a giggle from Fredegar.) To top it all off, the song had him single-handedly shoving Faramir from the pyre, and Denethor jumping from the seventh level of the city as he burned. Hmmm... What does that remind me of?... It's always funny to see a characters reaction to their own stories. Author Reply: *grin* I had fun with that part of this chapter! It tickled me to tweak the movies, while giving them credit at the same time. One of the things that PJ said on the DVD Extras was that he treated the story as more of an historical movie than a fantasy, giving the 1964 movie "Zulu" as an example. Well, it was a great movie, but it wasn't dreadfully historically accurate-- they mostly followed the popular versions of the events, rather like early movies about the Little Big Horn in the States made Custer the hero, because that was the way the popular stories went. So, I could imagine that in Minas Tirith after the War, there would be many minstrels who didn't know the whole story, but wouldn't mind making things up to fill in the gaps, and their versions of things would become popular. And somehow PJ got hold of some of *those* sources as well as the Red Book. LOL! Of course, that's just *me* making things up to fill the gaps as well. | |
| Mîdhaer | Reviewed Chapter: 41 on 8/24/2009 |
| Clodio and Cado had cut in to a few sets, and quickly been cut out again. Neither of them were very nimble dancers. Don't you mean Clovis and Cado? Great story, just thought I should point that out. Author Reply: Thanks! You are the first person to ever spot that! I will have to go in and fix that when I have the chance! Glad you are enjoying the story! | |
| Mîdhaer | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 8/12/2009 |
| But it was only an instant before it was a six way hug. That doesn't make sense. I thought it was Bergil, Legolas, Gimli, and four hobbits. That's seven. Please explain, or fix. Thanks, Mîdhaer Author Reply: LOL! I had to go back and look at the chapter, so I could remember myself! Somehow both Merry and Pippin managed to hit the ground running, followed only slightly slower by Frodo and Sam. Pippin hit first, propelling himself into Gimli’s arms, while simultaneously pulling on Legolas. But it was only an instant before it was a six way hug. Targon and Éothain stood by looking amused and chagrinned. They had perhaps had some dignified speech they were supposed to present, but the moment was definitely lost. Pippin pulled away from Gimli and Legolas to grab young Bergil by both hands, all the while laughing and asking non-stop questions which he gave the lad no time to answer. The scenario was that the four hobbits all flew instantly to Legolas and Gimli first-- that's the "six-way hug". Then Pippin pulled away from Legolas and Gimli, and went over to greet Bergil by himself. *whew!* I hope that explains it a little better. | |
| Szepilona10 | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 6/25/2008 |
| This was a very good chapter! I expesaly(sp?) liked the first part. It was very well writin and very interesting and funny! God Bless! ~Szepilona10~ | |
| Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 6/24/2008 | |
| Did Aragorn really put a lizard in Mithrandir’s hat? God Bless! ~Szepilona10~ Author Reply: Yes, he did indeed! This was a mere anecdote, but I later on expanded it into a ficlet, along with the anecdote about Pippin getting Boromir out of the thorns, LOL! The ficlet about the lizard is "A Conspiracy of Comedy" and is number 27 in my "Twice Twenty" collection here on SoA. And Pippin and Boromir is "A Thorny Problem", number 36 in my "Dreamflower's Mathoms I" collection. | |
| Szepilona10 | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/24/2008 |
| "Good old Strider and his beautiful queen" That is so Sam! God Bless! ~Szepilona10~ Author Reply: *grin* Thank you! It's very nice to see a new reader for this story! | |
| Claudia | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 1/28/2007 |
| Paladin's grief and feeling disturbed about his son is so palpable. How bewildering it must be for him! And I just adored that domestic scene with Frodo sleeping and Legolas and Pippin singing. Very nice! :-) Author Reply: It *is* very bewildering to him indeed--it's far beyond his comprehension. But he's made up his mind to understand as much as he can. I thought a scene of family coziness was in order, and I'd had this image in my mind of Frodo, with his head in his aunt's lap, and Legolas and Pippin singing to him that had been looking for a home--it seemed to fit right in here, LOL! | |
| Claudia | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/27/2007 |
| It's just marvelous how much honor is being bestowed on these hobbits from the Men from Gondor. And okay, my heart melted at Aragorn referring to Frodo as the most honorable person in all the Kingdoms. And poor Pippin when remembering some of his events with the troll! It's interesting how their family is able to come more to terms with all they've been through because of these visitors... :-) Author Reply: The Men know there is absolutely no way to repay the debt they owe to the four hobbits--it's priceless. So all they can do is try to show their gratitude as best they can. I thought it might not be unrealistic for Pippin to have a flashback to that awful moment, when he heard his young friend recounting it. Sometimes it takes a third party, from outside, to help family members put changes in their loved ones into perspective. We so often take for granted the way we have always seen them that we can't always understand when they change. | |
| Claudia | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 1/27/2007 |
| aww...what a fine reunion of old friends! Yay for Bergil. So cool that he came. I adore how you refer so tenderly to the friendship between Frodo and Aragorn. I have a special soft spot for that, and I love the mutual trust they have from afar. Author Reply: I just *had* to let Bergil come and see Pippin and his friends in the Shire, and get a chance to visit the Shire before the Ban was put in place. I do love their friendship as well--I think that in many ways, they were "brothers at heart" in much the same way Frodo was with his cousins and Sam. And they both know how trustworthy and honorable the other is. | |