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| A New Reckoning by Dreamflower | 518 Review(s) |
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| Tallis Keeton | Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 10/4/2011 |
| Hello :) I have 2 questions about this text. Why Gandalf did not go with the envoys to the Shire? Well, I suspect that he was at this time in Rivendell or Gondor so whatever was for him more important than visiting his friends again? Rivendell was emptying, Gondor was safe and has got a king - so where was Gandalf all this time? Has he stayed with Tom? But I suspect that not all this time? I enjoy all this part with "Jewelery". :) I don't know the victorian literature very well - have just seen some movies, but in Hyacinth I'd like to see some connection to Miss Bennett - a mother hysterical about her doughters prospecs :) I know that in XIX c. that was very importand becouse a lot of women could not get any job or have any proprieties so they have to get into such frenzy about well marriage simply to not starve or living on the street. But of course Miss Bennett is imo a kind of satire about such society. Hyacinth seems so similar in her ambition and her way of educating her children. I know she is horrible I know she deserved her punishment for making the lasses so spoiled and being cruel for them as well for her husband and for Pippin but don't you think that banishing her before her daughter get well is too cruel? I did not expect such a thing from Than and Frodo. Esp. not from Frodo. I like all kinds of fanfictions but mostly the ones with crosscultures topics cultures or societies making friends with one another, knowing each other better. I like the Shire fanfics and I like the Post-War or 4th Age fanfics. And I like the Gondor or Rohan post-war. Anyway that story is all of those things so I love it :) Author Reply: Hullo Tallis! I've not written about what Gandalf was doing at this time much, but in my head he has some loose ends to tie up. I envision him making a visit to the east to see Radagast, Beorn, the Eagles, the Dwarves in Erebor and the Elves in Mirkwood and some other friends before he prepares to leave M-e. I did write one drabble about him seeing Radagast and realizing that the Brown Wizard was not going to return to the West just yet. I find it interesting that you connect Hyacinth to Mrs. Bennet, a figure from Jane Austen's Regency literature because I rather envision the Shire as being sort of Regency in many ways (You may have noticed this from the description of some of the ballgowns-- the high-waisted dresses and so forth). But originally Hyacinth was meant to be a humorous character. I think I was as surprised as anyone else when I discovered that she was actually cruel and not funny at all! Sometimes our characters can surprise us! She did not seem to care about her daughter's well-being, and was actually kind of making things worse with her self-centered hysteria. I have a feeling that Eglantine could not have borne to have her around much longer, which is why Paladin banished her-- Frodo did not have anything to do with that decision which was strictly Took family business. She would not have been good for Opal's recovery-- I can see Hyacinth sitting around and complaining to her injured daughter that she had brought it on herself by running away and so forth and making poor Opal feel worse instead of better. I'm very fond of the cross-culture sorts of stories myself-- of course, I like hobbits best, but I enjoy showing them as they interact with the Big Folk of Gondor and Rohan. I love the Shire of course, and I enjoy the Post-war and 4th Age; but I also like the Third Age as well, especially during the times when Bilbo was there and when Frodo and the others were growing up. Since you like the 4th Age Shire, have you read any of Celeritas' stories here? She tends to write mostly about a later time, long after the Travellers have all been gone. If you haven't, you might enjoy those! | |
| 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. | |