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| Dawn of a New Age: First Age by elliska | 13 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/27/2005 |
| Manarindė glared back at the light coldly. Glad to see that a certain elleth is just as good-natured and lovable, even at the first rising of the moon. And just imagine being able to look up at the moon and say 'I know him'. And, come to that, to be able, without any apparent effort, to raise and maintain a barrier that keeps the baddies at bay. Melian packs some serious power - although I'm not entirely sure that she has much of a real understanding of elves. Except the general gorgeousness of Elu, of course. The battle was remarkable. Did you have battle plans, to see where everyone was and what they were doing? I'm glad to see that Oropher's impetuous side is already firmly in place - and his competitiveness with Amglaur. 'Impetuous' seems to be a bit of a family trait, too - one to which Denethor was not immune. I love this - it's great to see the back story to lots of the Interrupted Journeys characters and to get to meet those whose presence, by the Third Age, is sadly missed. I'm rubbing my hands together in glee at the prospect of two stories - and two sets of updates. Author Reply: Being consistent isn't always a positive trait, is it? Especially when you are consistently like her. But I had fun showing some of her history in this. A lot of fun, really. I loved thinking about the rising of the moon--can you imagine what it would be like to see a thing like that for the first time! I'm glad you liked the battle. Yes, in fact I did write a whole battle strategy after reading what little there is in the Silm about the First Battle and looking at a map. I actually like doing that sort of thing, scary as that might sound. And I had fun thinking about how people would feel here--this would be the first battle most of them saw. That is interesting. I laughed at some of the things I had Oropher do in this--it was irresistible to have him run off into the thick of things. I'm glad you liked it. I will probably update this only every other week until December--then I am quitting one of my jobs and I'll have more time to update both stories every week. Thanks so much for the review! | |
| nat | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/26/2005 |
| I love it! please continue as quickly as possible! Author Reply: I am so glad that you did! I love these characters and this time period, so I had a lot of fun writing this. I will probably be updating this every other week until December and every week starting then (because I am quitting one of the jobs I work in Decemeber and that will give me more time). I really hope you continue to enjoy! :-) | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/26/2005 |
| Oh, look at you, you have two stories going at once! That is impressive. I think I'm going to like this one. I loved the extended battle scene, but you know that I'm a sucker for well-written blood and thunder. Your battles are exciting and grittily realistic at the same time, which I appreciate. I'm also glad of a chance to read about Oropher. For some reason, he's been in my head lately, and here you come with a story about him. What could be more perfect? And the rising of the moon! Now that is one of your best scenes yet. It must have looked like some weird kind of UFO to the Elves who saw it first. I like that they're not quite sure what to make of it until Melian oh-so-casually mentions that, oh yeah, she knows this guy. Then it's okay. And did I just spot a wee little Black Cygnet? Author Reply: Impressive...or insane. :-) Time will tell which. But I really like the way this has gone so far and I haven't even gotten completely done with the Second Age, which is just packed with good stuff. I am having fun with this because canon provides sooo much to explore and these characters are just great in my mind. Of course, I have great fun with Oropher. So, I hope you do enjoy it too. I'm glad you liked the battle. I really liked writing that after I looked at the map for a while and figured out how it was going to go. And after thinking about what it would be like for the Sindar to see their first real battle. I do like a good battle--and this story has lots of opportunities for them. And I am so glad you liked the rising of the moon. I think that would have been an incredible moment for them. A UFO! FP, you kill me, but you are right--what would they have made of it? And yes, you did spot that particular water fowl. We will earn a lot about her background in this story. It's fun. Thanks for the review! | |