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| The Finder by Haleth | 25 Review(s) |
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| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/14/2008 |
| What a compelling character, or rather pair of characters, woman and elf both. And Bard's arrow! It never occurred to me to wonder what happened to it after it killed Smaug. An intriguing beginning. Author Reply: Thank-you, daw. I'm happy that you found the characters interesting. It was an interesting exercise to write so much without using proper names. Thanks again. Haleth | |
| perelleth | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/12/2008 |
| I so love the irony embedded in your writing! HAleth is perfect in her single-minded duty, a life, one supposes, devoted to similar adventures that might as well found a less than glorious end there...except for this chance encounter that is somehow going change all. It is comforting that their fist meeting is marked by what will become the rule. I so love that image of her body hitting the gunwale and this saving her life, while the elf wonders how so much water could fit inside her chest... and HAleth giving him other things to think about before collapsing again in her graceless manner. Their opposing personalities are a perfect match. I'm looking forward to the rest of it! Author Reply: Thank-you, perelleth. Haleth can be a little determined. Poor thing. She doesn't have the first clue what she's in for. I couldn't figure out how to save her after she breathed in the water. Originally Inglor gave her mouth to mouth resuscitation, but that seemed too modern for even the Elves to have. The modified, unintentional Heimlich manuoevre seemed a slight bit more likely. Thanks again. Haleth | |
| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/11/2008 |
| Ahhh! Haleth again and sweet Inglor? Yes I think so,anyway she was always doing things to him, your descriptions of Haleth rowing out to where she was going were right on the mark, I could almost hear it, I can't wait for this tale to go on! I love your stories as you know and still hope you may take a shot at doing Wandering in Mandos Deb Author Reply: Thank-you, Elfingimp. Poor, sweet, long-suffering Inglor. It's interesting paddling a boat at night in the wilderness. The quiet is so immense that the water dripping off the paddle seems loud in comparison. Thanks for the vote of confidence for Wandering in Mandos but I think it drifted so far away from canon that it was more an original story with Tolkien's names stuck to it. It would probably work better if I just changed the names and made it entirely original. Thanks again. Haleth | |
| TithenFeredir | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/11/2008 |
| Oooo, very interesting. This is the first meeting of Haleth and Inglor? I remain curious about Haleth's past. So, if it's her I hope you give a few more hints about that. I'm also wondering why the black arrow is worth dying for. What an eerie picture you drew of her dive in the dark. The image of Smaug's rotting, jewel-encrusted corpse as the object of her search was surprising and very effective. Well done! ~TF Author Reply: Thank-you, TithenFeredir. Yes, this is the first meeting between Haleth and Inglor although they haven't introduced themselves yet. I really can't take credit for the description of the dragon, though. Tolkien painted a vivid picture of Smaug's corpse rotting in the lake and I used that. | |
| FreelancerofArda | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/11/2008 |
| Ah, so that's how everything started! It seems that Inglor is always having to rescue Haleth, though. :-) From the first time they met, to the days they spent lookking for the palantir. FoA Author Reply: That does seem to be the way it is, doesn' it? I'll have to change that. (Which means I'll just have to write more stories where it doesn't happen. Author Reply: Where are my manners? Thank-you for reviewing and thank-you for the idea. | |