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| To See A World by Nightwing | 38 Review(s) |
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| Ridleyfan | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 8/5/2005 |
| Hi Nightwing! What a wonderful surprise to see an update several weeks before I would be looking for one. Another brilliant chapter - I thought the torment of close confinement in the box was bad enough for our elf and harrowing to read, but this latest ordeal had my heart racing, palms sweating,and I knawed continuously at my fingernails. The elf's terror and the pain of extreme restraint was excellently realised. The atmosphere of menace in the cell was unremitting. The brief interlude with the young soldier was perfect to relieve the tension and bleak discomfort. You have to wonder at his courage and compassion in approaching a being that he had been told had formidable powers and was an enemy. It's very interesting that he is ready to question what he has been told by finding out for himself. I love and admire the suspense and mystery you have woven through this story - it's given me so much pleasure to read it. And I can't wait to find out how our poor singed Aragorn is doing!!Hope to see another chapter soon. Author Reply: Oooh, unrelenting menace! I like it. Yes, the guard has a good heart. And there have been good stories to counter the bad. He is afraid, but also intrigued, as any of us would be when encountering our first elf! Aragorn is pretty singed, the ppor guy, and all worn out at the moment. He's still snoozing somewhere up in the hills. Zzzz... | |
| White Wolf | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 8/5/2005 |
| You did your usual superior job of describing how important sound is to Legollas, and how helpless he feels without it. You take us right there inside his head, as he battles with his fears and the awful physical pain our dear elf is going through. It is nice he has one person who is willing to help him, even though the poor guy has some very weird ideas about elves. No wonder the people fear them. It breaks my heart that Legolas thinks Aragorn is dead. Not only does he miss his friend, but the loss leaves him totally alone with no one to really understand. I hope you can manage another update soon. This one was a most pleasant surprise. Author Reply: Hey there. Sorry about the delay in responding to you. I went on a little vacation. I'm glad you liked the update. I found it a bit of a challenge to write. Trying to get into the head of a blind elf is not the easiest of undertakings. The next chapter is coming along. Hope to get it posted next month. | |
| Marion (FF.net) | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 8/1/2005 |
| An update, yay! You can't imagine how glad I am that you updated this story, one of my favourite in the whole fandom! This chapter was excellent. Once more, writing from a blind elf's point of view gives a fascinating twist to your story. I especially enjoyed it when Legolas's cell and restraints turn out to be what saves him from completely panicking and losing himself in terror and grief. I like Koryon's character and hope that we'll get to see more of him in the following chapters. Can't wait for the boy who visited our two heroes in the cabin (can't remember his name, sorry) to realise that legolas has been captured... Looking forward to next update, good luck with your house, Marion. Author Reply: Tarnan the Boy Wonder will be back! We will see him briefly in the next chapter, in fact. He will be rather... startled... to see Legolas. | |
| LenaLove | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/31/2005 |
| Yeah! You up-dated. Thank you for doing this for us, your humble readers. I appreciate RL has to be the priority, I just pray that you do not abandon this story. I have only one more thing to say: When is Alun going to reappear and console Legolas, when is the boy going to come back in to the story. I loved those two characters. Thanks for the new chapter Rona Author Reply: Fear not! I will not abandon this story. Are you kidding... after all the work I have done on it? Alun and the boy Tarnan will be back quite soon. We are in their territory now. | |
| Lamiel | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/31/2005 |
| Oh, I was so happy to get notice that you'd updated this story! What a lovely treat -- for your readers at least. Your Legolas might be slightly less happy about developments. Were we discussing Elf angst? Oh my dear, you are the master! It is a very, very tricky thing to pull off physical discomfort without going over the top, but you make it look almost easy. Legolas' pain and fear are vividly portrayed, but he doesn't wallow in it. He's still fighting, still has a warrior's discipline and spirit. He won't be broken, not this easily, and not by Ramhar anyway. This interaction with the guard is very revealing, I think. It shows more of the deceptions that Ramhar has been feeding the men, working them up to invade Mirkwood, presumably. But none of your characters can be reduced to the type of cliche that haunts so many Elf torture fics, and even the relatively minor characters have their own minds. That could spell trouble for Ramhar, later on. The last page, now -- this has to be one of the best dream transition sequences I've read in a long time. The nightmare is vivid and frightening, and flows smoothly into a waking that is, if anything, even worse. Legolas has some very good questions: how is it that Ramhar has the twin blade to Aragorn's borrowed sword? Why were the Orcs there if Ramhar killed Legolas' mother? I think it very possible that Ramhar could be in league with, or rather in service to, Sauron. In that case the Orcs could be working for him, or perhaps keeping an eye on him. Now I dearly want to see where they are taking Legolas -- to Ramhar? Oh, I would love to see more of those two together. And there's this other, shadowy figure in the background. It'll be good to see how he interacts with Ramhar, and Legolas too. I suspect, however, that the next chapter will feature a return to Aragorn and his troubles. Poor Ranger needs his time for attention too. Good luck with your house, and all the other meshuganah you have happening this summer. Thank you for this treat, and we shall be patiently awaiting the next update when you get the opportunity. Author Reply: Greetings Lamiel! I am delighted that I did not go over the top with the elf's physical discomfort. I could very well do so, as you know, it being a fetish of mine. But I want this to be a good story, not just elf thrashing. Boy, am I glad you liked the dream into reality bit. I found it to be the toughest of the three sections to write. The first section was difficult too, getting into the thoughts and feelings of the elf while he's just sitting there. It could have gotten pretty darned tedious. I do like my OCs. I have one more to introduce. She may be a bit of a cliche, but I hope I can make her believable and do well by her. Sooo, how is your next chapter coming along? I'm quite anxious to see what comes next in Aragorn's whacky world. | |
| Socket | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/30/2005 |
| Hi, Nightwing, it's me, Socket, from ff.net! Just wanted to say that I've added this story to my alert on this site, and that I'll be posting future reviews here, so you can respond to them without peril. Thanks! Author Reply: Hello Socket! Glad you came over here. It's way better. | |
| meckinock | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/29/2005 |
| Wow. I'm really glad to see you've updated this. Legolas's pain, grief, and sensory environment were all wonderfully depicted, and I like his developing relationship with the young man. Looking forward to the next chapter. Author Reply: Hi Meckinock! I enjoy introducing a few new characters to flesh out a story. Legolas and Aragorn have been pretty isolated for a long time, so it's time for some new folks. They won't take the story over though. The focus is on the elf and the ranger all the way. | |
| Gandalfs apprentice | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/29/2005 |
| Hi, Nightwing Nice surprise. I hope your summer is being good to you. I of course enjoyed your chapter very much; your writing seems to have gotten better on your break. Missed Aragorn, though. Next chapter, please? I've got some stories going here, for example, "Sword of Elendil," that you might like. You're the one that got me started doing this! So you owe it to me to take a look, right? Your fan, Gandalfs apprentice Author Reply: Oh, I am always happy to hear that my writing improves. It has been nice to take a bit of a break. I've read a couple of books for pleasure, which was a luxury! I got you started in writing? Goodness! No promises, but I'll see what I can do. I have a list, yours will go onto it. | |
| RDR | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/29/2005 |
| WHat a wonderful surprise! Am in the midst of remodeling and cannot believe you found the time to give your loyal readers such a treat. Once again you have captured so beautifully the essence of being blind. The passage about the lack of sound driving Legolas to despair is so wonderfully written without being mauldain (spelling--sorry, wanted to get this out before I have to start dinner!). Very intrigued by the new character. Can't wait (but I will, patiently) to see his role and what has happened to Aragon. Thank you, take care... A very faithful reader, RDR Author Reply: Well, the house project has stalled for now, so I have been finding time to write here and there between work and family and other activities/obligations. I work hard to make the elf's experiences and reactions believable. It's a challenge to write from the POV of a blind person; both rewarding and frustrating. Ther are days I cannot wait to again write him as a sighted elf, his magnificent bright eyes flashing! | |
| sofia | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/29/2005 |
| YAY, AN UPDATE! This is most certainly a pleasant surprise! Written beautifully, I must say. You've gotten me so caught up in the chapter that I can't wait for the next one. Thanks for the update! -sofia Author Reply: You're welcome! Glad you are enjoying it. | |