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| In Empty Lands by Larner | 14 Review(s) |
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| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/27/2008 |
| Oh my! What a great start! I love Boromir's POV in this! If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time you've written very much of his POV--I like the way you show his mind working: figuring out some things, puzzling over others, and missing some things altogether (such as the idea that Rivendell=Imladris). Author Reply: No, I've never written much about Boromir. But Raksha's birthday request, which will be the next story in this series, led to these two chapters, as I felt they needed to be posted first to lead into that one. Each can stand on its own, I think; but the whole may eventually be a full story in its own right. But Boromir is learning. | |
| lwarren | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/27/2008 |
| He had one hard time finally getting to Imladris, didn't he? This story does an excellent job of detailing the trials he faced on the way to find Elrond. Well done, Larner! I'm loving this (and Boromir is not one of my favorite characters - you make him very appealing in his search for answers). linda Author Reply: Oh, I agree, Linda--he had little if any idea where he was going or what to expect once he got there, and must deal with the idea that the world is not everywhere as it is in Gondor. This is a learning experience for him. Boromir's never been my favorite character, either, although I always pitied him. Sean Bean, however, did a good deal to make him come alive and be more sympathetic, particularly considering those passages in the book that show his competency and his compassion for the others. And Baylor's writing also made me like him better (I've alwsys loved her "Care and Feeding of Hobbits). | |
| Celeritas | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/27/2008 |
| I loved Boromir's confusion as to why there would be Nazgul in the north since there weren't any armies there! So characteristic of him! Author Reply: I suspect Boromir, as the consummate warrior and Captain-General of Gondor's forces, would always think in terms of armies; that there were other policies and prizes the Nazgul might be sent to pursue would probably escape him. And I felt he'd need to be aware that the Black Riders had passed him, were heading northward for reasons of their own even if he could not fathom those reasons. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/27/2008 |
| A great expansion Larner. I especially like Boromir's meeting with the Rangers. Yet another view to fill in the grand story. You are making me think of 'A leaf by Niggle'. Author Reply: I think all of us who dabble in Tolkien's world are our own part of "Leaf by Niggle." Excellent analogy. And I like to think that there was a reason why Boromir would recognize Aragorn as a Ranger, and would come in many ways to compare him to both his father and his brother. Since I wrote the drabble "Arrival" for AIG I've felt it was just too short to fully convey what I'd wished to tell. Reading it again, I was struck by how commonplace it sounded. He arrived, had to tell his mission to the Elves who blocked his path, and much of the tension I believed he should feel was lost due to the necessary brevity of the telling. This gave me a chance to describe so much that was missed in the first one, and to better express Boromir's frustration that once again, here in sight of his goal, he's being held up and possibly turned away. Thanks for the feedback. | |