News Resources
Login
Become a member
Help
Search
|
|
| About Us News Resources
Login
Become a member
Help
Search
|
|
|
| Sundry Scrolls IV by Raksha The Demon | 90 Review(s) |
|---|---|
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/25/2010 |
| "So he hoards scraps of beauty and light in his heart" Lovely! Author Reply: Thanx, Virtuella - I enjoyed writing this double-drabble; and I'm glad that you liked it. | |
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/25/2010 |
| That's a very original take on the immediate aftermath. Imrahil's POV yields valuable insights. Indeed, the triumph came too late for so many. As for the rest, it is true: One needs a hanky! One needs lunch! Author Reply: From what we see of Imrahil in ROTK, there's an impression of courage, attention to detail and keen powers of observation even after long battle, and of course great skill as a commander. Not to mention the desire to make a grand entrance with Swan Knights a-singing and to keep his armor burnished. I thought that Imrahil would want to wipe his sweaty brow before addressing and caring for his troops, much less reporting to his King and Gandalf and Eomer...After that, I think Imrahil will attend to his horse's appetite before he gets his own lunch. Hey, I'd want the hanky first and then a nice cold soda after a victorious battle in which I'd expected to die! Thanx for the review, Virtuella! | |
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/25/2010 |
| Impressive. The structure with all those "His..." sentences worked out well. As for the question at the end, yes, it was good to leave that open. Author Reply: I'm glad you thought that particular structure worked out well; it just flowed out of me as I started to write; sort of a reflection of Sauron's very powerful sense of self as it is broken down. Thanx for reading and reviewing, Virtuella! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/25/2010 |
| It's a shame that Ecthelion did not see at least a part of Thorongil's reason in his own ponderings: I would have given you my allegiance, son of my heart; he thought, the admission both lighting and searing his soul. I would have set you above all, even the son of my blood. The time was not yet right. And if he'd remained, he'd only have come between the father and son. *sigh* Author Reply: I think Thorongil already had come between father and son, and knew he should leave before more damage was done. And, with the destruction of the Corsair ships, it was the best time to go. Thanx for reviewing, Dreamflower! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/25/2010 |
| And yet, and yet…One cannot live out every day in dread. Despair is as vicious a foe as any Orc. Faramir knows he may one day die beneath an onslaught of foes too great to repel or outwit. But he will not yield to despair. So he hoards scraps of beauty and light in his heart, savoring their memory, delighting in new appearances. How very like Faramir, to hoard beauty and hope as a weapon against despair! Author Reply: Thanks for reviewing, Dreamflower! I do think that Faramir is a man of great internal resources; and, while not superstitious, treasures such moments of joy when and where he can find them; especially since he knows the weight of the odds against him and his people... | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/25/2010 |
| Imrahil is so matter-of-fact here, even in his grief for the fallen, and his joy in the victory, he doesn't lose sight of the practical. I really like this one! Author Reply: Thanx for reviewing, Dreamflower. I enjoyed writing Imrahil; I think he's as savvy as he is lordly. And the enormity of Sauron's final defeat probably hasn't hit him yet... | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/25/2010 |
| I don't think I've ever seen this from Sauron's POV before, but you've done it brilliantly! His helplessness and rage are perfectly captured, as is his realization of what it all means in the end. Author Reply: Sauron is definitely not going to go gentle into any good night; and the contrast between being the high-and-mighty-Dark-Lord and being a helpless disembodied spirit had to have been one heckuva shock for him, not to mention a spiritual/actual sort of comeuppance... Thanx for reading and reviewing, Dreamflower! | |
| curiouswombat | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/25/2010 |
| I like all four - but I think this fourth is my favourite - the way that you use words, for example the description of Aragorn and Ecthelion's recognition of who he could be, is just a pleasure to read. Author Reply: Thanx for reading and reviewing, Wombat - this is only the second time I've written Ecthelion, but I've always been intrigued by him. I think it's quite possible that Ecthelion could have figured out Thorongil's connection to the line of Isildur...I'm pleased that you liked this story and the others. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/25/2010 |
| I would have given you my allegiance, son of my heart What a difference between the desires of one Steward and the next. Another beautifully written piece. Author Reply: I think Ecthelion would have been convinced of the rightness of Aragorn's claim; and also thought that the North and South kingdoms, united under Aragorn, could better oppose Sauron. Thanx for the review! | |
| Inzilbeth | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/25/2010 |
| You've really done justice to Faramir here and this reminds me of how much he and his new king have in common. Author Reply: It's part of my mission as a Tolkien fanfic writer to do justice to Faramir; so I'm delighted when readers tell me I've done so; thanx much! I do think that rough living and privation is one experience Faramir and Aragorn share - they both have been reared in comfort, but then went out and put themselves not only in harm's way but into a life with long months spent in the wilderness for the sake of others. It had to be a sobering and humbling experience; and one that I think Tolkien deemed a good training for rulers... | |