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The Journey Home  by Fiondil 648 Review(s)
EllynnReviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/3/2013
Thanks for the great journey.

Author Reply: You're most welcome, Ellynn. I'm so glad you enjoyed this story. Thanks for letting me know. I appreciate it very much.

MornReviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/2/2013
Well, I've been really bad at reviewing this. I started reading when you were quite a way through so there is my excuse.

It was great to see Maglor get a happy ending and seeing a depth to his character that goes further than "Feanor's son" or to do with the silmarils and misery.

I'm glad they've finally made it, and found forgiveness and happiness at the end. Great story with a lovely happy ending.

Author Reply: That's okay Morn. Some people review every chapter, others wait until the end to leave a blanket review, whatever works best. I'm glad you enjoyed this story and, being a sucker for happy endings myself, I really wanted to give Maglor one. Poor guy really deserves it. Thanks for letting me know how much you enjoyed the story. I really appreciate it.

Twoflower2Reviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/2/2013
Thank you for this story. I feel a bit sad it's over, though am very happy for Maglor and family, of course. Would have loved a glimpse of the Feanorians with all darkness purged out of them (something rather difficult to imagine), so can't help but harbor hope there might be a sequel. And the children have so much potential! I am looking forward to reading your next tale on Friday.

Author Reply: You're welcome, Twoflower2. It is sad when a story ends, but at least this one ends happily and who knows? There may well be a sequel but not anytime soon. I'm glad you you enjoyed this story and I appreciate you taking the time to review and let me know. And I hope you like the next story as well. Thanks again.

bookwormReviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/1/2013
*cheers* Everyone is home & safe and can start to heal. Also Namo rocks, I love how he reminds them all that they still have responsibilities on Middle Earth. Loved how Earendil came to say thanks (he really was the most absent parent ever...) and Elwing too, and dawww Elrond. Really liked the awkwardness of the children, and their almost-resentment too, having to follow their parents to a place they have no concept of. Just a random question, seeing as how Maglor marries Gloredhel here (yay!), what was your idea in regards to the sweetheart he supposedly left behind in Aman?

Author Reply: Hi bookworm. Námo always rocks. LOL! And did Maglor leave a sweetheart behind? I have no idea, but if he did I would hope she had the sense to realize he was never coming back and that she should find someone else who was better "sweetheart" material. At any rate, I'm glad you enjoyed the story and I appreciate you taking the time to leave reviews. Thanks.

LaerReviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/1/2013
I knew this was going to be a fantastic update when I had to fight with email to get in. Yes, it was a fantastic update, and sadly the last to this magnificent story. Great job as always, and I can not wait for you next story. :)

Author Reply: Hi Laer. I'm glad you enjoyed this story. Thanks for all your lovely and supportive reviews. I really appreciated them and I hope you enjoy the next story, which I will start posting on Friday.

FadesintothewestReviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/1/2013
Lovely, lovely story Fiondil. I am truly sad to see it come to an end as I looked forward to reading Maglor's journey, but love the way it ended. Thanks for sharing your vision with us. So much of Maglor is caught up in sadness that for once, I was happy to see him be gifted forgiveness!

Author Reply: Hi Fades. It is always sad to see a story end. There may be a continuation of the story sometime in the future but I can't guarantee it. It depends on what the Muse decides. At any rate, I'm happy to know you enjoyed this story and I appreciate all your reviews. Thanks.

FadesintothewestReviewed Chapter: 42 on 7/1/2013
That chapter was very moving. The reunion between Maglor and Elrond was touching and had me teary eyed. Arthalion's reunion with his brother, was the best part of the chapter for me, though I loved it all! I am sad to see the story coming to an end. I do hope you take up aspects of this story in some future story.

Author Reply: Hi Fades. I'm glad you found the chapter moving, and Arthalion and Arthad reuniting is my favorite part of the chapter, too. Thanks for reviewing. It's much appreciated.

curiouswombatReviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/1/2013
And just the right ending - completing the circle. Such a satisfying tale all round; I have enjoyed every step of the journey - which is probably more than can be said of many of the participants in it!

I can imagine there may still be tales to tell of the Harthadrim - but I accept that they are for another day.



Author Reply: Hi Curiouswombat. I'm so glad you enjoyed this story and I really appreciate all your reviews. There may be more tales to tell of the Harthdrim and Maglor, but they will have to wait for another day. At any rate, an entirely new multichapter story will premier on Friday and perhaps you will enjoy it. Thanks again for all your wonderful reviews.

SunnyReviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/1/2013
Oh well - yes, I suppose this was a natural stopping place - I would have loved seeing Maglor meeting his naneth and his brothers again, though. But hopefully your Muse will see the potential of seeing those young and, ahem, high-spirited young Harthadrim meet the staid Valinorean society. I can just imagine it! And the Valar and the Maiar themselves would probably be sitting back, enjoying the show and sipping Margaritas. Russandol especially sounds as if he is a new Glorfindel in the making, and that even though he hasn't gone through Mandos, though I'd guess all the children are probably real handfuls.

So Míriel - and her ships - makes the redoubtable Círdan want to leave the seashore and go pick her brain? Sounds as if he is fuming at not having her _right there_ to go over every millimeter of both those ships with him!

I've noticed your placeholder for a new story - has your Muse been channeling Ian Fleming? ;)


Author Reply: Hi Sunny. Well, the story had to end at some point and I think all the major events were covered. There may be other stories about the Harthadrim in the future but that is for the Muse to decide. In the meantime, a new story will be posted on Friday and, no, I didn't channel Ian Fleming when I was writing it. LOL! It's a bit different from my other stories but hopefully you will enjoy it.

Anyway, thanks for all your comments and suggetions, and thanks for nagging me to write this. *grin* I'm glad that I was able to satisfy your desire to know what happened to Maglor and the Harthadrim after they departed from the vicinity of Imladris.

KevanaReviewed Chapter: 43 on 7/1/2013
What a perfect way to bring us full circle! Even though we didn't get to see Maglor's reunion with his other family members, given their status as Reborn I'm sure they welcomed him with open arms, and it's good to know they had backup waiting in the wings just in case. And maybe they did eventually get a proper tea with the Valar, after everything settled down, haha.

Now I'm curious about Estë's lake and what's so dangerous about it, other than the lady herself. Well, I guess I just answered my own question, there. *grin* Cirdan trying to sail on it, pfft, that's a priceless image in any case.

It's great, too, you left it open-ended in that some Elves could still be wandering around in the developing world. I really liked the reference to the war you mentioned in other short stories that led to the Flood. Do you have any idea of when that took place in regards to this story - long before, shortly before, during it?

I had to laugh at Námo's line about closing up shop and going home. And the poor bored Maiar. *giggle*

I so enjoyed how you showed this little family coming together, growing, and persevering over so much. Such a satisfying conclusion, Fiondil. Great job, great story, kept me on the cliff's edge quite a few times and broke my heart a few times too. I'm so thankful for all the hard work you put into this, and thankful to Sunny as well for encouraging you to write this in the first place after you did the short story!

I hope Maglor went on to write many more songs that became "modern classics" to the Elves. I wonder if he ever put together the tale of the Harthadrim? I'm sure there were many in Aman who wanted to hear such a thing! It's amazing. It's like if William Shakespeare happened to saunter up and began writing more plays after being gone for centuries (well, if the Bard was immortal and had also happened to have just been forgiven for kinslaying..) I wonder if he eventually had a lot of young wannabes banging on his door and wanting to apprentice with him! LOL.

Congratulations on another completed story and thanks for taking us on the journey. It was worth it!

You have a glorious week and a fantastic Fourth! Watch out for stray fireworks, and I'm eagerly awaiting your next project.

-Kevana

Author Reply: Hi Kevana. I thought it was appropriate to begin and end the story with the Valar.

The last ice age ended abruptly about 13,000 years or so ago in the southern hemisphere and came to an end in the northern hemisphere about 2000 years later, so this story takes place in part of that time period when I imagine there were major climatic changes all around and perhaps some places warmed up sooner than others and some places may have suffered more cold for brief periods of time before the climate moderated.

Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed this tale and that you found the ending satisfying. I enjoyed writing this story though there were times when I had no idea what was going to happen next. *grin* Thanks for all your lovely, long reviews. I appreciated every one of them.

Have a glorious week and a fantastic Fourth, yourself, and I hope you enjoy the next story which I will start posting beginning Friday.

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