Ariel
· 18 August 2003
· Chapter 24: Chapter Twenty-Four
OK... Miss Cliffhanger... I have just about had enough of you stringing us along like this! :p I swear, you are going to be the death of me!
No, really, really exciting. The action was well orchestrated and I was left knowing exactly what everyone was doing. It was very well done. Well, except that bit with Legolas and his bow... I think even for an elf that would be darned near impossible at a run! Still, I have swallowed far less plausible things in fanfic. Encore, encore!
Ariel
Author Reply: Hi Ariel! I hope this story won't be the death of you - I couldn't stand it! And think what a loss to the fanfiction world! (And the rest of the world, too, of course, but I am selfish.)
I owe my thanks to Marigold for keeping all the action straight - this is the most involved, complicated story I've ever written. She makes me sit down and draw little diagrams of where everyone is and what they are doing. Thank God for unyielding beta-readers ... even sobbing and begging don't move her to let me sneak past with (many) errors...
Okay, I agree with you on the part about Legolas stringing his bow at a run ... that was a tiny bit of humor injected there. I bow-hunted with a 32-lb Bearcat for many years and have tried that once or twice, never successfully. But I figured if anyone could do it, it would be Legolas.
Thanks so much for the review.
lorie945
· 6 August 2003
· Chapter 23: Chapter Twenty-Three
I just *devoured* this story. I've glanced at your shorter works at ff.net, but because the pop-ups make it very slow I never chanced a longer work. (Hangs head to admit she never left review, either.)
I admire very much how in the midst of aa thrilling adventure you manage to work in humor. The various fires had me falling out of my chair. And the Fellowship all seem very well characterized, and all have their part displaying their strengths and weaknesses.
And now, I suppose I should join the number of people clamoring for more, soon. The cliffhanger will kill me...
Thanks so much for hours of enjoyment.
Author Reply: Hello lorie945. Thank you for the review, and you are absolved from guilt in not leaving one before. Lots of people don't, but we writers always appreciate the ones that do - they give us the incentive to keep writing.
I'm glad you are enjoying the story so much. I've had more fun writing it, possibly more than any other of my stories. This one has been absolutely exhausting for all of us... (And I sincerely hope the cliffhangers won't kill you! What a loss!)
tetshira
· 5 August 2003
· Chapter 23: Chapter Twenty-Three
The poor Hobbits!! You can feel their tiredness. When I thought they were going to get a night's rest poor Frodo goes and gets himself 'napped again.
Will Merry ever get over his curiousity (he has used up at least two of his nine lives!)
Author Reply: Hello Tetshira! Thank you for the review. Yes, this story certainly has turned into a drama. It started out with just an idea ... Fellowship goes into a town and accidently burns down a building ... but like the accidental fires, it got out of control...
I'm plotting a story now in which Merry learns not to pick up strange objects like metal throwing stars or odd pieces of glass ("The Ruin of Men and Elves"). You should see it posted in a few months (there are other strories ahead of it, and I try to be somewhat disciplined.)
Iris Sandydowns
· 4 August 2003
· Chapter 1: Chapter One
Oooh, this is good! I'll definitely be reading the rest of the chapters. :)
I loved how Merry could read Pippin's mind just by watching his face! And Pippin's reaction to the multi-storied buildings in the town was perfect.
Author Reply: Hi Iris! So nice to hear from you. Thank you for letting me know how much you like the story. I am especially proud of this child of mine. I appreciate you letting me know you are reading it - and like it.