Light on the Way by Larner
Pasha ToH · 22 November 2004 · Chapter 2: Time of Honor
I am as always in awe of the way you write, I truly could see that final farewell done by the king and his family, their characters spot on with the books... I look foreward to reading more of your work
Author's reply
Am so glad you find it worth the reading, Pasha ToH. Thank you!
Meldewen Ilce · 22 November 2004 · Chapter 1: A Bell Tolls
Oh this is a beautiful written story as are all you fics! I have been meaning to leave you a review for your other stories but I have been pressed for time the past 2 days! Anyway, I cried throughout reading this chapter and the next...lovely story! If you don't mind I think I found a typo or two such as in this line: "the dreams of his father and his Adar together, looking at him from afar..." -- Did you mean to say 'his mother and his Adar' because as you're aware, Adar is the Elvish word for father... Also when the bell started to ring I believe you said it rung 192 times, one time for each year Aragorn lived and I believe that he was 210 when he finally accepted the Gift of Iluvatar, and left the Circles of the World... Oh, I do hope you'll write a chapter where Aragorn is reunited with the people he loved who went on before him, such as his parents, and friends, and I especially want to see his reunion with Frodo... Again, absolutely lovely and I look forward to the next chapter of this story!
Author's reply
I'm going to change the age to reflect Tolkien's later changes from the first edition. I really had never checked out his age in my later editions. Very strange I'd never check to see any changes in the book of years.
Imrahoil · 22 November 2004 · Chapter 2: Time of Honor
My e-mails to you get blocked. I just hope it's a spam filter?! Are you still interested in a few of the usual "things"? If you are, give me a go ahead, please, and I'm going to post them this time as a review.
Imrahoil · 22 November 2004 · Chapter 2: Time of Honor
You've done it. Here I sit crying my little heart out and getting very curious looks, because "here" means "at work". Don't do that to me. Funny, ch. 1 has affected me even more than the actual death, don't know why.
Author's reply
I so appreciate that my work evokes like emotion in others. Don't know why your posts to me privately aren't getting to my box, but it isn't due to any screening I'm doing. I will check with my ISP to see if they installed anything new--they did have us offline a couple hours the other day.
Angelelf · 21 November 2004 · Chapter 2: Time of Honor
Wow, this story really hit me. I'm here crying my eyes out now. Very well written it captures the essence of the characters and brings them to life.
Author's reply
How wonderful that this has struck such a cord in you. I am honored.
Bodkin · 21 November 2004 · Chapter 1: A Bell Tolls
Poor Aragorn - what a decision to make, and yet you make it seem the only possibility. So hard for everyone.
lovethosehobbits · 21 November 2004 · Chapter 1: A Bell Tolls
Beautifully written and haunting as usual. Such a sad, sad, story but, as he said "It is the nature of things" still no less bittersweet. I wondered at the age, thinking for some strange reason he had lived into the 400rds, but am sure you are correct since I do not have my books at hand. You write so wonderfully, and is an honor to all of us that you share your gift. tree
daw the minstrel · 21 November 2004 · Chapter 1: A Bell Tolls
I'm really pleased to see a story that shows understanding of the gift of Iluvatar to the Numenorians. You've given us Aragorn's view of this and made us understand too.
Author's reply
I'm glad you find it within your own understanding of the Gift of Iluvatar and how it was experienced by the children of Elros.
Raksha The Demon · 21 November 2004 · Chapter 1: A Bell Tolls
Excellently written and very moving account of the death of Aragorn. I look forward to future chapters. One quibble - Tolkien stated in the Appendices that Faramir (of Ithilien, not Took) had a grandson named Barahir who wrote the Tale of Aragorn & Arwen - wouldn't he have been the Steward rather than this "Ecthelion"?
Author's reply
Okay, I noted Aragorn's age at his death, but had forgotten the identity of the one who wrote this tale. I will edit it immediately. Thanks for the correction. And that so many have been moved by this has been encouraging, to say the least.
robnrun · 21 November 2004 · Chapter 1: A Bell Tolls
Well written details, and emotional depth in giving an answer to a very difficult question. Not overwrought; but solemn. I especially liked the inclusion of Glorfindel, Elladan, and Elrohir; the hint of the shock that his passing would cause (using the difference between the hobbits and men was very good); and the bell.
Lindelea · 20 November 2004 · Chapter 1: A Bell Tolls
This was a very difficult read--not that it was badly written, on the contrary! It's just that it caught me in the pit of the gut, even knowing the topic. Some nice touches: I like a Frodo as Thain, too. And honouring Beregond, and Bergil as you did, two of my favourite Men, you know. Can't comment on any more for it is difficult to draw breath, for some reason. Very much like having been punched in the gut.
Author's reply
Oh, I am so glad you like it, Lindelea. You have become one of my own favorite authors in FanFiction, as I think you know, and to have it hit home so strongly with you means a great deal to me.