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The Cursed Queen of Angmar (R)
by KhazarKhum.
Chapters [51]
Reviews [ 154] Warnings [BDSM, violence, rape, torture]
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Sun Nov 28, 2004 10:34 am
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Firstly I must apologise for coming to this story so late. I have seen it recommended so many times and referred to so often that I meant to look, but have never had a moment until now. I actually only intended to have a look at chapter one, to see what all the fuss was about, and have just finished chapter 8. Have to give the eyes a rest before tackling more but I just had to add a review here. I think this is one of the most brilliant stories I have ever read. I loved the prologue. It actually gave me shivers and had a real 'ghost story' feel to it, which I thought was excellent. Her curse too was like a darker version of a fairy tale and drew me in as a reader. I am so interested now to see what happens to her.
The descriptions of Angmar and details of the Witch King's daily life also held me rapt, as I just kept thinking 'what a good idea...I had never thought of that, but it makes such sense that things would be that way...' I have applaud the care and detail that has gone into this story. Utterly excellent.
Oh, and I am also glad to see Khamul in a story. For some reason I have always liked him. 
I shall stop raving now and get back to reading the rest of the story in a bit, but I just had to jot these first impressions down to let you know that I love this story!  |
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Telling The Bees (G)
by fileg.
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Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:15 pm
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| As a freakish coincidence, I was sketching out a scene involving elves and exactly this tradition when I noticed this story was 'Story of the Day'. I've always thought this such a 'nice' (though nice isn't an adequate word) tradition and I would agree with the rest of your reviewers that it fits extremely well with Samwise' character, to want to observe an old superstition like this. A short piece but very nicely written. |
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Spiders (G)
by bratprincess.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 10] Warnings [Character Death, kinda.]
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Sat Nov 27, 2004 7:10 pm
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Ah. Funny. If only we could train the spiders to actively hunt the Sues... Seriously though, nice piece  |
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Winter Solstice (G)
by fileg.
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Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:56 pm
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| I find it odd that no one has reviewed this so far. I think it is a nice piece, very atmospheric. In particular I found the comparison between the Nine's taking up the quest and Elrond's continued allegience to Gil-galad quite touching. A few very minor grammatical things struck me, but these did not detract from the story. |
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Baby (G)
by poetrywithwings.
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Sat Nov 27, 2004 3:00 pm
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| A nice moment from Aragorn's history that I haven't seen described before. I did wonder though what made you use present tense all throughout, rather than conventional third person past tense? Was this to create a sense of anxiety? |
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Mind Games (PG-13)
by Liregon.
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Wed Nov 24, 2004 12:23 pm
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Interesting idea, and it does make sense in a way to me that Sauron might use Arwen to get at Aragorn and vice versa, all in some twisted game to get his own way. I have to agree with Viv though. The 'fate tied to the ring' thing in the film prompts a  face from me, though this fic does sort of explain some things to do with that. Anyway, it is a nice piece and, again as Viv says, it is good to see Arwen taking centre stage in a story. |
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Crossroads (PG)
by Noldo.
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Thu Nov 11, 2004 9:47 am
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| This is a very interesting premise, which personally I haven't seen tackled before, so I am very interested to see how Denethor gets on with the king, especially given their relationship whilst Aragorn / Thorongil fought for Ecthelion. As for this chapter specifically, I enjoyed the slightly archaic flavour to the language (carven instead of carved, for example) and the fact that you kept not only the dialogue in this style but also the descriptions. The two elements of the story compliment each other very well that way. And I agree, after reading your essay on Denethor, (which was excellent), I was looking forward to seeing your fics |
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In Defence Of Good Lord Denethor (G)
by Noldo.
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Sun Oct 31, 2004 7:24 pm
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| Yet again a well constructed essay, with good, clear justification for each point made. I have always classified Denethor as one of the characters who has 'suffered' in fan fiction, quite considerably (along with people like Thranduil) and so it is good to see him defended. I do hope you continue to post these studies as they are not only interesting as an arguement, but they are very good summaries of information given in the texts (in the way of quotations). |
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A Pretty Toy (R)
by mistressofbucklebury.
Chapters [1]
Reviews [ 5] Warnings [None that I can think of]
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Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:41 pm
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So far I like the style - very nicely written and readable, IMO - and I am intrigued by the story. I am really looking forward to a story featuring Tom B and Goldberry. I don't think I've ever read one before, in fact. Eagerly looking forward to the next chapter.
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Envinyanta (G)
by Noldo.
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Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:39 pm
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| Your writing style is absolutely beautiful and fluid. I am very much looking forward to reading more. |
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