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Rider of the Mark (NC-17)
by ZeeDrippyVessel.
Chapters [49]
Reviews [ 188] Warnings [blood, guts, and war. Oh yeah. And sex. Eventually]
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Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:57 am
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I just finished reading this all the way through Chapter 35, and if I reviewed each chapter individually, I'd be reviewing till the Winter Solstice. This is so FUN to read as well as just being incredibly well written. I love it that Aefre is not a sweet YOUNG thing but an older woman. A teenager would be so wrong for someone like Gamling. She's strong, opinionated, gentle when she needs to be and not perfect. It's so refreshing to read a story that has a realistic OFC instad of a superwoman (though I think Aefre is pretty super!) And you've written a perfect Gamling. He's smart about the important things, he's thoughtful, he has a wonderful sense of humor, he is loyal and has such honor. Oh, I could go on and on about him!
Other things I liked: Eowyn wasn't the only shieldmaiden to sneak themselves intothe ranks going to the Pelennor, Gamling explaining to Eowyn about how to fight against a morningstar while on foot, and Merry there watching as well, all unnoticed (so the reason Merry charged in and attacked the wraith was because he remembered Gamling saying that the fighter with the morningstar was vulnerable to a second attacker!), the realism of day to day life in the Riddermark, the "romance" between Gamling and Aefre's horses mirroring the human's romance, being able to see inside Gamling's thoughts, and so much more.
Seeing the way that Gamling and Aefre keep things going, reorganizing people and materials, getting things back to a more or less even keel, I think they are the best regents that Eomer could possibly have. I also think that if, Bema fobid, Eomer and Eowyn had fallen as well as Theoden, then Gamling would be the man to keep the Riddermark intact as a sovereign nation.
You handling of Eomer, Eowyn and Faramir as well as the other canon and non-canon characters are excellent. You mentioned in one of your author's notes that writing sex and romance were hard, and you're right. However, you've managed to pull it off beautifully.
I don't know if or when you plan to add to this story but I certainly hope you do. I've recommended this story to several friends as well as my sister. It's going to be one that read ver and over again, enjying it each time.
Bema bless!
Edlyn |
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Eating Habits (PG)
by imaginigma.
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:43 pm
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| LOL! I agree with Pippin, at least about Strider's eating habits. I wonder if he ever manages to break those habits once he's King? |
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Leaf Subsides to Leaf (G)
by IgnobleBard.
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:21 pm
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Oh, my! This was gorgeous!
I probably ought to find something more to say but I don't have the competence to express what I want to say other than that I loved it. |
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Roots and Branches (G)
by RakshaTheDemon.
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:58 pm
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Sam always knows the right thing to say, doesn't he?
A lovely ficlet and I can just feel the relief pouring over Faramir as he hears Sam's words. |
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The Falcon and the Star (G)
by RakshaTheDemon.
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:53 pm
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Usually I review each chapter separately, but I just couldn't stop and do it. I HAD to read the next section right away.
I like the appropriateness of the psalms that you prefaced each section with. They weer so very appropriate.
And your kept the character of Aragorn true through out the fic. And thank you for the details and description of Faramir from Aragorn's point of view! I always thought that something (or someone) had purposefully blinded Denethor to the worth of his second-born when I first read the books. It was certainly an effective way of weakening Sauron's foes...
A beautiful job. |
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Rest and Recreation (G)
by RakshaTheDemon.
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:03 pm
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| Oh, this was one of the best Boromir-in-Imladris fics that I have come across. It's gong on my recs list! Bravo! |
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The One (G)
by Senta.
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:56 pm
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| Beautiful is all I can say as I sem to have lost my thesaurus. I really enjoyed reading this. |
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A Sip of Water (G)
by AngmarsElfhild.
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Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:43 pm
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| A beautifully evocative piece and all the better because it's so short. Great job! |
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Another Way of Leaving (PG)
by jodancingtree.
Chapters [6]
Reviews [ 5] Warnings [suicidal depression]
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 3:03 pm
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Lovely. Just lovely. I always wished the Professor had written more of Radagast the Brown and you have done it for him. I have no trouble reading this as a an alternative to the canon ending. In a lot of ways your version is much more satisfying to me.
I'm emailing the link to this story to my sister and several frinds who I think will appreciate it.
Again, all I can say is: Lovely! |
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A Hero (PG-13)
by SamwiseTheStrong.
Chapters [4]
Reviews [ 3] Warnings [None thus far.]
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Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:33 pm
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May I politely request that you have this story proofread again and repost it? I couldn't really enjoy reading it because of the many spelling, grammatical and punctuation mistakes. Particularly bothersome was the mispelling of Sauron's name as Souron.
As for the content I did get through, I think it was odd that Teylor of Harad identified himself by name to Merry and was so open and specific about under whose ordres he was kidnapping the Hobbit. I think it would be more in character for a minion of hte Dark Lord to give a false name or to say nothing at all to his captive.
If you plan to continue adding to this story I would be willing to beta any future chapters for you. I do like the AU where Merry is the Hobbit the Enemy is interested in. It looks like it can be a very good tale.
Edlyn |
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