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The End of Hope  by ErinRua 5 Review(s)
LindorienReviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/6/2004
What a great point of view to take with this! So depressing at first, tense, but then so joyful! I wanted to shout! Lindorien

MarielwingReviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/15/2004
I read it and loved it before....so glad it was nominated for a Mithril award! Very deserving. :)

ChiggerReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/17/2004
Exemplary peice of work. Again you've captured my mind, dragging me through the story like a pup following the scent of a treat. And indeed this story was a treat for me.

It seemed to do to me what it did to EomerofEastfold, only backward. Agonizing as it no doubt is, terrible as it must be to bear, I wish I had a husband to wait for, dream of, work for. To know that the man I married is out protecting me and our homeland, as well as the people around us, would cause me to near burst with pride, love and worry. And then of course seeing him return, like the sun in this story, would make it all worth while; for a love tested thus can be known to be true.

Thank you.

(PS Isn't Howard Shore wonderful?)

Author Reply: *sniffle* Gosh, you guys are making me feel all warm and fuzzy, here! Thank you for such kind comments on what I had thought would be an inconspicuous piece!!!

eokatReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/17/2004
Absolutely, riveting and beautifully written, as usual. Such a sentimenal yet harrowing story. I loved it. Eokat.

Author Reply: One word - THANKS! Okay, make that thank you ever so much! :-D

EomerofEastfoldReviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/17/2004
Absolutely brilliant, Erin. It still amazes me how you can wax on even the simplest details and make it all so darn interesting. :)

Of course, you've also managed to put me in yet another state of romantic melancholy. *Sigh* Women waiting for men; you write it so well. It makes me wish that one day I find a woman that cares so much for me, though I wouldn't exactly be going off to the Pelennor.

Thanks so much for this. :)

Author Reply: Awww, thank you, EomerofEastfold! Praise from you I always count an honor, knowing as I do your great love for the Rohirrim. And I wish such a woman for you, too, even if the Pelannor is not to be your fate. ;-) Hee! Nice to know I can make even our guys feel romantic! Thank you for the kind words!

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