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| And in the Darkness Bind Them: Part One by Space Weavil | 9 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 12/15/2005 |
| It's no wonder Marillion is so self-contained. And who has ever made any attempt to teach him the kind of values that would make him a nice person? And he's curious and intelligent and in a position where most people would think twice before they crossed him. A dangerous combination. And is he seeing things that are not apparent to most? Herilmar is interested, even if he has found Marillion where he didn't want him to be. Fascinating depiction of an odd set of characters. | |
| Aerenos | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/11/2005 |
| Again, another very well-written chapter. As the others have pointed out, it is hard not to be sympathetic toward your protagonist despite what we know about his future 'endeavours'. I like the tension you've created and enjoy the imagery you've created. | |
| Shemyaza | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/11/2005 |
| The whole thing is both atmospheric very sensitively written. The ambience surrounding the stories and the building up of the characters is splendid. Very much what I've come to expect from ALL of your stories. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/10/2005 |
| Ooh, scary. The boy in the bed. Imprisoned and invisible. And Marillion is caught where he shouldn't be. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 12/10/2005 |
| This does not sound the sort of place you would want to leave your son. Or, come to that, anyone else. | |
| Aerenos | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 12/8/2005 |
| This is very well written! The boys are effectively characterized (brash, callow and with the same sort of curiousity), and you describe the scenery in such detail that it is easy to imagine the starkness and decrepit condition of Herilmar's House. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/8/2005 |
| I've read a bit of this before and thought how fascinating it was - and then lost track of the story. And now here it is! Good. I can't help but feel sorry for Marillion. His mother! Well, bad parenting explains a lot. Doesn't necessarily excuse it. Other people have had bad starts in life and not turned into Witch Kings. This place he's arrived in now - - - doesn't seem likely to make matters any better. To say the least. Looking forward to more. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/6/2005 |
| The characterization here is great. I certainly would have never guessed that anyone could make the Witch King seem like a sympathetic character/one I would feel sorry for, but you certainly show how he turned out like he did and do a great job planting seeds for us to see his underlying character. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 12/6/2005 |
| I am glad to see this here too. I read it a while back but only the first part. I need to read it again. I remember how the scene in this first chapter really struck me. You are setting up the character of the boy who will become the Witch King through showing his home/parents--holy cow does this do the job. It is just twisted and scary. It's like something from a Hitchcock movie. | |