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| Among the Great by Peredhel | 11 Review(s) |
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| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/5/2007 |
| Uh-oh. They do have a little problem there, it seems. Faramir is a good guy. He's flexible, he thinks on his feet, he picks his battles, and he has an instinctive understanding of how best to give cheer to a demoralized army. He is truly doing yeoman's work in this story, and one must admire him for that. | |
| Nienor Niniel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/5/2007 |
| Oh, this is great. I do not yet really understand all that has happened, especially the first chapter is quite a riddle to me. But it's clear that you know exactly what you are doing, and all is well-thought out. I'm looking forward to seeing more. You killed such a lot of people, I'm just glad that this is an AU! Nienor | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/5/2007 |
| Complex and interesting chapter. I liked the conversation between Faramir and the Arnorians - nice touch, having the comparison of injuries received on the Pelennor because of the Nazgul. Lothiriel and Eowyn rise nicely to the occasion. When will Faramir meet pregnant Arwen? And in this AU, when did she marry Aragorn? | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/4/2007 |
| And so there remains an heir to Isildur after all. And Faramir would seek to keep Gondor and Arnor separated, perhaps? Interesting. Now, to learn how Frodo truly fares.... Author Reply: Not an undisputed heir, but a claimant, yes. His position re: Arnor is fairly similar to Eärnil's re: Gondor. Faramir's motivations are . . . they will become clear in due time. Thanks! Frodo's going to be okay, physically, care of Elrohir. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/5/2006 |
| It would be a vastly different world, I know. As it was, bookverse, it was the young lords who inherited the rule of the Free Peoples, metaphorically speaking, save for Imrahil and Aragorn. In this version, with Aragorn gone, Imrahil and his older sons gone.... Not a pretty picture. Author Reply: Oh, definitely. Yes, the young have inherited pretty thorougly, down to little Alphros and his aunt. LOL, it isn't a bright and cheerful picture, certainly. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 12/5/2006 |
| A child of five, is it? Interesting! And who is this child of five, and who is Lalaith? We wonders, we does! Author Reply: LOL, I'm very glad you do. We'll see about it all. | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/3/2006 |
| Wow. This really shows what a near thing the victory of the Ring was. So many people taking so many chances. And here, as in the real world, sometimes things don't work out as well as in stories. I am thoroughly enjoying this. Author Reply: Yes. I was looking at the timelines, and it's really -- I mean, it's so close. Tolkien very carefully structures the whole thing-- but it so easily mightn't have been that way. Thank you. | |
| phyloxena | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/3/2006 |
| Tolkien didn't tell us how Aragorn united two kingdoms and how he ruled them, but supposedly he was good and his people prospered. I do not doubt Faramir is a great ruler, but circumstances here so less favorable, I wonder how he managed. Are you planning to go into the politics here? Author Reply: Oh, absolutely. I think there were undoubtedly difficulties canonically -- well, he wouldn't spent so much time at war with Éomer if there weren't -- but yes, these circumstances are much less favourable, and there is a lot on Faramir's plate. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 12/3/2006 |
| What a sad victory for the West, so many dead. And what of the hobbits, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf? I'm not sure - has Faramir used the seeing-stone or not? I feel so sorry for Eowyn and Faramir, who will have to part. I hope Eowyn marries Elfhelm, or someone who can make her happy. And will Lothiriel hold Dol Amroth for little Alphros? Author Reply: Yes-- it hardly deserves the name, really. Well, I can't answer any of that, except the last -- yes, she does. She rules as Princess-Regent. | |
| phyloxena | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 11/9/2006 |
| But what happened to Eowyn? Is she the qeen of Rohan now? Promising beginning. Alas for Aragorn and Pippin... Author Reply: Yes, she is. Alas indeed-- and for Imrahil & Sons, Gimli, Elladan, ... | |