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| Fire and Shadow by daw the minstrel | 176 Review(s) |
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| LOTRFaith | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/13/2004 |
| At last! lol. Was very curious as to when you would start a new story, looks like my question has been answered. :-) Very interesting so far. Skillfully drawing in a reader, yet not giving full details, leaving the reading yearning for more;-) Good job! On my own story, I have been asked to in a word or two, or rather three :-) "I want action!" I'm glad to see that you are back and I eagerly look forward to more! Namaarie~ LOTRFaith Author Reply: Thank you, Faith. I traveled a lot over the holidays and didn't write much, although I thought about this story for a while. I'm afraid Legolas is likely to spend the rest of the story in bed, so this is about as much live action as he's going to see. The rest will be in flashbacks. | |
| erunyauve | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/13/2004 |
| Ithilden's glee at foisting his impulsive son on his impulsive brother is quite funny. And I love the way Eilian suddenly becomes the overcautious one when his nephew and little brother are to be put in danger. But now you've got me fond of Beliond and worried about him (though you can't kill him - I think - since he appears in the last story in your series, right?). But I see a parallel in Legolas' last line to his terror before the Balrog and the loss of Gandalf in Moria. Author Reply: Eilian is NOT happy about having the two youngest members of the family on his hands while he goes out and does the fun adventuring he usually enjoys. And that's an interesting parallel. I didn't think of it consciously, but I think you're right (as usual). | |
| sofia | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/13/2004 |
| You have done it again! I can just tell that this is going to be another brilliant story. I usually review for all chapters at the end of the story, but i couldnt help it on this one. Expect my next review at the end! :) :) Author Reply: Sofia, you are being so nice that you can review at any time you like! I hope you enjoy this story and will hear from you at the end whether you did. | |
| Elemmire | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/13/2004 |
| Ahhhh! You hurt Legolas! But I will forgive, because I love your stories so much. ;) This looks great. My dwarf history is a little rusty, so I was confused until I stole a look at a timeline, but now I get it...I'm looking forward to seeing how this plays out from the Elves point of view. I like the fact that Legolas doesn't seem particularily over-whelmed at fighting the dragon...he just does it. Good, solid Elf, that one. And all your OCs are their usual lovely selves - I appreciated the hints of continuity regarding Elian, and I liked the bit about Sinnam being a bit too much like him. And the family dynamics are great, as always. And I liked the slight mysteriousness of his spy...a nice job there too. :), Elemmire Author Reply: You know, I find the time lines really useful for generating plot ideas. I like to look at what was happening in the general area of Mirkwood and then try to figure out what the Wood-elves would have done. And Thranduil seems to me to be the kind of Elf who would have spies. I love the guy! Thank you for the good words, Elemmire. | |
| FaerieQueen | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/13/2004 |
| This amazing story is proof to the fact that I am very, very spoiled. Since I read all of your stories after you had finished them, I never had to wait for you to update. Now I am hanging on the edge of my seat, and tearing at my hair to find out what happened. There's only one thing that doesn't make sense. Why would Beliond let Legolas place himself in danger like that? From what I've learned of this elf, he would protect Legolas with his life, as he should. So why would Beliond go into the cave with Sinnarn? I expect the answer to this question will appear in the next chapter, which unfortunately has not been written yet. Desperately awaiting an update, FaerieQueen Author Reply: Well, I'm not sure you'll get the information you want in the next chapter. I'm experimenting a little with the time lines in this story, so things are going to be a little convoluted. I am a little worried that the story will be boring, but my beta says not, so we'll see. Thank you for your kind words. | |
| Sol3 | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/13/2004 |
| A new story? Wow, I've been so dense lately I didn't yet recognize that the last one had reached it's conclusion. I gather that's why you haven't updated it This new one looks to be fantastic! You've certainly nailed the art of dropping us in the action as rapidly as possible (very useful technique when submitting manuscripts to publishers, BTW). I am eager to see how this story is going to progress, but already I am worried. You're going to take Beliond from us, aren't you. I've just become fond of the crunchy old soul, and I will miss him. The anxiety level has also kicked up quite a bit with the addition of Sinnarn into the warrior mix, and I anticipate much conflict with that young one on board. Poor Legolas, seeing failure in his inability to defeat a dragon singlehanded in his first confrontation with one. That's our elf :) I'll be waiting eagerly for more! Thanks for sharing. Author Reply: I think I need to start typing "The End" at the end of my stories. Other people too tell me they can't always tell when I'm done. It seems to me that Fellowship Legolas is someone who feels responsible for taking care of others, so I'm trying to get young Legolas growing in that direction too. Sinnarn is undoubtedly a pain to all his captains, with Eilian as no exception. I like the image of Beliond as "crunchy." :-) | |