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| Beyond The Dimrill Gate by Jay of Lasgalen | 224 Review(s) |
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| Lianna | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/2/2006 |
| I don't think I've ever seen anyone write a story before about Aragorn's previous visit to Moria. What a good idea! Elrond and Glorfindel are probably going to be very angry about the fact that they went into Moria with just the three of them. But at least they had the sense to tell Orophin where they were going. I suppose that counts for something. Author Reply: Tolkien never gave us a hint what had happened then, or what 'great deeds' Aragorn did with the twins. I don't think the twins are being irresponsible here - they're warriors, and it's their job to protect the lands. They couldn't ignore what was going on, but tried to find out as much as they could first. Sneaking into Moria would be a lot more difficult with an army! | |
| Vendetta | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/1/2006 |
| This first word that popped into my head was Scary. I love the way you're building up the tension in everyone and all around general suspense. It left me irritated wanting more right away. I never imagined what Estel's reaction would be the first time seeing a Balrog or Elladan and Elrohir's. It also left me wondering what Glorfindel's reaction is going to be once he hears about this. I can't wait for more! Author Reply: Scary is good - it's what I'm trying to achieve here. It will hopefully get scarier as they find some of the things causing the unease. They won't be able to discover it's a Balrog, though - at the time of LOTR, Celeborn, Gandalf and Aragorn knew there was something evil in Moria, but not what it was. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/1/2006 |
| You know, the dwarves were really inconsiderate not to tell people they'd roused the balrog. Sometimes you have to think Thranduil was right about them. You do a nice job of motivating that trip through Moria, and you introduce it in a spooky way. I look forward to more. Author Reply: I don't think the dwarves knew what they had awoken. The ones who found it didn't live to tell the tale, and the rest just knew there was something nasty in the | |
| nessa | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/1/2006 |
| I can't wait to see what sort of trouble the boys are going to find in Moria. I'm sure there will be much evil and danger and pain. Great start. Author Reply: Well, Aragorn doesn't have very happy memories of the place, does he? Oh, yes - lots of angst ahead! | |