Reviews (6)

Anonymous · 3 August 2015 · Chapter 1: Wizard

Great story. I had never really thought of it this way before- that Denethor is as much a victim as anyone else.

Bodkin · 23 April 2004 · Chapter 1: Wizard

I really loved this. Gandalf must have one of the most interesting stories of all, and yet he is so rarely heard. And the hobbit intrusion brings balance.

Pearl Took · 21 April 2004 · Chapter 1: Wizard

This is deep, quiet and elegant. Wonderfully done! Thank you.

Hai · 21 April 2004 · Chapter 1: Wizard

Wow, that was great the way you wrote from Gandalf's POV! I had never thought about hime feeling guilty taht Denethor parished, but I guess being the noble wizard he is it would be natural. It was very good, thank you!

Sphinx · 21 April 2004 · Chapter 1: Wizard

Denethor watched his sons die over and over again until he found it better to burn than live a moment longer. The man could not live with everything he ever knew lost, with everyone he ever loved destroyed. Well-written. You used the style that PoTD has, and it works brilliantly. I can never imagine an eloquently angsting Gandalf. The short, crisp almost painfully precise prose (Alliteration?;}) is the real winner here. And as is befitting, the end is without hope, but not without redemption. Narya at work, perhaps? I really did like it, despite the hobbit intrusion. :)

shirebound · 20 April 2004 · Chapter 1: Wizard

Wonderful. What a beautifully written piece! "Somewhere under the eastern pall, the fate of the world swings upon on a golden chain." You truly bring us into the heart and mind of Gandalf; I've never seen it done better.