Pitfalls of the Palantir

by Haleth

A scholarly elf and a less than respectable woman traipse across Middle-earth in pursuit of a powerful artefact. Apologises to JRR Tolkien and JD Webster.nep dior tas Epilogue. And now the tale is truly done. Many thanks to everyone who has read and/or reviewed the story. I hope it's been as enjoyable to read as it (mostly) was to write.

PG-13 · Complete · Updated 26 January 2007

Chapters

  1. 0. The Palantir and the Walrus (439 words)
  2. 1. The Cold Waste (2,432 words)
  3. 2. The Lossoth (1,655 words)
  4. 3. Game and Wager (1,779 words)
  5. 4. T'Ang (1,024 words)
  6. 5. The Sounds of Disaster (1,001 words)
  7. 6. The Ruins of Fornost (2,712 words)
  8. 7. Lonliness (1,095 words)
  9. 8. And They Spoke of Love (1,091 words)
  10. 9. The Perils of Poor Planning (587 words)
  11. 10. Accomodations in Bree (1,252 words)
  12. 11. Inglor Incites a Riot (2,373 words)
  13. 12. An Odd Theft (2,127 words)
  14. 14. Interogations (626 words)
  15. 15. Interlude I : Earlier that morning (89 words)
  16. 16. Daisy on the Doorstep (1,441 words)
  17. 17. The Search Begins in Earnest (1,751 words)
  18. 18. In the Bandit's Lair (2,018 words)
  19. 19. Interlude II : The Palantir (252 words)
  20. 20. The Mystery is Solved (1,867 words)
  21. 21. An Inauspicious Arrival (1,808 words)
  22. 22. The Hall of Fire (1,637 words)
  23. 23. The Stay in Rivendell (1,907 words)
  24. 24. Interlude III: In Durin's Halls (202 words)
  25. 25. Dwarven Etiquette Lesson (1,014 words)
  26. 26. A Day in Wilderland (1,164 words)
  27. 27. Interlude IV (141 words)
  28. 28. Dale (2,941 words)
  29. 29. Rooftop Minuet (1,192 words)
  30. 30. Aftermath (1,833 words)
  31. 31. King Bard II (2,243 words)
  32. 32. Recuperation (1,083 words)
  33. 33. Interlude V (374 words)
  34. 34. Esgaroth (2,525 words)
  35. 35. In the Master's House (2,218 words)
  36. 36. In the Master's House Part II (2,491 words)
  37. 37. Down the River Running Part I (2,225 words)
  38. 38. A Change of Accommodation (3,773 words)
  39. 39. Above Deck, Below Deck (3,235 words)
  40. 40. A Busy Evening of Socializing (2,879 words)
  41. 41. An Unlikely Fish (2,852 words)
  42. 42. Interlude V: Elsewhere, Beneath the Eyes of the Sun (736 words)
  43. 43. Incursion by Stealth (2,869 words)
  44. 44. In the Lair of the Hosluin, Part I (2,374 words)
  45. 45. In the Lair of the Hosluin, Part II (3,019 words)
  46. 46. The Fate of the Palantir (1,152 words)
  47. 47. Ravelling in the Loose Ends (2,265 words)
  48. 999. The (Other) Palantir and the Walrus (106 words)
  49. 99999. Inspirations and References (342 words)

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