Comments on Nightfall in the West

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Gosh, I'm not sure what I expected, but I never thought to meet and get so involved with an enitre family in only four chapters. You've created characters I recognise and care about and I am hoping against hope that Anarion somehow survives this - nothing against his father and brother, but he's the one who spoke to me. I like the way you're introducing us to life in Numenor too, making it a place both new and instantly recognisabe.

So many amazing touches, too many to mention, but I really loved the first chapter with your old, arrogant and dangerously misled king and the children playing the kind of game that turns mothers' hair grey in this chapter. It's a briliant idea for an AU - always love the principle of changing just one event and seeing where the ripples spread - and I am really looking forward to reading more.



That's so wonderful to hear that I've been able to get readers invested in the characters! I like Anarion a lot too, he's an amalgam of some of my former mentors with some extra humor added, and I find myself really enjoying writing him.

i'm glad you're enjoying the little bits of world and culture I've thrown in, and it's good to know they're coming across effectively.

i also really enjoy writing AUs. This story was originally submitted on AlternateHistory, where they deal fairly exclusively in AUs, mostly of the real world, but there's also a section devoted to fictional settings as well which I really enjoy reading and writing in.  Trust me, the ripples are only going to get larger from here.