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When uneasy dreams bring him back into Beleriand, Daeron finds a pair of twins who have lost their home, and an enemy who has lost himself. The Shadow's reach is growing ever longer, and if they are to survive, they must do it together.
Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.” “It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?” “It’s not as though I…
Rescued from a brutal Angband hunt, an ex-thrall with a strange and powerful artifact embedded in his spine is brought to Himring, for it is one of the only places in Beleriand which welcomes such folk. Though he has no memories of his life before, Anniavas slowly becomes accustomed to his new…
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There are few details in the texts about Marach, but he is noteworthy for his allegiances and his descendants, who would become pivotal to the history of Middle-earth and the eventual defeat of Morgoth and Sauron.
A dissenting voice in Marach's alliance with the Elves of Beleriand, Amlach experiences a change of mind after a mysterious twist in the story reorients his priorities toward enmity with Morgoth.
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I absolutely adore this. I love the nod to Darth's universe. I love that the naturalist was 'in favor' with the king because of the tableware (Wedgewood!), that was a lovely little detail. The fact that the naturalist is a woman was wonderful, and her name? Heeeee.
Thanks so much, Steel! This was a lot of fun to write, and I hope GA and I will be able to continue this in the future. And while writing, I had your "Far Side of the World" sailing around in my head, too.
Oh, what a clever idea of a plot, so full of possibilities. And the names are brilliant - I particularly like the Wedgewood detail! I imagine the trip will be memorable for all concerned... Look forward to reading more.
Thank you so much, Russandol! I had a lot of fun writing this. :^) It likely will be a while before Gandalf's Apprentice and I will be able to address this, but this is a taste of what we have in mind.
Thanks so much, Raksha, for having another read, the comments and for your assistance. Yes, I'm hoping that GA and I will be able to address this story in the future. I think this has potential if I don't say so myself! However, GA has to get young Aragorn out of danger in "Sword" and Sámaril has been yammering at me of late, too! But Darwen and Isilmë, for that matter, are two characters who will not go away, I suspect.
Oh! An "appetizer"! And a very well written one, too :D I love the challenging idea of a scientist that turns out to be a woman. It's another in your rich "!verse" hint at the fact that in Tolkien's one, there are too few women that were graced with enough attention. Now it's high time we listened to what they want to say :)
Lovely story and an excellent gift for a friend. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Robinka! My apologies for the inexcusably long time it took me to reply to this. My thanks are no less heartfelt though. I'm really glad you like this. I have so many darned irons in the fan fic fire that it might be a while before I get back to this, but Darwen (and the subject of her studies) certainly is of keen interest to me!
Thanks so much, Ithilwen! I anticipate having fun with this. In The Elendilmir, I mentioned Mélamírë's treasured book (now in Sámaril's hands), which was written and illustrated by the naturalist who traveled with Tar-Aldarion so that seed engendered this fic. I give Darth all due credit for coming up with the naturalist's name so I ran with it from there.
OMG! I had almost forgotten this story. (I should have re-read before I wrote my latest bio, instead of afterwards. But I am an idiot.) Great fun. I seem to recall telling you at the time that it reminded me of the Aubrey–Maturin nautical adventures.
Hey, thanks! The poor story is languishing, but I do think of it now and then, and really would like to continue it. And of course, it connects to other pieces of the Pandë!verse. Yes! I recall that you said it reminded you of Patrick O'Brian's works. Might not be an accident. ;^)
Thanks so much! As noted in Real Time™, I'd love to pursue Lady Darwen's voyage and her observations that lead to a controversial theory. :^) Some day. Maybe when I retire!
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