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SSP: The Shoemaker's Daughter 1/?
Jan. 29th, 2005 01:19 pmSorry for the cross-post, Edhellond folks...
Although I promised myself not to start anything else before I finished at least one of my never-ending WIPs, the muse saw it differently. I've withhold this story for quite a few weeks by now, wishing to work on something else first, but after a while I gave in and posted it
to "The Stories of Arda":
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=3316
and to FF.Net:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2239867/1/
This is an experimental story, as close to an original novel as possible while still fanfic. It features a great deal of original characters, while canon characters like Gildor, Boromir, Ioreth, Faramir and possibly a few others will have their cameo appearances. But basically, it's about daily life in a small fishing town in Gondor, before the War of the Ring, until it gets raided and completely destroyed by Orcs.
And yes, it's the long-promised prequel to Shadows of the Past, in which Faramir discovers that Boromir has left an illegitimate son behind. Since that story has been up on the 'Net for more than a year, I think I haven't spoiled anything for anyone.
I admit being a little nervous about the possible reactions, as this story has only rare appearances of popular canon characters. *bites nails anxiously* But I'm very fond of it, and I'm glad that after more than a year of intensive research (both about Tolkien's universe and about medieval life in general) it's come finally to the first finished chapter.
Although I promised myself not to start anything else before I finished at least one of my never-ending WIPs, the muse saw it differently. I've withhold this story for quite a few weeks by now, wishing to work on something else first, but after a while I gave in and posted it
to "The Stories of Arda":
http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=3316
and to FF.Net:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2239867/1/
This is an experimental story, as close to an original novel as possible while still fanfic. It features a great deal of original characters, while canon characters like Gildor, Boromir, Ioreth, Faramir and possibly a few others will have their cameo appearances. But basically, it's about daily life in a small fishing town in Gondor, before the War of the Ring, until it gets raided and completely destroyed by Orcs.
And yes, it's the long-promised prequel to Shadows of the Past, in which Faramir discovers that Boromir has left an illegitimate son behind. Since that story has been up on the 'Net for more than a year, I think I haven't spoiled anything for anyone.
I admit being a little nervous about the possible reactions, as this story has only rare appearances of popular canon characters. *bites nails anxiously* But I'm very fond of it, and I'm glad that after more than a year of intensive research (both about Tolkien's universe and about medieval life in general) it's come finally to the first finished chapter.
