Dwarven Gems
Playlist Stories
Playlist stories are linked so you may click through them as though they are one long story.
You may start with the overview or click directly to the first chapter of any story.
- 1. Speak, Friend, and Enter
- Story Overview | Go to Ch. 1
- Included Because: Friendship between Dwarves and Elves, in the Second and Fourth Ages. My favorite "gender-bender" story, where Narvi is a dwarf-woman.
- Rating: General
- Status: Reviewed
- 2. Seen In The Halls Of Dwarrowdelf
- Story Overview | Go to Ch. 1
- Included Because: It was supposed to be mithril! This does a wonderful job of capturing the obsession and the horror.
- Rating: General
- Status: Reviewed
- 3. There and Back Again
- Story Overview | Go to Ch. 1
- Included Because: A sympathetic view on the persistance and misfortune of Dwarves.
- Rating: General
- Status: General
- 4. Property Rights
- Story Overview | Go to Ch. 1
- Included Because: Bard and Thorin: two perspectives on Smaug's hoard, doing justice to both of them.
- Rating: General
- Status: General
- 5. Dance of the Deer and Mûmak
- Story Overview | Go to Ch. 1
- Included Because: Now I don't know if I can ever write a scene of Dwarves dancing without giving NiRi a credit!
- Rating: General
- Status: Cannot Determine Status