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- 1. Gandalfs apprentice's 2010 birthday cards
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Author: Gandalfs apprentice
Last Updated: 09/02/10 Original Post: 08/31/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 513
Era: Other Genre: Other Completion: Work in Progress - I'm a September baby. It's been a long time since I was active in the Birthday Cards forum, but I've got some burning questions that I'd like to throw out there as a Birthday challenge. There are some gaps in the canon which sorely try my imagination, and I'd like to see what others can make of them. You can answer any way you wish, including writing an AU, or take off in any way from the particular gap in question. 1. Why did Elwing throw herself off a cliff instead of sticking around to...
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- 2. The Other Thing
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Author: Ygrain
Last Updated: 09/02/10 Original Post: 09/01/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 511
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: General Completion: Complete - What Faramir fails to mention to his father and why. A drabble. Written for Gandalfs apprentice's 2010 Birthday. A prequel of sorts of Darkness Creeping.
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3. Lie Down in the Darkness, Rise up from the Ash
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Author: Dwimordene
Last Updated: 09/01/10 Original Post: 06/06/02
Status: Reviewed Rating: Adult Chapters: 49 Word Count: 273,599
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: Drama Completion: Complete - This is a VERY dark AU for LOTR. The premise: without Gollum, how does the Quest turn out? Angsty drama ensues as the storyline of the Lord of the Rings unfolds differently as we attempt to take "the road less traveled by." NEW CHAPTERS: 46,47 and 48: "The Fires of Orodruin," "Discant," and "Oilima Markirya." Features Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry, Boromir, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Arwen, Eomer, Eowyn, Theoden, Faramir, Denethor, and others.DONE! Revisions made to chapters 46 and 47; additi...
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- 4. Magic Man
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Author: L8Bleumr
Last Updated: 09/01/10 Original Post: 09/01/10
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,578
Era: Other Genre: Romance Completion: Work in Progress - Do you ever wonder about the elusive strangers that help us in our most desperate time of need? Where do they come from and where do they disappear to? This is my story of one such stranger who turns out to be anything but just that. Rated R for Adult situations.
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- 5. Shared Parenthood
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Author: Larner
Last Updated: 08/31/10 Original Post: 08/31/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 153
Era: 4th Age Genre: Drama Completion: Complete - What children did Frodo leave within the Shire? A true drabble.
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- 6. Descendants
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Author: Larner
Last Updated: 08/31/10 Original Post: 08/31/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 170
Era: 4th Age Genre: Drama Completion: Complete - Elrond and his father watch over the Mariner's descendants from the deck of the Vingilot.
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- 7. Mael-Gûl
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Author: Crowdaughter
Last Updated: 08/30/10 Original Post: 12/23/06
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 53 Word Count: 319,943
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: Drama Completion: Work in Progress - Completely A.U. Legolas slave fic. Mirkwood is a subjected realm and must give hostages to the other Elven realms as slaves. Legolas is the slave of Aragorn, who is a sadist. And to keep Legolas loyal to the Ranger, he is bound by a cruel spell: the Mael-Gûl... mature content! This story was inspired by Bluegold's story "Bound", which can be found here: http://lotr.adultfanfiction.net/story.php?no=10373 I use similar plot ideas here with her permission. Warnings: This story is a slav...
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- 8. 9/16 Elven
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Author: maeglin
Last Updated: 08/29/10 Original Post: 04/03/09
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 4 Word Count: 3,689
Era: Multi-Age Genre: General Completion: Work in Progress - A series of glimpses into the life of Elrond. Chapter 2: Elrond finds himself up a tree in Lindorinand.
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- 9. Aearwen's Little Bits
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Author: Aeärwen
Last Updated: 08/29/10 Original Post: 11/08/08
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 80 Word Count: 9,745
Era: Multi-Age Genre: General Completion: Work in Progress - Various drabbles or double-drabbles - exactly 100 or 200 words each, as counted in MS Word. Aug 29 - All Ashore
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- 10. Five Times That Nerdanel Said 'Yes'
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Author: oshun
Last Updated: 08/27/10 Original Post: 08/27/10
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 4 Word Count: 5,293
Era: Time of the Trees Genre: General Completion: Work in Progress - This was written for the Silmarillion Writers Guild 5th Birthday celebration based on the Theme: Five Things. The title says it all. Thank you to IgnobleBard for Beta reading this story, as well as to the esteemed writers of the Lizard Council, especially Elfscribe, Erulisse, Kymahalei, Hallbera, and Rhapsody. (Rated Adult here--would be Teen or PG13 by most rating systems.)
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- 11. Inspiration In The Closet
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Author: L8Bleumr
Last Updated: 08/27/10 Original Post: 08/27/10
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 794
Era: Other Genre: Romance Completion: Complete - This drabble started out as a joke but I have decided to post it anyway. It might be silly, but I'm feeling rather silly today. Rated R for the naughtiness of the Elves. I do not own the elf characters in this story, but I know where they hide.
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- 12. Once in a Blue Moon
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Author: luthien85
Last Updated: 08/27/10 Original Post: 08/27/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 183
Era: Other Genre: Poetry Completion: Complete - a poem to depict elven passion in the light of a rare blue moon occasion, inspired by L8Bleumr's story Blue Moon
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- 13. Aftermath
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Author: Wormwood
Last Updated: 08/26/10 Original Post: 08/26/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 231
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: Drama Completion: Complete - Short dark AU. Éomer and Éowyn have killed Wormtongue, but all is not well.
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- 14. The Circles: Book 3: To Escape a Dark Destiny
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Author: Angmar and Elfhild
Last Updated: 08/26/10 Original Post: 07/25/09
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 32 Word Count: 104,783
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War Genre: Drama Completion: Work in Progress - Driven by her pursuers into an old crypt in Osgiliath, Goldwyn finds herself trapped in a nightmare from which there is no awakening. But are the horrors real, or only figments of her guilt-tormented mind? Having successfully evaded the orcs, Fródwine, Frumgár and Fritha are on a quest to get back to Rohan. However, this is not some childish adventure - it is a matter of life and death. Journeying through the wasteland of Anorien, Elfhild and Elffled desperately try to keep one step ahead of t...
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- 15. Unrelenting Love
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Author: luthien85
Last Updated: 08/26/10 Original Post: 08/17/10
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 5 Word Count: 18,142
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: Romance Completion: Work in Progress - Haldir and Legolas were fast friends in their youth and spend their time together. One unfortunate incident involving Legolas' younger sister, Lothestel left a bitter taste in Haldir's mouth.Now years had passed and a tragedy struck Mirkwood. Legolas' brother Gollon Penarn who was the crown prince was murdered by Orcs. To ensure the safety of his people, the new crown prince, Legolas proposed an alliance with the elves of Lorien. Lord Celeborn accepted the alliance with another gesture, the ma...
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- 16. Recollections of a Dunedain Ranger
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Author: Hanasían
Last Updated: 08/25/10 Original Post: 08/22/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 4 Word Count: 5,113
Era: Multi-Age Genre: General Completion: Ongoing Serial - In the years before the War of the Ring, a young Dunedain whose fondness of the Elven scripts began his service with the Rangers. He would keep notes and journals of his days, and over the years he had either written or acquired a large amount of writings. These writings are presented and narrated (where noted) by Gilrenna, the niece of the Ranger Hanasian, who came to possess much of his collection of writings. The overall format is one of a personal journal of the Ranger Hanasian, where writ...
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- 17. Blue Moon
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Author: L8Bleumr
Last Updated: 08/25/10 Original Post: 08/25/10
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 4,003
Era: Other Genre: Romance Completion: Complete - She has admired Orophin from afar, but during a chance meeting can she tell him her true feelings? This is a one-shot Orophin/OFC story. *Warning for Adult situation.
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- 18. Gone Fishing
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Author: lindahoyland
Last Updated: 08/25/10 Original Post: 08/08/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 2 Word Count: 1,806
Era: 4th Age Genre: Humor Completion: Complete - Aragorn finds his royal duties irksome and yearns for escape. With thanks to Virtuella and Raksha.
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- 19. Wild Strawberries
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Author: Wormwood
Last Updated: 08/24/10 Original Post: 08/24/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 332
Era: 3rd Age - Post-Ring War Genre: Other Completion: Complete - Faramir, Elboron, wild strawberries and memories
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- 20. The Long Winter ~ 2758-59 of the 3rd Age
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Author: Hanasían
Last Updated: 08/23/10 Original Post: 08/23/10
Status: General Rating: Adult Chapters: 1 Word Count: 752
Era: 3rd Age - The Stewards Genre: Other Completion: Work in Progress - A rough telling of events in and around Rohan in that horrible winter. Rated 'Adult' for some graphic violence.
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- 21. Andanéya
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Author: Gladhaniel
Last Updated: 08/23/10 Original Post: 08/23/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1,254
Era: Multi-Age Genre: Other Completion: Complete - The creation in secret of another Ring by Elbereth in the social, cultural, physical and historical context of Middle-earth. First written in order to explain the creation and existence of my own One Ring replica - which I did not want to be the evil one created by Sauron, but a good ring having a history of its own, invented by myself.
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- 22. The Shipwright Shrugs
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Author: Kitt Otter
Last Updated: 08/23/10 Original Post: 07/25/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 3 Word Count: 3,988
Era: Multi-Age Genre: Humor Completion: Work in Progress - Short whatnots and nonsense about Círdan, spanning from Cuiviénen to Forever.3--Lavender's Blue: Círdan chats with the blue-eyed, perfumed ex-lieutenant of Morgoth.
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- 23. A Fellowship of Food.
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Author: curiouswombat
Last Updated: 08/23/10 Original Post: 08/23/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 1 Word Count: 939
Era: 3rd Age - Ring War Genre: General Completion: Complete - The Fellowship observed through meals eaten... or not. A drabble set, written for the Tolkien Weekly 'meals' challenge.
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- 24. Annals of the Dúnedain - Of House Halvarís
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Author: Hanasían
Last Updated: 08/23/10 Original Post: 03/02/05
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 5 Word Count: 6,507
Era: 3rd Age - The Kings Genre: General Completion: Ongoing Serial - It was the twentieth century of the Third Age of Middle Earth. The days of Kings Araphant and Arvedui were hard times in the Northern Dúnedain realm of Arthedain. The Witch King of Angmar was evermore pressing the armies of Dunedain with raids and battle in the Weather Hills. This is a tale of one house of the Dúnedain... House Halvarís. Of Silvanís and Rían and their tragedy, and a glimpse of the lives of the Dúnedain soldiers, Guardsmen, and King...
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- 25. Tainted Light
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Author: Aredhel Serindë
Last Updated: 08/22/10 Original Post: 04/22/10
Status: General Rating: General Chapters: 22 Word Count: 103,108
Era: 1st Age Genre: Romance Completion: Work in Progress - Silmë loved and followed Maedhros from the peace of Valinor to his fiery end. Now Galadriel, her cousin and friend, reads her memories; the exile and the downfall of the Noldorin Elves live again through the story of this doomed love. NOMINATED MEFA AWARDS 2010
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Tanis
I enjoyed it a lot.