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lord of the rings fan fiction

date: 20 May 2007

Lord of the Rings ambushed me out of nowhere. I've been a gamer since 1995; I'm well-versed in "MERP", the MiddleEarth Role Playing game. I've read the books far too many times, and I was determined to hate the movies, for how could they adequately represent J.R.R. Tolkien's fantastic universe? Then I watched "The Fellowship of the Ring", already delighted that Sean Bean would be in it, and fell for Peter Jackson's world. Hard. Boromir, who had always been a secondary character in the books, suddenly became one of the movies' shining heroes; three-dimensional, tormented and yet so real by Sean Bean's mere presence on the screen. With Aragorn, it was the same - the stern, distant paragon of kingly virtues from the books turned into a ragged ranger with matted hair and honest-to-God emotions written on his face. How could I not love them? How could I not start scouring the internet for stories about them?

The stories are sorted by author and are most likely a mix of gen, possibly even het, and of course slash (of various pairings). Each story is clearly labeled as to its content and rating. Please abide by these criteria and only read what you're comfortable with/allowed to access. I will not be responsible if you don't.
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The main pairing on this page is
Aragorn / Boromir.

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Stories

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Lizzie

e-mail: fangirl_lizzie@livejournal.com Archived at: Rugbytackling.com livejournal: fangirl_lizzie

Title: The Return of the King Story Length: ~ 20 KB Series: Part 4 of Five Things that never happened to Boromir of Gondor Rating: PG Category: Slash Warnings: character death Pairing: Aragorn / Boromir Time Frame: "The Return of the King" Genres: AU, Character Study, Death Story, Drama Recommended: 06 Apr 2006 Summary: Boromir didn't die at Amon Hen. Nor did he die at Helm's Deep. Aragorn, on the other hand... Review: The whole series is perfectly balanced on the edge of mourning. Nothing is ever easy, and nothing is without a price. While I felt the impact of each individual story deeply, this version is the most melancholy one with a look into a possible future that is so very believable, and a characterization I admire.

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Osheen Nevoy (aka Alex F. Service)

e-mail: swlg4@yahoo.com Website: The Star Wars Literary Guild

Title: Boromir's Return [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23] (author page @ ff.net) Story Length: ~ 2.440 KB Series: none Rating: PG-13 Category: gen Warnings: none Pairing: none Time Frame: "The Fellowship of the Ring" to "The Return of the King" Genres: Action/Adventure, AU, Character Study, WIP Recommended: 06 Apr 2006 Summary: Boromir awakens from his death and finds himself in an unexpected situation. Review: Osheen Nevoy's grasp of Tolkien's universe - and especially Gondor - is unparalleled. Reading this novel is like finding a lost work of J. R. R. Tolkien himself. She concentrates on Boromir, and by necessity the other characters are often reduced to cameo appearances. As a Boromir fan, you don't miss them, though, especially since she makes Minas Tirith come alive with her words. This story is truly about Boromir's White City, and it is as beautiful as the picture he painted of her that night in Lothlórien.

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P. R. Zed

e-mail: przed@rogers.com Website: Zed's Place livejournal: przed

Title: Running Story Length: ~ 3 KB Series: none Rating: PG-13 Category: Slash Warnings: none Pairing: Aragorn / Boromir Time Frame: "The Two Towers" Genres: Character Study, Drama Recommended: 06 Apr 2006 Summary: Aragorn has no time to grieve. Review: If Aragorn and Boromir had indeed been lovers, what would have been going through Aragorn's mind during that grueling chase through Rohan on the trails of Merry and Pippin's kidnappers? P. R. Zed shows us the circling thoughts, the impotent pain and fury, with just a few well-placed paragraphs. Painful, but apt and well-written.

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plasticChevy

e-mail: claireab@pacbell.net Website: Chevy's Fanfic

Title: Where Dreams Take You [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8] (author page @ ff.net) Story Length: ~ 201 KB Series: none Rating: PG-13 Category: gen Warnings: none Pairing: none Time Frame: Pre-"The Fellowship of the Ringp" Genres: Action/Adventure, Character Study Recommended: 06 Apr 2006 Summary: Boromir travels from Gondor to Rivendell, looking for the answers to a riddle that could save his people.

Title: The Captain and the King [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19] (author page @ ff.net) Story Length: ~ 1.041 KB Series: Prequel to "The Steward's Tale" Rating: R Category: gen Warnings: violence Pairing: none Time Frame: "The Fellowship of the Ring" to "The Return of the King" Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, AU, Character Study, Drama, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort Recommended: 06 Apr 2006 Summary: Saruman believes Isildur's Heir is carrying the Ring, so he sends his orcs to capture the Men of the Fellowship. Aragorn and Boromir are taken prisoner at Parth Galen.

Title: The Steward's Tale [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14] (author page @ ff.net) Story Length: ~ 936 KB Series: Sequel to "The Captain and the King" Rating: R Category: gen Warnings: adult themes, violence Pairing: none Time Frame: Post-"The Return of the King" Genres: Action/Adventure, Angst, AU, Character Study, Drama, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, WIP Recommended: 20 May 2007 Summary: Aragorn leaves Gondor in his Steward's care while he travels west, and Boromir falls into a new kind of darkness from which he must rescue himself without the help of his king.

Review: plasticChevy has stolen my heart, and oh, how I don't miss it! Her stories are of the rarest kind - the ones you can read countless times and still never grow tired of. They're not only focused on Boromir, but also on his deep friendship with Aragorn. No, they are not slash, but as long as I get to read something like this, I don't need slash. Boromir. Aragorn. Gondor. A whole new universe of "what-if", and a so much brighter world. Simply amazing.

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Your Cruise Director

e-mail: cruisedirector@littlereview.com Website: Your Cruise Director's Love Boat: Fan Fiction and Art livejournal: cruisedirector, theloveboat

Title: Fragments of Truth Story Length: ~ 5 KB Series: none Rating: PG Category: gen Warnings: none Pairing: none Time Frame: Post-"The Return of the King" Genres: Character Study, Drama Recommended: 06 Apr 2006 Summary: What Aragorn does and doesn't tell Arwen when he sees her again.

Title: Rewriting History Story Length: ~ 9 KB Series: none Rating: PG-13 Category: Slash Warnings: character death Pairing: Aragorn / Boromir Time Frame: "The Fellowship of the Ring" Genres: AU, Drama, Fixit Recommended: 06 Apr 2006 Summary: Aragorn thinks about what might have been.

Review: Your Cruise Director is perhaps the most prolific author of A/B fan fiction on the internet. She has the characters down pat, she knows how to paint a picture of their emotions in just a few sentences, and she adheres to canon most of the time no matter how painful it is. I just wish she were inclined to write longer stories! Nonetheless, all her fiction is worth checking out, with these two stories just its best examples.

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Links

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information/discussion

The Lord of the Rings The official site. TheOneRing.net™| Lord of the Rings Movie News and Rumors LotR news. fan.TheOneRing.net™ | Tolkien Fan Art and Writing is for fan news and updates and has a collection of gorgeous Middle-Earth Tours by Kyriel. TolkienMovies.com - Lord of the Rings Movie News, Rumors, Photos, Writing and More is mainly interesting because of its image gallery. But the prettiest pictures are certainly at Pán Prstenù Navigating the site should still be possible even without a knowledge of Czech, and the extensive image collection should be worth any effort. The Encyclopedia of Arda is an illustrated hypertext encyclopedia of Tolkien's realms and peoples and an indispensable resource for any fanfic writer. Thain's Book - Guide to Tolkien's Middle-earth is a great encyclopedia of the people, places, creatures, things, and events in J.R.R. Tolkien's books. Entries include descriptions, histories, important dates, genealogies, etymologies, illustrations, sources and cross-references. Aragorn vs. Denethor: the confrontation that never happened is a well-researched essay documenting why Aragorn was never the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor. Verses from "The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien collected by Szymon Sokol; a similar collection can be found at The Grey Havens - The Ultimate J.R.R. Tolkien Resource Web Page which has articles about several key elements of MiddleEarth. Ansereg Home Page Home of Tyellas' fantastic essays "Warm Beds Are Good: Sex and Libido in Tolkien's Writing" and "What Tolkien Officially Said About Elf Sex". Ardalambion A good resource for those interested in Tolkien's invented languages (Sindarin, Quenya etc.). Hisweloke - Sindarin Dictionary The place where you can get said dictionary as a program or .pdf file. The Compleat Sean Bean by Winona Kent focuses on the actor. [Fellow_Ship] Mailing List @ Yahoo! groups is for Aragorn/Boromir slash only; unfortunately, it is very quiet nowadays.

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