Story Summary
MEFA 2007, Second Place, Alternative Universe
Thanks to Tyellas for allowing me to borrow the idea of the Blue Book from her superb story and to oshun for her thoughtful criticism and for being a good friend. Special thanks to Maeve Riannon and to greywing for their unique contributions, and to all the writers at the Garden of Ithilien.
Chapter List
| Ch# | Title | Words | Com. | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of Uinen and the Children of Númenor | 1,128 | 7 | 29 Mar 07 |
| 2 | The Judgment of Tuor | 781 | 1 | 19 Apr 07 |
| 3 | How Lúthien Stole the Silmaril | 1,451 | 0 | 19 Apr 07 |
| 4 | Beren and the Troll Hag | 1,465 | 0 | 29 Mar 07 |
| 5 | The Passions of Manwë | 1,162 | 2 | 30 Aug 07 |
| 6 | The Great Mother | 733 | 1 | 29 Mar 07 |
| 7 | Master Ælfwine Disposes | 682 | 0 | 06 Mar 07 |
| 8 | Notes from the Translator | 1,903 | 5 | 30 Aug 07 |
| Appx. Word Count | 9,305 | 16 | ||
Comments
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The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
Meril - 08 Mar 07 - 6:08 AM
Greywing, this story is an absolute delight to read; the last chapter is my favorite, I think, but there are so many gems through the whole thing...!
Well done!
~Allie
The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
Meril - 08 Mar 07 - 6:11 AM
Bugger. Because greywing's name was mentioned in the last chapter, I mistakenly addressed the review to the wrong person!
G.A., your story is positively wonderful.
Well. My mistake just means I was so eager to read it that I skipped over all niceties like who wrote it. Quibbling little detail, that. 
Apologetically,
Allie
The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
Greywing - 08 Mar 07 - 8:24 AM
My ego is now hugely inflated from being confused with the illustrous G.A.! 
You can imagine my elation when G.A. decided to use my lowly scribbles for her appendix. This is such a wondrously creative collection of stories. Let's have another round of applause for her, please!
The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
Gandalfs apprentice - 09 Mar 07 - 8:37 AM
Thanks, everyone, for your comments on "The Blue Book." I've been dodging thunderbolts and giant eagles all week.
Freyalyn: I hope you have stopped choking by now.
Oshun: I think Feanorian obsession rubs off onto Feanorian fans.
Meril: no sweat on author identity: I'm proud you can't tell me apart from greywing!
Greywing: keep the madness coming.
The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
kenaz - 11 Apr 07 - 10:06 AM
The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
Gandalfs apprentice - 12 Apr 07 - 9:29 AM
Dear kenaz:
Thanks for your kind remarks on my story--it was great fun to write. Tolkien's intent to create a living mythology is one of the strongest aspects of his work, and I wanted to make the connections with "real" mythology more explicit--and tell jokes in the process! Greywing is now illustrating the entire piece--I'll post a note as her pictures go up.
The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
DrummerWench - 15 Apr 07 - 8:56 PM
Hi, GA!
Congrats on your positive reviews! This suite of stories certainly deserves it.
Your plan to expand the "living mythology" is wildly successful. I'm not sure what JRRT would have thought of it, but I think it's fabulous--and hysterical!
DW
The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
Gandalfs apprentice - 16 Apr 07 - 10:39 AM
The Blue Book of Bilbo Baggins, or, Tales of the Forbidden Silmarillion
Ithilatta - 17 Jul 10 - 5:11 AM
ROFL wow.... Thurender the Thilmaril ROFL ...... GA, you are blessed to be able to write something this gorgeous. When/If I'm able to calm down from laughing like mad I'll try another comment on this.
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