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morbidgypsy 2005.03.30 - 06:21PM 8: Part First: The Hart Assurgent: Chapter 6 Signed
Coming from the beautiful night...I can see it. So excuberant and liberated from the tedium of mortal life. fresh from the forest the fae does play

Author's Response: Thanks, sweetie! I did see the Fae as still being very much a part of the natural world, so I'd imagine that someone like Emily would chafe under the restrictions of being "civilized" all the time. After the week she had, I thought a nice moonlit run would be just the thing :-)

morbidgypsy 2005.03.30 - 04:21PM 3: Part First: The Hart Assurgent: Chapter 1 Signed
Oh splendid! What more to say. Nicely hot and steamy...Im glad I just found you, means I have much much more still to read. And you used a big word furbelows...Snape deserves words such as those and they are hard to come by in this day and age.

rayvyn2k 2005.03.30 - 07:12AM 77: Part Third: The Hart Subvertant, Chapter 42, Continued Signed
You know I love your writing as I have told you ad nauseum. So I could not let the recent insulting reviews go without reply. Emily is one of the best OFCs ever created. She is most definately NOT a Mary Sue...she is FAR from perfect! She makes mistakes, and pays for them big time. Sure, she's beautiful, but aren't ALL of the Fae? And my dearest, your Severus is SO in character I was afraid they would NEVER get together. He is as close to canon as any "Snape" who is not written by JKR herself. He is RELAXING IN HIS OWN HOME WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVES for pete's sake--why on earth would he walk around sneering at everything THERE? GAH! Ahem. Thanks for writing this story and for continuing it. I'm looking forward to the next installment.

Author's Response: Thanks so much, gorgeous, your kind words are greatly appreciated! You're 100% right about the good-looking status quo amongst the Fae - like Tolkien's elves, a really homely one of them would just be weird. I mean...try to picture an average-looking Faerie, with the pointy ears and jet-propelled eyebrows, in torn blue jeans and rumpled khaki trenchcoat. I know *I* sure's hell can't do it, it feels like a gag... *shrug* From whence comes this perverse habit of criticising fantasy fiction for featuring less than perfectly un-extraordinary and mundane characters, I'll never know. There certainly are Mary Sues out there, but for every Mary Sue, there's someone who bases their entire identity on being a knee-jerk contrarian. I don't apologize for not writing Snape as a flat one-note sumbitch who'd kick his new girlfriend to the curb for offering to help with his home improvements right after she made dinner for him and shagged his brains out perhaps three hours previous - I don't want to read about that guy, and I REALLY don't want to write about him! GAH! Ahem. Anyway, thanks oodles with whipped cream and Fae calvados on top for all your support and kind reviews, and I look forward to knowing you're enjoying the next installment ;-)

Verus Similis 2005.03.30 - 12:14AM 77: Part Third: The Hart Subvertant, Chapter 42, Continued Signed
Yayy... you know, I've been so busy lately that the only reason I check into this site is to see if you've posted again. This chapter is so sweet - the first flush of love satisfied. Wow... I think you handled the fight really well too... it's always the inconsequential-seeming things, isn't it? I love how you've worked the fairy-tale debt/honor system into the story. Overall I think you do a really good job of presenting Emily as a part-human - sort of like someone from a reeeally different culture. Ooh... and I have to tell you that due in large part to your wonderful story, I've joined a fencing club. I love it. So thank you on so many counts :) Hope it perhaps encourages you to read this... it sounds as though you fence yourself.

Author's Response: YOU TOOK UP FENCING because of KEC!? Oh you SO rock! Yay! Which weapon is your favorite - foil, epee, sabre? I was an epeeist who competed occasionally in foil myself in college, hence Emily's love for the epee. And *thanks* for picking up on the fact that I'm using the traditional Faery debt/honor system from European folklore - I've had a few reviewers of late kind of miss that. I'm intrigued by the way JKR treats goblins, centaurs, house elves as different ethnicities, and I'm attempting to do the same with the Fae, so your "really different culture" comparison is absolutely right on. In the fight Severus and Emily had over money, I'm trying to highlight an essential conflict between a person for whom identity, honor, and goodwill is everything, and someone who was brought up in the kind of modern class system where the amount of money one has practically defines that person's identity, and the resulting interesting clashes therefrom. (Also I do read and appreciate all my reviews VERY muchly, but oftentimes writing new chapters occupies SO much of my time it's unbelievable - !!!)

sonof1000skinks 2005.03.29 - 09:25PM 77: Part Third: The Hart Subvertant, Chapter 42, Continued Signed
Actually my favorite part was their fight. Funny, well-timed, inconsequence comingled with absolute conviction. It reminds me of some of my favorite parts of Wildle, Coward, & Foglio. I would venture to guess that those who feel [Swain & Snape in misery] = [Good story!] will be somewhat dissappointed but I really enjoy seeing you rise to the challenges your're setting for yourself.

Author's Response: WOW, that's some distinguished company to be compared to, thanks! Yes, part of why this story is here is for me to prove to myself that I could perhaps write a real novel, so I greatly appreciate the comments!

RaasAlHayya 2005.03.29 - 12:58PM 77: Part Third: The Hart Subvertant, Chapter 42, Continued Signed
Absolutely lovely, breathtaking, passionate, inspiring... Guernica's rich descriptions of cuisine, architecture, lovemaking, scenery and more create an exquisite tapestry for the characters to weave their golden threads through.

Author's Response: Wheee! Thank you, love, as always it's a tremendous pleasure to entertain you :-D

Lesen 2005.03.29 - 12:06PM 77: Part Third: The Hart Subvertant, Chapter 42, Continued Signed
Man, I love this story. And this idyllic period is especially delicious after the million chapters of glaring and silent pining. :) As for the other reviews left, I'll just say that I disagree; Emily is one of the better-delineated characters I've seen in fic, and you've really made her both strengths and weakness apparent. Her impulse to help Severus fix his ancestral hall, especially with her love of architecture, made complete sense to me; even if it wasn't the home of someone she loved, who she owed a debt, she'd want to preserve it because of the beauty and historical significance. Thanks for writing this sweet interlude, away from everyone. I plan on rereading these chapters once our heroes are back in the thick of things, fighting the good fight and struggling under the subterfuge again. It's always nice to have happier times to think of, and to remember that if all goes well, they'll have them again. :-)

lesiaf 2005.03.29 - 11:17AM 77: Part Third: The Hart Subvertant, Chapter 42, Continued Signed
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT SEVERUS WOULD TAKE HIS COUSINS LEAVINGS THAT WOMAN CAN'T BE TRUSTED TO KEEP HER LEGS OR MOUTH CLOSED.

Author's Response: Well, it's a good thing you're not the hero of our tale, because then it would be a whole lot shorter - !!!

Author's Response: Oh wait, I just thought of a better one. Yes, indeedy, it's just a little yarn about a trampy Mary Sue who can't keep a secret to save her life - and it's only taken you 610,463 words and God knows how many hours of your life sitting in a desk chair staring at a computer screen to figure that out. DOH!

Novinha 2005.03.29 - 06:35AM 50: Part Second: The Hart Rampant, Chapter 34 Signed
My Dear Guernica,
You surprised me a lot. Dziękuję and Cześć, my God, where did you learn it? Not only are you a writer capable of handling a story of nearly 600 000 words, you can also please a Pole's heart like this ;)
But honestly, do you have some Polish background or something, or did you just check that? I am most impressed by the fact that you used all the proper Polish letters.
But let's do some reviewing, earn a reputation - I really liked the passage about Lucius Malfoy's offering his lovers their enemies killed. It was very poetic, in a way.
The description of Snape's childhood was very good. His family - terrible but not so that it would seem unlikely. And the description of the countryside, the Orkneys - wonderful. Reminded me of Abby's Survivals and Rememberances, when Hermione went with Snape to his family house that was near the sea and saw the mass of grey water, looking like lead, from a cliff. Or the descriptions of sea in "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier. I love sea, especially in winter. I used to live near the Baltic Sea, now I live about two hours car-drive away. I really like sea, but know how it can seem depressing and dangerous.
So here we get to the matter of your compostition - first, the story is a trilogy. I like the number three (being born on the third of October and all), and trilogy has always been my favourite form for a book. It is the most definite, closed way to tell a story, and that is visible in KEC, too. Writing it in three parts - especially with them being so visibly separated - is reader-friendly (easier to remember the plot) and makes the story look like a novel rather than fanfiction.
And, in addition to this we have the prologues. They are long, but interesting. Vivid and flowing prose. The Lucius's prologue - it was interesting because we got to see Arcadia. It is pleasant for us all, fantasy lovers. {For me the fact that Emily's surname is Tumnus is a bit like an inside joke. Especially that I loved Narnia Chronicles. Have you by any chance read Sandman - A Game of You? I always thought it bore numerous resemblances to "A Lion, a Witch and an Old Wardrobe" (I am terribly sorry if I make a mistake in the title, I only read it in Polish, so I kind of make a guess). }
And another good point for the story - you keep a clear storyline despite the length.
If I were to criticise something I'd just say that I thought that the proper spelling for Finite Incantatem was like I wrote it, with an 'e' and not 'u'.
All in all, this is coming along very nicely.
Greetings from Poland, or shall I say, Pozdrowienia z Polski?
Novinha the Amazed Pole - NAP? A nice acronym.

Author's Response: Hej, jak się masz? I just thought since you always sign your reviews "Greetings from Poland" that it might be nice to be able to greet you and thank you in Polish. I'm Irish- & German-American myself with no Polish background, but there are some good Polish language resources on the Net. Anyway, on to your review - Yes, I thought part of Lucius's wicked charm would be that he likes to give a woman *exactly* what her wicked little heart desires - even if what she wanted was to be free of her husband, as in *koff*FelinaRosier*koff* someone's case. And yes, Severus does strike me as someone who was born in an isolated, wild sort of place, and I love Norse mythology, so somehow the idea that he was the descendant of noble Orcadian wizard lords appealed to me. And you're one of my readers who picked up on the fact that Emily's married name is a Narnia reference, too! I'm also pleased that the structure is coming across well, especially since Snape is such a przewrażliwiony and wytrzymały character to make the bohater of one's story. (Polish dictionaries are fun!) Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy Part the Third as much as the other parts!

Author's Response: Ooops, I forgot to mention, yes, I love the whole Sandman series and all of Neil Gaiman's writing. "A Game of You" is a favorite, as is "A Season of Mists." I especially love those two because they are the most overtly "high fantasy" of Gaiman's Sandman stories, and have unconventional endings.

Question_it 2005.03.29 - 03:22AM 77: Part Third: The Hart Subvertant, Chapter 42, Continued Signed
Ack! I can't believe she did that! She's supposed to be clever! You can't offer something like that to ANY self-respecting person; but SNAPE! who always guards his pride and dignity so closely! You know I've always found your Snape kind of OOC, but you're doing such a fine job with the story that I sit back and enjoy. But in this chapter, the jump was just too far. A reasonable Snape wouldn't have even lowered himself to answer her. He would have glared at her and stormed out of the room. Then Emily would have found Cecile with the luggage in the hall... and he would have been right. Other than that piece - where Emily seems to have taken leave of her senses - the chapter is good. It's nice to see Snape get some well deserved R&R. The description of his home, the area, and the ghosts are very good. A bit too much detail about the food, and the constant reminder that she's pretty, good cook, rich, best dresser he's ever met really drive her to Mary-Sue-dom, but the narrative makes up for that. She'll have to see Malfoy again and that makes a nice tension builder.

Author's Response: You're missing the part where Emily was born and raised in a culture where Money. Does. Not. EXIST. There is no such thing as currency where she comes from, and as such, for her money doesn't have the same emotional baggage attached to it that it would for Severus. The Faeries' economy works by trading commodities for commodities - and if someone has done a good turn for you, that's valuable consideration in and of itself. A Faerie's word is her bond and the Fae pay their debts, period, paragraph, ad infinitum, and if someone has done one of them a big favour, she is obligated to repay them with like consideration, or that obligation will forever hang over her head. Severus saved someone's life at Emily's request - that means that she now owes him BIG time, and replacing his roof is, to her, a favour of the same magnitude, one that would properly discharge her obligation to him. Also, as far as the fact that they're *both* dwelling on the other's physical charms and endearing qualities is due to the fact that these two have gone for almost a year refusing to admit that they were attracted to each other, admiring everything about each other grudgingly and in secret. In my opinion, if a person has spent a long time admiring someone from afar, it's a delicious experience to finally find yourself enjoying the opportunity to admire them from a-near, and every woman in the first flush of a new love affair is a Mary Sue to her lover, as he is a Gary Stu to her. And yes, we haven't seen the last of Lucius by a long shot.

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