2005 Author Reviews for
grey_wonderer

The interesting thing about Grey Wonderer's "Hound of the Bagginses" is that it's not so much a crossover as it is a good mystery that happens to borrow heavily from elements of two different fandoms. And in my mind, that's probably one of the more effective ways to do a crossover with LotR. Tolkien hosts the story while Sir Arthur Conan Doyle provides the plot. And Grey Wonderer does a very good job of utilizing both fandoms without ever sacrificing one to the other, which is always a big temptation. Nicely told, and wonderful humor.

What's so wonderful about this author is that she can take anything and turn it into a story! She also has a wonderful talent for comedy and writes young hobbits and OCs especially well.

I have decided to use this tale to put in my opinon of this wonderful, most talented author. Grey Wonderer had a gift of humor that most of us authors attempt, but don't even come close to hers. Our stories contain palatable, funny humor, but Grey Wonderer has this talent that far surpasses any one of us--most especially me! Like another author that I so admire, Grey Wonderer has the talent of taking any ordinary, mundane moment in the lives of our four fabulous hobbits, and turning into a funny, serious, and very insightful tale. All of her plots are very plausible and extremely pleasurable. She has this wonderful habit of nailing just about any Middle-earth character that she writes. She excells at writing Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry, AND Pippin. She also has included in her tales the gruffy old wizard, and a moody dwarf. She nails those characters, too. Her Original Characters are very addictive--I've liked every single one of hers--except that nasty Carpenter Tunnelly--yet even "he" is in harmony with JRRT's depiction of his hobbits. One other author and I both agree: only Grey Wonderer has the flair to get away with slap stick humor with her hobbits--and she is good at it! Grey Wonderer could make the most purest LOTR fan laugh thier guts out after reading one of her tales. But Grey Wonderer tackles more than just humor--she has written tales on the more serious side as in, Home Again, and Thinking of You (nominated last year), and her most recent, In Service to the King (will be nominated next year!). Grey Wonderer is a natural artist, writer, who has my utmost respect and admiration. Thank you, Grey Wonderer, for sharing your lovely humor, and wonderful imagination! :-)