Reviews for Light in the Darkness

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rainpaint 2008-05-13 ch 1,	abuseAnother amazing story! I read your profile and I truly appreciate the way that you maintain the original characters. It was so very deep (for lack of a better word), yet totally understandable. You've been given amazing understanding. Keep writing!
merln 2008-02-05 ch 1,	abuseBeautiful and poetic, and still utterly simple. Minds me of a slightly more prosey LeGuin. I love the imagery you thread through the story: the light and darkness, silver and gold, cold and hot... A quibble: "moonlight gilded silver the tents"--gilding implies gold, not silver. Perhaps "moolight limned with silver the tents" or similar? I've always loved "limned" as a word :) This has become one of my favorites, I think... For the sheer symmetrical beauty and power of the story, and for what is means. "The light shone in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not." I don't know how many books I've read with this theme somewhere or other in them, but some books tell it better than others, and this story of yours I'd rank with Diane Duane among the better ones.
Miniver 2008-01-29 ch 1,	abuseThis is completely gorgeous, and I'm so glad to have found it. The premise is wonderful, and the details you used to make this abstract idea completly tangible are deeply inventive. You captured both the lion-ness of Aslan and his power. What a brilliant idea to use the Song of Creation from Magician's Nephew in this way! I believe that this John 1:5 quote also appears in Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time; both of you have shown it to good advantage. Hope you write more Narnia stories.
Peace Like a River 2007-11-06 ch 1,	abuseWow, this seriously has to be the best portrayal of Aslan and Jadis I have ever read! Loved the verse you put at the end, very fitting, I thought. :) I'd definitely read this again.
Val Evenstar 2007-10-25 ch 1,	abuseOh wow. Inspired, amazing, wonderful... words fail to describe. This line I loved especially: 'lit with an inner amber fire like shafts of sunlight shot through crystal water.'. Wow. Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this with us!
LittleOtter 2007-10-01 ch 1,	abuseWow. Just wow. This is beyond absolutely beautiful. It fits so perfectly. I'm amazed - and insanely jealous - at how well you write Jadis and her perception of Aslan. The only thing better, if that's possible, is how you've written Aslan himself. Awesome. I love the idea that Jadis was not beyond redemption. Or...well...was she? Hmm. Must think about that. But I love how you wrote her conflict. The bit about the color and thawing was particularily effective. So close! Arg. Anyhoo, great job! Thanks for writing this. It's brilliant.
Almyra 2007-09-28 ch 1,	abuseWow, this is so good. It's just wonderful to come across such excellently written pieces from time to time. I loved your depiction of Aslan. It sent shivers down my spine. Jadis also was completely in character, and when contrasted with the perfection and majesty of Him, she seemed completely diminished and cheapened. Masterful job.
Animus Wyrmis 2007-08-27 ch 1,	abuseThis was good. ^^ You hardly ever get fics from Jadis's POV, and you manage to get into her head without making her really likable...or really dislikable (I realize that's not a word, but it works). And I like your Aslan, as well; he is who he is, and that's not something you get very often outside of Lewis.
Dearheart 2007-07-21 ch 1,	abuseWow, that was...incredible! That was...wow. I can't even find the right words to describe how amazing this was. HOW DID YOU DO IT?! I'd give ANYTHING to be able to write deep, profound stuff like that! I loved the way you portrayed Aslan and the Witch; that was perfect. That dream you had must have come straight from the Lion Himself! Wow. (I should probably stop saying "wow" now...) To my favs!! (And PLEASE write more Narnia stuff! I'll look into Prydain if you do; I've never heard of it but you make it sound so promising...) May "Aslan keep you in His mighty paws". The Lion's shield maiden, Dearheart PS: I read your profile and I nearly cried with joy. At last, I have found a true Narnian; someone who not only gets it about slash, incest and Mary Sues--but also knows the Great Lion personally and isn't afraid to tell all those "tweenagers" and fangirls to get their manicured little mitts out of our beloved fandoms. THANK YOU!! YOU ROCK!! cheers and gives standing ovation Okay, I'll stop raving and let you get on with your life. ^__^ (Feel free to visit my "True Narnians Unite" forum any time!) PSS: Wow, wow and wow again...your artwork just blows me away! How on earth did you get so good?? I'm trying so hard not to get jealous of your incredible gifts! God has really blessed you a LOT. (Okay, shutting up...)
intriKate 2007-07-18 ch 1,	abuseThat was brilliant, truly brilliant. Your writing style is wonderful, and the way you characterized Aslan is right-on. The way he asks questions, the way that his way triumphs even when it looks like he's purposely failing- all fantastic and so, so true. Great fic.
Andi 2007-07-18 ch 1, anon.	abuseI'm afraid something went wrong with half of my review for your story! After the quote that it (incorrectly) ends on, I wrote a bit more. I simply love that line because it was so wonderfully HIM, just simple, direct and true. I also love how you indicate that the lionsong is still resonant in Narnia, even to the very grass beneath them. It has strong echoes of "I tell you ... if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out" and I LOVE that. You have such a marvellously visual way of writing, yet your dialogue in no way suffers for it. You set up a brilliant and believable conflict between two polar opposites, even in the world you've painted around them. If anything, the scene you've set only further emphasizes the conflict we see in the dialogue. Magnificent.
Andi Horton 2007-07-18 ch 1,	abuseWell, I had to read it twice before I decided I was ready to write a review! That's not a bad thing of course, you've just written such an intricate story I couldn't just plop out a trite couple lines and leave it at that. I simply adore the way you really painted us a picture of the camp at rest, and compared it with an equally vivid picture of the camp in the day. The contrast is brilliant and sharp, and all the more visible for it. So to is Jadis's fury at Aslan's refusal to succumb to the "silvering" of everything- the way his eyes still glow amber is just the perfect touch, and I can completely believe her anger at it. "You have ever been but a tool in death’s hand, Jadis, a shadow of darkness, not darkness itself. And all the more to be pitied. For darkness, at least, knows itself, and knows itself defeated. It toys with you, promising you what it cannot deliver. Greater will be your grief."
Petraverd 2007-06-28 ch 1,	abuseHow in the world did I not see this before...oh well, at least I've found it now. :) This was good. You captured Jadis very well in this little scene, which can be a tricky thing to do. Some of her bits sent shivers down my spine - perhaps that's why she liked the cold winter, it just comes naturally to her. :) And Aslan's final line...ooh, I just melted at that. Very nicely done, and this is a gem among Lewis fanfics, I'd say.
DarkPhoenix101 2006-12-30 ch 1,	abuseA wonderful story with brilliant use of Biblical quotations. This is going in my favourites. I will want to read it again and again
Elouise82 2006-08-10 ch 1,	abuseWow! So powerful, so moving. I love how clearly you brought out that what held her back from redemption was a refusal to acknowledge Aslan as Lord. Isn't that the way it always goes? And it was so beautiful, how you showed the song of life, stil being sung by His creation...I actually got chills reading it. Aslan can feel pity even for Jadis, a twisted, fallen thing...how great is His compassion!

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