This is a remarkable story, so well thought-out and plausible. Boromir is one of my favorite characters, so I was thrilled to find such a great piece of fiction in which he continued.

However, the logical consequences of his return make me understand why Tolkien killed him off in the first place. Denethor is a far smaller obstacle to Aragorn's claims as king when he's lost his son. I hope that you continue this; in particular I'm curious about what Eowyn will choose to do about her two suitors :)

Oh my... You've got me hooked from this first chapter! Absolutely!

WOW. Just WOW.

This story is fantastic; you've paid such close attention to canon and the characterisations. It's well-rounded, has a great storyline, and is full of emotion and description. I found myself swept away, and devoured it in a few hours.

Please... continue if you can!

I love your story, but I’m dying to know if Svip will ever get over his trauma of how men live/die? It seems a bit odd that a 4,0 year old creature would never have gotten close to anyone else and experienced the grief of having a loved one pass away in all his long years, especially given how curious Svip is… When will Aragon get back? Will Gondor want a king again? It seems that most people in Minas Tirith are against the idea… How will Aragon react to the news that Faramir is now the Steward? How is Éowyn doing? Oh, I can’t wait to read your next update!

This story is absolutely marvelous. I wish I could accurately put into words how much I'm enjoying it. Boromir is one of my favorite characters and you have written him and his world so very well.

OMG I can't believe my eyes! The 'dead' story I mourned so much is up and walking :) I haven't read this chapter yet but just making me see it posted made my day. Will read tomorrow. Yes, I do remember where I stopped all that time back :)

Thank you for persevering! And congrats!

I'd lost my bookmark to this story and when I found it again today, I was very pleased to see that you'd updated it last fall.

There was no need for you to apologize for a lack of action in this chapter. As you said in your author's note, Tolkien had those chapters in which it was a quiet retelling of things instead of battles and struggles.

When I first found your fic a few years ago, I thought it was one of the best and most unique of all the Boromir!Lives fics out there... this chapter has not made me change my mind on that thought. I do hope that you will be able to finish up the last parts so that we find out just which of them Eowyn chooses, and--the thing I'm more interested in--what happens with Svip. He's such a wonderful OC and I've come to love him as much as I love Boromir.

Well done! Well done!

However long it takes for the next part to be posted, it will be worth the wait. This chapter certainly was!

Great story. You've gotten Boromir's character to the bone.

I am very fond of this story! Plesae, keep writing, and gift us with the next chapters and perhaps a sequel?
Thanks for sharing with us.
MF

I have immensely enjoyed reading (two years ago?) and rereading (now) this fanfic. Your exploration into the depths of each character, their perspectives, and relationships have made this a truly fascinating piece of ART. Thanks so much and I strongly encourage-beg you to finish the story!

Yeah! This story is wonderfully intricate. I especially like how you take a good look at the details of governance and leadership that Tolkien couldn't (or wouldn't) deal with. And the way you've managed to change the circumstances and grow the characters while staying true to the look and feel of Middle-Earth is amazing. Svip is a wonderful OC, who fits right into the continuum of Middle-Earth magic.

It's fine that there isn't a lot of action in this chapter. That's sometimes where the most important 'action' happens!

Congratulations on your new babies. I can understand not updating in three years (it's something I've done myself), but I hope it won't be that long until you post again. Good luck!

amazing story. i wasn't a very big fan of your boromir characterization in the beginning, but i defintely think he improved. and i love svip--what's wrong with him? and it's so utterly awkward with the boromir/faramir/eowyn triangle. i was worried for a minute that faramir wouldn't be in there! denethor sucks, though i really liked your version of him. it was very good and believably horrible xD i don't know if i like your aragorn or not, i can't decide.

UPDATE SOON! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'VE JUST LEFT IT HERE! I MEAN, COME ON! WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO THE ARAGORN/BOROMIR AWKWARDNESS AND STUFF! AND HONESTLY, IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO SEE ARAGORN'S VIEW OF BOROMIR--IS IT AS NEGATIVE AS BOROMIR'S VIEW OF ARAGORN? AND IF SO, HOW DOES ARAGORN'S VIEW OF BOROMIR CHANGE WITH B'S RESIGNATION? AI! update soon. please.

Ah, bless. This story mustn´t be wasted! Of course, you are the one who suffers, we are consumming, but I tell you - excellent! And Boromir ALIVE - thank you! Let the Muses kiss you!

Wonderful story! I was sent here via fanficrants on a rec by someone who said this was a very good story, and I have to agree. Too little are there stories of Boromir, and I liked the idea of him coming back. The limitation was good, and a fascinating one! It was a bit to get used to at first, but I enjoyed the idea rather quickly. The only thing that seemed a bit odd to me (and it could be just me) was that some of the sentence structure was too modern in the midst of the much more Tolkien-esque phrasing, and personally I found there were too many contractions for Tolkien speech, howEVER, this is merely my personal opinion, and it did *not* throw me out of the story at all, so no worries there. But aside from that, it was wonderfully written, and I admit I laughed (many a time), I nearly cried, I chewed my thumbnail and sat on the edge of my chair in suspense. I read all 24 chapters in two days. I do hope there's more to come, and good luck with the writing, and life in general.

You know, I was going to say that I don't really like Boromir/Eowyn because it feels like she's in some way "settling" for Faramir in the canon because Boromir's dead, but I think this is even worse!

Sibling rivalry to the extreme!