I enjoy the Daughters of Celebrian 'verse in its entirety, but I suppose if forced to narrow it to just one, as of right now, it would be Picking Up The Pieces. Not only does it finally give Maeglin something better, it also ties in a number of things from the past (and one or two hints for the future.)
First read Tolkien...not sure exactly when, but grade school, The Hobbit first. (Should mention I'd seen the animated Hobbit first!) And unlike all the folks who talk about LotR when they were little, I tried to follow on with Fellowship of the Ring but found it deadly dull because I hadn't read enough yet at that point to accomodate for the style.
My thoughts on the state of the fandom are that I really only know my little corner of it, primarily revolving around the SWG, TRSB, and Innumerable Stars. As such, I'm not really able to comment on anything wider than that. I think my little corner is going well, though I'm mildly concerned there's drama just over the horizon after seeing a couple of posts that imply something blew up in Snowflake land. (And, while we said no politics, I have been and remain concerned about the potential for spillover into fandom from real-life events. So far it hasn't, but that doesn't mean it won't.)
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First read Tolkien...not sure exactly when, but grade school, The Hobbit first. (Should mention I'd seen the animated Hobbit first!) And unlike all the folks who talk about LotR when they were little, I tried to follow on with Fellowship of the Ring but found it deadly dull because I hadn't read enough yet at that point to accomodate for the style.
My thoughts on the state of the fandom are that I really only know my little corner of it, primarily revolving around the SWG, TRSB, and Innumerable Stars. As such, I'm not really able to comment on anything wider than that. I think my little corner is going well, though I'm mildly concerned there's drama just over the horizon after seeing a couple of posts that imply something blew up in Snowflake land. (And, while we said no politics, I have been and remain concerned about the potential for spillover into fandom from real-life events. So far it hasn't, but that doesn't mean it won't.)