Terry Pratchett died last week. He was the first author I ever met in person (books were permanent fixtures of my childhood, like trees, sofas or mountains, and I'd never before stopped to think that someone, somewhere, actually had to create them) and he had a huge influence upon me as a reader and a writer. Rest in peace, Sir Terry, and best ( Read more... )

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Title: The Smith of Arden, or, How Thorin Oakenshield Used the Horseman's Word to Shoe the Lord's Black Stallion.
Fandom: The Hobbit (movieverse)
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None.
Warnings: None.
Summary: Thorin Oakenshield knows the Horseman's Word. See the end of the fic for notes.

( Despite the rumours, the streets of Erebor had not been paved with gold... )