Title: The Prince
Author: Sivan Shemesh
Beta: Aranel
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Rate: K/G
Warning: AU.
Summary: Elrond promised so much to his son, but in this case he failed... Estel did make a good from it...

A/N: A response to the theme “Hit the Books”. My prompt: “The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli”

Word count: 870

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Here are the links to the September "Hit the Books" challenge stories! Each author was given the title of a famous book to use as inspiration!
We had ten stories this month!

A Portrait of the Artist by armarielrozita After seeing a portrait painted by Elanor Gamgee at his grandfather's home, Fastred Fairbairn is seized with a desire to meet her.
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Author: Larner
Title: All the King's MenTheme: Hit the Books ( Read more... )

Author:  Celeritas
Title:  He's Leaving Home
Rating:  G
Theme:   Hit the Books
Elements:  Beloved by Toni Morrison
Author's Notes:  More a historical exploration than the conventional fanfic, this tale is set sometime much earlier in the Shire
Summary:  It was a silly thing to fret over, she knew.
Word Count:  249

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Author:  Linaewen
Title:  The Sun Also Rises
Rating:  G
Theme:   Hit the Books
Elements:  The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway
Author's Notes:  This found poem has its source in the text found in "The Ride of the Rohirrim" (Chapter 5 of Tolkien's Return of the King).
Summary:  Merry faces the darkness that comes before dawn.  
Word Count:  100 as ( Read more... )

Author: Dreamflower
Title: A Moveable Feast
Rating: G
Theme: Hit the Books
Elements: A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Author's Notes: In this story, Frodo is almost 38-this is a few weeks before his birthday (24 years old in "Man" years ), Merry is 24 (15 years old in "Man" years), and Pippin is 16 (10 years old in "Man" years).
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Author: Rhyselle
Title: A Conversation in a Pub
Rating: G
Theme: Hit the Books
Elements: The Sound and the Fury, by Williams Faulker
Beta: Dancingkatz
Author's Notes: The moment I saw the prompt this jumped into my head and only needed tweaking to get it to be a true drabble. *grin*
Summary: Hell hath no fury like a woman...
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Author: Erulisse
Title: The Invisible Man
Rating: G
Theme: Hit The Books
Elements: Incorporate the title and books into the story
Beta: The Incomparable LC
Author’s Notes: Disclaimer: Tolkien built the sand box; I only play with the bucket and shovel that he left for me. No money, profit or non, is made from the publication of this story ( Read more... )

Author: Antane
Title: Till We Have Faces
Rating: G
Summary: What if Boromir’s funeral boat found the Straight Road and arrived at the Lonely Isle and his body remained incorrupt until after Frodo came?
Word Count: 1,716

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Author: Paranoidangel
Title: The Color Purple
Rating: G
Theme: Hit the Books
Elements: The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
Beta: hhertzof
Author's Notes: N/A
Summary: Elrond spends some time with his daughter.
Word Count: 833

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