alicambs | History Teaches Us by Drenagon

History Teaches Us by Drenagon To reclaim their kingdom, the Company of Thorin Oakenshield will need all the help they can get. Thorin is returned from the dead complete with the knowledge of the first quest to free Erebor precisely so that as he restarts the quest, he can ensure that he and his companions do not make the same mistakes again. So this reclaiming of Erebor is very different in many, many ways from the original and Thorin is much changed and far more likeable. It's extremely well written and is also very funny at times. If I have any complaint it is perhaps that in my partiality for Bilbo I feel that at times his contributions to the quest have been diminished in this retelling as it is seen very much through Thorin's and the dwarves perspective. Yet Bilbo's importance to the company from the very beginning is made very clear from the attitudes and actions of the dwarves. The sequel is Shall History Remember Thorin's choices have shaped the fate of Middle Earth for many years to come. Both stories are part of the Lessons well learned series which includes a number of delightful short stories that link in with the two main ones making a very long and highly pleasurable read.