Silmarillion Writers' Guild

"And those that sailed far came only to the new lands ..."

The Man Who Grew Tomatoes by pandemonium_213

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Today is the final day of Akallabeth in August. Again, I want to thank everyone who participated, whether as artists and writers or readers and reviewers. I hope everyone has had as much fun this past month-and-change as I have!

"But Sauron was not of mortal flesh, and though he was robbed now of that shape in which he had wrought so great an evil, so that he could never again appear fair to the eyes of Men, yet his spirit arose out of the deep and passed as a shadow and a black wind over the sea, and came back to Middle-earth and to Mordor that was his home."

Into This Wild Abyss: On the Perilous Edge by pandemonium_213

Pandemonium's story was actually supposed to be posted yesterday and Fireworks' story today, but I got the dates mixed up when putting posts together yesterday. The order of the stories has been fixed on the main site and on the index. My apologies for the mix-up! :)

"In that time those of the Númenóreans who were saved from destruction fled eastward, as is told in the Akallabêth. The chief of these were Elendil the Tall and his sons, Isildur and Anárion. Kinsmen of the King they were, descendants of Elros, but they had been unwilling to listen to Sauron, and had refused to make war on the Lords of the West. Manning their ships with all who remained faithful they forsook the land of Númenor ere ruin came upon it. They were mighty men and their ships were strong and tall, but the tempests overtook them, and they were borne aloft on hills of water even to the clouds, and they descended upon Middle-earth like birds of the storm."

The Hidden Lady by rhapsody11

"But Ilúvatar showed forth his power, and he changed the fashion of the world. And those that sailed furthest set but a girdle about the Earth and returned weary at last to the place of their beginning; and they said:

'All roads are now bent.'"

Bedtime Tales of the Sun by dawn_felagund

"And out of the west there would come at times a great cloud in the evening, shaped as it were an eagle, with pinions spread to the north and the south; and slowly it would loom up, blotting out the sunset, and then uttermost night would fall upon Númenor. And some of the eagles bore lightning beneath their wings, and thunder echoed between sea and cloud."

Into This Wild Abyss: A Tempest's Name by pandemonium_213, Illustrated by ladyelleth

"It is said that Amandil set sail in a small ship at night, and steered first eastward, and then went about and passed into the west. And he took with him three servants, dear to his heart, and never again were they heard of by word or sign in this world, nor is there any tale or guess of their fate."

At the Edge of the World by lady_roisin

"Now came the hour that Sauron had prepared and long had awaited. And Sauron spoke to the King, saying that his strength was now so great that he might think to have his will in all things, and be subject to no command or ban."

Into This Wild Abyss: This Mortal Coil by pandemonium_213

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Since it is the 25th of August and Ar-Pharazon is just getting talked into annihilating his people, it's probably becoming obvious to many of you that "Akallabeth in August" would actually be more properly termed "Akallabeth in August and a Little Bit of September." The response we got for this project was nothing short of overwhelming, and rather than trying to cram multiple stories into single days, we're going to let the project run its course and end whenever it chooses to, which will probably be the first week of September. However, we're not going to change the name from "Akallebeth in August"; it's just easier to type. :)

Thank you to all of you still hanging in with the Numenoreans and a special thanks to those of you who have given such encouraging reviews to the AinA authors!

"Thereafter the fire and smoke went up without ceasing; for the power of Sauron daily increased, and in that temple, with spilling of blood and torment and great wickedness, men made sacrifice to Melkor that he should release them from Death."

Sacrifice by surgicalsteel

(Please note that this story has been rated for adult audiences by its author)

"But Sauron caused to be built upon the hill in the midst of the city of the Númenóreans, Armenelos the Golden, a mighty temple; and it was in the form of a circle at the base, and there the walls were fifty feet in thickness, and the width of the base was five hundred feet across the centre, and the walls rose from the ground five hundred feet, and they were crowned with a mighty dome. And that dome was roofed all with silver, and rose glittering in the sun, so that the light of it could be seen afar off; but soon the light was darkened, and the silver became black."

A Struggle with Darkness by f_ireworks

"Yet such was the cunning of his mind and mouth, and the strength of his hidden will, that ere three years had passed he had become closest to the secret counsels of the King; for flattery sweet as honey was ever on his tongue, and knowledge he had of many things yet unrevealed to Men."

The Last Temptation by f_ireworks


(Please note that this is a multi-chapter story, so be sure to page through all the chapters! :)