Lithe

First half of SR 1390, as Bilbo and Frodo investigate strange happenings in the Shire, engage in politics with kin and others, and confront the damage done in Buckland. We get to visit the Free Fair, held over Lithe in Michel Delving, and see everything come to a head.

Lithe is an attempt to place the Shire more clearly within the context of Sauron's return and his growing influence on Middle-earth, as well as continue looking at the the socio-economic shifts affecting hobbit society as they cease being so isolated from the wider world. 

A huge panoply of kin and characters tromp through the tale. Rated mature for subject matter and scenes. If you like light-hearted hobbit stories, this will not be your cup of tea.

Chapter 1 Chapter count: 20 Word count: 262,759 Updated: 01/16/19

Story Chapters

# Title # Words Updated
1 Discretion 9,138 10/01/17
2 Accounts 9,572 11/11/17
3 Gossip 14,146 11/18/17
4 Parted 13,676 11/18/17
5 Assurance 14,995 11/18/17
6 Broken 14,852 11/11/17
7 Baggage 14,123 01/16/19
8 Claims 12,163 11/26/17
9 Forgive 13,388 12/16/17
10 Delving 13,745 12/16/17
11 Fairest 9,735 12/17/17
12 Show 14,843 01/14/18
13 Tell 14,489 01/21/18
14 Push 12,746 02/08/18
15 Pull 12,391 02/11/18
16 Solstice 14,545 02/18/18
17 Sting 13,991 02/25/18
18 Moot 14,460 03/04/18
19 Point 10,087 03/18/18
20 Temptation 15,674 03/25/18
Appx. Word Count 262,759