The Captain and the King
| Title: | The Captain and the King |
| Publisher: | Carolyn Golledge/Solo Press |
| Author(s): | plasticChevy |
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| Date(s): | 2002, 2003 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | online, print |
| Fandom: | Lord of the Rings |
| Language: | English |
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| External Links: | The Captain and the King (fanfiction.net) |
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The Captain and the King is a gen novel by plasticChevy. It has a sequel, The Steward's Tale. The first chapter was posted to the net in March 2002 and the story was finished in March 2003. The online version has a word count of more than 145,000 words and it was later published as a 187-page zine.
Author's summary:
AU story - Saruman believes Isildur's Heir is carrying the Ring, so he sends his orcs to capture the Men of the Fellowship. Aragorn and Boromir are taken prisoner at Parth Galen.[1]
From the publisher's ad:
"Alternate Universe, post The Fellowship of the Ring. Boromir does not die at the battle of Amon Hen, but he is wounded and then blinded by a blow with a sword. He and Aragorn, also wounded, are taken captive by the orcs on Saruman's orders. Both men wind up in the dungeons of Isengard, but are rescued, and taken to Edoras. And that's just the first couple of chapters. All the characters play their parts, but it focuses on Aragorn, Boromir and Merry. It returns Boromir to Minas Tirith by the most amazing and heroic means (not to mention nail biting!), and then the adventure really begins! It goes some way beyond the final victory against Sauron, too, as Boromir faces deadly opposition from those who believe a blind man is not fit to be Steward. But Aragorn has sworn he will have Boromir as his Steward or he will have none. The bond between the two men has been forged in the hell of Isengard and nothing can break it."[2]
