Ahmed Naaphes Naaphes itibaren 56035 Cevoli PI, Italia
Beautiful. Heartbreaking. Tightly-plotted, but not (save in one tiny instance) unbelievably so. Well-drawn portraits of human rage and human love and all the emotions in between. Also notable for the confrontation in the second-to-last chapter, which rivals Gandalf vs. the Balrog for sweep and power. Even though I knew the ultimate ending (few don't these days), it still brought me to tears when it came about. Read this, and don't let the heavily-wrought sentences of the first chapter or two get to you.