When the Stars Smile

Published on 21 December 2005 | Short Story | Author's Choice | Gift Story 

A romantic comedy about how Caranthir met his wife and developed his disdain for the House of Finarfin.

This work is part of the collection Felakverse.

Paper

Published on 18 October 2005 | Short Story | Author's Choice | Award Winner | Gift Story 

Curufin escapes to the realms of fantasy to escape the pressures of his family and discovers the thrill of first love.

This work is part of the collection Felakverse.

The Peril (and Potential) of Unleashing Lightning in a Fishbowl

Published on 5 July 2018 | Short Story | Reader's Choice 

Caranthir is a socially awkward public servant and Amarië is a politically radical performance artist when a prestigious battle of the bards entices them to come together in an unexpected friendship that produces an even less-expected new musical genre. Also featuring the printing press, underground nightclubs, an electric guitar, and Caranthir's bitchy resting face. Part of the Republic of Tirion series but you don't have to be familiar with the other stories to understand this one.

This work is part of the collection Republic of Tirion.

Caranthir the Slandered: Narrative Bias, Cross-Cultural Alliances, and Fëanor’s Angriest Son

Published on 26 July 2018 | Essay

Caranthir is relentlessly described in The Silmarillion as dark and harsh and haughty, yet these descriptions bear little resemblance to his actual deeds. Instead, I argue in this essay, Caranthir serves as one of the rare cosmopolitans of the Noldor and is deliberately cast by the Silmarillion's pseudohistorical narrator as a foil to the equally cosmopolitan Finrod Felagund in order to elevate the reputation of the latter.

Bone-White

Published on 7 September 2016 | Short Story | Gift Story | Reader's Choice 

After wandering accidentally near to Mandos, Caranthir encounters a procession delivering his newly reembodied brother back to the world: Maedhros. Caranthir breaks into his tent, and the two discuss healing, mutability, and the things that will never change.

This work is part of the collection Republic of Tirion.