Don't worry about the Evil Empire, that's what
Stories of Arda and
RMH are for, eh?
On the subject of great FF authors, I have a list of some of the best on FF.net.
TreeHugger
JastaElf
Jay of Lasgalen
Jenolas
Dragon-of-the-North
Jocelyn
AC4
Marnie
The Nightrunners
PutterPatty
Dragon Confused
Wednesday mc
Camilla Sandman
Lord Elrond's Bailiff
Harpwire
Ithilien
Katharine the Great
These, I swear, are some of the best authors I have ever seen....including published ones too. For anyone who likes slash, If anyone here does, AC's
The Folly of Starlight is absolutly amazing, and even if slash isn't your cup of tea it is still worth checking out. I am absolutly in love with the history she has created for Legolas, Thranduil, Oropher, Elrond, Elros, Gil-galad and basically most of the canon characters are involved in some way, shape, or form.
If you still don't wish to have a look, Jasta's Dark Leaf is just as good. DL is found in its entirety at RMH which is listed above. Give it a look people.