There's no love on pretty much any site for The Iron Tower Trilogy, so I'm here to bring up the fandom with my bare hands. It's heavily inspired by Lord of the Rings, but honestly I really like it for itself. The plot armor seems to be nearly nonexistent at times which adds to the suspense and has at least me as a reader at the edge of my seat quite often. The characters are also incredibly lovable, as the main characters are halflings known as warrows who tend to be pure of heart and strong willed. A lot of the scenes in the books would work really well for fan art I personally think. All in all, book got potential. Go check it out.
He smelled like soap and sleep and bare skin. He smelled familiar. Not the déjà vu familiar of Guy or Mel. Familiar like the ache in your chest of homesickness, of longing for harbor after weeks of rough seas or craving a fire's warmth after snow or wanting back something you should never have given away.
'The Dark Tide' by Josh Lanyon