Title: The Shadow Series

Fandom: LOTR
Pairing: Legolas & Gimli friendship
Categories: Adventure/Horror Hurt/Comfort
Length: Super Epic at Over 300,000
Warnings: Violence, torture, minor character death, possession

Author on LJ: not that I know of
Author Website: myselfonly on FFN (https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1399838/myselfonly)

Summary:
1. Child and the Darkness: An ancient Shadow is released from the deep places in the world. Legolas and Gimli are reluctantly drawn into a fight for their lives to protect those who cannot protect themselves.

2. The Path We Walk: Legolas takes Gimli on a long promised hunt in Eryn Lasgalen, but their friendship and their will to survive is put to its greatest test deep in the wildest parts of the Greenwood. The Shadow is very, very angry.

3. The Silence in the Song: Can an elf survive without hearing the Song? Can a dwarf overcome his own darkness? Legolas and Gimli find their way to Minas Tirith in search of peace and healing after the events of the summer. Trouble - as ever - finds them there, but whether their strength and friendship can survive yet another ordeal remains to be seen.(WIP but updated regularly)

Review:
What I absolutly love about this series is the author's ability to capture Legolas and Gimli's companionship so perfectly. It feels like a continuation of the films. The villian she has created in the Shadow feels ominous enough that you do fear for the Legolas and Gimli. The creature is so vile and insidious that you can't relax and take it for granted that the good guys will win. Myselfonly has used the backdrop of LOTR to the fullest and we see many characters from the books as well as interesting oc's that fit in seemlessly. Don't let the WIP scare you the author updates regularly.

The series is gripping, and very well written. The author does a great job of keeping the suspense building but she never forgets the heart of the story which is the friendship of Gimli and Legolas through all trials.

The Child and the Darkness (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7985788/1/The-Child-and-the-Darkness)
The Path We Walk (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8149721/1/The-Path-We-Walk)
The Silence in the Song (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9124691/1/The-Silence-in-the-Song)