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The Long Way Home is 5 books, 2022–2025.

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Kairos
His Dark Materials
The Mortal Instruments
Richard Forthrast
Alderley
Tarzan
Peter Pan
Pym
Kitty Norville

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

Science fiction, about virtual reality, set in north america and virtual world.

“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Reamde →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Mythic fantasy, about quests, set in british isles.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Adventure, set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue description

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Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

PymSeries

seriesEdgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne & Mat Johnson5 books1838

Adventure, about expeditions, set in arctic & antarctica and 19th century.

“Jules Verne wrote an unauthorized 1897 sequel, An Antarctic Mystery, resolving Poe's cliffhanger in more rationalist terms, while Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym uses Poe's original as the springboard for a satirical modern story about race.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Urban fantasy and paranormal, about werewolves, set in north america.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

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What should I read after The Long Way Home?: Kairos — the closest match to The Long Way Home on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Long Way Home?: No Other Course. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Long Way Home.
How big is The Long Way Home?: The Long Way Home is 5 books, 2022–2025.

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