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A Hero's Journey
According to wikipedia A Hero's Journey is in narratology and comparative mythology, the hero's journey, or the monomyth, is the common template of stories that involve a hero who goes on an adventure, is victorious in a decisive crisis, and comes home changed or transformed.
Feel free to get a bit silly with it though. 
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The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards

The Last Sun

The Tarot Sequence #1

K.D. Edwards

371 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous fast-paced
Lucien by Grae Bryan

Lucien

Vampire's Mate #3

Grae Bryan

248 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance dark emotional fast-paced
Girl on Fire by M.C.A. Hogarth

Girl on Fire

M.C.A. Hogarth

313 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Beauty's Beasts by Alex Hanson

Beauty's Beasts

Alex Hanson

783 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The King's Men by Nora Sakavic

The King's Men

All for the Game #3

Nora Sakavic

479 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance sports dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

The Foxhole Court

All for the Game #1

Nora Sakavic

251 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ sports dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Return of the Knights by Gregory Kontaxis

The Return of the Knights

The Dance of Light #1

Gregory Kontaxis

408 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous medium-paced
南禅 Nan Chan by 唐酒卿

南禅 Nan Chan

唐酒卿

1298 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Kraken's Prize by Luna Joya

The Kraken's Prize

Matchmaker Monster #2

Luna Joya

242 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional slow-paced
Reforged by Seth Haddon

Reforged

Seth Haddon

388 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional medium-paced