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Book Series That Took Decades to Complete

The Dark Tower: 22 years
The Lord of the Rings: 17 years
Foundation series: 52 years
Redwall: 26 years
Dune: 21 years
Wheel of Time: 23 years
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: 20 years
Watership Down: 23 years
Leibowitz: 37 years
Hitchhiker Trilogy: 30 years
For reference, GRRM is currently on year 27 with two books to go...
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The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
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The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Stephen King)
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
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Stephen King
The Dark Tower Iii: Waste Lands
The Dark Tower Iii: Waste Lands
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Wizard & Glass
Wizard & Glass
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The Wind Through the Keyhole
The Wind Through the Keyhole
5
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
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The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
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The Dark Tower
The Dark Tower
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The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
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J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Fellowship of the Ring
10
J.R.R Tolkein
The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkein)
The Two Towers
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J.R.R. Tolkein
The Return of the King (J.R.R Tolkein)
The Return of the King
12
J.R.R Tolkein
Prelude to Foundation
Prelude to Foundation
13
Forward the Foundation
Forward the Foundation
14
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
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Isaac Asimov
Foundation and Empire
Foundation and Empire
16
Second Foundation
Second Foundation
17
Foundation's Edge (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation's Edge
18
Isaac Asimov
Foundation and Earth
Foundation and Earth
19
Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
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Brian Jacques
Mossflower (Brian Jacques)
Mossflower
21
Brian Jacques
Mattimeo
Mattimeo
22
Mariel of Redwall
Mariel of Redwall
23
Salamandastron
Salamandastron
24
Martin the Warrior (Brian Jacques)
Martin the Warrior
25
Brian Jacques
The Bellmaker
The Bellmaker
26
The Outcast of Redwall
The Outcast of Redwall
27
The Pearls of Lutra
The Pearls of Lutra
28
The Long Patrol
The Long Patrol
29
Marlfox
Marlfox
30
The Legend of Luke
The Legend of Luke
31
Lord Brocktree
Lord Brocktree
32
Taggerung
Taggerung
33
Triss
Triss
34
Loamhedge
Loamhedge
35
Rakkety Tam
Rakkety Tam
36
High Rhulain
High Rhulain
37
Eulalia
Eulalia
38
Doomwyte
Doomwyte
39
The Sable Queen
The Sable Queen
40
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