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5 unusual facts about The Longest Journey


Felton, Northumberland

Forster, by his own account, used Acton House as a model for Cadover in his own favourite novel The Longest Journey (1907).

Louis Aguirre

Louis voiced Cortez/Manny Chavez and the minor character Adrian in Funcom's The Longest Journey adventure game, released in 1999.

The Longest Journey

The protagonist, April Ryan, is an 18-year-old art student living in Stark, identified as a 'Shifter' capable of movement between these worlds, and tasked with restoring their essential Balance.

The Longest Journey was developed by a small internal team at Funcom led by Ragnar Tørnquist.

Thence she is taken prisoner by the Maerum, a Mermaid-like species related to the Alatian, but currently their enemies.


Figsbury Ring

Figsbury Ring features prominently in E. M. Forster's 1907 novel, The Longest Journey, renamed the Cadbury Rings (the surrounding area is called Cadford).


see also

Austin FX4

Between 2011 and 2012 the It's on the Meter expedition drove a heavily modified FX4 43,319.5 miles (69,716.12 km) around the world, through more than fifty countries, and set new world records for the longest journey ever by taxi and the highest altitude ever reached by taxi.

Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey

Dreamfall Chapters is being developed for personal computers by Red Thread Games, an independent studio founded by Ragnar Tørnquist, who wrote and directed the previous two games, under the license from Funcom, the owners of The Longest Journey IP.

Red Thread Games

Red Thread was founded in September 2012 by Ragnar Tørnquist, creator of The Longest Journey and Dreamfall sagas, and the The Secret World and Anarchy Online universes.