Related Series
L'Engle has written four books featuring the children of Calvin and Meg O'Keefe, especially their eldest daughter, Polly O'Keefe, and their eldest son Charles. These are, in order of both publication and character chronology:
- The Arm of the Starfish (1965) ISBN 0-374-30396-7
- Dragons in the Waters (1976) ISBN 0-374-31868-9
- A House Like a Lotus (1984) ISBN 0-374-33385-8
- An Acceptable Time (1989) ISBN 0-374-30027-5
These also take place in a Kairos framework, although only The Arm of the Starfish and An Acceptable Time have the characteristic science fantasy elements to any great extent. Taken together, the eight books are called the "Murry–O'Keefe" series. The O'Keefe books further connect, through such characters as Adam Eddington, Canon Tallis and Zachary Gray, to the Austin family series of books, which take place primarily in "chronos" (or "ordinary, wrist-watch" time). Further overlaps between characters connect virtually every L'Engle novel into one massive series of books.
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