This theme instantly made me think of
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (There and Back Again, a Hobbit's Tale by Bilbo Baggins), but I expect everyone that wants to has probably read it already.
Given the concept of the monomyth, or the
Hero's Journey, pretty much adventure story could be said to fit the theme.
I'm thinking non-fiction might be good. I failed to get one David Attenborough up in April, but I've got another I want to read ... but for the moment I will keep thinking about it.