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Books like Mordant's Need: 9 series to read next

Mordant's Need is fantasy and portal fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mordant's Need is 2 books, 1986–1987.

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Spellsinger
Quag Keep
The Princess and the Goblin
Wizard World
Jack of Shadows
Spearwielder's Tales

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

SpellsingerSeries

seriesAlan Dean Foster9 books1983

About music.

“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Spellsinger →

Quag KeepSeries

seriesAndre Norton & Jean Rabe2 books1978

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and quests, set in secondary world.

“Andre Norton's Quag Keep holds a notable place in gaming history as the first novel set in Gary Gygax's World of Greyhawk, written after Norton took part in an actual Dungeons & Dragons session with Gygax himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Quag Keep →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Wizard WorldSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny & Kelly McCullough3 books1980

About wizards.

“Torn between the two, Pol has to master an art he was never trained for in order to survive his own inheritance.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Changeling →

Jack of ShadowsSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny & Lawrence Watt-Evans4 books1971

Science fantasy, about reincarnation.

Start with Jack of Shadows →

Spearwielder's TalesSeries

seriesR. A. Salvatore3 books1993

About dragons.

“The Woods Out Back, The Dragon's Dagger, and Dragonslayer's Return follow Gary as he's pulled back into that world again and again, growing into the role thrust on him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Woods Out Back →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after Mordant's Need?: Narnia — the closest match to Mordant's Need on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mordant's Need?: The Mirror of Her Dreams. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mordant's Need.
How big is Mordant's Need?: Mordant's Need is 2 books, 1986–1987.

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