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Books like Need: 9 series to read next

Need is urban fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and north america, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Need is 4 books, 2009–2012.

“The focus of the story is a teenage girl named Zara, who joins a struggle against a society of malicious pixies.”
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The Morganville Vampires
Meredith Gentry
The Legendborn Cycle
The Mortal Instruments
The Secret Circle
de Lint Master Mythos
House of Night
Caster Chronicles / Beautiful Creatures Universe
October Daye

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

About vampires.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
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Start with Glass Houses →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

About political intrigue and court intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

The Legendborn CycleSeries

seriesTracy Deonn3 books2020

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“Tracy Deonn's Legendborn Cycle follows Bree Matthews, a Black teenager who enrolls in an early-college program and stumbles into a secret society descended from Arthurian legend operating alongside her North Carolina campus.”
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Start with Legendborn →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
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The Secret CircleSeries

seriesL. J. Smith & Gary Bowen8 books1992

About witches.

“Matters are further complicated when Cassie finds herself in a love triangle that threatens to tear the Circle apart.”
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Start with The Initiation →

de Lint Master MythosUniverse

universe151 books1977

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Newford you find by ear — a fiddle tune drifting up from a subway grate, a story a friend swears is true, the particular hush of an alley where the streetlight never quite reaches.”
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House of NightSeries

seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007

About vampires.

“Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide, in 39 countries.”
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Start with Marked →

Caster Chronicles / Beautiful Creatures UniverseSeries

seriesKami Garcia & Margaret Stohl8 books2009

Fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

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October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

Urban fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Need?: The Morganville Vampires — the closest match to Need on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Need?: Need. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Need.
How big is Need?: Need is 4 books, 2009–2012.

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