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Books like The Imager Portfolio: 9 series to read next

The Imager Portfolio is fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Imager Portfolio is 12 books, 2009–2019.

“Tantor Audio employed William Dufris to narrate the series.”
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Earthsea
Kyralia series
World of Ice and Fire
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Grishaverse
The Saga of Recluce
Tolkien's legendarium
Cosmere
Tortall

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Fantasy and epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

About court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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The Saga of RecluceSeries

seriesL. E. Modesitt & Jr.48 books1991

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about political intrigue and wizards, set in secondary world.

“While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off.”
from the catalogue description of The Magic of Recluce
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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.”
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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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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.

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What should I read after The Imager Portfolio?: Earthsea — the closest match to The Imager Portfolio on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Imager Portfolio?: Imager. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Imager Portfolio.
How big is The Imager Portfolio?: The Imager Portfolio is 12 books, 2009–2019.

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