Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England

7 best books like Bloodfeud: Murder and Revenge in Anglo-Saxon England (Richard Fletcher): Gideon the Ninth, Space Opera, The Library of the Unwritten, The Orphans of Raspay, As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japan, The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr, The Autobiography of St. Ignatius

Gideon the Ninth

Author	Tamsyn Muir
ISBN	1250313198

Gideon the Ninth is the most fun you'll ever have with a skeleton.

The Emperor needs necromancers.

The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit.

Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth unveils...

Space Opera

Author	Catherynne M. Valente
ISBN	1472115074

IN SPACE EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU SING

A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented-something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds together...

The Library of the Unwritten

Author	A.J. Hackwith
ISBN	1984806386

In the first book in a brilliant new fantasy series, books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any restless characters who emerge from those unfinished stories.

Many years ago, Claire was named Head Librarian...

The Orphans of Raspay

Author

Lois McMaster Bujold

When the ship in which they are traveling is captured by Carpagamon island raiders, Temple sorcerer Penric and his resident demon Desdemona find their life complicated by two young orphans, Lencia and Seuka Corva, far from home and searching for their missing father. Pen and Des will need all their...

As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams: Recollections of a Woman in Eleventh-Century Japan

Author	Lady Sarashina
ISBN	0140442820

In the mainstream of Japan's literary tradition, As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams not only reveals much that is most appealing in Japanese literature but also stands on its own as a remarkable and haunting portrait of a woman.
Born in A.D. 1008 at the height of the Heian period, Lady Sarashina (as she...

The White King: Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr

Author	Leanda de Lisle
ISBN	0701185864

WINNER HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION CROWN 2018
From the New York Times Bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the critically acclaimed story of Charles I, his warrior queen, Britain's civil wars and the trial for his life.

Barely forty years after...

The Autobiography of St. Ignatius

Author

Ignatius of Loyola

The Good: offers some background and insight into Ignatius's life

The Bad: densely put together as it skims many events in Ignatius's life

The book starts out with Ignatius being characterized as a military man who is "enthralled by the vanities of the world." However, he becomes...