10 best-selling historical fiction books like The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1) by Carrie Vaughn

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The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

By: Carrie Vaughn

3.80

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood revisits the Robin Hood legend with a story of the famed arc…

"There is no shame in fear. It’s what keeps you and yours alive."

-Carrie Vaughn, The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1) by Carrie Vaughn , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

1. The Bone Houses

By: Emily Lloyd-Jones

4.00

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two things: her family, and her family's graveya… read more

Similar categories in Emily Lloyd-Jones's The Bone Houses book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There were some pains so old they were almost a comfort."

-Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Bone Houses

"Perhaps she could draw memories of him from these people like water from a well."

-Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Bone Houses

"Atop the barn's roof, a lone chicken sat watching as figures began to emerge from the forest."

-Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Bone Houses

"She was half a wild creature that loved a graveyard, the first taste of misty night air, and the heft of a shovel. She knew how things died. And in her darkest moments, she feared she did not know ho…"

-Emily Lloyd-Jones, The Bone Houses

Cover of Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1) by Robert Lynn Asprin

2. Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

By: Robert Lynn Asprin

4.04

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Skeeve was a magician's apprentice—until an assassin struck and his master was killed. Now, with a … read more

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  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Say, Aahz?"

-Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

"C'mon kid. Think a minute, even if it hurts."

-Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

"Are you going to shake my hand,or am I going to rip your heart out?"

-Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

"To function efficiently, any group of people or employees must have faith in their leader."- Capt. Bligh(ret.)"

-Robert Lynn Asprin, Another Fine Myth (Myth Adventures, #1)

Cover of Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (Rowan Hood, #1) by Nancy Springer

3. Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (Rowan Hood, #1)

By: Nancy Springer

3.68

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

Rosemary 13, her half-elf mother burnt as a witch, sets off for her unknown father Robin Hood. She … read more

Similar categories in Nancy Springer's Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (Rowan Hood, #1) book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • retellings
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Maid Marian by Thomas Love Peacock

4. Maid Marian

By: Thomas Love Peacock

4.00

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

Peacock's retelling of the legend of Robin Hood is as fresh today as it was when he penned it, near… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Love Peacock's Maid Marian book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • adventure

5. Deadly Brew (Dewberry Farm Mysteries, #3)

By: Karen MacInerney

3.43

Format: 331 pages,

***NOTE TO READERS: ALTHOUGH PRE-ORDER IS CURRENTLY FOR E-BOOK ONLY, DEADLY BREW WILL BE AVAILABLE … read more

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6. James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal

By: Andy Weir

3.56

Format: 256 pages,

His razor-sharp intellect, uncanny powers of deduction, and knowledge of the criminal underground a… read more

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7. The Outlaws of Sherwood

By: Robin McKinley

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Robin McKinley's vivid retelling of the classic story of Robin Ho… read more

Similar categories in Robin McKinley's The Outlaws of Sherwood book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • retellings
  • adventure
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"Tales are as much the necessary fabric of our lives as our bodies are."

-Robin McKinley, The Outlaws of Sherwood

"I have a mastery of the art of worrying that is a burden to me if I may not use it."

-Robin McKinley, The Outlaws of Sherwood

"Her words flew like butterflies through the vibrant air of the hall; and the company was quiet, as if watching them."

-Robin McKinley, The Outlaws of Sherwood

"The king will catch us if the sheriff should fail to and then the Saxon race can be symbolically and romantically hung by the neck till dead."

-Robin McKinley, The Outlaws of Sherwood

8. The Suffragette Scandal (Brothers Sinister, #4)

By: Courtney Milan

4.46

Format: 170 pages, ebook

An idealistic suffragette... Miss Frederica "Free" Marshall has put her heart and soul into her new… read more

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Cover of I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle

9. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

By: Peter S. Beagle

3.78

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come toge… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."

-Peter S. Beagle, I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

Cover of Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

10. Thornhedge

By: T. Kingfisher

4.00

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Thornhedge book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • retellings
  • novella
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

Cover of When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

11. When the Angels Left the Old Country

By: Sacha Lamb

4.27

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

A queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power o… read more

Similar categories in Sacha Lamb's When the Angels Left the Old Country book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) by Nghi Vo

12. The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

By: Nghi Vo

4.17

Format: 128 pages, ebook

The Hugo Award-Winning Series returns with its newest standalone entry: a gothic mystery involving … read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The world starts with a story. So do dynasties and eras and wars. So does love, and so does revenge. Everything starts with a story."

-Nghi Vo, The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

Cover of Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4) by Nghi Vo

13. Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4)

By: Nghi Vo

4.24

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

The Hugo and Crawford Award-Winning Series! The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singin… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4) book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen by Jane Draycott

14. Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen

By: Jane Draycott

3.77

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient … read more

Similar categories in Jane Draycott's Cleopatra's Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • historical
  • audiobook
Cover of The Heron by Don Winslow

15. The Heron

By: Don Winslow

3.70

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

“The Heron” is the nickname a big-city accountant has attached to himself in his new home near San … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's The Heron book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Nothing but the Rain by Naomi Salman

16. Nothing but the Rain

By: Naomi Salman

3.88

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A sleepy little town discovers its memories have become part of the water cycle in Naomi Salman's d… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Salman's Nothing but the Rain book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar

17. The Heroine with 1001 Faces

By: Maria Tatar

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Heroine with 1,001 Faces dismantles the cult of warrior heroes, revealing a secret history of h… read more

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18. The Keeper's Six

By: Kate Elliott

3.63

Format: 197 pages, Hardcover

Kate Elliott's action-packed The Keeper's Six features a world-hopping, bad-ass, spell-slinging mot… read more

Similar categories in Kate Elliott's The Keeper's Six book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Mr. Cables by Ronald Malfi

19. Mr. Cables

By: Ronald Malfi

4.00

Format: 99 pages, ebook

For bestselling horror novelist Wilson Paventeau, the scariest novel of his career is one he didn’t… read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Mr. Cables book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (Remixed Classics) by Aminah Mae Safi

20. Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (Remixed Classics)

By: Aminah Mae Safi

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works thr… read more

Similar categories in Aminah Mae Safi's Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (Remixed Classics) book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • retellings
  • adventure
  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"A smile tugs at my lips. I know if anyone can best the queen of Jerusalem, it is I."

-Aminah Mae Safi, Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (Remixed Classics)

"A smile tugs at my lips. I know if anyone can best the queen of Jerusalem, it is I. I know if anyone can take the things she cares for, it is I. For I am Rahma al-Hud - the Green Hood - and there's a…"

-Aminah Mae Safi, Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (Remixed Classics)

"A smile tugs at my lips. I know if anyone can best the queen of Jerusalem, it is I. I know if anyone can take the things she cares for, it is I. For I am Rahma al-Hud -- the Green Hood -- and there's…"

-Aminah Mae Safi, Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (Remixed Classics)

Cover of The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1) by Carrie Vaughn

21. The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

By: Carrie Vaughn

3.80

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood revisits the Robin Hood legend with a story of the famed arc… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1) book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • retellings
  • adventure
  • historical
  • novella
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There is no shame in fear. It’s what keeps you and yours alive."

-Carrie Vaughn, The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

Cover of A Righteous Man by Tochi Onyebuchi

22. A Righteous Man

By: Tochi Onyebuchi

3.29

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

A missionary in nineteenth-century Africa suffers a chilling crisis of faith in a short story about… read more

Similar categories in Tochi Onyebuchi's A Righteous Man book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • historical
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Ophelia Network by Mur Lafferty

23. The Ophelia Network

By: Mur Lafferty

3.38

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

In an authoritarian America, personal freedoms are at risk, information is being controlled, and le… read more

Similar categories in Mur Lafferty's The Ophelia Network book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher

24. A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A Sorceress Comes to Call book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • retellings
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal (Judge Dee, #7) by Lavie Tidhar

25. Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal (Judge Dee, #7)

By: Lavie Tidhar

4.10

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Unknown forces attempt to stop Judge Dee and Jonathan from transporting a mysterious and possibly d… read more

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  • adventure
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Stag by Karen Russell

26. Stag

By: Karen Russell

3.32

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Feeling alone? Join the party in a darkly comic and deeply felt short story about fragility and res… read more

Similar categories in Karen Russell's Stag book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Siege (The Boy in the Iron Box, #5) by Guillermo del Toro

27. Siege (The Boy in the Iron Box, #5)

By: Guillermo del Toro

4.07

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

The mercenaries set an explosive scheme in motion to blow this bad dream to smithereens. But in par… read more

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  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hermit Next Door by Kevin Hearne

28. The Hermit Next Door

By: Kevin Hearne

4.33

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Kevin Hearne, author of the acclaimed Iron Druid Chronicles, returns with an otherworldly new novel… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Hearne's The Hermit Next Door book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Hunted (The Boy in the Iron Box, #3) by Guillermo del Toro

29. The Hunted (The Boy in the Iron Box, #3)

By: Guillermo del Toro

4.08

Format: 20 pages, Kindle Edition

Their radio is sabotaged. The wolves are gathering outside. And for the increasingly desperate merc… read more

Similar categories in Guillermo del Toro's The Hunted (The Boy in the Iron Box, #3) book and Carrie Vaughn's The Ghosts of Sherwood (The Robin Hood Stories, #1)

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Encounter (The Boy in the Iron Box, #6) by Guillermo del Toro

30. Encounter (The Boy in the Iron Box, #6)

By: Guillermo del Toro

4.06

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

Dawn breaks, but the nightmare only intensifies in the shocking finale of The Boy in the Iron Box. … read more

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  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington by Charles  Rosenberg

31. The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington

By: Charles Rosenberg

3.63

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

A thought-provoking novel that imagines what would have happened if the British had succeeded in ki… read more

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  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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