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Mike Bidwell

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Genre

Fantasy, Fiction, Horror

Influences

Shūsaku Endō
Cormac McCarthy
Gene Wolfe
Yukio Mishima
Anne Rice
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November 2025

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Mike Bidwell writes mythic fiction at the intersection of memory, violence, and love across lifetimes.

Yurei: Legend of the Shadow Blade came to him in visions—scenes arriving fully formed, demanding to be written. What began as images became a thirteen-month obsession, unfolding into a story of samurai, vampires, and the question that haunts every life:

What survives after each lifetime?

Mike’s work blends historical myth, philosophical horror, and restrained brutality, exploring identity, sacrifice, and the cost of remembering who you truly are.

This is the first novel in a larger mythic universe.

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2026 Reading Challenge: Reading for Memory, Myth, and Meaning

For my 2026 Reading Challenge, I’m choosing books that stay with me long after the last page.

I’m drawn to stories that work on more than one level like mythic narratives, historical echoes, and characters who carry memory across time. I’m especially interested in fiction that asks quiet but unsettling questions about identity, sacrifice, and what survives after a life ends.

This year, I’ll be readi

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Average rating: 4.22 · 9 ratings · 4 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Yurei Legend of the Shadow Blade 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BJJ After 40 Survival Guide Masters Edition by Mike Bidwell (Goodreads Author), Sheena Bidwell 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yurei : Legend of the Shadow Blade it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BJJ after 40 Survival Guide Book: Unlocking the Secrets to Mastery for the Ageless Athlete by Mike Bidwell (Goodreads Author), Sheena Bidwell 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The CX Outsourcing Playbook: A Practitioner's Guide to Vendor Selection, Governance, and Operational Accountability 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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