Read-alikes and related books

Books like Horse

24 books recommended for fans of Horse by Geraldine Brooks, tied together by themes of Multiple Timelines, Civil War Era, War & Military, and Animals.

Top related books to Horse

A handpicked shelf of strong matches chosen for shared themes, literary overlap, and a broader spread of voices.

A Horse’s Tale

Mark Twain

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Animals

Snow Country

Sebastian Faulks

Themes: Multiple Timelines • War & Military • Historical

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Enemy Women A Novel

Paulette Jiles

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Beyond a Broken Sky An Utterly Compelling and Gripping World War 2 Historical Fiction Read

Suzanne Fortin

Themes: Multiple Timelines • War & Military • Historical

Riding With Forrest The Memoir of John Barrett, Escort Company, Forrest’s Cavalry, CSA, During the War Between the States (A Novel)

L. E. Denton

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

The Legend of Anne Southern First of the Legend Series

J. Rivers Hodge

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

Thundering Courage George Armstrong Custer, the Union Cavalry Boy Generals, and Justified Defiance at Gettysburg

Terry C. Pierce

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

The Cotillion Brigade A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History

Glen Craney

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#10

Varina A Novel

Charles Frazier

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#11

O’Hara’s Choice

Leon Uris

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#12

The Fateful Lightning A Novel of the Civil War

Jeff Shaara

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#13

Simon the Fiddler A Novel

Paulette Jiles

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#14

Without Warning The Saga of Gettysburg, A Reluctant Union Hero, and the Men He Inspired

Terry C. Pierce

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#15

The Butterfly and the Violin A Hidden Masterpiece Novel

Kristy Cambron

Themes: Multiple Timelines • War & Military • Historical

#16

Sam

Edward Aronoff

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#17

Jubilee (50th Anniversary Edition)

Margaret Walker

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#18

Cold Mountain

Charles Frazier

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#19

Belle Boy A Sister in the Rebel Ranks

Anne Fuller

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#20

Sharpe’s Escape Portugal, 1810

Bernard Cornwell

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#21

Appomattox A Novel

James Reasoner

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#22

The Red Badge of Courage

Stephen Crane

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#23

Distant Strains of Triumph A Novel of the Civil War

John M. Relyea

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

#24

Noble Cause A Novel of Love and War

Jessica James

Themes: Civil War Era • War & Military • Historical

The 24 books on this list are tied together by themes of Multiple Timelines, Civil War Era, War & Military — the same threads that run through Horse by Geraldine Brooks. Among the authors featured: Mark Twain, Sebastian Faulks, Margaret Mitchell, Paulette Jiles, and others.