There are plenty of great horse books out there, and even more fantasy books, but it can be hard to find books that have both! So, I’ve compiled a list of my five favorite books and series that are both fantasy books AND have horses!
- Ranger’s Apprentice
This series might not seem like the obvious choice, but horses play a big role in these books! It’s a fantasy series (a great one at that), and it heavily features our favorite four-legged animals. Sometimes, Rangers even have conversations with their horses! There is minor language in some of the books, but it’s few and far between.
- The Scorpio Races
I’m not entirely sure whether this book is a fantasy book or just speculative fiction (or a mix of both), but it sure feels like fantasy! Horses – powerful water-horses and regular ones – are a main focus of this book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it all! There is a fair amount of violence in this book as well as some language, but the second one especially isn’t frequent.
- Riders of the Realm
This series is the sequel series to the books in the number two spot, so I won’t tell you that much about it due to spoilers! However, it features pegasi as the main characters, and is a really good series!
- The Guardian Herd
Let me start off by saying that these books are some of my favorites ever. Like Riders of the Realm, the characters are mostly winged horses, and the books have rich worldbuilding and are all-around awesome. Unlike its sequel series, however, there’s magic and an ancient antagonist.
- Of Fire and Ash
This book is the ultimate blend of horses and fantasy! There are normal horses, but there are also elemental horses! They can breathe fire, fly, and shake the earth depending on the breed – and much more! It’s set in a fantasy world with several different nations, and is currently my favorite book that I’ve ever read. The sequel comes out this month, so maybe that will change with its release! There are battle scenes and violence in this book.
Let me know if you’ve read any of these, or just added some books to your list of books to read!
I haven’t read any of these, but you make them each sound like a great read!
I’m glad!
Oooh. I’ve never heard of either The Scorpio Races or Of Fire and Ash, but they sound really cool! I’ll have to hunt for them…
I hope you like them!
I’ve seen the Rangers Apprentice a couple times while browsing in the library but I’ve never picked it up, I’ll be sure to now though.
Awesome!
Rangers Apprentice is really good! I will say that in a sequel series to it (the Royal Ranger) there was one book that (as someone who doesn’t like witchcraft) gave me the absolute creeps! But other than that they’re all really good! Another fantasy horse book I loved was The Horse and His Boy! We all need a little Narnia now and then 😂
I’ve only read the first Royal Ranger book, and I liked it, but didn’t personally think it was as good as the original series. Thank you for letting me know!! I’ll be sure to watch out for that. I read The Horse and His Boy a LONG time ago, but it sounds like I need to revisit it! Thanks for reading!