17 Best fiction books like Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey

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Black Horses for the King

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.50

Format: 87 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"This fast-moving historical fantasy by bestselling author Anne McCaffrey traces the beginnings of …

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Cover of Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1) by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin, Nora Spicer Unwin

1. Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)

By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin , Nora Spicer Unwin

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates, she used her experiences from her early years of living on her… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Yates's Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1) book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"There are many things in the world. If we care for them all a little, we won't feel the hurt too much when we part with one."

-Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)

"Benj had once said, "A man must have a care to what he puts in his mind, for when he's alone on a hillside and draws it out he'll want treasures to be his company, not regrets."

-Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)

Cover of I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

2. I, Juan de Pareja

By: Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

3.76

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Told through the eyes of Velazquez's slave and assistant, this vibrant novel depicts both the beaut… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Borton de Treviño's I, Juan de Pareja book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Great and Terrible Quest by Margaret Lovett

3. The Great and Terrible Quest

By: Margaret Lovett

3.97

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

Set in the late Middle Ages, a quick-witted orphan, abused by his grandfather, risks his life to ca… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Lovett's The Great and Terrible Quest book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
"Silver hidden in the gold, Young man hidden in the old, Laughing lord with weeping eyes, Bring king and ring before sunrise! -Hilarion, The Great and Terrible Quest"

-Margaret Lovett, The Great and Terrible Quest

Cover of Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray Vining, Robert Lawson, Elizabeth Janet Gray

4. Adam of the Road

By: Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray

3.77

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gray Vining's Adam of the Road book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff, Charles Keeping

5. The Silver Branch

By: Rosemary Sutcliff , Charles Keeping

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Intrigue, plotting, and battles in the second of Rosemary Sutcliff's best-selling trilogy which beg… read more

Similar categories in Rosemary Sutcliff's The Silver Branch book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Does one refuse to ride with an Emperor?' 'If one is wise, one does not."

-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Silver Branch

"I simply--don't know," Flavius said, and then suddenly explosive: "I don't know and I don't care! Go to bed."

-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Silver Branch

"The young Centurion, who had been completely still throughout, said very softly, as though to himself, "Greater love hath no man--" and Justin thought it sounded as though he were quoting someone els…"

-Rosemary Sutcliff, The Silver Branch

Cover of Flame Over Tara by Madeleine A. Polland, Omar Davis, Madeleine Polland

6. Flame Over Tara

By: Madeleine A. Polland , Omar Davis , Madeleine Polland

3.66

Format: 320 pages,

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Similar categories in Madeleine A. Polland's Flame Over Tara book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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7. The Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth George Speare's The Bronze Bow book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

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8. A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver

By: E.L. Konigsburg

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

While waiting in heaven for divine judgment to be passed on her second husband, Eleanor of Aquitain… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Konigsburg's A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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9. Black Horses for the King

By: Anne McCaffrey

4.50

Format: 87 pages, Mass Market Paperback

"This fast-moving historical fantasy by bestselling author Anne McCaffrey traces the beginnings of … read more

Similar categories in Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • arthurian
  • horses
  • fantasy
Cover of Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog by Kenneth Thomasma

10. Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog

By: Kenneth Thomasma

2.96

Format: 63 pages, Paperback

life changes dramatically for the Blackfeet people in the early 1700's when a twin brother and sist… read more

Similar categories in Kenneth Thomasma's Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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11. The Hidden Treasure of Glaston

By: Eleanore Myers Jewett

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Amidst great mystery, Hugh is left in the care of Glastonbury Abbey by his father who must flee to … read more

Similar categories in Eleanore Myers Jewett's The Hidden Treasure of Glaston book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of Son of Charlemagne by Emil Weiss, Barbara Willard

12. Son of Charlemagne

By: Emil Weiss , Barbara Willard

4.12

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The year is 781 A.D. King Charles of the Franks is crossing the Alps with his family and court on a… read more

Similar categories in Emil Weiss's Son of Charlemagne book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • fiction
  • historical fiction

13. The Ides of April (Roman Empire Sequence, #2)

By: Mary Ray

3.46

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hylas is a young Greek slave in the household of Caius Pomponius, a Roman Senator involved in polit… read more

Similar categories in Mary Ray's The Ides of April (Roman Empire Sequence, #2) book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction

14. The Shakespeare Stealer (Shakespeare Stealer, #1)

By: Gary L. Blackwood

3.74

Format: None pages, Paperback

Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal… read more

Similar categories in Gary L. Blackwood's The Shakespeare Stealer (Shakespeare Stealer, #1) book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

15. Catherine, Called Birdy

By: Karen Cushman

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life."Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry… read more

Similar categories in Karen Cushman's Catherine, Called Birdy book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
Cover of Miracles on Maple Hill by Beth Krush, Virginia Sorensen

16. Miracles on Maple Hill

By: Beth Krush , Virginia Sorensen

3.86

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Marly and her family share many adventures when they move from the city to a farmhouse on Maple Hil… read more

Similar categories in Beth Krush's Miracles on Maple Hill book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction

17. A Single Shard

By: Linda Sue Park

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celado… read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's A Single Shard book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

18. Once Upon a Winter's Night (Faery, #1)

By: Dennis L. McKiernan

4.60

Format: 431 pages, Paperback

Dennis L. McKiernan the bestselling author of theMithgar novels, presents a new version of a fable … read more

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19. The Beduins' Gazelle

By: David Bowers , Frances Temple

4.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

When she and he were only babies, they were pledged in marriage. Now Atiyah has been sent away -- a… read more

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20. Wolf's Rain, Vol. 2 (Wolf's Rain, #2)

By: None , None , None

2.82

Format: 3 pages, Paperback

In einer post-apokalyptischen Zukunft gelten Wolfe als ausgestorbene Spezies, die einst mythische K… read more

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21. Dogsbody

By: Diana Wynne Jones

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The Dog Star, Sirius, is tried for murder by his heavenly peers and found guilty. His sentence: to … read more

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22. By the Sword

By: Mercedes Lackey

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run th… read more

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23. The Second Mrs. Gioconda

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.92

Format: None pages, Paperback

THE GREATEST ARTIST OF HIS TIME AN APPRENTICE WITH A LARCENOUS HEART AND AN AVERSION TO THE TRUTH A… read more

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24. Wolf's Rain, Vol. 1 (Wolf's Rain, #1)

By: BONES , None , None

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Four Wolves on the Road to Paradise Humans thought the wolves died off two centuries ago in this bl… read more

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25. King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table

By: Roger Lancelyn Green , Lotte Reiniger

3.57

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

Retold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventure… read more

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26. The Samurai's Tale

By: Erik Christian Haugaard

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When the powerful Lord Takeda's soldiers sweep across the countryside, killing and plundering, they… read more

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27. The View from Saturday

By: E.L. Konigsburg

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

How has Mrs. Olinski chosen her sixth-grade Academic Bowl team? She had a number of answers. But we… read more

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28. Shadow Of A Bull

By: Maia Wojciechowska

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Manolo Olivar was the son of his father. Which may not seem like a necessary thing to say. But in M… read more

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Cover of Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) by Eliza Chan

29. Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1)

By: Eliza Chan

3.16

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From one of fantasy’s most exciting new voices Eliza Chan comes a modern, myth-inflected story of r… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Chan's Fathomfolk (Drowned World, #1) book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Ali and the Golden Eagle by Wayne Grover

30. Ali and the Golden Eagle

By: Wayne Grover

3.78

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

When Wayne captures a baby golden eagle for his friend Ali, a young shepherd from the village of Ez… read more

Similar categories in Wayne Grover's Ali and the Golden Eagle book and Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction

12 best-selling historical books like Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey

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I, Juan de Pareja

Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

3.76

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The Great and Terrible Quest

Margaret Lovett

3.97

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Adam of the Road

Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray

3.77

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The Silver Branch

Rosemary Sutcliff , Charles Keeping

3.93

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Red Sand Blue Sky

Cathy Applegate

3.63

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Habibi

Naomi Shihab Nye

3.64

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The Lightkeeper's Daughter (Mercy Falls, #1)

Colleen Coble

3.82

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Seven Daughters and Seven Sons

Barbara Cohen , None

4.12

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