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''The Winter Horses'' is an exciting tale of adventure and (sometimes preposterous) escapes. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be passing it on to my adult daughter as well as recommending it for teens and for those confident readers who have the emotional stability to get through the brief, carefully-written scenes of slaughter. Philip Kerr has managed something rather remarkable in siting his story in a space where history and legend can co-exist without either diminishing the truth of the other. He says it rather better than I do. ''And yet if today you were in the Ukraine and dared to put your ear into the wind or perhaps took a trip across the steppes and listened to the deep voices of the bison, the whoop of the cranes and the laughter of the Przewalski's horses, you might learn[...]that even if there are some parts of this story that are not exactly true, they could be, and that is more important.''
Readers who have enjoyed the mix of war and horses in this story might also enjoy the [[Flambards by K M Peyton|Flambards Trilogy by K.M. Peyton]] or [[War Horse by Michael Morpurgo]]. [[Tamar by Mal Peet]] is an excellent WW2 novel for older teens and adults. If you prefer a little more magic in the mix then do read Kate Saunders's wonderful new book [[Five Children and on the Great War Western Front by Kate Saunders|Five Children and on the Great WarWestern Front]].
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