"A Library Journal Best Book of the Year" "Orlando, a French expert in ancient DNA, launches into the findings of a global investigation of the relationship between humans and horses that has shaped modern societies. . . . Combing through artifacts and data, the author weaves together centuries of global history, following the beasts across nations as they accompany humans in pursuit of war, trade, food, and pleasure. " * Kirkus Reviews * "Orlando's book will interest researchers and scholars in all areas because of his ability to simplify academic research and his innate storytelling ability, combining history with science."---Steve Dixon, Library Journal, starred review "Orlando is able to convey complex aspects of genetic science so that we are able to follow the straight paths, and the sidetracks and meandering lanes of his research, without difficulty, page after page."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds "This book details with great depth how this remarkable species set about such a revolution."---Suzanne C. Miller, Integrative and Comparative Biology "Orlandos brilliance shines. Over the past decade, his sequencing work has overturned so much of what the world thought it knew about horses: domestication, where it happened and how horses evolved afterwards and even how horse lineages stretched back tens of millions of years. This is all told with vivid detail and captivating storytelling, built on mysteries teased apart through unravelled double helixes. . . . Horses is a thundering read, reminding us that the long, tangled history of humans and horses isnt just written in bones and genomes, but also in the enduring ways we continue to shape one another."---Christa Lesté-Lasserre, New Scientist
