Reading Order
The Bronze Horseman Reading Order
Paullina Simons's The Bronze Horseman (2001) is the epic Russian WWII romance — Tatiana Metanova and Alexander Belov in the Siege of Leningrad (1941-1944), one of the most devastating military sieges in history. One of the most popular epic romantic novels published since Gone with the Wind, it has a devoted readership despite mixed critical reception and is the first of a trilogy. The Siege of Leningrad, in which Leningrad endured 872 days of blockade by German forces, was one of the most catastrophic events of the Second World War.
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The Bronze Horseman
Complete The Bronze Horseman Book List
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The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons·2001·Start here — the first and most essential book in the trilogy; the Siege of Leningrad. - 2Buy
Tatiana and Alexander
Paullina Simons·2004·Book 2 — Alexander's story and survival after Leningrad; equally epic and equally devastating. - 3Buy
The Summer Garden
Paullina Simons·2006·Book 3 — Tatiana and Alexander in America after the war; the conclusion of the trilogy.
The Bronze Horseman — Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to read The Bronze Horseman trilogy in order?
Yes. The Bronze Horseman trilogy must be read in order — The Bronze Horseman, Tatiana and Alexander, The Summer Garden — as each book picks up directly from the previous one. The trilogy tells a single continuous story and none of the books works without the others. Paullina Simons has also written companion novels set in the same universe: The Girl in Times Square (2004) and Songs of the Bronze Horseman (2020).
What should I read next after The Bronze Horseman?
Readers continue with Tatiana and Alexander, the second book in the trilogy. For readers who loved The Bronze Horseman's scale and passion, Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, and A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway are strong companions in the epic wartime romance tradition.
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