"He Walked Around the Horses" is a fantasy-historical novel by the famous writer Henry Beam Piper. The book tells about a mysterious event in the history of Sweden in the 17th century, when a mysterious stranger who appeared out of nowhere disturbed the defense of the Swedish garrison with his actions. The events of the book unfold in an atmosphere of mystery, intrigue and unpredictability. Readers, along with the characters, feel the tension and wonder of those events that surpassed the traditional understanding of reality. "He went around the horses" is a book that will leave behind many mysteries and amaze with its unexpectedness.