The Young Black Stallion [Turtleback]

Walter Farley (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606050515
• ISBN-13: 978-0606050517
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,736,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Exactly Sure Why....., May 19, 2001

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"horses423" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Young Black Stallion: A Wild and Untamable Spirit! (Paperback)

This is the book you want to read if you want to hear about all of the blacks early adventures right up to the point when The Black boards The Drake. Great for adventure lovers and all who want to know the whole story. Yet something about it doesn't appeal to me maybe its because theres no Alec. You can judge fthis book yourself but I'd definetly try it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars To Possess the Star-Sired Colt, June 29, 2009

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Gale Finlayson "PLUME45" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Young Black Stallion: A Wild and Untamable Spirit! (Paperback)

The father-son authors have produced an excellent story, recreating the youth of the Black until the time when Alex Ramsay witnesses him being loaded--with savage fury and hatred for all men--on board The Drake in a Middle Eastern port. The Prologue and Epilogue are set in the Arizona desert where Alec, now a young man, spends the night with his beloved stallion, grazing nearby. Contemplating the starry nocturnal sky Alec locates the Horsehead Nebula and seriously ponders the tantalyzing theory that his horse was sired by a celestial equine.

The main body of the book narrates the desperate attempts of various men who pursue ownership of Shetan--for pride and breeding purposes. Sheikh Ishak hides the yearling in a remote mountain fastness, but a rival sheikh sends a bold band to steal him. A young hunter and tracker named Rashid is selected to kill the venerable Old Herder, who suspects the colt's semi-divine pedigree. Abandoned to certain death by the rival sheikh, Rashid spends months in the mountains, trailing Shetan and rescuing him from a ferocious leopard. But toleration of the man's presence does not forge a true bond between the Arabian strangers. Also Rashid is haunted by the intermittent appearance of a peregrine falcon, which hovers over him like a future menace.

Rashid's plans to capture and sell Shetan, to assure himself a life of comfort, are foiled by the Ishak and the arrival of a resourceful English agent called The Cat. Who will ultimately triumph during this prolonged battle of wills? His breeder and rightful owner, the rival sheikh, Rashid with whom readers come to empathize, Mansoor (the Cat) or the mighty stallion himself? Dramatic conflict is enhanced from the obvious Man vs Man scenario to Man vs Nature, for the harsh mountains and pitiless desert environments interject challenges unforeseen by human schemes. Characterized by minimal dialogue and elements of surrealism this book proves fascinating for readers of all ages.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Young Black Stallion, August 18, 2010

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jayden robyn - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Young Black Stallion: A Wild and Untamable Spirit! (Paperback)

This was a good book compared to the last few BS books in the series (Ghost, the Girl, and Legend). As a prequel, it was interesting to learn about the past of the Black, and it was different in some ways. It was good for being co-authored with Steven Farley (whose own BS books don't cut it for me), but the first few were better.