Along with the Black, the series introduces a second stallion that is considered the Black's only equal - The Island Stallion, Flame. The subsequent novels are about the Black himself and the stallion's three main offspring: his firstborn colt, Satan his second colt, Bonfire and his firstborn filly, Black Minx. The first book in the series, published in 1941, is titled The Black Stallion. Shaytan (under various transliterations) is the Arabic word for "devil". Later books in the series furnish the Black's backstory. The series chronicles the story of a Sheikh's prized stallion after he comes into Alec's possession through a ship journey gone awry. He died in 1989, shortly before the publication of his last novel, The Young Black Stallion, written with his son Steven.The Black Stallion, known as the Black or Shêtân, is the title character from author Walter Farley's bestselling series about the Arab stallion and his young owner, Alec Ramsay. Farley went on to write thirty-three other enormously popular books about the Black Stallion and other horses which were published in more than twenty countries. But soon he realizes that a professional racetrack is no place for an unbroken stallion."Ībout the Author Walter Farley's first book, The Black Stallion, was an instant hit when it appeared in 1941. When two strangers show up and offer to make Steve s dream a reality, Steve cannot believe his luck.
The horse is untrained, but incredibly fast and Steve just wants to show him off. But when two strangers show up and offer to make Steve's dream a reality, Steve quickly learns that a racetrack is no place for an unbroken horse.īook Synopsis More than anything, Steve Duncan dreams of racing his huge, wild stallion, Flame. Although untrained, Flame is incredibly fast and Steve wants to show him off. About the Book Steve Duncan dreams of racing Flame.
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