Son of the Black Stallion

by Walter Farley

Book Overview

When Alec receives the Black Stallion's first son as a gift, he believes his dreams have come true, but Satan's savage arrogance makes him dangerous and unpredictable. Still, Alec is resolved to gain the fiery colt's trust, even if he must risk his life to do it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679813454
• ISBN13: 9780679813453
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Another AWESOME Black Stallion Book

This book is great. Alec is given the Black's son as a gift. It is evident that this little colt will be just as wild as the Black was when Alec first met him and that he will have to gentle him slowly as he grows. A great read for anyone who LOVES horses.

Great book

All of the Walter Farley books are excellent for young people interested in horses.

Surprisingly A Well-Written Successor To The First Two

To tell you the truth, when I picked up this book, I didn't think that it was going to be as good as the first two were. But then I got into it, and realized how much lies in this story. It is very much complex, so I am surprised that it would be designated as a kid story, for though I may be a teen, I am a huge fan of Farley's work. There's so much story here. And it's simply amazing. This story tells of a son of The Black, who's given to Alec Ramsay for taking care of his father. But Satan, as he is named, turns out to be a wild killer, just like his father was before he met Alec. This horse had to go through a desperate situation that kept me guessing until the end, and the rage, but how he seemed to really try to make an effort to stop himself, clearly demonstrates the battle between good and evil in one creature's heart. That is one of the things that I think Farley is trying to tell us in this great book of the series. I doubted that I would enjoy it as I started it, but it is one of the greatest books of the series. Farley did another superb job with this book.

SON OF THE BLACK STALLION

I don't have to tell you what this book is about~ that would only give away the fun and excitement. But I can tell you that this book is REALLY good. I enjoyed every single word that was written. If you could choose what rating to give this book, I would give it a zillion star rating! Really, I'm serious, it was that good. EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE THIS BOOK, OR AT LEAST HAVE READ IT. And I don't have to tell you anymore. You can see for yourself~ this is a GREAT book.

Walter couldn't have wrote it better!

No one could have captured the thrilling tale of a boy named Alec who was givin the first son of the Black Stallion, Satan, any better than Walter Farley. Satan was wild and Was almost untamable until one day Alec saved Satan from strangeling him self and from then on Satan was loyal and loving to Alec and became a great race horse.