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Summary: oNE OF THE BEST HORSE BOOKS EVA!
Review: I dont care what anyone says, this was a great book. I mean, come on people, have an imagination! I liked how the "aliens" helped Steve, and they werent wanting to take his horse or something like other weird books. It was really good, it started out boring but got wayyyy better. A MUST for those who truly love horses.
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Summary: Interesting
Review: I enjoyed reading this book, but it is not for those who don't have a good imagination. It isn't as down to earth as most of the other Black Stallion books, and like the Black Stallion's Ghost, I think Walter Farley was in a different state of mind when he wrote this book. I would recommend it for anyone 16+, mostly because anyone younger then that may have a hard time understanding it.
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Summary: Not Very Realistic Puzzling
Review: I read this book not too long ago. I had not heard about the book before hand and did not read the summary of it on the back cover, so I had no idea what to expect from it. What I got was something completely unexpected. I thought I was going to hear about Steve Duncan taking Flame from the island to race but in a similar format as in the first novel, The Black Stallion. When the extra-terrestrials showed up I was happily surprised. This is the only novel in which Farley ventures into the world of science fiction. I think he did a marvelous job with it although I do agree with the other reviewer that it is somewhat difficult to understand and may not be and easy read for younger children like many of the other books in the series have turned out to be.
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Summary: captivating and imaginative
Review: I read this book not too long ago. I had not heard about the book before hand and did not read the summary of it on the back cover, so I had no idea what to expect from it. What I got was something completely unexpected. I thought I was going to hear about Steve Duncan taking Flame from the island to race but in a similar format as in the first novel, The Black Stallion. When the extra-terrestrials showed up I was happily surprised. This is the only novel in which Farley ventures into the world of science fiction. I think he did a marvelous job with it although I do agree with the other reviewer that it is somewhat difficult to understand and may not be and easy read for younger children like many of the other books in the series have turned out to be.
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Summary: I read this 30+ years ago and still remember it.
Review: If you love The Black Stallion books by Walter Farley, you should take a look at his "Island Stallion" books. This title "The Island Stallion Races", is about Steve Duncan, with the aid of two humanoid aliens, racing Flame! Flame is a herd stallion, as wild as the come! Will Steve be able to control him on a track with other stallions? Can Flame prove his speed to the world? Also, who are these aliens? This book was an exciting and adventrous read for kids and adults alike! Hard to find, but worth it!
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Summary: I read this 30+ years ago and still remember it.
Review: Maybe the fact that it is so memorable should make me rate it higher, but I was an avid Farley fan and had read all his books that I could get my hands on, in both the Black Stallion and Island Stallion series. But this one above all others stands out in my mind because it was the only one (that I recall anyway) that involved aliens. I can still taste the disappointment that I experienced as a child when aliens got introduced into an otherwise reasonably realistic though somewhat implausible series. Now that my daughters will be reading over the coming years, I hope they read the entire series, but I hope they don't experience the disappointment I did over this book.
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