The Black Stallion and Flame (The Black Stallion Series)

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Summary: Should be called Black Stallion meets Dracula
Review: I found this to be one of the worst Black Stallion stories ever published. I have been a fan of Walter Farley's horse stories since the early sixties and I agree with many other reviewers that most of them center upon some horrible accident. Another problem is that Alec never seems to age, he's always a "boy". I would not recommend this book.

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Summary: VERY GOOD BOOK
Review: I happen to disagree w/ the person that said that the book was horrible. I loved this book so much. Everytime I read it, I'm on the edge of my seat wondering if everything is going to turn out ok, even though I know what is going to happen. I have probably read the book 7-8 times since I found it in a box that my mom used to have. I have read about half the books and I love them all. I would definitly recommend this book to anyone that loves horses!

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Summary: The Black Stallion and Flame
Review: In The Black Stallion and Flame, Alec and the Black are in a plane wreck when flying over the Caribbean. The chapters then alternate between Alec and Henry, who make there way to a populated island, and the Black, who makes his way to a nonpopulated island. Alec and Henry are looking for the Black when they discover that a deadly diseased vampire bat is on the loose. Meanwhile the Black finds his way onto an island through a tiny passage that is almost invisible. Alec and Henry take a boat out looking for the Black and discover the island that he is on, but they can't figure out how to get onto it (this is the same island from The Island Stallion, for those of you who have read it). Alec realizes that the bat has traveled in their boat with them to the island! The Black meets Flame, the Island Stallion, but it doesn't use the name "Flame" in the story so unless you have read The Island Stallion, you have no idea who the "Flame" in the title is. Anyway, they are battling! But then the bat comes onto the island and starts trying to attack them! Will the horses team up to defeat the deadly bat, or will one (or both) of the heroes die (either thru battle or from the bat)? And there's the big question looming over it all: Will Alec find his horse? And if he does, will the Black be willing to give up his new life in the wild for the world of racing? This is a super book!

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Summary: The Black Stallion
Review: This book is better than some but never quite makes it up to the level of the earlier ones. I have to agree with the last reviewer in that disaster characterizes many of Farley's plot lines. I mean, Alec is in his early to mid 20s and has already been through a shipwreak, several plane crashes, and a forest fire. It's a pity that the author had to torture his characters just to come up with stories. "The Black Stallion and Flame" is another medicore work that boasts an workable plot that is far from spectacular. Also the Black and Flame start acting out of character which is extremely frustrating. The Flame and the Black that I know from Farley's earlier books would have died trying to kill each other. Not so in this book. In fact they seem to make up and be friends. Overall not very memorable.