Steven Farley

The Black suddenly develops a fear of shadows that threatens his career as a racehorse.

With the money she is earning and luck from a mysterious horseshoe, twelve-year-old Danielle is on the way to buying back her beloved horse, Redman, but a flu virus endangers the horses on her family's Ocala, Florida, ranch and may delay Redman's return.

136 PAGES. $11.55. 98-066867, KD Danielle is devastated when her parents decide to sell the family's horse farm and relocate to the Florida coast. But things get worse when she learns her beloved horse is to be sold to a riding camp.

Summary: The last tale of the Black by Walter Farley, co-written by his son Steven, this book tells the exciting story of the Black's adventures in Arabia before he met Alec Ramsey.

Neera is a young girl who becomes seperated from her father in Arabia during World War II. Left alone in the desert, she befriends a wild colt, who she names Shetan. Once reunited with her father, however, Neera remains haunted by images of "the lost horse of the desert". This is the prequel to 'The Black Stallion' and shows the relationship between the stallion and the young girl who have come together, as if by destiny.