Rereading: THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS by Walter Farley

Cover and illustrations by Harold Eldridge

In the first book of this series, “The Black Stallion,” Alec Ramsey and his wild stallion rescued and brought home from a shipwreck came to international attention when they won a match race against the two best race horses in America. That also came to the attention of The Black’s real owner, an Arabian Sheik named Abu Ja Kub ben Ishak, who turns up one day with proof of ownership to take his prize stallion home, coincidentally the day after some unknown villain tried to poison the horse.

What follows is a thrilling adventure as Alec, his friend and trainer Henry Dailey, and new friend Mr. Volence, owner of one of the horses The Black beat in the match race, set off to Arabia to search for the mysterious home of The Black with the hope that Mr. Volence can convince the Sheik to sell him a few of his horses. They travel by sea plane from New York to Arabia, then by caravan across the desert, where their guide is murdered and their supplies stolen, leaving them at the mercy of the harsh landscape. Can they somehow reach the mountains where The Black now lives? As you can see from the cover, they can, and Alec and his friends become involved in war and treachery as well as another high-stakes race.

Great read, and I found the travel using long-extinct sea planes interesting, as well as the way the desert and its inhabitants were depicted and brought to life. Recommended.

The Black Stallion Returns by Walter Farley

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