Black stallion (Walter Farley)

Returning home to New York City from a visit to his uncle in India, teenager Alec Ramsay is the sole human survivor of a devastating shipwreck. Trapped on a deserted island, Alec finds his only companion is an Arabian horse, beautiful, unbroken, and savage ... a horse whose beauty matches his wild spirit.

When Alec receives the black stallion's first son as a gift, he believes his dreams have come true, but Satan is a dangerous and unpredictable horse.

When the Black is returned to Alec Ramsey, the whole racing world, including Alec himself, wonders which horse is faster: the great stallion or his son, Satan.

"Steve and his horse, Flame, are living peacefully on remote Azul Island when a greedy, cruel stranger discovers their quiet paradise. Suddenly, their dream world becomes a nightmare. Steve is taken captive and only Flame can save him. But how can a horse ever outsmart a cunning and desperate man whose intentions are deadly?"--P. [2] of cover.

When his wild black stallion revolts against the routine and schedule of stable life, becoming a killer and a threat, a plane crash thwarts Alec's plans to give the Black a free run in the desert and brings danger to both boy and horse.

Two visitors from another world enter the secret valley of Azul Island and provide Steve with a chance to see how Flame can do in competition with the world's fastest horses.

Alec takes the black stallion overseas in search of the horse who may be his sire. The three foreign-born colts were exact models of the Black Stallion! Could Black's sire be alive?

While flying to a race, Alec Ramsay and the Black's plane crash-lands in the stormy Caribbean. Chance brings the Black to the hidden island home of the giant red stallion, Flame. Such a small island can only support one alpha male. But before the two can fight -- a fight that can only result in the death of one -- a new danger appears. Together, can the stallions defeat the deadly foe which threatens the lives of the entire herd of wild horses --...

Alec Ramsay's life is changed after he spends a terrifying night lost in the Florida Everglades with a deranged Frenchman who is helping him search for the runaway black stallion.

The black stallion helps save an Indian tribe during a time of disaster, thereby fulfilling an ancient prophecy.