The Island Stallion
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THE BLACK STALLION SERIES BY WALTER FARLEY
THE BLACK STALLION
THE BLACK STALLION RETURNS
SON OF THE BLACK STALLION
THE ISLAND STALLION
THE BLACK STALLION AND SATAN
THE BLACK STALLION’S BLOOD BAY COLT
THE ISLAND STALLION’S FURY
THE BLACK STALLION’S FILLY
THE BLACK STALLION REVOLTS
THE BLACK STALLION’S SULKY COLT
THE ISLAND STALLION RACES
THE BLACK STALLION’S COURAGE
THE BLACK STALLION MYSTERY
THE HORSE-TAMER
THE BLACK STALLION AND FLAME
MAN O’ WAR
THE BLACK STALLION CHALLENGED!
THE BLACK STALLION’S GHOST
THE BLACK STALLION AND THE GIRL
THE BLACK STALLION LEGEND
THE YOUNG BLACK STALLION (with Steven Farley)
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Text copyright © 1948 by Walter Farley
Copyright renewed 1976 by Walter Farley
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eISBN: 978-0-307-80490-7
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v3.1
Dedicated to
all boys and girls who love horses
but never have had one of their own
CONTENTS
Cover
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
1. Island of Lost Horses
2. Bull Whip and Bottle
3. Unpleasant Awakening
4. The Stallion on the Cliff
5. The Search
6. Underground World
7. Lost!
8. Fight of the Stallions
9. The Piebald King
10. The Chase
11. Sucking Death
12. Steve Makes a Promise
13. Lowered Head
14. A Boy and His Horse
15. Pitch Makes His Move
16. Winged Hoofs
17. Steve’s Decision
18. Last Day
19. Raging Demons!
20. Their Lost World
About the Author
ISLAND OF LOST HORSES
1
Azul Island. Latitude 14° 3’ North. Longitude 56° 28’ West.
The freighter Horn, nine days out of New York City, was a mile from Azul Island, and running parallel to it. The freighter’s only passenger, Steve Duncan, stood beside the captain at the bow of the ship. Steve wore only a pair of swimming trunks, and his tanned, lithe body was wet with the spray that whipped from the prow of the Horn as she dipped to meet each oncoming wave. Steve had been waiting many hours for his first sight of Azul Island.
The captain passed his binoculars to Steve, saying, “We can’t get any closer, Steve. Dangerous reefs there. I’ve never been this close before.”
Through the glasses, Steve could see the long white line of churning waters foaming across the reef between the ship and the island.
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