Late in the day, a weird golden light appears and Steve jumps to the most obvious conclusion.Ī sun where there had been no sun. So, Steve swans around the island getting settled into his campsite, thinking a lot about what he’s going to eat and when, and riding Flame around very fast and thinking about how very fast Flame is. It was a world free of every care except the care of horses. On the other hand, Azul Island sounds PRETTY GREAT. Remember in the last book when the Black drank cold water and colicked so hard he caused a plane crash? I can’t tell if Walter Farley is trying to tell us Flame is smarter than the Black or if he even thinks his plots/story arcs through that much? Steve wondered how many domestic horses would have left the cool water as Flame had done. Hot as he was, thirsty as he was, this wild stallion would drink very little when overheated. Duncan!Īs always, Flame marveled when after a few swallows, Flame left the pool to rejoin his band. Honestly that is the best parenting so far in the entire series. Speaking of the horses, the colt that we agonized over so much in the last book never did end up going home with Steve or more accurately his parents gave his dumb plan a giant thumbs down and said they were either paying for a horse or for him to jaunt off to the Caribbean every summer and Steve chose the latter. This year, Pitch is off in New York working on his endless hero-worship Conquistador research, so Steve is alone on the island, which as far as he’s concerned is the way life should be: just him, Flame, and the weird Blue Valley herd of horses.
This is the third Island Stallion book, and the third summer that Steve Duncan is spending on Azul Island.
Two aliens from another world enter the secret valley of Azul Island and offer Steve an opportunity for Flame to compete against the world’s fastest race horses.
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