Comments on: A Tribute to Walter Farley’s Island Stallion Series

By: Emmett

Emmett — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:07:02 +0000

I also liked the Island Stallion series better than the Black Stallion. I think it engendered a fascination with islands in me. I always wondered what island served as the inspiration for the one in the book. I came across a photo today and I immediately thought of Island Stallion. It doesn’t seem there’s an internet community specifically around the Island Stallion books, so I thought I’d post it here. Does anybody have any thoughts about what island might have been the inspiration. My nomination is Aogashima Volcano Island in Japan:
http://onebigphoto.com/uploads/2011/10/aogashima-volcano-japan.jpg

By: Ann Chaffee

Ann Chaffee — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:50:19 +0000

I would love it if they made the Island Stallion books into movies like they did the Black Stallion. Or a TV series. I think the mystery of aliens landing on the island would play out really well in this day and age. Too bad Walter Farley didn’t write more books about this wonderful horse.

By: TJJT

TJJT — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:24:23 +0000

In reply to polomare. Last time I looked on Amazon.com they had this book!

By: Carole

Carole — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 12:55:40 +0000

I too found the Island Stallion series more intriguing than the Black Stallion, and that’s saying quite a lot. The Island Stallion would make a fabulous movie, but only if Hollywood remained true to the original story (which I doubt they would do).

Re: the cover art … totally agree! The originals were much better. I can’t remember the artist’s name, but he did the interior illustrations as well. I notice that the books don’t have those anymore. And of course he also illustrated many of the Black Stallion stories.

By: Paige

Paige — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:20:40 +0000

I’m so delighted to hear that others share my love of the Island Stallion series. 😀 Thanks to everyone for sharing their views & I agree 100% Christopher, they should make an Island Stallion movie!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:50:14 +0000

Have the complete set of Walter Farleys books. All great and am not sure why but when the two horses met I was rooting for Flame rather than The Black.

All books were exciting but the idea of the lost valley on an uninhabited island, a tropical paradise, was sure an alluring setting.

As a sidenote, the Island Stallion Races was an “Out of this world” science fiction deviation from the norm. Farley was ahead of his time in his intuition and forewarning of mankind’s race for development with little regard to the rest of the world’s creatures. Maybe too deep a message in these adventure books but still a great story !

While a few of the Black Stallion books were letdowns, ALL of the Island Stallion books were great adventures, as were the books where Flame met the Black (Black Stallion and Flame and Black Stallion Challenged).

The tragedy is that the best movie script was never utilized… as that would be The Island Stallion !!! and

By: Natalie Keller Reinert

Natalie Keller Reinert — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:38:52 +0000

I can’t find my Black Stallion books. I think they were left in Florida and I’m distraught. Except for one of my all-time favorite, The Black Stallion Challenged. With the awesome cover featuring Hialeah’s flamingoes!

I loved the Island Stallion series marginally more than The Black Stallion, too, I think….