Abu the Black Stallions ownerhad lost his horse by going on a ship to a country and the ship had started sinking.The Black had saved a boys life named Alec.Alec had thought that the owner of the horse was really dead but he wasnt,which Alec didnt know that.Well anyways Alec had took the Black home with him and put him in a stall and took good care of the Black.Well now Abu had been looking for his horse for a while now and so he had finally found out where his horse was and went to Alecs house and proved ownership of the Black.Then Abu had taken the horse back home to their country and then Alec was really upset that he didnt have that horse anymore so Abu said that he could have the Blacks baby that was born.

Abu the Black stallions owner had lost his horse by going on a ship to a country and the ship had started sinking.The Black had saved a boys life named Alec.Alec had thought that the owner of the horse was really dead but he wasnt,which Alec didnt know that.Well anyways Alec had took the Black home with him and put him in a stall and took good care of the Black.Well now Abu had been looking for his horse for a while now and so he had finally found out where his horse was and went to Alecs house and proved
ownership of the Black. Then Abu had taken the horse back home to their country and then Alec was really upset that he didnt have that horse anymore so Abu said that he could have the first Blacks baby that was born.

This mysterious and enchanting book takes Alec and Henry to a setting far from the one in the previous book. In the barren deserts of Arabia, they search for their black stallion in his own home. A thrilling tale of survival, and just as vivid, with a race for high stakes and a horse to beat any of the same caliber all thrown in too make the story plot thicken.

This book had me turning the pages, never wanting to put it down. The story was very different from the first, but not as much as some sequels. Farley had a way of keeping his characters in prospective, and in turn, the story again took the readers on an exhilarating ride. A great piece of literature for young tweens to read, though the movie does have violence in it, but seems to make the story even more thrilling. An excellent book I will be sure to show my kids one day.

After a mysterious attempt on the Black's life by an unknown one-armed assassin, Alec is shocked to meet an Arab sheik who claims to be the true owner. Regretfully surrendering the horse he has trained and loves dearly, Alec expects to spend a gloomy summer before his senior year. Conveniently for all concerned racing owner, Mr. Volence, agrees to take both trainer, Henry and the devoted youth abroad to seek better bloodlines for his stables--and incidentally search for the Black in distant Arabia.

Plunged into an exotic world of desert, treachery and bloodlust Alec and his party set out for a remote mountainous region where the Sheik reigns. Alec soon learns the price of betrayal, where blood demands blood, and the great race--held every 5 years--will soon be run. Befriended by a local orphan youth named Raj, Alec's party is abandoned to their fate in the desert, then rescued by a young but suspicious chieftain. How can Alex reach the elusive Sheik and convince him to sell
or gift him the magnificent Black? What will it take to end the bitter feud between rival sheiks? How can an American boy acquire the desert skills necessary to survive and win respect in a hostile environment? This sequel is every bit as exciting as the first book in the series, with hope for future stories, as it explores the wonderful and unique bond between boy and horse.

Alec had believed that the real owner of the horse who saved his life, The Black, was killed in the sinking of The Drake. But when an intruder tries to slay the great stallion, leaving behind a medallion of a bird, it makes Alec remember about the owner who was killed, was he really dead or was he? Henry goes off with the hypodermic that they found on the barn floor to the police. The next day, Alec comes to the barn to find a police car and another car. He immediately asks if they found what was in the hypo. It turned out to be a deadly substance. Henry informs Alec that there is more as Black's owner has come to claim him. Alec is stunned and shocked. He immediately states that he's not until he reads the Black's pedigree. Abu ben Ishak is grateful to Alec for saving Shetan, which turns out to be his real name and asks to see the pure black stallion. Alec wants to see how he and the Black reacts to each other, takes him to the stall where the Black is. Abu speaks to Shetan in Arabic and the Black's ears that usually would be pinned against his head and his attempt at biting the person in front of him, never happened, his ears are perked forward listening to him speak. Abu informs Alec that he will be back in one hour to claim him and tries to give Alec money in repayment for what he has done with the stallion. But Alec doesn't want the money just The Black. But the Arab sheik is sorry for he cannot give him the horse. An hour later, Abu returns with a horse trailer and personally hauls him out to the trailer where the Black enters willingly. Alec never sees the trailer leave the barn nor did he watch the Black walk out of the barn. Weeks later, he, Henry and Volence who learned of the Black's true owners coming to claim him, venture into the desert of Arabia to find Abu ben Ishak to see if the Sheik would sell Volence some of his Arabians and maybe get The Black from him. After a big adventure getting to Abu ben Ishak's home, they learn that the Black is being ridden by another rider who uses a crop to make the stallion go forth. Alec informs Abu this. The rider is warned. But the stallion will not run without the whip. Later that night, the stallion is stolen by the rider, they later find the stallion in a valley with a rogue tribe who the rider of the Black is a member. Alec rescues the Black only to be captured by the tribe. With his shoulder dislocated, Alec manages to get the Black to safety. Abu realizes that Alec is the Black's one and only rider. He asks Alec to ride the Black in the desert race that is to be held shortly. But he must win the race to keep the horse. The race is run with the Black winning the race. At Abu's home, Alec is informed that the Black will be placed in stud and a foal will come and that foal will be his. Alec goes home without his beloved stallion but with the hope of a colt from the Black.