Recently, in a purely escapist mood, I have re-read all the Black Stallion series by Walter Farley. This
also includes the Island Stallion
books and the stand-alone The Horse Tamer.
I have never read them all in such a compressed timeframe and I realized
something rather terrifying: you should never travel with Alec Ramsey.
Alec is the owner of the Black Stallion, and of course they
have many adventures together. Unfortunately for anyone traveling with them,
many of these adventures include transportation or natural disasters. I’m going
to go through them below, so if you don’t want to know, stop here!
***mild spoilers***
I am only doing books that center on Alec, as he is not in
all the series books.
Never Travel with Alec Ramsey
Recently, in a purely escapist mood, I have re-read all the Black Stallion series by Walter Farley. This also includes the Island Stallion books and the stand-alone The Horse Tamer. I have never read them all in such a compressed timeframe and I realized something rather terrifying: you should never travel with Alec Ramsey.
Alec is the owner of the Black Stallion, and of course they have many adventures together. Unfortunately for anyone traveling with them, many of these adventures include transportation or natural disasters. I’m going to go through them below, so if you don’t want to know, stop here!
***mild spoilers***
I am only doing books that center on Alec, as he is not in all the series books.
Black Stallion
1. The Black Stallion (1941) – shipwreck and months on a deserted island
2. The Black Stallion Returns (1945) – abandoned by his caravan in the middle of the Arabian desert during a sandstorm
3. Son of the Black Stallion (1947) – no transport issues, although he does nearly die
5. The Black Stallion and Satan (1949) – forest fire
8. The Black Stallion’s Filly (1952) – no issues
9. The Black Stallion Revolts (1953) – falls out of an airplane, which subsequently crashes
10. The Black Stallion’s Sulky Colt (1954) – no issues
12. The Black Stallion’s Courage (1956) – no issues
13. The Black Stallion Mystery (1957) – abandoned at night in the Balkan mountains
15. The Black Stallion and Flame (1960) – plane crash into the Caribbean during a hurricane
16. The Black Stallion Challenged (1964) – no issues
17. The Black Stallion’s Ghost (1969) – lost in the Everglades. At night. With a madman.
18. The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971) – no issues
19. The Black Stallion Legend (1983) – meteor strike and cataclysmic earthquakes and eruptions
If you travel with Alec Ramsey, you have a 57% chance of being in a transportation or natural disaster. Those are not good odds!
What fictional character would you NEVER travel with? Alternately, are there any you’d LOVE to travel with?
Stay safe out there.
Practice social distancing.
Wash your hands.
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