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And The Shape-Shifter (2009)

by Steven Farley(Favorite Author)

4.03 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0375965319 (ISBN13: 9780375965319)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Random House Children's Books

series

The Black Stallion

review 1: Being a long-standing (20+ years) fan of the series, I picked this book up having not realized until recently that Steven had continued writing more books after the co-written "Young Black Stallion." I am also a large fan of Celtic lore and mythology as a whole, so the idea of Alec and the Black in Ireland intrigued me, even as it skirts the realm of reality in dealing with mythology (something that has typically not been my favorite element of the series), and I think this was one of it's better uses. It was like coming home again in many ways and a light, quick read.
review 2: I was terrified to give this book a try. I'd grown up with the Black Stallion books by Walter Farley...read them too many times to count...got one or two every year for my birthday...an... mored dreamed of horses all the time, as a kid and teen.I was worried with this book that Steven might not live up to Walter's legacy. I was afraid he'd make Alec annoying and modern, and ruin the picture/vision/memories I had from years of reading about Alec and the Black.Not to worry--he didn't! This book was great because it seems like it was written by Walter himself, for the most part. I thoroughly enjoyed it. My only beef was that the whole shape-shifter thing wasn't really explained at all...not the saddle and bridle, not the pony or man, any of it. It was just kind of left in this big old mystery ???. But other than that, I loved getting to spend some time with Alec and the Black again! It really was timeless, too--no mention of ultra-modern technology meant that it fit right in with the older Black Stallion books, but it could be present-day, too. less

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