Walter Farley

Traces the early life of the black stallion in Arabia before he was captured and brought to the west. A prequel to the first book in the Balck Stallion series.

Neera is a young girl who becomes seperated from her father in Arabia during World War II. Left alone in the desert, she befriends a wild colt, who she names Shetan. Once reunited with her father, however, Neera remains haunted by images of "the lost horse of the desert". This is the prequel to the 1979 movie 'The Black Stallion' and shows the relationship between the stallion and the young girl who have come together, as if by destiny.