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Walter Farley

Walter Farley was an American author renowned for his horse stories, particularly the series The Black Stallion. He learned about horse training from his uncle, a professional horseman, who taught him the pros and cons of various training methods. Farley started writing The Black Stallion while still in high school and published it as an undergraduate at Columbia College, where he earned his B.A. He continued to write numerous sequels until his death in October 1989, just before the release of his twenty-first book in the series, The Young Black Stallion.

Walter Farley became a published novelist in 1941 with the novel The Black Stallion. Below is a list of Walter Farley's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of The Black Stallion Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Black Stallion (1941) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion Returns (1945) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Son of the Black Stallion (1947) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Island Stallion (1948) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion and Satan (1949) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (1950) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Island Stallion's Fury (1951) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion's Filly (1952) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion Revolts (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Island Stallion Races (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion's Courage (1956) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion Mystery (1957) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Horse-Tamer (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion and Flame (1960) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion Challenged (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion's Ghost (1969) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Stallion Legend (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Young Black Stallion (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Little Black Pony Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Little Black, a Pony (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Little Black Goes to the Circus (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Little Black Pony Races (1968) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Man O'War (1962) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Big Black Horse (1963) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Horse That Swam Away (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Great Dane Thor (1966) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Walter Farley's How To Stay Out Of Trouble With Your Horse (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Horse & Pony Stories (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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