Moon Filly
Wurring, almost a yearling, and the image of his great sire Winganna, is a golden chestnut with a mane and tail the color of living light of the sun. When Winganna brings a hauntingly beautiful mare and her filly foal to the herd, Wurring is drawn to the tiny filly despite himself. When the beautiful mare dies, only Wurring has the courage to approach the orphan. He calls her Ilinga because she has come from far away. She becomes his shadow, to the envy of the other foals.
As she grows, she becomes more and more beautiful, glowing with the beauty of the moon, and it becomes obvious that her dead mother must have been of great value. What happens when an ugly and mean iron grey stallion comes looking for what he has lost? Is Ilinga and Wurring's love for each other enough for them to overcome the odds?
About the Silver Brumby Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Silver Brumby(1958)
- 2.Silver Brumby's Daughter(1960)
- 3.Silver Brumbies of the South(1965)
- 4.Silver Brumby Kingdom(1966)
- 5.Moon Filly(1968)
- 6.Silver Brumby Whirlwind(1973)
- 7.Son of the Whirlwind(1979)
- 8.Silver Brumby, Silver Dingo(1993)
- 9.Dancing Brumby(1995)
- 10.Brumbies of the Night(1996)
- 11.Dancing Brumby's Rainbow(1998)
- 12.The Thousandth Brumby(1999)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
A silver brumby is special, but he will be hunted by man and horse alike, and must be stronger than both. Thowra, the magnificent silver stallion, is king of the brumbies. But he must defend his herd from the mighty horse, The Brolga, in the most savage of struggles. That is not the only danger. Thowra needs all his speed and cunning to save his herd from capture by man. In a desperate chase through the mountains, it seems there is no longer anywhere for his herd to run . . .