![]() They-the capaill uise-water horses-are wild and predatory, sly and cunning, huge and beastlike, but they run faster than the wind, and that is why men in Thisby long to race them and why they lay their hard earned money down to bet on which rider and horse will survive and win the race. If you're "lucky" enough to catch a capall (water horse), you will have to be very lucky to train him and keep him. Some of the horses are real prizes-you see, every autumn, horses climb out of the surf, leave the sea, and run on the beach. The Scorpio Races happen every year in November in Thisby, a small coastal town known for its brutal winter weather, battering storms from the sea, and for breeding the best horses money can buy. The setting, in fact, is a character in this novel and controls both the tight plot and the threateningly ominous tone. The island setting is not only beautiful but dangerously alluring. ![]() ![]() ![]() The prose sings itself off the page-Stiefvater is at her poetic best in this novel her voice has never been stronger nor her writing more fierce and taut. Magical, lyrical, beautiful, and romantic, The Scorpio Races is unlike any other young adult novel. ![]()
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