The world of the online horse game Star Stable comes to life in a captivating, imaginative trilogy. Part 1, The Island of Horses, recounts the events leading up to the game. Lisa moves with her father to the island of Jorvik. There, she immediately notices something strange is happening. Mysterious things are happening. The colors seem brighter, stars dance in the sky. And why is Lisa, who hasn't been on a horse since her mother's accident, so drawn to the horse Starshine? Does he really understand her as well as he seems? Lisa makes things happen that she can't explain. Unintentionally, Lisa and her three new friends become embroiled in an age-old conflict, a conflict that puts the four girls and their horses in grave danger...