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Far Bright Star (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction) Hardcover – Large Print, January 1, 2009

by Robert Olmstead (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 137 ratings
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Set in 1916, Far Bright Star follows Napoleon Childs, an aging cavalryman, as he leads an expedition of inexperienced soldiers into the mountains of Mexico to hunt down Pancho Villa and bring him to justice. Though he is seasoned at such missions, things go terribly wrong and the patrol is brutally attacked. Napoleon is left to die in the desert, and through him, we enter the mind of a warrior as he tries to survive against all odds.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1410416046
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thorndike Pr; Large Print edition (January 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 279 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781410416049
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1410416049
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 137 ratings

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Fierce Red Pen
5.0 out of 5 stars Men and boys, Olmstead's specialty
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2010
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This tiny slice of the Mexican-American war leads Olmstead and his ragtag soldiers into an ethical morass that takes you farther into what loyalty means and how a soldier makes his peace with being a warrior than you may want to go. Graphic in Olmstead's intense and lyrical style means you thirst and bleed when his soldiers do. Short and blunt, Oldmstead's world, the Mexican canyons and ridges are the only world until the last scene when we're brought to the inevitable but tragic truth that war is inevitable.
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Mary B. Daudt
4.0 out of 5 stars Revue for Far Bright it is an incredible read
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2013
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He is an amazing writer. He stuns you and jolts you but he has a way with words he grabs your attention and your riveted.
He truly is a word smith.His work is incredible.
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Louis Burklow
5.0 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing Tale of War and Death
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2017
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Robert Olmstead's book uses language to weave a spell which made me feel the heat of the Mexican desert. Napoleon Childs, a grizzled career soldier, is part of the U.S. force that chased Pancho Villa through the countryside in 1916 after his raid on Columbus, New Mexico. Although the unit never catches anything beyond rumors of Villa, they do find savagery and brutality. This includes in themselves. Honor was supposedly at stake, that of the U.S. and the force, but Napoleon finds only the death and destruction that he has grown tired of. Rather than depressing, the book's hypnotic prose creates great suspense. This was my first exposure to the work of Robert Olmstead; now I want to read more of his books.
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Eddie Wannabee
3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5, more like it
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2010
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I saw this book at the local Costco and I knew I would have to read it for I am always in search of an outstanding western type novel. From the reviews and high praises I really believed this would be a great book. I liked the title and cover art and thinking perhaps another writer was as good as the one and only Larry Mc. Murtry. When it comes to westerns I have found no other book that equals Lonesome Dove. It has all the requirements I look for in a book and is heavy enough to where it will not be devoured in in a couple of days. Far Bright Star is not that many pages and I was eager to experience this supposedly great book. To my disappointment, I discovered that based on people's appreciation for this book I had way to high of an expectation and in the end that became the biggest letdown. Do not get me wrong: there are some parts that, like a fellow reviewer very brightly pointed out, of brilliance but like another good reviewer also pointed out, it ends being a little on the boring side. The plot is basically this straight line riding through the harsh inclement weather and it has its share of violence but the tale itself is not as hypnotic as Lonesome Dove ended up being. I wanted to like each page more than the one before and that did not came to pass. The thing is that when you read a masterpiece of the genre it is very unlikely another will equal it or exceed it in quality of writing, story line and overall entertainment value. I keep watching the Lonesome Dove Series on TV and I have given the book as a present to several people to their overwhelming reading pleasure. Short book, basically, some interesting characters but not in the same league as the best of the best and anyone who writes this type of genre would be hard pressed to ever write a book as majestic, here I go again, as Lonesome Dove. Wanted to like it, couldn't stop thinking about it and when I realized that my local library only had it in electronic format I finally gave in and purchased a copy through Amazon (my favorite store when I think about it) and I was hoping for a much better book, but darn it, it was not to be. 3.5 for Far Bright Star.
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Sharyn Wolf
5.0 out of 5 stars Fierce, Splendid, Unforgettable
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2013
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How did I get so lucky as to come across this novel? I did not know what pleasure I was in for. Tight, powerful, spare prose that knocked me under--I didn't want to come up for air. I just wanted to read--slowly savoring each syllable. Bravo, bravo for a masterpiece.
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Josue
4.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant novel
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2013
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This may be a short book but it's one full of emotion and one that makes you question life and the things that happen. The story picks up with the protagonist, Napoleon, and the men he takes on a mission. Things go awry and follow from there. I won't say much more of the plot as I do not want to add any spoilers in my review. Suffice to say that this book takes us not only through the mission and outcome of the mission but wjat happens afterward and the battle he personally goes through with life and looking beyond the now. Overall it was a wonderful read despite its shortness.
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Alex Varel
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, Olmstead does it again...
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2010
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Olmstead, to me, continues to remain the premier ultra-talented master of realism who, some way some how, manages to wedge in descriptions that might seem experimental - you read some of his sentences twice or three times - they are so damn good, so damn unique and so damn vivid with an arrangement of rhetoric and vocabulary that sends most readers to reference material - moreover, it's scary to think that Olmstead bleeds and breathes like most of us, b/c his writing cannot be replicated. It's so pitch-perfect to the story's period, its places, circumstances and its characters. Olmstead and his work cannot be overstated. He keeps realism alive in a voice that is entirely original and extremely convincing.
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Linda Harvey
4.0 out of 5 stars Olmstead takes right there in mountains and deserts of Mexico ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017
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Olmstead takes right there in mountains and deserts of Mexico. Beautify written. I would say it is a page turner.
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Dave Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I've ever read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2012
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This book is an absolute masterpiece! It accurately conjures up a time and place long since gone. The characters are about as hard and real as men can be, and the story, dialogue, emotions refreshingly honest. As a writer myself the descriptions, the imagery, the prose in this work of art are to die for! I'm now going to read everything else Mr Olmstead has written.
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