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Fair Blows the Wind

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My grandfather collected and owned every original Lous L'Amour western novel. When I was 15 he passed the collection onto me. While this is not the best example of L'Amour's work it is certinaly my favorite. Another favorite of mine is "Last of the Breed", but "Fair Blows the Wind" is the book that I come back to read over and over time and again. I would recommend this book to anyone. No book collection is complete without this.

For the first few pages, perhaps the first chapter and a small way into the second, I found this a difficult read. It is my policy, however, to read at least the first 100 pages of a book, and then decide whether to read on. I am very glad I did! This is a fine tale of a boy growing into adulthood, and all the trials he faced. It rings true with what I know of the period, and is a wonderful example of good literature. It is not a light read, but it is certainly worth reading, if you are interested in the period, sword play, sailing, history, or a good tale. Enjoy!

Fascinating character study of a young man coming of age in a violent, turbulent time. Includes locales in Europe and the very early Americas, with plenty of ruffians, cutthroats, suspicious and intriging characters. Beautifully described locations, expertly depicted characters and events. This is not only a great-read, it's also highly educational in regards to certain world events and some of the characters surrounding those events. An excellent, rousing adventure all the way around! I dearly wish that L'Amour could have lived long enough to write the sequel. Tatton Chantry is a strong leading character who deserved to be written about more.

If you're going to write a review, please make sure you know what you are talking about beforehand. The hero of this book is Tatton CHANTRY, the first CHANTRY to come to America. I have no idea how anyone could have gotten the idea it was about Barnabas Sackett. the two characters actually meet each other in To the Far Blue Mountains. they are definitely two different people. And, uh, try not to give away the endings of books. These reviews are supposed to be for people who have NOT read the book yet. Thank you!

louis lamour is easily my favoritest author - and this is my favoritest book of his.

superlative action, adventure swashbuckler.

the story of an irish prince who becomes a fugitive, becomes the greatest swordsman of his time and wins back what is his by right.

action, adventure, romance, a little bit of history, mystery, drama, sentiment, earthy philosophy - this book has it all!

pity that lamour never got to writing a sequel to it - though apparently he did desire to do one.

I thought that this book was very well written. I really liked the way Lamor described the fight scenes and the characters in extreme detail. This really gave me the idea of what it was like in those times. People made a lot of money through trade just like Chantry. If you like the art of fencing, this book is for you.

If you've read a lot of Louis L'Amour you will know that this one follows his typical style, except it isn't a western, it is set with swashbuckling swordsmen in Europe and America. A good read, L'Amour is always good for some time away from our hectic everyday life.

I am a die hard Lamour fan having read all of his novels (several times).

I bought this novel as it puts a lot of history and philosophy of the early exploration of America in a good context. You will get a good feel for life in England during the early days when England, Spain and France were fighting over imagined gold.

I bought this for my 14 year old son so he would learn the times of early exploration really were and the forces in play at the time.

To the reader from Houston who reviewed this magnificent book: this is not about the Sacketts! I think that you have it confused with the second of the Sackett books titled To The Far Blue Mountains. Tatton Chantry was not the Sackett who came to the Americas in the late 16th century. Barnabas Sackett and Tatton Chantry are two completely different characters.

I have always loved this story and was excited when I found it. I was very pleased with
this product, I received it in a timely fashion and the seller was true to there word
with the description they provided about the book.