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Thus, we see the nervous instability of Oppenheimer, the humorless arrogance of Fuch, and the fustiness of Gen. As the scientists wait for a guide, bombers appear. Flares drop. Then Pena sees this:. From the bomb came running shapes: horses, brilliant with lather and the glare of the bomb, racing under the wing. Mustangs out of the mountains for the night grazing and the mares the ranchers had left behind.

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At a distance of a mile, he thought he could hear not only their hooves but their breath, although he knew they were drowned out by the sound of pistons and hydraulics and. Then the mustangs and the bombers moved on together like a single storm. Other scenes are as rich in understated meaning. Frank Muller. Product Details. Resources and Downloads. Get a FREE e-book by joining our mailing list today! More books from this author: Martin Cruz Smith. See more by Martin Cruz Smith. More books from this reader: Frank Muller.

See more by Frank Muller. Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover! See More Categories. Men could still do that, which makes me extremely grateful to live today, not yesterday. But that could be explained by the fact that Cruz Smith is part Indian and proud of it , which he reveals in a brief bio at the end of the book.

Aug 21, Lindsay Luke rated it liked it. While driving in New Mexico, he saw a sign for Stallion Gate, and discovered the road led to the atomic test site near Los Alamos.

He decided to write a historical novel about set in NM, about events leading up to the atomic test at the Trinity site. The vehicle for the book is Sgt Joe Pena. He's an Indian, a jazz musician, a boxer, and a somewhat reformed trouble maker. He's also a little too good to be true, but still a good protagonist. We know the test will be successful, but the scientists, military personnel, and spies at the site don't. Smith manages to weave all their stories together into and entertaining book. Joe is Oppenheimer's friend. They have a history together and he's been assigned to drive Oppy around and be his assistant.

Due to his wide variety of skills, he's assigned many differing tasks. Major Augustino is convinced Oppy is a Russian agent or at least a Russian tool. He's also mad at Joe because Joe had a fling with his wife. Augustino sets out to make sure Oppy and Joe both get in trouble.

Meanwhile, Joe has an opportunity to own a jazz club in NM and is going to have one last secret prizefight to finance it. So Joe is awash in secrets. In the end, the bomb works, Joe wins his fight, Augustino falls to his death after a confrontation with Joe, and Joe miraculously escapes being blown up in the test. It was interesting to see all the political machinations of the players in the Manhattan project. We're usually taught about it from the perspective that it's going to work and the US is good.

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The characters in the book don't know it will work and some of them want it to fail. There's perhaps too much going on, but I still found it entertaining. Sep 14, Robert rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I wonder about the relationship between Stallion Gate copyright and Joseph Kanon's book Los Alamos copyright Subterfuge, World War II, Los Alamos, personality quirks given room to run, infiltrators, and suspense are present in both.

There is also confusion between required hidden agendas, unrequired hidden agendas, and spying, and Smith does it better. There is the same wryness, larger Plagiarism? There is the same wryness, larger understandings, threatening his superiors through no fault or intention, callous humor, a past that dogs the protagonist, and the insanity of weak, jealous apparatchiks. I enjoy the sense of fates larger than circumstances, which in this case is that of the new intellectual power brokers and their relationship to the war effort.

For Renko, it was communism and a different set of power brokers. They're both underdogs and I'm thrilled when they win. The end is great. Did he make it? Did she? He always does, so he must, except when he couldn't, but he did before! It's that kind of interplay and plot suspense that keeps the reader thinking. Martin Cruz Smith does many things well. Pity he has apparently never learned much about firearms. In his latest novel, I forgave his slips.

For this trek into the backlist, his goof is egregious, the more so since what he wanted to accomplish could have been done without error. No matter, we'll let that slide and concern ourselves with the pages where he wrote things correctly. While only a fraction of the Rhodes volume took place in New Mexico, it felt like being among old friends as Mr.

Smith's invented hero mingled with military and scientific personalities so wonderfully examined by Rhodes. Even without the non-fiction book as background, the present effort would rate highly. Smith has been vaulting for decades. Interesting to note that both Rhodes' book and "Stallion gate" were published the same year. Aug 01, David Margetts rated it it was ok. Captivating thriller surrounding events around the development of the 'bomb', culminating in the end of the war. The book tries to handle some of the psychological issues, as well as the 'conspiracy theories', but the depth of analysis is shallow.

The book also surprisingly ends rather abruptly, leaving the reader 'hanging' without a real conclusion surrounding many of the Captivating thriller surrounding events around the development of the 'bomb', culminating in the end of the war. The book also surprisingly ends rather abruptly, leaving the reader 'hanging' without a real conclusion surrounding many of the central issues. Overall though, entertaining and easy to read, but would have preferred more in depth historical facts and analysis and a more conclusive ending.

Such an interesting story about the fictional possibilities of life at Los Alamos as we made and tested nuclear bombs. His vocal range and quality, plus the skill he exhibits as he brings characters and places to life. May 15, Steven Howes rated it it was ok. For me, this was another one of those books that was difficult for me to figure out where it was heading and left me hanging at the end.

It contained enough historical information and references to native culture that held my interest and stimulated me to do some outside reading on the Manhattan Project and the individuals involved. I assume the details regarding the development and assembly of the bomb used in the Trinity Test are historically correct and frankly somewhat disturbing. Jun 09, Alan added it Shelves: epub.

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From the author of Gorky Park comes a novel of earth-shattering proportions. Four men cross a barbed-wire fence at Stallion Gate to select the test site for the first atomic weapon. Four men in a covert world of soldiers and scientists, roughnecks and rougher women, all about to partake in the most important ten seconds the world has ever seen. Copyright Libri GmbH.

All rights reserved. I did not enjoy this book as I was expecting something in the vain of Arkady Renko. The main theme is the atom bomb, which is based on fact. The hero is Joe Pena, a Staff Sergeant who is a lovable crook who really likes to play music.

The rest of the cast are just there.

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What the story was about other than the bomb is a mystery to me. Cruz is my favorite author of this genre and his Renko books are a thrill to read. This book totally misses the target [no pun] in so many ways.