Name: Captain Alatriste
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Author: Arturo Pérez-Reverte
ISBN: 9780452287112

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Publisher

Plume

Year

2005

Language

English

Pages

284

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0452287111

ISBN13

9780452287112

Synopsis "Captain Alatriste"

Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Margaret Sayers Peden The first in a magnificent series of historical novels from the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Club Dumas and The Queen of the South The novels of Arturo Pérez-Reverte have captivated readers around the world and earned him a reputation as "the master of the intellectual thriller" (Chicago Tribune). His books have been published in fifty countries. Now, beginning with Captain Alatriste, comes Pérez- Reverte's most stunning creation to date: a riveting series featuring the adventures of an iconic hero. Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional seventeenth-century Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid. Needing gold to pay off his debts, Alatriste and another hired blade are paid to ambush two travelers, stage a robbery, and give the travelers a fright. "No blood," they are told. Then a mysterious stranger enters to clarify the job: he increases the pay, and tells Alatriste that, instead, he must murder the two travelers. When the attack unfolds, Alatriste realizes that these aren't ordinary travelers, and what happens next is only the first in a riveting series of twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe. "A twenty-first century literary phenomenon . . . The clash and dash are thrilling; the swordplay is a bonus. A-."—Entertainment Weekly "Written with courtly panache and contagious enthusiasm."—The New York Times "A pleasure of swash, buckle, and atmosphere." —Kirkus Reviews "A winning swashbuckler . . . Popular entertainment at its best."—PublishersWeekly

Arturo Pérez-Reverte

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(Cartagena, España, en 1951). Fue reportero de guerra durante veintiún años y cubrió dieciocho conflictos armados para los diarios y la televisión. Con más de veinte millones de lectores en el mundo, traducido a cuarenta idiomas, muchas de sus obras han sido llevadas al cine y la televisión. Hoy comparte su vida entre la literatura, el mar y la navegación. Es miembro de la Real Academia Española y de la Asociación de Escritores de Marina de Francia.

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