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First Published:
May 2005, 272 pages
Paperback:
Dec 2005, 304 pages
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From the book jacket: The first in a magnificent series of
historical novels from the author of The Club Dumas and
The Queen of the South.
Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional
seventeenth-century Spanish soldier who, after being wounded in
battle during the Thirty Years' War, is forced to retire from the
army. Now he lives the comparatively tame - though hardly quiet -
life of a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid.
Comment: Arturo Perez-Reverte was born in Cartagena, Spain and
lives near Madrid. Originally a war correspondent, he now writes
full-time. His novels include The Flanders Panel, The
Club Dumas, The Fencing Master, The Seville
Communion, The Nautical Chart and The Queen of the
South. Captain Alatriste is the first in a series of 5 stories
first published in Spain between 1996 and 1999 but now available
in English for the first time. They are considered to be
relatively light reads, compared with his stand-alone novels.
'Splendidly paced and filled with a breathtaking but not
overwhelming sense of the history and spirit of the age, this is
popular entertainment at its best: the characters have weight and
depth, the dialogue illuminates the action as it furthers the
story and the film-worthy plot is believable throughout.' -
Publishers Weekly.
This review was originally published in The BookBrowse Review in June 2005, and has been updated for the
January 2006 edition.
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