Captain Alatriste: A swashbuckling tale of action and adventure (The Adventures of Captain Alatriste) - Softcover
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A thrilling,swashbuckling adventure series starring the Spanish D'Artagnan
Captain Alatriste is a swordsman for hire in Spain at a timewhen Court intrigue is high and the decadent young king has dragged the countryinto a series of disastrous wars. As a hired blade, Alatriste becomes involvedin many political plots and must live by his wits. He comes face to face withhired assassins, court players, political moles, smugglers, pirates and ofcourse, the infamous Spanish Inquisition...
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ntroducing Iñigo Balboa, Alatriste's young page; Quevedo, asubversive poet who likes to start fights in the local tavern, the elegantCount of Guadalmedina, and the beautiful but deadly Angelica de Alquezar,CAPTAIN ALATRISTE is a thrilling tale of adventure and intrigue that will appealto anyone who enjoyed The Three Musketeers.
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In Madrid in the 1620s a man must live by his wits, and often by his sword. For this is a time when court intrigue is high, when the decadent young king has dragged a country into a series of disastrous wars, and citizens live in fear of the infamous Spanish Inquisition. In this political hotbed of hired assassins, court players, smugglers and pirates, Captain Alatriste hires out his skills as a dashing swordsman with a mind as sharp as his blade. In this, the first of the series, Captain Alatriste is approached by two masked men to fake an attack on a pair of travellers who are stealing into Madrid in the dead of night. But things take a different turn when the Captain realises that this is no ordinary job but part of a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels.
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The arrival of a new Alatriste book is always a joy... it's one to be devoured with passion... Highly recommended. (HAM & HIGH (30/6/06))
The cult of the renegade swordsman seems poised to increase... Ought to tickle the fancy of anyone who enjoys having their swashes buckled. (GUARDIAN (8/7/06))
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- PublisherW&N
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0753820870
- ISBN 13 9780753820872
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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