Book Cover Captain Alatriste

Captain Alatriste

of Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Margaret Sayers Peden (Translation)

Series: Las aventuras del capitĂĄn Alatriste #1

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"It is the height of Spain's celebrated golden century - but beyond the walls of the Royal Palace there is little on the streets of Madrid that glitters. The Invincible Armada has been defeated. The shadow of the Inquisition looms large. And the Thirty Years' War rages on in Flanders. When a courageous soldier of this war, Captain Diego Alatriste, is forced to retire after being wounded in battle, he returns home to live the comparatively tame - though hardly quiet - life of a swordsman-for-hire. In this dangerous city where a thrust of steel settles all matters, there is no stronger blade than Alatriste's." The captain is approached with an offer of work that involves giving a scare to some strangers soon to arrive in Madrid. But on the night of the attack, it becomes clear that these aren't ordinary travelers - and that someone is out for their blood. What happens next is the first in a series of riveting twists, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe"No era el hombre mĂĄs honesto ni el mĂĄs piadoso, pero era un hombre valiente"... Con estas palabras empieza El capitĂĄn Alatriste, la historia de un soldado veterano de los tercios de Flandes que malvive como espadachĂ­n a sueldo en el Madrid del siglo XVII. Sus aventuras peligrosas y apasionantes nos sumergen sin aliento en las intrigas de la Corte de una España corrupta y en decadencia, las emboscadas en callejones oscuros entre el brillo de dos aceros, las tabernas donde Francisco de Quevedo compone sonetos entre pendencias y botellas de vino, o los corrales de comedias donde las representaciones de Lope de Vega terminan a cuchilladas. Todo ello de la mano de personajes entrañables o fascinantes: el joven ĂĂ±igo Balboa, el implacable inquisidor fray Emilio Bocanegra, el peligroso asesino Gualterio Malatesta, o el diabĂłlico secretario del rey, Luis de AlquĂ©zar. AcciĂłn, historia y aventura se dan cita en estas pĂĄginas inolvidables.

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Fiction Historical Fiction Fiction Adventure Historical Spain Spanish Literature Mystery 17th Century Novels Literature

Main Characters

George Villiers 1st Duke of Buckingham Martin Saldaña Gualterio Malatesta Diego Alatriste y Tenorio ĂĂ±igo Balboa y Aguirre Luis de Alquezar Angelica de Alquezar Caridad La Lebrijana Emilio Bocanegra Don Francisco de Quevedo Juan Vicuna Bartolo Cagafuegos Gaspar di Guzman Avvocato Calzas Perez Guercio Fadrigue Carlo Principe di Galles

Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 253 pages
  • Publisher Plume
  • Publication Date December 27th 2005
  • First Publication 01/02/96
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780452287112
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Other
  • Scenario ['Spain']

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