{"product_id":"captain-alatriste-isbn-9780452287112","title":"Captain Alatriste","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first action-packed historical adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series, featuring a Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in \u003cb\u003e17th century Madrid\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeeding gold to pay off his debts, Captain 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.\u003cp\u003eThen 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...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCaptain Alatriste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Equipped with a quick-witted, charismatic hero and much to provoke and goad him, Mr. Pérez-Reverte has the makings of a flamboyantly entertaining series. \u003ci\u003eCaptain Alatriste\u003c\/i\u003e ends with a wicked flourish, an evil laugh, and a strong likelihood that the best is yet to come.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Pérez-Reverte’s moody, wounded semi-hero—part cantankerous mercenary, part man of honor in a roiling society of pomp, pistols, and provocation—is a whole-cloth invention out ofa17th-century Madrid that has led to a 21st-century literary phenomenon....The clash and dash are thrilling; the swordplay is a bonus.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “High-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas.”—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Though Pérez-Reverte fills the swashbuckling story with nonstop action, \u003ci\u003eCaptain Alatriste\u003c\/i\u003e is also a contemplation of life and death, which adds depth to the good, unclean fun.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Miami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Pérez-Reverte’s pacing is swift and suspenseful, the narrative voice both crisply cinematic and true to the setting of seventeenth-century Spain...a feast of dark historical detail and believable danger.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eArturo Pérez-Reverte\u003c\/b\u003e’s novels have captivated readers around the world and earned him a reputation as “the master of the intellectual thriller” (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). Originally a war correspondent, he now writes fiction full-time. His novels include the Captain Alatriste series, \u003ci\u003eThe Flanders Panel, The Club Dumas, The Fencing Master, The Seville Communion, The Nautical Chart,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Queen of the South\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat We Become\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been published in fifty countries.He is a member of the Spanish Royal Academy. He lives near Madrid, Spain.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300070379749,"sku":"NP9780452287112","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452287112.jpg?v=1767723366","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/captain-alatriste-isbn-9780452287112","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}