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DescriptionPerez-Reverte wrote the Captain Alatriste series as a homage to the adventure books that had been his own initiation into the world of reading as a boy - books such as Dumas's The Three Musketeers. Promotion infoThe Captain Alatriste books have sold over 5 million copies in Spain alone. This is the first time they will be available in English Major film already in production starring Viggo 'Aragorn' Mortensen Captain Alatriste is so popular he has his own website with games, a comic strip, and Alatriste's dictionary 'Captain Alatriste is poised to become fiction's hottest international swashbuckler since the Scarlet Pimpernel' Time 'Perez-Reverte is very good at evoking the atmosphere of a teeming, corrupt and jaded Madrid...He is also superb at the precisely choreographed sword fights' Daily Telegraph 'Splendid swashbuckler set in 1620 Madrid...Warmly recommended. Escapism to stir the heart.' Literary Review Reviews'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) Author descriptionArturo Perez-Reverte lives near Madrid. Originally a war correspondent, he now writes fiction full-time. His novels include The Flanders Panel, The Club Dumas, The Fencing Master, The Nautical Chart, and The Queen of the South. In 2002, he was elected to the Spanish Royal Academy. |