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Zusatztext Praise for Captain Alatriste “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. Captain Alatriste ends with a wicked flourish! an evil laugh! and a strong likelihood that the best is yet to come.” — The New York Times “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.” — Entertainment Weekly “High-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas.”— Los Angeles Times Book Review “Though Pérez-Reverte fills the swashbuckling story with nonstop action! Captain Alatriste is also a contemplation of life and death! which adds depth to the good! unclean fun.”— The Miami Herald “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.”— The Denver Post Informationen zum Autor Arturo Perez-Reverte Klappentext The first action-packed historical adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series, featuring a Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in 17th century Madrid. Needing 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. Then 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... Zusammenfassung The first action-packed historical adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series! featuring a Spanish soldier who lives as a swordsman-for-hire in 17th century Madrid . Needing 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. Then 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... ...
