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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Sun Over Breda (Captain Alatriste)by Artur Perez Reverte
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Arturo Prez-Reverte has enthralled readers and critics around the globe with his Captain Alatriste series. Having sold four and a half million copies to date in the Spanish-speaking world, the series has made Prez-Reverte a literary superstar and his fictional seventeenth-century mercenary a national icon. And the appeal of Prez-Reverte's adventurer and his exploits continues to grow, as evidenced by the extraordinary reception for the first two translated volumes in the series-Captain Alatriste and Purity of Blood, And now, in The Sun over Breda, Prez-Reverte continues his thrilling chronicle of the swordsman-for-hire, as Captain Alatriste takes up his blade and rejoins his elite Cartagena regiment as they take part in the battles and siege of Breda. Fifteen-year-old igo Balboa enlists to serve as his master's aide, and narrates their further adventures of swordplay and skirmishes, of mutiny and wartime honor. And, back in Spain, Alatriste's nemesis Luis de Alquzar grows more powerful, as igo's mysterious friend Anglica hints at some plans upon his return Review:Praise for Arturo Prez-Reverte and the adventures of Captain Alatriste: "Absolutely riveting from beginning to end." Entertainment Weekly "A flamboyantly entertaining series." The New York Times Synopsis:Perez-Reverte continues his thrilling chronicle of a swordsman-for-hire, as Captain Alatriste takes up his blade and rejoins his elite Cartagena regiment as they take part in the battles and siege of Breda. Synopsis:Acclaimed author Arturo Prez-Reverte's internationally bestselling series, the saga of the swordsman-for-hire Captain Alatriste, continues in The Sun Over Breda. Fifteen-year-old Iigo Balboa enlists to serve as his master's aide, and narrates their further adventures of swordplay and skirmishes, mutiny and wartime honor, as Captain Alatriste rejoins his Cartagena regiment to take part in the battles and siege of Breda. In Spain, Alatriste's nemesis, Luis de Alquzar, grows more powerful, as Iigo's mysterious friend Anglica hints at some plans upon his return. Once again the exploits of the seventeenth-century mercenary will thrill and delight the legions of readers eager to cheer a hero for the ages. About the AuthorArturo Prez-Reverte's novels, including The Queen of the South, Captain Alatriste, and Purity of Blood, have been translated into twenty-nine languages and published in more than fifty countries. In 2003, he was elected to the Spanish Royal Academy. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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