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El capitán Alatriste
Captain Alatriste
History, Adventure
8–12
“He wasn’t the most honest or pious man,
but he was a brave one.” And so begins the
story of Captain Alatriste, a veteran soldier
of the regiment of Flanders who scrapes
by as a swordsman for hire in seventeenth-
century Madrid. Accompanied by a cast of
unforgettable characters, his many adventures
pitch us headfirst into the world of intrigue
lived at Court in a corrupt and decadent Spain.
Now a major motion picture starring Vigo
Mortensen.
5” x 7.5” • 240pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9788466320535 $ 11.99
El oro del rey
The King’s Gold
History, Adventure
8–12
Seville, 1626. After participating in the siege
and surrender of Breda in Flanders, Captain
Alatriste and his assistant Íñigo Balboa are
assigned the recruitment of a colorful group
of young swordsmen for a dangerous mission
connected to the contraband gold that the
Spanish galleons bring from the Indies.
5” x 7.5”• 256pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9788466320566 $ 9.99
Capitán Alatriste
Captain Alatriste series
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
El puente de los asesinos
The Assassins’ Bridge
History, Adventure
8–12
Follow Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s audacious
characters in a new and exciting adventure.
Accompanied by young Íñigo Balboa, Alatriste
is given orders to intervene in a conspiracy
critical to the Spanish Crown—a swift attack
to assassinate the Doge of Venice during the
Christmas Mass and to forcibly place a new
head of government more conducive to the
Catholic King’s interests in this Italian region.
For Alatriste and his comrades, the mission
rapidly becomes difficult, risky, and full of
surprises. Suicidal certainly, but not impossible.
7” x 9” • 384pp. • Trade Paper
Spanish 9786071113658 $ 19.99
El sol de Breda
The Sun over Breda
History, Adventure
8–12
Flanders, 1625. Enlisted to assist Captain
Alatriste in the siege of Breda, Íñigo Balboa is a
witness to the city’s surrender. Some ten years
later, Íñigo will relate the details of the battle
for the famous painting by his friend Diego
Velázquez.
5” x 7.5”• 256pp. • Paperback
Spanish 9788466320559 $ 9.99