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In capitan alatriste by arturo perezreverte, capitan alatriste is a spanish soldier who works as a swordsmanforhire in madrid. Suspenseful and literate, captain alatriste is a novel to be savored, and alatriste himself is a man to be admired, but from a distance, lest the steel in his blade and his soul prove too high a standard. His novels include the captain alatriste series, the flanders panel, the club dumas, the fencing master, the seville communion, the nautical chart, the queen. Publication date 2005 topics modern fiction, fiction, alatriste, captain fictitious character, swordsmen publisher. The first edition of the novel was published in 2002, and was written by arturo perezreverte.
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