Captain Alatriste
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253 pages ; 22 cm.
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Amherst Library - Adult Fiction Book
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Captain Alatriste is the story of a fictional seventeenth-century Spanish soldier who, after being wounded in battle during the Thirty Years' War, is forced to retire from the army. Now he lives the comparatively tame-though hardly quiet-life of a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid. Approached with an offer of work, Alatriste is told to go with another hired blade to an unfamiliar part of the city at midnight and wait. They are received by men who explain that they want Alatriste and his companion to ambush two travelers the following evening, stage a robbery, and give the men a fright. "No blood,"they are told. But then a third figure enters the room. He says the job requires some clarification: he increases the pay, and tells them that, instead, they must murder the two travelers. Then he reveals his identity: Emilio Bocanegra. It is a name synonymous with the Spanish Inquisition, the bloodiest name in Europe. This is a man whose requests cannot be denied. But the following night, with the attack imminent, it becomes clear to Alatriste that these aren't ordinary travelers. And what happens next is only the first in a series of riveting twists and turns, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pérez-Reverte, A., & Peden, M. S. (2005). Captain Alatriste . G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pérez-Reverte, Arturo and Margaret Sayers. Peden. 2005. Captain Alatriste. G.P. Putnam's Sons.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pérez-Reverte, Arturo and Margaret Sayers. Peden. Captain Alatriste G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pérez-Reverte, Arturo, and Margaret Sayers Peden. Captain Alatriste G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2005.
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