El Sol de Breda / The Sun Over Breda

from saltypepper

Less of an adventure story than the other Alatriste novels I've read, this one is more a lament for the plight of the Spanish infantryman of the time as he represents the common man, the spanish character, and the common solider. Good and well-written, but not as delightful or entertaining a read...

from Vikinglitespear

Much better than the first two books in the series.

from clstaff

For those of you who like a bit of wit with your gritty historical novel.

from dougwood57

`The Sun Over Breda', third book in the Alatriste series, departs from the first two installments that took place entirely in Madrid by taking Captain Alatriste, our narrator Inigo Balboa, and the readers to war in the Netherlands, where they find an unwelcoming landscape of mud, canals, a weak n...

from JCO123

Interesting book by Perez-Reverte. About the siege of Briea by the Spaniards. Seems to get into a lot of the real life part of the war, not necessarily as much of the "exiting" sword fighting as the other books in the series. Not necessarily one of the best, but it was a nice read.