Las Aventuras del Capitán Alatriste: El Capitán Alatriste (Paperback)

from JBD1

Another riveting read from Perez-Reverte; while I didn't like this one nearly as well as "Club Dumas" or "Seville Communion," it was still quite good. Interesting characters, a somewhat intriguing plot, and some definite foreshadowing for volumes to come.

from Phy

This book is perhaps too faithful to the style of Dumas. It rambles when it should focus and teases without delivering in this volume. This is one quarter of what might be a really good book. Taken on its own merits, however, while it shows promise with the story it /does/ relate, it simply cease...

from bluepigeon

I read this book in English, because I thought the Spanish of maritime adventures of a captain might be too hard for me to understand. Well, I suppose I learned my lesson to look up the plot a bit more carefully before making such conclusions. Yes, Alatriste is a "captain" of sorts, but not a shi...

from dougwood57

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Swashbuckling and Literature in 17th Century Spain, August 14, 2007 In 'Captain Alatriste', Arturo Perez-Reverte introduces Diego Alatriste a literary character who defines swashbuckling sword-fighter. The book is the first in a series (more on th...

from DWWilkin

Not quite the action and adventure you get with the Three Musketeers. That may be because of cultural differences between modern day Spain and the France of Dumas. Perez-Reverte does a credible job giving us a heroic anti-hero hero to follow and root for in a time of turmoil. Madrid though is not...