10-20-2005, 10:36 PM
I'd read The Fencing Master, so was intrigued by another swashbuckler by Perez-Reverte. Turns out, this is the first of a series which is being translated into English. Additionally, the film "Alatriste" is coming out next year, starring Viggo Mortensen.
Enjoyed the characterizations in the book. However, I really enjoyed seeing the period as told from the Spanish perspective. It's the same time frame, yet just prior, to the Three Musketeers. We even meet a young Buckingham and the future King of England.
Quick read. Enjoyable.
Enjoyed the characterizations in the book. However, I really enjoyed seeing the period as told from the Spanish perspective. It's the same time frame, yet just prior, to the Three Musketeers. We even meet a young Buckingham and the future King of England.
Quick read. Enjoyable.