It is the height of Spain's celebrated golden century - but beyond the walls of the Royal Palace there is little on the streets of Madrid that glitters. The Invincible Armada has been defeated. The shadow of the Inquisition looms large. And the Thirty Years' War rages on in Flanders. When a courageous soldier of this war, Captain Diego Alatriste, is forced to retire after being wounded in battle, he returns home to live the comparatively tame - though hardly quiet - life of a swordsman-for-hire. In this dangerous city where a thrust of steel settles all matters, there is no stronger blade than Alatriste's." The captain is approached with an offer of work that involves giving a scare to some strangers soon to arrive in Madrid. But on the night of the attack, it becomes clear that these aren't ordinary travelers - and that someone is out for their blood. What happens next is the first in a series of riveting twists, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe

The second swashbuckling adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series Captain Alatriste, Madrid’s most charismatic swashbuckler, returns in Perez-Reverte’s acclaimed international bestseller. The fearless Alatriste is hired to infiltrate a convent and rescue a young girl forced to serve as a powerful priest’s concubine. The girl’s father is barred from legal recourse as the priest threatens to reveal that the man’s family is “not of pure blood” and is, in fact, of Jewish descent—which will all but destroy the family name. As Alatriste struggles to save the young hostage from being burned at the stake, he soon finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that leads all the way to the heart of the Spanish Inquisition. A literary thriller that delivers adventure and rich historical detail, Purity of Blood captivates to the final page.

Acclaimed author Arturo Perez-Reverte s internationally bestselling series, the saga of the swordsman-for-hire Captain Alatriste, continues in"The Sun Over Breda." Fifteen-year-old Inigo Balboa enlists to serve as his master s aide, and narrates their further adventures of swordplay and skirmishes, mutiny and wartime honor, as Captain Alatriste rejoins his Cartagena regiment to take part in the battles and siege of Breda. In Spain, Alatriste s nemesis, Luis de Alquezar, grows more powerful, as Inigo s mysterious friend Angelica hints at some plans upon his return. Once again the exploits of the seventeenth-century mercenary will thrill and delight the legions of readers eager to cheer a hero for the ages."

Pérez-Reverte, a former war correspondent, continues his popular Captain Alatriste series with a fourth swashbuckling volume (following The Sun over Breda). Diego Alatriste, a wily veteran of many 17th-century military campaigns, and his sidekick, Inigo Balboa-who narrates-have returned to Seville after fighting in the siege of Breda. With funds short, Alatriste accepts a dangerous mission to intercept a load of smuggled gold and deposit it in the royal coffers. Trolling the criminal underworld of Seville, Alatriste recruits a band of ruffians, and disguised as pirates, they prepare to slip aboard the ship transporting the gold, surprise and subdue the crew and beach the vessel. What Alatriste doesn't expect to find on board is his old adversary Gualterio Malatesta and a large contingent of mercenaries. Fans of the series have come to expect historical authenticity, crisp prose, complex characters, exotic settings and plenty of sanguinary action. They won't be disappointed.

Struggling to fit into the cosmopolitan world of seventeenth-century Madrid, Captain Alatriste and his protégé, Íñigo, reluctantly remain in the employ of the crown for their unique services but find their prospects compromised by their love affairs and a court conspiracy. By the best-selling author of The Queen of the South.

This was a time when Spain was revered, feared, and hated in the easterly seas; when the devil had no color, no name, and no flag; and when the only thing needed to summon hell on earth (or sea) was a Spaniard and his sword. Accompanied by his faithful foster son, Íñigo, Captain Alatriste accepts a job as a mercenary aboard a Spanish galleon. The ship sets sail from Naples on a journey that will take them to some of the most remote-and wretched-outposts of the Morocco, Algeria, and finally to Malta for a stunning and bloody battle on the high seas that will challenge even the battle-hardened Alatriste's resolve. Now seventeen, Íñigo is almost ready to leave Alatriste, his foster father and fellow soldier. But will age and experience bring wisdom, or is he likely to repeat many of his mentor's mistakes?

La nueva aventura del capitán Alatriste. Cruza el puente de los Asesinos con Arturo Pérez-Reverte y vive la trepidante conspiración para asesinar al dogo de Venecia.«Diego Alatriste bajó del carruaje y miró en torno, desconfiado. Tenía por sana costumbre, antes de entrar en un sitio incierto, establecer por dónde iba a irse, o intentarlo, si las cosas terminaban complicándose. El billete que le ordenaba acompañar al hombre de negro estaba firmado por el sargento mayor del tercio de Nápoles, y no admitía discusión alguna; pero nada más se aclaraba en él.»Nápoles, Roma y Milán son algunos escenarios de esta nueva aventura del capitán Alatriste. Acompañado del joven Íñigo Balboa, a Alatriste le ordenan intervenir en una conjura crucial para la corona española: un golpe de mano en Venecia para asesinar al dogo durante la misa de Navidad del año 1627, e imponer por la fuerza un gobierno favorable a la corte del rey católico en ese estado de Italia.Para Alatriste y sus camaradas -el veterano Sebastián Copons y el peligroso moro Gurriato, entre otros-, la misión se presenta difícil, arriesgada y llena de sorpresas. Suicida, tal vez; pero no imposible.

Todo Alatriste reúne por primera vez en un solo volumen las siete novelas que componen la aclamada serie de Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste. «No era el hombre más honesto ni el más piadoso, pero era un hombre valiente...» Con esta frase ya legendaria, Arturo Pérez-Reverte daba comienzo, hace veinte años, a la primera de las novelas protagonizadas por el capitán Alatriste, un soldado veterano de los tercios de Flandes que malvive como espadachín en el Madrid del siglo XVII. Sus aventuras constituyen uno de los grandes hitos de la historia editorial reciente en lengua españ la serie, compuesta por siete novelas, ha vendido millones de libros en todo el mundo, ha inspirado cómics, películas, obras de teatro, series televisivas y juegos de rol, y con ella han crecido como lectores miles de jóvenes. TodoAlatriste reúne por primera vez en un solo volumen las siete novelas que componen la El capitán Alatriste, Limpieza de sangre, El sol de Breda, El oro del rey, El caballero del jubón amarillo, Corsarios de Levante y El puente de los Asesinos. Incluye, además, un prólogo del autor sobre la trayectoria del personaje, una introducción del catedrático español Alberto Montaner, y la biografía del capitán Alatriste. Con esta edición especial, firmada por su autor, Alfaguara rinde homenaje al que es, sin duda, el gran personaje de la literatura contemporánea en español. Reseñ «Un hermoso libro, con una oportunísima introducción repleta de bibliografía que nos hace querer más y entender mejor esta serie.» José Belmonte, Ababol