Dimensions
129 x 198 x 19mm
Captain Alatriste is a swordsman for hire in Spain in the 1620s—a time when Court intrigue is high and the decadent young king has dragged the country into a series of disastrous wars. As a hired ‘blade’, Alatriste becomes involved in many political plots and must live by his wits. He comes face to face with hired assassins, court players, political moles, smugglers, pirates and of course, the infamous Spanish Inquisition …