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The Adventures of Captain Alatriste Free FREE THE MAN IN THE YELLOW DOUBLET: THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN ALATRISTE PDF Arturo Perez-Reverte | 288 pages | 04 Feb 2010 | Orion Publishing Co | 9780753826935 | English | London, United Kingdom El caballero del jubón amarillo by Arturo Pérez-Reverte The Man In The Yellow Doublet: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste Alatriste's affair with the beautiful actress Maria de Castro is rankling not only his long-term mistress but also the King of Spain. With loyal companion Inigo distracted by the affections of Angelica, Alatriste becomes embroiled in a series of tussles outside his lover's house. Ambushed by arch-nemesis Malatesta, a skirmish ensues that leads to the death of Maria's other lover - the monarch himself. But behind this tale of sexual jealousy lurks a darker truth. As it becomes clear that both Alatriste and Inigo have been cunningly honey trapped - and that the dead man was an impostor. With a puppet king waiting dutifully in the wings, Alatriste must use all his cunning and swordsmanly guile to prevent the murder of the real king - and his implication in a crime for which he has been perfectly framed. The King's Gold. The Painter Of Battles. Captain Alatriste: A swashbuckling tale of action and adventure. Arturo Perez-Reverte is one of the foremost living Spanish novelists. He began life as a reporter and has covered conflicts such as the wars in Eritrea, Sudan, Mozambique and the first Gulf War. The World According to Anna. The Abyssinian Proof. The Camel Bookmobile. The Light of Evening. The Unfinished Novel and Other stories. From the Place in the Valley Deep in the Forest. Self's Punishment. Your cart Close. Go Search. Download Image Download Image. Captain Alatriste returns in a swashbuckling tale of intrigue, romance and regicide. More books by Arturo Perez-Reverte. Left loading Readers also viewed. Find a book you'll love, get our newsletter name email. 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To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. My first book in this series. Maybe the others have a bit more zim as The Man In The Yellow Doublet: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste one zig-zagged along to a predictable conclusion. What was good was the description of 17th Century Spain. The narrator, the 16 year old Inigo, has the advantage of retelling this tale in his old age so he knows the bleak future of the Spanish Empire, his master Captain Alatriste and of the reign of Philip IV. Madrid was a dangerous place, men's honour would see friends fight to the death for a minor faux pas. The Inquisit My first book in this series. The Inquisition is still around so appearance and adherence of the many rules is essential for survival. Not sure if this is common to the series, but there is also a lot about Spanish writing, poets and the theatre. A commendable piece of research. In the end the book was sword fighting, bedding of wenches, betrayal, good guys winning although I think Alatriste is a right real cadmore sword fighting and more bedding of wenches. View 2 comments. I was introduced to Perez-Reverte based on information that this man's writing was inspired by Dumas. The Man In The Yellow Doublet: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste I must say, I could not have been better informed. Alatriste is the foil companion of D'artagnan set in 17th The Man In The Yellow Doublet: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste Spain. But of course, unlike the noble hot-headed musketeer, Alatriste is an age worn soldier, coarse, stubborn, and often times temperamental, but nonetheless a hero. Toegether, these men form a memorable pair. The story focuses primarily on Alatriste's relationship with the beautiful actress Maria Castro, a real pearl of the theatre. But Alatriste soon finds this love short spoken when he finds himself face to face with the mysterious cavalier in the yellow doublet who is no other than King Phillip IV, whom Alatriste is forced to rival with for the eye of the beholden beauty. But Maria has her catch. Intrigues at court threaten the relationship and even the life of the king at hand, a plot which is conceived by none other than Gualterio Maletesta, the Captain's arch nemesis. Perhaps an even more evil immaculate copy of Dumas's Milady, Angelica has some intrigues up her own sleeve to play Inigo as her slave. The final part of the book keeps readers in suspense as Alatriste flees after being falsely accused of murder while avoiding the hand of Maletesta, and in the long run, saving the life of his beloved king from the hands of an assassin. Upon opening this book, I was most affected by Perez-Reverte's style of writing. Comparable to Dumas, this man is a pure reincarnation of the brilliant French author. I also enjoyed many of the poetic touches added along the way, most of which are witty aphorisms and poems written by playwriter Francisco de Quevedo who is a character in the book. The historical accuracy, intrigue, and overall devilishness made this one absolutely irresistable and I could not put it down! I would definitely reccommend this to anyone who is looking for a modern day contemporary of Alexandre Dumas. View 1 comment. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa. The fifth Captain Alatriste novel. The Captain, of course, cannot be told what to do, and alienates friends and enemies alike by continuing to see the actress. This is a superb historical novel, perhaps the best in the series. The suspense is masterful, with Alatriste and Inigo both independently betrayed by their foolish pride or love, and racing, swords in hand, against a very short deadline separately but toward the same goal. View all 4 comments. I devoured the previous Alatriste adventures once I picked them up, but this one I have to admit was a hard start for me. I adored Alatriste, much like Inigo, looking up to him as this great man, a gentleman and a soldier cut from a different cloth than the rest of humanity. A man of honor and dignity no matter what life throws at him. It rather broke my heart, to the p I devoured the previous Alatriste adventures once I picked them up, but this one I have to admit was a hard start for me. It rather broke my heart, to the point where I had to put the book down half way through. Months later I picked it back up. And it dawned on me the pure genius of Senor Perez's storytelling. Inigo our narrator is growing up, and his perceptions are changing, and this is the book that we see along with him that Alatriste is not in fact an infallible role model, but a man. Just The Man In The Yellow Doublet: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste man, doing the best he can to raise this boy well and maybe get a little enjoyment out of this life that usually kicks him in the balls and walks away. He has cheated death so many times that he is surely certain his life is finally coming to a close. It wasn't that he no longer loved La Lebrijana, but when a woman as beautiful as de Castro comes into his path, he's not about to walk away, even when it becomes apparent his own skin is on the line, and that his rival for this great beauty's affection is THE KING. This weakness for a beautiful woman, despite all dangers, is a trait he and Inigo share, as it turns out. The plot is woven masterfully, and the last pages Senor Perez-Reverte really drives it home. It had me turning pages The Man In The Yellow Doublet: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste a madman and grinning like a fool. Can I just say how much I love the man in black, Alatriste's ever present antagonist, Gualaterio Malatesta? They are so similar, such perfect foils for each other. And yet there is one thing that still separates them. What makes Alatriste the White Hat, as it were. The fact that Alatriste still serves something greater than himself. Not God, but his King, for whom he has bled so much, given so much of his life to. Even if the wastrel of a king doesn't The Man In The Yellow Doublet: The Adventures of Captain Alatriste Alatriste's loyalty in the least. Do you not know the difference? An adversary respects you even if he stabs you in the back.
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