Todo Alatriste re ne por primera vez en un solo volumen las siete novelas que componen la aclamada serie de Las aventuras del capit n Alatriste. «No era el hombre m s honesto ni el m s piadoso, pero era un hombre valiente...

Con esta frase ya legendaria, Arturo P rez-Reverte daba comienzo, hace veinte a os, a la primera de las novelas protagonizadas por el capit n Alatriste, un soldado veterano de los tercios de Flandes que malvive como espadach n en el Madrid del siglo XVII. Sus aventuras constituyen uno de los grandes hitos de la historia editorial reciente en lengua espa ola: la serie, compuesta por siete novelas, ha vendido millones de libros en todo el mundo, ha inspirado c mics, pel culas, obras de teatro, series televisivas y juegos de rol, y con ella han crecido como lectores miles de j venes. Todo Alatriste re ne por primera vez en un solo volumen las siete novelas que componen la serie: El capit n Alatriste, Limpieza de sangre, El sol de Breda, El oro del rey, El caballero del jub n amarillo, Corsarios de Levante y El puente de los Asesinos. Incluye, adem s, un pr logo del autor sobre la trayectoria del personaje, una introducci n del catedr tico espa ol Alberto Montaner, y la biograf a del capit n Alatriste. Con esta edici n especial, firmada por su autor, Alfaguara rinde homenaje al que es, sin duda, el gran personaje de la literatura contempor nea en espa ol.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

The Complete Captain Alatriste brings together for the first time in a single volume the seven novels that make up the acclaimed series The Adventures of Captain Alatriste. He was not the most honest man nor the most pious, but he was a brave man...

With this already legendary phrase, Arturo P rez-Reverte began, twenty years ago, the first of the novels starring Captain Alatriste, a veteran soldier of the tercios of Flanders who lives as a swordsman in seventeenth-century Madrid. His adventures constitute one of the great milestones in recent Spanish-language publishing history: the series, made up of seven novels, has sold millions of books around the world, has inspired comics, films, plays, television series and role playing games, and with it thousands of young people have grown up as readers. The Complete Captain Alatriste brings together for the first time in a single volume the seven novels that make up the series: Captain Alatriste, Purity of Blood, The Sun Over Breda, The King's Gold, The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet, Pirates of the Levant and The Bridge of the Assassins. It also includes a prologue by the author on the trajectory of the character, an introduction by Spanish professor Alberto Montaner, and the biography of Captain Alatriste. With this special edition, signed by the author, Alfaguara pays tribute to the one who is, without a doubt, the great character of contemporary Spanish literature.

Review:

A beautiful book, with a very timely introduction full of bibliogr