About the book: year / Through the pages of the popular series of historical novels by Perez-Reverte, a fearless warrior of the army of the Spanish king walks with a sword in his hand, and in his spare time battles time, duelist, adventurer, noble robber and assassin, a man of honor, Diego Alatriste, who is called captain for his incredible bravery. In the novels that continue the cycle, he still walks on the edge of the blade and finds himself in dangerous situations, from which an ordinary person is unlikely will he come out alive - he gets in the way of a villain who has planned the crime of the century, almost becomes a victim of love for a great actress, plows the expanses of the Mediterranean Sea, fighting Turks and pirates, and in Venice must complete a difficult mission in his usual role of a hired killer. Author famous intellectual detectives “The Flemish Board”, “The Dumas Club”, “Drum Skin” in the cycle about Captain Alatriste boldly plays the game on the field where such famous masters of adventure-historical novels as Alexandre Dumas, Raphael Sabatini, Emilio Salgari left a bright mark , and is not at all inferior to them.