The King's Gold
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2009
Summary
The year is 1626 and a battle-weary Captain Alatriste and his companions sail home from the on-going war in Flanders. He returns to a Spain that is rotten to the core, as gold from the Americas floods into the port of Seville, brought by the country’s infamous treasure fleet.
As various factions within the Court vie for supremacy, certain interests are creaming off undeclared profits from the galleons’ cargo, thus depriving the royal treasury of its lifeblood. Indeed some of the booty…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753826218 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753826216 |
| Author: | Arturo Perez-Reverte |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2009 |
| Weight: | 228g |
| Dimensions: | 204mm x 149mm x 19mm |
| Series: | The Adventures of Captain Alatriste |
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‘another swashbuckling thriller set in the turbulent 17th century’
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About The Author
Arturo Perez-Reverte
Arturo Perez Reverte lives near Madrid. Originally a war correspondent, he now writes fiction full-time. His novels include THE FLANDERS PANEL, THE CLUB DUMAS, THE FENCING MASTER, THE SEVILLE COMMUNION, THE NAUTICAL CHART, THE QUEEN OF THE SOUTH and the bestselling Captain Alatriste series. In 2003 he was elected to the Spanish Royal Academy.
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