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The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet
« Thread Started on Jul 21, 2009, 8:27am »		[Quote]
I just got my usual monthly Barnes & Noble email and see that The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet, the latest translation in the Captain Alatriste series is coming out.

Now I have one more thing to look forward to in the next month.

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« Reply #1 on Oct 29, 2009, 8:01am »		[Quote]
Now that my lovely wife has found a copy for me, I can finally dive into the next Captain Alatriste novel!

We are very happy.
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« Reply #2 on Oct 30, 2009, 1:29pm »		[Quote]
This is of interest why?
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Re: The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet
« Reply #3 on Nov 3, 2009, 8:44am »		[Quote]
Sorry, but I saw the movie, and the Alatriste story is very rushed, episodic and sometimes incoherent.

If you want to see a story with truly exciting swordplay and adventure from days of olde. . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRzkO_IoW14

You just can't beat the classics.
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« Reply #4 on Nov 3, 2009, 7:01pm »		[Quote]
Oh, no no no no no!

Embed that big dog before the Disney Secret Police yank it off YouTube!

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Before Schlager challenges me to a duel. . . the Alatriste books actually are very good. It was just the movie that played like a poorly done Cliffs Notes version.

I'm still waiting for a director's cut.
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« Reply #6 on Nov 5, 2009, 6:35pm »		[Quote]
I haven't read this one yet, but I have the Alatriste novels to be very good. Then, too, I like Perez-Riverte's other novels as well.
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