Captain Alatriste

Set during Spain's golden century, Captain Alatriste follows the life of a retired soldier turned swordsman-for-hire in the dangerous streets of Madrid. When he is hired for a job that turns out to be much more than he bargained for, Alatriste becomes entangled in a series of thrilling twists and turns that threaten to shake the courts of Europe. In a city where a thrust of steel settles all matters, Alatriste wields the strongest blade of them all.