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Purity of Blood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- MPN
- 10-36994
- Brand
- Plume
- Style
- ABIS_BOOK
- Color
- Multicolor
- ISBN
- 9780452287983
- Book Title
- Purity of Blood
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Thrillers / Historical, Literary, Political, Historical
- Item Weight
- 8.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0452287987
ISBN-13
9780452287983
eBay Product ID (ePID)
56921479
Product Key Features
Book Title
Purity of Blood
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Thrillers / Historical, Literary, Political, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
High-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas. (Los Angeles Times Book Review), High-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas. ("Los Angeles Times Book Review"), Praise for Purity of Blood "It's great fun in the tradition of historical swashbucklers such as The Three Musketeers or The Scarlet Pimpernel ."-- The Boston Globe "Grabs the reader from the get-go with its moddy evocation of a lost time."-- USA Today "In between the flash and the clanging of swordplay, Alatriste navigates the perilous dungeons of Inquisition-era Madrid. Absolutely riveting from beginning to end."--* Entertainment Weekly "A feast of dark historical detail and believable danger in which celebrated figures, such as poet Francisco de Quevedo and painter Velázques, are mixed in for authentic flavor."-- The Denver Post " Purity of Blood hits the high note of Captain Alatriste and sustains the series' uncommon verve."-- The New York Times, Praise for Purity of Blood "It's great fun in the tradition of historical swashbucklers such as The Three Musketeers or The Scarlet Pimpernel ."-- The Boston Globe "Grabs the reader from the get-go with its moddy evocation of a lost time."-- USA Today "In between the flash and the clanging of swordplay, Alatriste navigates the perilous dungeons of Inquisition-era Madrid. Absolutely riveting from beginning to end."--* Entertainment Weekly "A feast of dark historical detail and believable danger in which celebrated figures, such as poet Francisco de Quevedo and painter Velzques, are mixed in for authentic flavor."-- The Denver Post " Purity of Blood hits the high note of Captain Alatriste and sustains the series' uncommon verve."-- The New York Times, Flamboyantly entertaining. ( The New York Times ) Thrilling. ( Entertainment Weekly ) High-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas. ( Los Angeles Times Book Review ), Praise for the Captain Alatriste series "Flamboyantly entertaining."-- The New York Times "Thrilling."-- Entertainment Weekly "High-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas."-- Los Angeles Times Book Review, High-level intrigue and double-dealing in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas. ( Los Angeles Times Book Review )
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
863/.64
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
The second swashbuckling adventure in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series Captain Alatriste, Madrids most charismatic swashbuckler, returns in Prez-Revertes acclaimed international bestseller. The fearless Alatriste is hired to infiltrate a convent and rescue a young girl forced to serve as a powerful priests concubine. The girls father is barred from legal recourse as the priest threatens to reveal that the mans family is not of pure blood and is, in fact, of Jewish descentwhich will all but destroy the family name. As Alatriste struggles to save the young hostage from being burned at the stake, he soon finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that leads all the way to the heart of the Spanish Inquisition. A literary thriller that delivers adventure and rich historical detail, "Purity of Blood" captivates to the final page., A desperate father hires Alatriste to rescue his daughter from a convent where a powerful priest is said to be using the girl as his personal concubine. Soon Alatriste discovers that he has become part of a religious and political conspiracy that leads all the way to the highest levels of the Inquisition., Gear up for swashbuckling adventure in the second "riveting"* historical thriller in the internationally acclaimed Captain Alatriste series. The fearless Alatriste is hired to infiltrate a convent and rescue a young girl forced to serve as a powerful priest's concubine. The girl's father is barred from legal recourse as the priest threatens to reveal that the man's family is "not of pure blood" and is, in fact, of Jewish descent--which will all but destroy the family name. As Alatriste struggles to save the young hostage from being burned at the stake, he soon finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a conspiracy that leads all the way to the heart of the Spanish Inquisition.
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