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 free time from battles, a duelist, adventurer, noble robber and assassin, a man of honor, Diego Alatriste, who is called for his incredible bravery captain. 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 to emerge alive - he stands in the way of a villain who has planned the crime of the century, almost becomes a victim of love for a great actress, roams the expanses of the Mediterranean Sea, fighting the Turks and pirates, and in Venice must complete a difficult mission in his usual role as a hired killer. Author of the famous intellectual detective stories “The Flemish Board”, “The Dumas Club”, “Drum Skin” in the series about Captain Alatrist boldly plays the game on a field where such famous masters of adventure-historical novels as Alexandre Dumas, Raphael Sabatini, Emilio Salgari left a bright mark, and is in no way inferior to them.