Captain Alatriste (Adventures of Captain Alatriste, #1)

This is the first book I've read by Arturo Perez Reverte. He is a new favorite. The story is well paced, intriguing and exciting. The author crafted an engaging story and introduced of cast of characters that I am eager to follow on their next adventure.

I liked the characters and it's well written, but it's just so obviously the set up for future books that I didn't enjoy it as much as earlier Reverte work. I think I would rather they had combined this with the next book, so there weren't as many allusions to future events with no payoff.