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The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet

The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet:Arturo Perez-Reverte G.P Putnam’s Sons, 2003 When your action novel hero is a battle-hardened soldier, death alone is not enough of a threat to the character.  The writer’s challenge is to find something more serious, … Continue reading

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Two Bleak and Slender Books: The Painter of Battles

“She was leaving, do you understand?  She was already leaving me.  Suddenly I wanted to know how far . . . I don’t know.  How she was leaving didn’t depend on me.  Maybe geometry had something to say on the … Continue reading

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