Captain Alatriste Books in Order
Captain Alatriste by Arturo Perez-Reverte contains 6 books, published between 1996 and 2006. The first book is Captain Alatriste (1996) and the newest is Pirates of the Levant (2006). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1996–2006
- Pages on record
- 1,260 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 21–32 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,260 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
Captain Alatriste is a historical adventure series by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, built around Diego Alatriste, a Spanish soldier and man of fortune in the seventeenth century. Six books run from Captain Alatriste (1996) through Purity of Blood (1997), The Sun Over Breda (1998), The King's Gold (2000) and The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet (2003) to Pirates of the Levant (2006). Subject headings cover swordsmen and the Inquisition.
How many Captain Alatriste books are there?
Captain Alatriste has 6 books, released between 1996 and 2006.
Captain Alatriste Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 Captain Alatriste books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Captain Alatriste1996 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/419962842/4
- 2Purity of Blood1997 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/419972882/4
- 3The Sun Over Breda1998 · confirmed 2/41998–2/4
- 4The King's Gold2000 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420003042/4
- 5The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet2003 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/420033842/4
- 6Pirates of the Levant2006 · confirmed 2/42006–2/4
Is there a chronological order for Captain Alatriste?
No separate chronological order is on record for Captain Alatriste, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Captain Alatriste books in order?
You should read the Captain Alatriste books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Captain Alatriste book also stands alone.
Where to start with Captain Alatriste
Start with Captain Alatriste (1996), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Captain Alatriste book?
Pirates of the Levant (2006) is the newest Captain Alatriste book released so far.
Is there a new Captain Alatriste book coming?
No next Captain Alatriste book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Captain Alatriste at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Captain Alatriste title on record dates from 2006, 20 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Captain Alatriste books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,260 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Captain Alatriste books, 3 of 6, were published in the 2000s.
What the Captain Alatriste books are about
All 6 Captain Alatriste books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 5 of 6 books
- Swordsmen 5 of 6 books
- Diego Alatriste (Fictitious character) 3 of 6 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 6 books
- Ficción 2 of 6 books
More books by Arturo Perez-Reverte
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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