In Arturo Pérez-Reverte's The Sun Over Breda, swashbuckling Zorro wannabe Capt. Diego Alatriste and his wide-eyed teenage aide, Oñigo, join the Spanish Army for the 17th-century siege of Breda.
Grisliest Death
Knifings in the throat and chest.
Lowdown
Pérez-Reverte plods through the Spaniards' battles with all the
excitement of a History Channel special, tossing in standard-issue
whizzing musket balls and uninspired dialogue (''A man knows when the end
has come. That man knew''). C
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