Captain Alatriste books in order
Captain Alatriste is a series of 8 books by Arturo Pérez-Reverte: 1,805 pages in the 6 with a known length, about 33 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 8
- books
- 1,805
- pages in 6 of them
- 33 hours
- to read those 6
- 67 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Captain Alatriste 4.4 h 2 
Purity of Blood 4.7 h 3 
The Sun over Breda 4.7 h 4 
The King's Gold 6.5 h 
Pirates of the Levant 6.4 h 7 
The Bridge of the Assassins 6.5 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
The Captain Alatriste 1996 4.4 h
Wounded seventeenth-century Spanish soldier Alatriste works as a swordsman-for-hire in Madrid, but when his latest job takes an unexpectedly deadly turn, he realizes he is in the…
- 2
Purity of Blood 1997 4.7 h
A punto de incorporarse a su antiguo tercio en Flandes, Diego Alatriste se ve envuelto por mediación de su amigo don Francisco de Quevedo en otra peligrosa aventura.
- 3
The Sun over Breda 1998 4.7 h
Tercera entrega de Las aventuras del capitán Alatriste, El sol de Breda escenifica las batallas y el asedio de la ciudad de Breda en 1625 por los Tercios españoles en Flandes.
- 4
The King's Gold 2000 6.5 h
- 5
The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet 2003 length not known
- 6
Pirates of the Levant 2006 6.4 h
El protagonista de la novela es Diego Alatriste, un capitán español de los tercios de Flandes.
- 7
The Bridge of the Assassins 2011 6.5 h
Roman d'aventures
- 8
Mission in Paris 2025 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, The Captain Alatriste | about 29 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, Purity of Blood | about 24 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, The Sun over Breda | about 19 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, The King's Gold | about 13 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet | about 13 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
| After book 6, Pirates of the Levant | about 6 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 33 hours 6 minutes
6 of 8 books, 1,805 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
67 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.