Pros: The honour and dignity of fencing is expressed well Cons: The thriller doesn't thrill. Laughably bad ending.
In the nineteenth century, fencing was the domain of the nobility, a gentleman's activity used in dueling to settle matters of honour. Gunpowder had long been the dominant method for killing in war, which left fencing to the rich and the dedicated, a ...
Pros: Fascinating details about the art and philosophy of fencing Cons: Heavy-handed plotting, plodding in second half of novel
I waxed the table where I would read. Buffed the wood until it had a deep gleam, then spread a delicate lace tablecloth over it. I had bought a lavender scented candle, which I placed in a cut glass bowl. I centered a brass vase of fragrant eucalyptus...
Pros: well-wrought intelligent probing finesse engaging Cons: not merely another tour de force (which it is!)
The magic Perez-Reverte did for art and chess, for bibliophily and for ecclesiastical matters, in "The Fencing Master" he does for Nineteenth-Century fencing in the combat of the young and beautiful agent Dona Adela de Otero and the fencing...
Pros: An interesting journey through the occult. Cons: A bit esoteric for some readers.
When someone hangs a well-known bibliophile, Lucas Corso is on the case. Corso is a book detective, hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. Amazingly, the victim leaves behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre...
The unstoppable thrust is the arcane fencing technique known only by Don Jaime--and the deadly maneuver that a beautiful young woman wants him to teac...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
Epinions.com periodically updates pricing and product information from third-party sources, so some information may be slightly out-of-date. You should confirm all information before relying on it.
- Add to My Yahoo!: 
- Add to Google Homepage: 
© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc.