The Fencing Master

By: Arturo Perez-Reverte

Narrated by: Michael York

It is 1868, and Spain teeters on the brink of revolution. Don Jaime de Astarola is Spain's greatest fencing master—a man of honor, an anachronism—priding himself on the precision and dignity of his ancient art, and the perfector of the deadly unstoppable sword thrust technique. His friends spend their days in cafes discussing plots at court, but Jaime lives an ordered and celibate life dedicated to one passion: the art of fencing—until the beautiful and mysterious Adela de Otero destabilizes his tranquil existence, and he finds himself embroiled in a plot of seduction, dark politics, secret documents—and murder.

©1999 Arturo Reverte (P)1999 Phoenix Books, Inc.

Character

First time listening: the story was both new and quite comforting. Recital was quite good