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The Fencing Master
by Arturo Perez-Reverte

Published: 2004-06-07
Paperback : 256 pages
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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 teach her.What begins as a rather bold request leads Don Jaime into the shadowy politics and violence of mid-nineteenth-century Madrid.
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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 teach her.What begins as a rather bold request leads Don Jaime into the shadowy politics and violence of mid-nineteenth-century Madrid.

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by plazabookclub (see profile) 11/18/09
It would be extremely helpful to have a list of fencing terms to refer to, as none are given in an appendix.

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  "The Fencing Master"by Kris C. (see profile) 02/06/12

An interesting story about the 1400's in Spain. I got a little lost in some of the fencing terminology and the events taking place in history at that time but all in all it was an entertaining read.

 
  "The Fencing Master"by Norma R. (see profile) 11/18/09

With the backdrop of political turmoil in Spain during the 1860's, the author paints characters and plot which straddle new and old worlds. Fencing is an art? Fencing is a tool? Fencing is a means to an... (read more)

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