Don Rodriguez; Chronicles of Shadow Valley

by Lord Dunsany

"Don Rodriguez; Chronicles of Shadow Valley" by Lord Dunsany is a fantasy novel published in 1922. Set in a mythical golden age of Spain, this coming-of-age tale follows Rodriguez, a young man denied his family inheritance and sent forth to win his own estate and bride through skill with sword and mandolin. Accompanied by his servant Morano, Rodriguez embarks on extraordinary adventures that lead him deeper into the fantastical realm of Shadow Valley, where reality and myth intertwine.