Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley

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Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley
Cover of Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley
Author	Lord Dunsany
Cover artist	Bob Pepper
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Ballantine Adult Fantasy series
Genre(s)	Fantasy short stories
Publisher	Ballantine Books
Publication date	1971
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Preceded by	At the Edge of the World
Followed by	Beyond the Fields We Know

Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley is a fantasy novel by Lord Dunsany, issued in the United States under this title and in the United Kingdom as The Chronicles of Rodriguez. The first editions, in hardcover, were published simultaneously in London and New York by G. P. Putnam's Sons in February, 1922. The first paperback edition was published by Ballantine Books as the thirtieth volume of its celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in May, 1971. It was the series' third Dunsany volume. The Ballantine edition includes an introduction by series editor Lin Carter. It and later editions use the American title.

[edit] Plot summary

A coming of age story set in the mythical "golden age" of Spain. The titular character is excluded from the inheritance of the family castle on the grounds that given his expertise with sword and mandolin he should be able to win his own estate and bride. Setting out to achieve his place in the world, Rodriguez quickly acquires a Sancho Panza-like servant, Morano, and goes on to experience a series of adventures enroute to his goal.