| Don Rodriguez, or Chronicles of Shadow Valley Contributor(s): Dunsany, Lord (Author), Carter, Lin (Introduction by), Betancourt, John Gregory (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1592240046 ISBN-13: 9781592240043 Publisher: Borgo Press OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2002 Annotation: Lord Dunsany's first novel conveys its young disinherited protagonist through a fantasized Spain, gifting him with a Sancho Panza companion, good luck with magicians, and a castle. It is a landmark tale for Dunsany, beginning his move from the otherworldly short stories for which his reputation is justly famous to novels. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6.3" W x 9.48" (1.24 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lord Dunsany's first novel, "Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley conveys its young disinherited protagonist through a fantasized Spain, gifting him with a Sancho Panza companion, good luck with magicians, and a castle" The Encyclopedia of Fantasy]. It is a landmark tale for Dunsany, beginning his move from the otherworldly short stories for which his reputation is justly famous to novels, such as the follow-up The King of Elfland's Daughter and The Charwoman's Shadow. L. Sprague de Camp has said: "Dunsany was the second writer (William Morris in the 1880s being the first) fully to exploit the possibilities of . . . adventurous fantasy laid in imaginary lands, with gods, witches, spirits, and magic, like children? |