Lord Dunsany was an Irish dramatist and storyteller. His fantasy worlds combined imagination with ingenuity to create stories full of wonder. His more than 50 works were full of fairies and gods. His kingdoms could often be macabre. Don Rodriguez chronicles of Shadow Valley is a fantasy novel set in the mythical golden age in Spain. The main character does not get his inheritance on the grounds that his skill with the sword and the mandolin should be all that he needs to get his own estate and a bride. Rodriguez sets out and soon has his own servant, Morano. Throughout their journeys the two have many adventures trying to reach Rodriguez"s goal.