Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley
Lord Dunsany
Read by Ed Humpal
A coming of age story blended with a swashbuckling road trip through an 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, often humorous, en route to his goal. Lord Dunsany, well known as an influence on J.R.R. Tolkein, H.P. Lovecraft, Ursula Le Guin, Neil Gaiman, and others, creates a world in which anything is possible, and all outcomes serve poetry and wonder first. (Wikipedia and Ed Humpal) (7 hr 35 min)
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the bad outweighs the good
The Communistic national Socialist Gay Homophobe
A naive listener may at first luv this excellently narrated whimsical tale of strangeness. However we will quickly realize the author, Lord dunsany is white and therefore the source of all evil in the universe. Next we will realize there is no gay sec in this story. Author is literally a figuratr Aldolf Hitler. Story is also a literal figurativ Mein Kampf. SHAME
Fantastic book. Dunsany best!
Michele Fry
This is a wonderful rendition of a superlative, fast moving fantasy. The story rival’s Don Quixote’s adventures, or surpasses them. And Ed Humpal does such a superior job, I can’t imagine anyone doing a better narrative. He is obviously entranced and connected with the story and characters.
Rauko
maravillosa historia, fluida y super entretenida, Fabuloso narrador, claro, buen ritmo y enfático.
The windmills are more existential
A LibriVox Listener
Great reader and elegant, dreamy descriptions.