Zorro and the Little Devil
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
A new adventure novel starring The Curse of Capistrano -- Zorro -- the famous character created by Johnston McCulley!
In the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. Some military commanders plundered and won riches at the expense of the peace-loving settlers, until one man gave them the spirit to resist tyranny. That man was Zorro!
Under cover of night, a wicked pirate crew landed on the California shores, infiltrating Reina de los Angeles. Their sadistic leader, Diabolito, would resort to murder to claim a fortune. Then, the masked horseman Zorro rode once more — to challenge a swordsman who might be his superior!
In addition to the lead novel, this volume contains "Diego and the Baron," an absolutely true short story by Baron Munchausen!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
David, best known for his Star Trek: The Next Generation novels, is only partially successful in this authorized continuation of the saga of Zorro, the early 19th-century, Batman-like masked vigilante fighting for justice for Californians oppressed by Spanish rule. Zorro is actually Don Diego de la Vega, a nobleman who poses as a "dandy and a poet," a secret known only to a few, including his widowed father, Don Alejandro. When Zorro apprehends a thief named Miguel who's been targeting churches in the town of Capistrano, Miguel reveals that its residents are facing a more serious threat from his former boss, Cuban pirate Diabolito, whose depredations led President James Monroe to form an anti-piracy squadron. Diabolito's intricate scheme, which involves multiple deceptions, predictably places both Zorro and Don Alejandro's lives in peril, before a predictable resolution. Though David has captured the pulp spirit of Johnston McCulley's originals, the emphasis on action scenes at the expense of characterization makes this a novel with rather limited aspirations.
