Zorro: A Novel

Late in the eighteenth century, in southern California, was born a child of two worlds - Diego de la Vega. His father, an aristocratic Spanish military man turned landowner, and his mother, a Shoshone warrior, instilled in him a diverse heritage. From his maternal grandmother, White Owl, Diego learned the ways of her tribe, while his father taught him the art of fencing and cattle branding. It was during this childhood, filled with mischief and adventure, that Diego witnessed the brutal injustices dealt to Native Americans by European settlers, igniting an inner conflict within him.

At the age of sixteen, Diego was sent to Barcelona for a European education. In a country chafing under the corruption of Napoleonic rule, he followed the example of his celebrated fencing master and joined La Justicia, a secret underground resistance movement devoted to helping the powerless and the poor. Against this tumultuous backdrop, Diego fell in love, saved the persecuted, and confronted for the first time a great rival from the world of privilege.

Between California and Barcelona, the New World and the Old, the persona of Zorro was formed, and a great hero was born, beginning a legend. After many adventures - duels at dawn, fierce battles with pirates at sea, and impossible rescues - Diego de la Vega, a.k.a. Zorro, returned to America to reclaim the hacienda on which he was raised and to seek justice for all who could not fight for it themselves.

The swashbuckling adventure story reveals, for the first time, how Diego de la Vega became the masked man we all know so well. This tale of a child of two worlds, his diverse upbringing, and his transformation into the legendary Zorro, is a captivating narrative that transports readers across the continents and through the eras, showcasing the birth of an iconic hero.

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