Zorro -- the legendary masked hero of Old California -- returns in the first of a new series of Zorro adventures. Posing as a foppish Spanish nobleman by day, Don Diego transforms at night into Zorro, protector of the innocent and scourge of the wicked!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
leaves you hanging,
By the wolverine "x-men fan" (Long Island , NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zorro and the Dragon Riders (Paperback)
This is a fun Zorro read, although it seems to be a sequal to Zorro and the Jaguar Warriors which I should have read first. Zorro is up to his swashbuckling skills and wit and the introduction of Japanese villains is interesting, if a bit far fetched for the time, but it was frustrating that the main villain issue is not really resolved, leaving hope for a sequel which i dont think will be written as this one came out in 1999 and the jaguar book in 98.
a fun read for any zorro fan if only to spend a little time with our hero.
2.0 out of 5 stars
If you can overlook obvious problems with story...,
By Missapple "Linda Cameron" (Tri-Cities, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zorro and the Dragon Riders (Paperback)
This is the 2nd of a series. The first is Zorro and the Jaguar Warriors, then Zorro and the Dragon Riders and then Zorro and the Witch's Curse. I don't know how it came about, but each book is written by a different author. I read the other two books before this one, so it wasn't in order. I enjoyed the other two books more than I thought I would. I am a big fan of Johnston McCulley who created Zorro and has written over 60 novels and stories about Zorro. These books follow the Disney depiction of Zorro with maybe a little bit of Allende's Zorro thrown in. Every writer has their own idea of who Zorro is apparently.
My problem with this book is that it doesn't seem believable right from the start. An older man, a stranger appears in front of Sgt. Garcia and his troops who are drinking and having a good time. One of the troops is the nephew of Commandante Monastario and is bragging how he could easily have bested Zorro if given a chance. Zorro hadn't been seen for a while and people were thinking he had died from his wounds (from the first book). This stranger appears to be a Russian and the nephew of the commandante demands that the bartender give him a bottle of Vodka when the stranger asks for water. The bartender produces the vodka which the soldier starts pouring down the stranger's throat. Well, my problem with that is I don't believe a bartender in that time period would have vodka on hand. If you follow the Disney's Zorro, then the bar there had only wine and brandy to drink. If the bar did stock vodka, I doubt the bartender would just give it to the soldier and bill the army for it. That didn't make any sense to me. Zorro appears right after all this happens and chastises the soldiers for not treating a guest in a proper manner then proceeds to have a sword fight with the nephew of Monastario while the others watch. That didn't make much sense to me either. Why did Zorro have to put his life at risk to help this stranger get a drink of water when Don Diego could have gone into the bar and done it easier? Another thing that bugged me was that the troops were not paying any attention to Sgt. Garcia who is their commanding officer as he told them to stop harassing this stranger. That is not the way soldiers act unless they want to be put in jail or shot for insubordination. If you don't mind a story that doesn't seem to have any factual background in it, then you might enjoy reading this one. I prefer a book to have more historical accuracy.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Action & Adventure in Old Los Angeles,
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This review is from: Zorro and the Dragon Riders (Paperback)
Zorro & the Dragon Riders is a good read. In the beginning it almost felt like an episode of the Disney Guy Williams TV show but then it got better with the introduction of the Japanese samurai. I liked the themes of honor and commitment throughout the book. Zorro has his code of honor where he does not kill and wants to save the people from harm while the Dragon Riders have their own code that is tarnished under the service of the Aztec villian. I don't know if this book was a continuation of another novel but it felt that way because Zorro was out of action in a small section of the story. It was a good story with elements of action and humor.
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