A captivating mix of adventure, romance and comedy, The Son of the Red Corsair is the story of Enrico of Ventimiglia, an Italian gentleman disguised as a corsair who fights his way through the Spanish conquests of Central America in search of the half-sister he has never met, the child of his father's second wife, the daughter of Darien's Grand Cacique. In his adventures he is accompanied by a handful of colorful characters including the ever-faithful Mendoza, the French gentleman-turned-buccaneer Buttafuoco, and the boisterous Don Barrejo, as well as the beautiful Marquise of Montelimar and various bands of the Pirates of the Caribbean. " simple characters and vivid action that have changed the panorama of literature for young readers." -El Poder de La Palabra