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Tarzan #15-16
Tarzan Triumphant/Tarzan and the City of Gold
TARZAN TRIUMPHANT
Mortal danger engulfed Tarzan. A powerful assassin from a wicked regime had teamed up with thieving cutthroats known as shiftas to destroy the ape-man once and for all. He would need every bit of his animal cunning and brute strength to emerge victorious over these murderous fanatics!
TARZAN AND THE CITY OF GOLD
Magnificent in all his primitive savagery, the prisoner Tarzan stood unbowed before the beautiful Nemone, evil queen of the forgotten city of Cathne. Escape seemed futile as the ape-man engaged in a seductive battle of wits with the demonic ruler, who was herself torn between lust and loathing for the bronzed, irresistible hero . . .
Mortal danger engulfed Tarzan. A powerful assassin from a wicked regime had teamed up with thieving cutthroats known as shiftas to destroy the ape-man once and for all. He would need every bit of his animal cunning and brute strength to emerge victorious over these murderous fanatics!
TARZAN AND THE CITY OF GOLD
Magnificent in all his primitive savagery, the prisoner Tarzan stood unbowed before the beautiful Nemone, evil queen of the forgotten city of Cathne. Escape seemed futile as the ape-man engaged in a seductive battle of wits with the demonic ruler, who was herself torn between lust and loathing for the bronzed, irresistible hero . . .
438 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 28, 1997
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
2,682 books2,749 followersEdgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.
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March 13, 2021
These two books complement each other nicely. They follow Tarzan leaving his home/ area to travel up to what was once called Abyssinia and the Rift Valley. The first of these two books is by far the best. The second is just too short.
We see recurring themes in these books, Communists, Slave Traders, Americans and Cities of gold hidden away.
It was nice to see Tarzan actually in Africa. Plus, at least with these stories, they seems actually plausible.
We see recurring themes in these books, Communists, Slave Traders, Americans and Cities of gold hidden away.
It was nice to see Tarzan actually in Africa. Plus, at least with these stories, they seems actually plausible.
February 2, 2013
Escapist trash from my boyhood ... it has paled a bit. First there's the inevitability of it. I don't think it counts as a spoiler to say that Tarzan prevails in epic fashion in both Tarzan No. 15 and No. 16 to fight again in Tarzans Nos. 17 through 25 and then in all the adventures written by the several successors to Edgar Rice Burroughs, not to mention the films by Disney etc., etc.
It's also hard to get past the social hierarchy (upper class white men > upper class white women > "noble savages" > Tarzan's jungle creature friends > run-of-the-mill whites > other jungle beasts > run-of-the-mill blacks).
Beyond that ... well, the action is still fast-paced, the plots pretty apparent and the sex barely hinted at.
It's also hard to get past the social hierarchy (upper class white men > upper class white women > "noble savages" > Tarzan's jungle creature friends > run-of-the-mill whites > other jungle beasts > run-of-the-mill blacks).
Beyond that ... well, the action is still fast-paced, the plots pretty apparent and the sex barely hinted at.
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