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Wild Adventures of Tarzan
King Kong vs. Tarzan
BEAST-GOD VERSUS APE-MAN The year was 1933. Filmmaker Carl Denham had captured the stupendous monster he had dubbed “King” Kong. But that was only the beginning. Denham was determined to get the dethroned ruler of Skull Mountain Island back to America, and cash in on the greatest wild animal capture in human history. The saga of how Kong was taken in chains from his Indian Ocean kingdom to New York City has never been told. In order for the cargo freighter Wanderer to make the long transit to the Atlantic, she is forced to circumnavigate Africa––jungle home of the legendary Tarzan of the Apes! Here is the long-anticipated clash between the Monarch of Skull Island and Lord of the Jungle. When the largest anthropoid who ever lived encounters the savage superman raised by the great apes, will they make peace––or war?
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First published November 25, 2016
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Will Murray
685 books74 followersWill Murray is an American novelist, journalist, and short-story and comic-book writer. Much of his fiction has been published under pseudonyms. Will is the author of over 50 novels in popular series ranging from “The Destroyer” to “Mars Attacks”. Collaborating posthumously with the legendary Lester Dent, he has written to date nine Doc Savage novels, with “Desert Demons” and “Horror in Gold” now available. For National Public Radio, Murray adapted “The Thousand-Headed Man” for “The Adventures of Doc Savage” in 1985, and recently edited “Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent” for Moonstone Books. He is versed in all things pulp.
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December 23, 2017
King Kong goes to Africa, and starts wreaking havoc until he catches the attention of Tarzan.
All the parts featuring Tarzan were very well done. The parts featuring Carl Denham and the rest were actually pretty dull. Unfortunately, the latter takes up the majority of the book.
All the parts featuring Tarzan were very well done. The parts featuring Carl Denham and the rest were actually pretty dull. Unfortunately, the latter takes up the majority of the book.
June 18, 2022
I always love to dive into a Will Murray novel. He seems to love all the pulp characters that I also love, and he is somehow able to channel the authors’ voices as he writes new adventures.
This story takes place between the capture of King Kong on Skull Island and his eventual arrival in New York City. The logistics of that transport are always glossed over in all the movies, but here we see just how much of a struggle it can be to keep such a behemoth alive and unhurt throughout that voyage. What we now know, though, thanks to this story, is that the ship stopped off for supplies near Tarzan’s home in Africa and Kong had a side adventure with the Lord of the Jungle.
I really enjoyed the overall story and as much as I like Kong, I felt the first section was a little too long. Tarzan isn’t even mentioned until after the first 100 pages and doesn’t make an appearance until after the 250-page mark. It's all Kong up to that point, which is why, I suppose, he gets top billing in the title. The details of the ship's journey with Kong on board is filled with so many feeding-time-at-the-zoo sorts of scenes that I started to worry they’d never make it to Africa.
But that criticism aside, I loved the story, especially how Tarzan first reacted to such a creature invading his protected lands. Their battles are truly of epic proportion. The resolution and how Tarzan ultimately deals with the threat and humanely treats Kong is excellent storytelling. Murray really captures ERB’s style here and also manages to drop in a few Easter eggs from prior Tarzan adventure novels.
A worthwhile read for Kong lovers or Tarzan enthusiasts alike.
This story takes place between the capture of King Kong on Skull Island and his eventual arrival in New York City. The logistics of that transport are always glossed over in all the movies, but here we see just how much of a struggle it can be to keep such a behemoth alive and unhurt throughout that voyage. What we now know, though, thanks to this story, is that the ship stopped off for supplies near Tarzan’s home in Africa and Kong had a side adventure with the Lord of the Jungle.
I really enjoyed the overall story and as much as I like Kong, I felt the first section was a little too long. Tarzan isn’t even mentioned until after the first 100 pages and doesn’t make an appearance until after the 250-page mark. It's all Kong up to that point, which is why, I suppose, he gets top billing in the title. The details of the ship's journey with Kong on board is filled with so many feeding-time-at-the-zoo sorts of scenes that I started to worry they’d never make it to Africa.
But that criticism aside, I loved the story, especially how Tarzan first reacted to such a creature invading his protected lands. Their battles are truly of epic proportion. The resolution and how Tarzan ultimately deals with the threat and humanely treats Kong is excellent storytelling. Murray really captures ERB’s style here and also manages to drop in a few Easter eggs from prior Tarzan adventure novels.
A worthwhile read for Kong lovers or Tarzan enthusiasts alike.
February 11, 2017
Perhaps the title should read: The Story of King Kong—also starring Tarzan
The story of the Beast-God Kong begins on a remote Indian Ocean island—Skull Island. There Kong is a giant ape the last of his kind and ruler of all he can see. The humans on Skull Island have built a great wall to keep Kong away from their village. There is a gate in the wall used to make offerings of a young woman to the beast-god.
When the crew of the good ship Wanderer follow the mad plans of Carl Denham to this unknown paradise, Ann Darrow becomes Kong’s plaything. First Mate Jack Driscoll leads the party to reclaim Ann from her horrible fate. As Kong pursues Ann, Denam makes his move.
He has brought gas bombs and mercy bullets filled with knockout drugs. He becomes fixated on bringing Kong back to America as “The Eighth Wonder of the World.” Denham follows only one law—his own.
Unable to return through the Suez Canal without a lot of questions, their only choice is to circle the Cape of Good Hope and sail the Atlantic back to New York. But Kong needs a lot of provisions, and he has stirred several times. As the ship nears the coast of African, Kong escapes to the jungle.
But this isn’t Skull Island, it is Africa. Here Tarzan is the Lord of the Jungle—and Kong is an intruder! Overall, the book is the adventures of Kong, so Tarzan is relegated to a minor supporting role. Both Carl Denham and Jack Driscoll have more screen time than Tarzan. For once in my reading of Will’s books, I had to put the book down at times. That may be due to the fact that I have a collection of books on Kong, and the story cannot help but follow a familiar path. Adding the invasion of Tarzan’s home was brilliant, but I was hoping for more Tarzan than I got.
I give the book three stars. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Quoth the Raven…
The story of the Beast-God Kong begins on a remote Indian Ocean island—Skull Island. There Kong is a giant ape the last of his kind and ruler of all he can see. The humans on Skull Island have built a great wall to keep Kong away from their village. There is a gate in the wall used to make offerings of a young woman to the beast-god.
When the crew of the good ship Wanderer follow the mad plans of Carl Denham to this unknown paradise, Ann Darrow becomes Kong’s plaything. First Mate Jack Driscoll leads the party to reclaim Ann from her horrible fate. As Kong pursues Ann, Denam makes his move.
He has brought gas bombs and mercy bullets filled with knockout drugs. He becomes fixated on bringing Kong back to America as “The Eighth Wonder of the World.” Denham follows only one law—his own.
Unable to return through the Suez Canal without a lot of questions, their only choice is to circle the Cape of Good Hope and sail the Atlantic back to New York. But Kong needs a lot of provisions, and he has stirred several times. As the ship nears the coast of African, Kong escapes to the jungle.
But this isn’t Skull Island, it is Africa. Here Tarzan is the Lord of the Jungle—and Kong is an intruder! Overall, the book is the adventures of Kong, so Tarzan is relegated to a minor supporting role. Both Carl Denham and Jack Driscoll have more screen time than Tarzan. For once in my reading of Will’s books, I had to put the book down at times. That may be due to the fact that I have a collection of books on Kong, and the story cannot help but follow a familiar path. Adding the invasion of Tarzan’s home was brilliant, but I was hoping for more Tarzan than I got.
I give the book three stars. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Quoth the Raven…
September 7, 2018
This is a tough review to write. I'm so conflicted. I enjoyed this book, a lot.
But it drove me crazy in many ways. (This book happens in between the capture of Kong on Skull Island, and his fateful arrival in New York.)
As others have said in their reviews, Tarzan isn’t even mentioned until over 100 pages in. And he does not show up in the story until page 262.
The books goes into GREAT DETAIL about just how Kong was transported from the island, onto the ship. GREAT DETAIL. Page after page it seems. And much detail is given to how they tried to feed him, and also keep him sedated as well. MUCH DETAIL….
But the book is well written, and the love for the characters is well evident.
If you are more a Tarzan fan, as opposed to a King Kong fan, you may be a tad disappointed.
The Tarzan scenes are great-they did a wonderful job bringing him to life. He’s just not in the story that much. But when he is, he stands out! (Jane makes one token appearance)
The two DO square off a couple of times……
While I did enjoy the book, I’m not sure I’d recommend it.
But it drove me crazy in many ways. (This book happens in between the capture of Kong on Skull Island, and his fateful arrival in New York.)
As others have said in their reviews, Tarzan isn’t even mentioned until over 100 pages in. And he does not show up in the story until page 262.
The books goes into GREAT DETAIL about just how Kong was transported from the island, onto the ship. GREAT DETAIL. Page after page it seems. And much detail is given to how they tried to feed him, and also keep him sedated as well. MUCH DETAIL….
But the book is well written, and the love for the characters is well evident.
If you are more a Tarzan fan, as opposed to a King Kong fan, you may be a tad disappointed.
The Tarzan scenes are great-they did a wonderful job bringing him to life. He’s just not in the story that much. But when he is, he stands out! (Jane makes one token appearance)
The two DO square off a couple of times……
While I did enjoy the book, I’m not sure I’d recommend it.
November 17, 2017
This book was a lot of fun! I was a big fan of the original King Kong movie and also the Tarzan movies (and books). Will Murray now brings these two jungle monarchs face to face. And what I really liked about the story was how the author brings them together. The filmmaker Carl Denham has captured the gigantic ape Kong and is carrying him in chains in the cargo freighter to New York. We know all that from the movie. But what we didn't know is that, off the coast of Africa, Kong escapes and makes it to shore. As Kong endangers the animals of the African jungle, Tarzan realizes he has to somehow stop the mighty invader of his jungle. What happens makes for some real slambang action. It's no spoiler to say that we know Kong will be recaptured so he can make that date with destiny on top of the Empire State Building-and Tarzan will remain as king of the apes. But you should read this story yourself to find out how that happened.
February 1, 2017
The Lord of the Jungle has bested some mighty tough critters over the course of his long career. The King of Skull Island, meanwhile, has kicked a whole lot of dinosaur butt, in addition to whupping (at least in the American film version) a big booger called Godzilla. So when these titans finally clash, you know there will be fireworks.
And that’s exactly what we get in Will Murray’s new epic, King Kong vs.Tarzan. And how it all comes about is told so convincingly that this unlikely meeting comes to seem inevitable.
If you’ve seen the movie recently (and I’m talking the 1933 version), you may recall that an hour and twenty-four minutes into the film, after Kong is subdued by a gas bomb on Skull Island, movie producer Carl Denham says, “Why, in a few months it’ll be up in lights on Broadway: Kong! The Eighth Wonder of the World!” – and in the next scene we see the Broadway marquee, proclaiming just that.
The film leaves a slew of questions unanswered. How did they get Kong to ship? How did they restrain him on the voyage? What did the big guy eat? Could they really keep him alive for months without him destroying the ship? How did the principle humans, Captain Englehorn, First Mate Jack Driscoll and would-be starlet Ann Darrow (that’s Fay Wray to you) resist tossing the demanding and conniving Carl Denham into the ocean?
King Kong vs. Tarzan answers all those questions, and many more, including the big ones: How the heck did Kong meet up with Mr. T, what kind of he** broke loose, and who came out on top? I’m not telling you any of that stuff. You’ll want to read it for yourself.
But I’ll reveal this much: There are 455 pages full of great fun and adventure. There’s plenty of grisly action as Kong squeezes natives like grapes, munches on a hippopotamus and scarfs down oodles of crocodiles. There’s all the fury and majesty of Tarzan of the Apes, ably assisted by his trusty companions Nkima the monkey and Jad-bal-ja the Golden Lion, and his reserve corps of great apes and elephants. It all comes down a battle royale that would have been admired by both Edgar Rice Burroughs and King Kong producer Meriam C. Cooper.
One of the more intriguing characters is a very old crone named Penjaga (aka The Storyteller) who is sort of Kong’s nanny and guardian. She was introduced, I believe, in Kong: King of Skull Island, the 2004 illustrated novel conceived by this book’s cover artist, Joe DeVito, and returned in Mr. Murray’s epic Doc Savage adventure Skull Island. Since Penjaga has now made the acquaintance of both Doc and Tarzan, we know they occupy the same Murray universe. Can a meeting between those two titans be far behind?
A new film, Kong: Skull Island (featuring Tim Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson and John Goodman) is slated for release this year, and a remake of King Kong vs. Godzilla is planned, but Hollywood would be much wiser to bring us a screen version of King Kong vs. Tarzan. I’m thinking J.J. Abrams or Joss Whedon. And whichever guy does it, he should be sure to give Will Murray a cameo.
In the meantime, you should rush to your favorite bookseller’s website and buy this book. It’s two icons for the price of one, and a heck of a lot of fun.
And that’s exactly what we get in Will Murray’s new epic, King Kong vs.Tarzan. And how it all comes about is told so convincingly that this unlikely meeting comes to seem inevitable.
If you’ve seen the movie recently (and I’m talking the 1933 version), you may recall that an hour and twenty-four minutes into the film, after Kong is subdued by a gas bomb on Skull Island, movie producer Carl Denham says, “Why, in a few months it’ll be up in lights on Broadway: Kong! The Eighth Wonder of the World!” – and in the next scene we see the Broadway marquee, proclaiming just that.
The film leaves a slew of questions unanswered. How did they get Kong to ship? How did they restrain him on the voyage? What did the big guy eat? Could they really keep him alive for months without him destroying the ship? How did the principle humans, Captain Englehorn, First Mate Jack Driscoll and would-be starlet Ann Darrow (that’s Fay Wray to you) resist tossing the demanding and conniving Carl Denham into the ocean?
King Kong vs. Tarzan answers all those questions, and many more, including the big ones: How the heck did Kong meet up with Mr. T, what kind of he** broke loose, and who came out on top? I’m not telling you any of that stuff. You’ll want to read it for yourself.
But I’ll reveal this much: There are 455 pages full of great fun and adventure. There’s plenty of grisly action as Kong squeezes natives like grapes, munches on a hippopotamus and scarfs down oodles of crocodiles. There’s all the fury and majesty of Tarzan of the Apes, ably assisted by his trusty companions Nkima the monkey and Jad-bal-ja the Golden Lion, and his reserve corps of great apes and elephants. It all comes down a battle royale that would have been admired by both Edgar Rice Burroughs and King Kong producer Meriam C. Cooper.
One of the more intriguing characters is a very old crone named Penjaga (aka The Storyteller) who is sort of Kong’s nanny and guardian. She was introduced, I believe, in Kong: King of Skull Island, the 2004 illustrated novel conceived by this book’s cover artist, Joe DeVito, and returned in Mr. Murray’s epic Doc Savage adventure Skull Island. Since Penjaga has now made the acquaintance of both Doc and Tarzan, we know they occupy the same Murray universe. Can a meeting between those two titans be far behind?
A new film, Kong: Skull Island (featuring Tim Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson and John Goodman) is slated for release this year, and a remake of King Kong vs. Godzilla is planned, but Hollywood would be much wiser to bring us a screen version of King Kong vs. Tarzan. I’m thinking J.J. Abrams or Joss Whedon. And whichever guy does it, he should be sure to give Will Murray a cameo.
In the meantime, you should rush to your favorite bookseller’s website and buy this book. It’s two icons for the price of one, and a heck of a lot of fun.
August 16, 2017
KING KONG VS. TARZAN is a solid work consciously written in the style of pulp fiction from the 1930's. It's a fun conceit to combine Kong and Tarzan in the same story. Murray clearly knows the pulp genre well and the tone and dialogue of the characters in this pastiche are spot on.
Literature in this category succeeds based on plot movement and generally, the pacing is good though it does take over half the book to get Kong and Tarzan together. In fact, much of the initial portion of the book is spent on a lengthy sea voyage; a bit of trimming could have helped here. However, overall this was an entertaining story told by an enthusiastic author.
Wonder if Murray is considering tackling other authors from the pulp era? It would be entertaining to see what he could do with Robert Howard's Conan.
Literature in this category succeeds based on plot movement and generally, the pacing is good though it does take over half the book to get Kong and Tarzan together. In fact, much of the initial portion of the book is spent on a lengthy sea voyage; a bit of trimming could have helped here. However, overall this was an entertaining story told by an enthusiastic author.
Wonder if Murray is considering tackling other authors from the pulp era? It would be entertaining to see what he could do with Robert Howard's Conan.
July 28, 2024
Another one I'm slightly overating, but much like the Doc Savage/King Kong crossover, I read this during a difficult time and loved it. It suffers from the trademark slowness that some of Murray's longer pulp novels have, however I actually got a lot out of it. The first half is the journey from Skull Island with the captured Kong and them keeping him subdued. What Will manages brilliantly is capturing the voices of the original cast of the 1930's King Kong film in the characters. And once Tarzan appears on the scene, well it all turns into a fantastic adventure in the jungle.
It's also not just a straight monster bashing story. Kong gets a very sympathetic character in this and you really feel his confusion at being lost from his homeland
Again, overly long at the start, but once it gets there it's a fine tribute to classic pulp characters
It's also not just a straight monster bashing story. Kong gets a very sympathetic character in this and you really feel his confusion at being lost from his homeland
Again, overly long at the start, but once it gets there it's a fine tribute to classic pulp characters
April 9, 2018
For having a title that gives equal billing to its two jungle lords, it takes a remarkably long time for Tarzan to even be alluded to (page 122), never mind show up (page 262). Prior to this the attention is largely on the logistics of actually getting Kong into the boat and keeping him alive yet docile on the way to his inevitable appointment on Doc Savage's doorstep - not very cinematic, but interesting if you enjoy that sort of thing.
Once Lord Greystoke shows up the pace quickens considerably, though there's not much actual tension due to the aforementioned appointment. The real interest is in seeing how Tarzan (and Africa in general) react to Kong, and vise versa (Spoiler: they don't get on).
Once Lord Greystoke shows up the pace quickens considerably, though there's not much actual tension due to the aforementioned appointment. The real interest is in seeing how Tarzan (and Africa in general) react to Kong, and vise versa (Spoiler: they don't get on).
March 19, 2017
I wanted to really like this book......but that wasn't what happened. I'm hugely disappointed with it.
Let me start out by saying that I came to the book from the Tarzan side of the title.
Tarzan and Kong....sounds like a great idea. The sad thing is that Tarzan doesn't even arrive in the story until page 262....and it's not for maybe another 50 pages that the Lord of the Apes even gets to interact with the characters that brought Kong to Africa.
What does happen is ENDLESS (and multiple) scenes talking about what to feed, how to feed, when to feed the sleeping Kong on the voyage from Skull Island. Additionally, once we arrive at the shores of Eastern Africa and Kong escapes (come on, is that really a spoiler?) we're shown almost countless "expeditions" where the crew runs out into the jungle and then runs back to the ship.
We're also shown how Kong kills a variety of African wildlife.....but when Tarzan goes off to kill a crocodile, we're told that he jumped off the back of an elephant into the river and then returned dragging the croc. WTF???!!!
I've enjoyed several of Mr Murray's books in the past (and will read more in the future) but more and more I'm starting to think that he is in serious need of a strong editor.
Let me start out by saying that I came to the book from the Tarzan side of the title.
Tarzan and Kong....sounds like a great idea. The sad thing is that Tarzan doesn't even arrive in the story until page 262....and it's not for maybe another 50 pages that the Lord of the Apes even gets to interact with the characters that brought Kong to Africa.
What does happen is ENDLESS (and multiple) scenes talking about what to feed, how to feed, when to feed the sleeping Kong on the voyage from Skull Island. Additionally, once we arrive at the shores of Eastern Africa and Kong escapes (come on, is that really a spoiler?) we're shown almost countless "expeditions" where the crew runs out into the jungle and then runs back to the ship.
We're also shown how Kong kills a variety of African wildlife.....but when Tarzan goes off to kill a crocodile, we're told that he jumped off the back of an elephant into the river and then returned dragging the croc. WTF???!!!
I've enjoyed several of Mr Murray's books in the past (and will read more in the future) but more and more I'm starting to think that he is in serious need of a strong editor.
December 30, 2023
Slow start, but picks up afterward
I must admit that I found the beginning of the book a tedious slog, since I was hoping to see Kong get to Africa as soon as possible. It’s not until the 40% mark when that happens. That being said, the story absolutely does pick up after that point, and seeing Edgar Rice Burroughs’s iconic characters intermingle with Merian C. Cooper’s was a delight. So overall I came out mostly satisfied.
I must admit that I found the beginning of the book a tedious slog, since I was hoping to see Kong get to Africa as soon as possible. It’s not until the 40% mark when that happens. That being said, the story absolutely does pick up after that point, and seeing Edgar Rice Burroughs’s iconic characters intermingle with Merian C. Cooper’s was a delight. So overall I came out mostly satisfied.
April 23, 2019
This is more of a Kong novel than a Tarzan novel, which is why it is called “The Wild Adventures of King Kong”. The story takes place in between the final acts of the 1933 film, and it fits beautifully. Will Murray has crafted another wonderful adventure novel and fans of both characters will enjoy the novel.
April 9, 2018
This was much better written than I expected. As a huge Burroughs and Tarzan fan, I was a bit disappointed that the Lord Of the Jungle didn't factor more into the story but I enjoyed the 30's pulp style of writing and felt it moved as a great pace.
January 4, 2023
Well spun, if a little slow to start
Well conceived yarn involving the untold tale of the titular characters. Tarzan enters the book late, but makes it thoroughly better from the instant he does so.
Well conceived yarn involving the untold tale of the titular characters. Tarzan enters the book late, but makes it thoroughly better from the instant he does so.
June 20, 2017
While I found it not as good as his previous novel staring Kong and Doc Savage nor his previous Tarzan novel, I still enjoyed it quite a lot.
March 24, 2022
This book needs a editor, you have chapter after chapter of the same thing over and over again. Only about 100 pages of story when moving forward.
March 2, 2024
Fun read. There is a gap in the original movie between Kong’s capture on Skull Island and his arrival in New York City. This novel fills the gap admirably.
May 24, 2022
Tarzan doesn't even show up until half way through the book. The author did a decent job with Tarzan, but the book itself, was a long , drawn out, slow paced, mess. I made the mistake of buying the paperback, which I sold to a used bookstore not long after reading it.
February 12, 2017
Note: CONTAINS SPOILERS: After bringing Doc Savage and King Kong together, Will Murray works similar magic between Tarzan and Kong. How did Kong get safely transported from Skull Island to the Port of New York? This book tackles that problem, getting the Lord of the Jungle involved in the process. The book opens with the capture of Kong on Skull Island, straight out of the movie. Breathlessly exciting is this opening, but things slow down quite a bit while Kong is kept for a long stretch tranquilized in the ship's hold. Working out the logistics of transporting the huge beast halfway around the world while not letting him starve to death is fairly plausibly depicted, though does not make for the most exciting reading. Nevertheless the book picks up when Kong escapes into the African jungle and Tarzan with the help of a tribe of apes, as well as the Golden Lion, Tantor the elephant, and Nkima the monkey gets to work reigning him in, with the laudable and environmental goal of returning him to his native habitat. Kong comes across as sympathetic, even pitiable here, anticipating the pathos of his eventual death in New York, ultimately a victim of Beauty. As expected Tarzan is triumphant, and the book ends with a resumption of the voyage towards New York. Fortunately we don't have to ride along with Kong, Driscoll, Denham, and Ann Darrow for the remainder of what must have been a dreadful voyage.
Overall a good book, though I withhold one star because I think it could have been tightened up, eliminating some of the chapters in which Kong lies sedated in the hold. Bringing Tarzan and Kong together was a great idea, just as bringing Doc and Kong together was (hard for Doc to ignore Kong, it was his skyscraper that the beast climbed!).
Overall a good book, though I withhold one star because I think it could have been tightened up, eliminating some of the chapters in which Kong lies sedated in the hold. Bringing Tarzan and Kong together was a great idea, just as bringing Doc and Kong together was (hard for Doc to ignore Kong, it was his skyscraper that the beast climbed!).
December 15, 2016
“An Epic Adventure For Modern Times.”
We are familiar with the capture of King Kong on Skull Island, and his eventual death in New York, but in this tale, the author details Kong’s journey from Skull Island, and how he was kept sedated for much of the trip, until problems arose, and the giant monarch of Skull Island escapes onto the African continent. Traveling from Skull Island, Captain Englehorn warns Carl Denham that the passage through the Suez Canal might not be a good idea, and he turns his ship, the Wanderer towards the African coast where they hope to find more food and supplies for the voyage and avoid official scrutiny of their cargo.
They reach the African coast before the storm sinks the ship, but Kong soon awakens and breaks loose. Now he’s afoot in Tarzan’t domain, and the Jungle Lord doesn’t like the damage he is causing. It’s truly a wild adventure, as Tarzan, To-Yat’s ape tribe, and Jack Driscoll and his ships crew all chase after the mighty Kong.
The reader is in for a treat. Will Murray’s writing is smooth and fast paced, and his characters come alive. Kong is magnificent, and Tarzan is at his best in this story. Tarzan’s constant companions, little Nkima, the monkey, Jad-bal-ja, his golden lion, and Tantor the elephants are around for the action. An epic tale for the modern times, and highly recommended.
We are familiar with the capture of King Kong on Skull Island, and his eventual death in New York, but in this tale, the author details Kong’s journey from Skull Island, and how he was kept sedated for much of the trip, until problems arose, and the giant monarch of Skull Island escapes onto the African continent. Traveling from Skull Island, Captain Englehorn warns Carl Denham that the passage through the Suez Canal might not be a good idea, and he turns his ship, the Wanderer towards the African coast where they hope to find more food and supplies for the voyage and avoid official scrutiny of their cargo.
They reach the African coast before the storm sinks the ship, but Kong soon awakens and breaks loose. Now he’s afoot in Tarzan’t domain, and the Jungle Lord doesn’t like the damage he is causing. It’s truly a wild adventure, as Tarzan, To-Yat’s ape tribe, and Jack Driscoll and his ships crew all chase after the mighty Kong.
The reader is in for a treat. Will Murray’s writing is smooth and fast paced, and his characters come alive. Kong is magnificent, and Tarzan is at his best in this story. Tarzan’s constant companions, little Nkima, the monkey, Jad-bal-ja, his golden lion, and Tantor the elephants are around for the action. An epic tale for the modern times, and highly recommended.
February 11, 2017
Exceptional storytelling
The author has taken a moment in the story of King Kong and expanded it into a slam bang novel. While many such cross pollination so of literary characters tend to suffer from neither character coming across quite right, not so here. This is an excellent example of high literature and adventure. A great deal of fun and may I add, highly recommended.
The author has taken a moment in the story of King Kong and expanded it into a slam bang novel. While many such cross pollination so of literary characters tend to suffer from neither character coming across quite right, not so here. This is an excellent example of high literature and adventure. A great deal of fun and may I add, highly recommended.
January 12, 2017
High Adventure!
The 8th Wonder of the World meets Lord Greystoke, and a battle royale it is. Join the crew of the Wanderer as they try to transport the captured King Kong to New York City, only to run headlong into Tarzan of the Apes. Adventure on an epic scale, well worth your reading time!
The 8th Wonder of the World meets Lord Greystoke, and a battle royale it is. Join the crew of the Wanderer as they try to transport the captured King Kong to New York City, only to run headlong into Tarzan of the Apes. Adventure on an epic scale, well worth your reading time!
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