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Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
Russian exile Nikolas Rokoff has stolen an ancient crystal amulet--the key to terrifying power. It can be used to conquer the very depths of time and space, but if Rokoff releases its supernatural forces, the gem will rip apart the fabric of reality. He will throw open the gates to Pellucidar--the prehistoric land at the Earth's core. In doing so, he will unleash the grotesque, reptilian armies of the Mahars.
Only Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, can hope to stop the flood of creatures whose one goal is bloodthirsty conquest. But even Tarzan may fall prey to the talons of Mora, the ruthless and seductive Queen of the Mahars.
STARRING THE LEGENDARY HERO CREATED BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
Only Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, can hope to stop the flood of creatures whose one goal is bloodthirsty conquest. But even Tarzan may fall prey to the talons of Mora, the ruthless and seductive Queen of the Mahars.
STARRING THE LEGENDARY HERO CREATED BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
279 pages, Paperback
First published October 8, 1996
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About the author
R.A. Salvatore
606 books11.4k followersAs one of the fantasy genre’s most successful authors, R.A. Salvatore enjoys an ever-expanding and tremendously loyal following. His books regularly appear on The New York Times best-seller lists and have sold more than 10,000,000 copies. Salvatore’s original hardcover, The Two Swords, Book III of The Hunter’s Blade Trilogy (October 2004) debuted at # 1 on The Wall Street Journal best-seller list and at # 4 on The New York Times best-seller list. His books have been translated into numerous foreign languages including German, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Portuguese, Czech, and French.
Salvatore’s first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet.
His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computerscience to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990.
The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer’s letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books.
Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including “Adventure fantasy” and “Why young adults read fantasy.” Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar.
When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.
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Salvatore’s first published novel, The Crystal Shard from TSR in 1988, became the first volume of the acclaimed Icewind Dale Trilogy and introduced an enormously popular character, the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden. Since that time, Salvatore has published numerous novels for each of his signature multi-volume series including The Dark Elf Trilogy, Paths of Darkness, The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, and The Cleric Quintet.
His love affair with fantasy, and with literature in general, began during his sophomore year of college when he was given a copy of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings as a Christmas gift. He promptly changed his major from computerscience to journalism. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from Fitchburg State College in 1981, then returned for the degree he always cherished, the Bachelor of Arts in English. He began writing seriously in 1982, penning the manuscript that would become Echoes of the Fourth Magic. Salvatore held many jobs during those first years as a writer, finally settling in (much to our delight) to write full time in 1990.
The R.A. Salvatore Collection has been established at his alma mater, Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, containing the writer’s letters, manuscripts, and other professional papers. He is in good company, as The Salvatore Collection is situated alongside The Robert Cormier Library, which celebrates the writing career of the co-alum and esteemed author of young adult books.
Salvatore is an active member of his community and is on the board of trustees at the local library in Leominster, Massachusetts. He has participated in several American Library Association regional conferences, giving talks on themes including “Adventure fantasy” and “Why young adults read fantasy.” Salvatore himself enjoys a broad range of literary writers including James Joyce, Mark Twain, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dante, and Sartre. He counts among his favorite genre literary influences Ian Fleming, Arthur Conan Doyle, Fritz Leiber, and of course, J.R.R. Tolkien.
Born in 1959, Salvatore is a native of Massachusetts and resides there with his wife Diane, and their three children, Bryan, Geno, and Caitlin. The family pets include three Japanese Chins, Oliver, Artemis and Ivan, and four cats including Guenhwyvar.
When he isn't writing, Salvatore chases after his three Japanese Chins, takes long walks, hits the gym, and coaches/plays on a fun-league softball team that includes most of his family. His gaming group still meets on Sundays to play.
http://us.macmillan.com/author/rasalv...
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March 31, 2022
Definitely not the Tarzan of Edgar Rice Burroughs books.
April 14, 2024
I think Salvatore can write anything he puts his mind to, hopes he writes more of these someday
May 17, 2014
This Tarzan adventure starts out in 1900s France and then switches to a Fantasy in an unknown land about halfway through. I felt like I was reading a kids choose your own adventure book without being able to choose my own adventure!
I know this was adapted from a teleplay, so I don't believe Salvatore had any say in the story; his job was to adapt it, and he did a fine job considering what he had to work with.
We get to see some insight into Tarzan's comprehending of our world - the way we hold our status by our fashion, the way we speak when we don't have to, and how we don't live our lives passionately because we are so entrenched in the safety net of society.
That type of reflection and perhaps some of the fight sequences were the only redeeming aspects of the novel. The storyline was almost cartoon-ish.
Tarzan's sidekick, Joshua, was bothersome with his unending witticism's. I appreciate humor, but this was just downright annoying.
I imagine maybe an 11 year old would enjoy this, or maybe an avid Tarzan fan. Other than that, there is just too much other great stuff out there to bother with this book.
I know this was adapted from a teleplay, so I don't believe Salvatore had any say in the story; his job was to adapt it, and he did a fine job considering what he had to work with.
We get to see some insight into Tarzan's comprehending of our world - the way we hold our status by our fashion, the way we speak when we don't have to, and how we don't live our lives passionately because we are so entrenched in the safety net of society.
That type of reflection and perhaps some of the fight sequences were the only redeeming aspects of the novel. The storyline was almost cartoon-ish.
Tarzan's sidekick, Joshua, was bothersome with his unending witticism's. I appreciate humor, but this was just downright annoying.
I imagine maybe an 11 year old would enjoy this, or maybe an avid Tarzan fan. Other than that, there is just too much other great stuff out there to bother with this book.
July 11, 2014
I won't even bother reading this in the first place if I knew this book was adapted from a T.V show. But must admit it started really well. I really enjoyed the first paragraph where Tarzan dreams about a river, that was class . And even first 100 pages were alright until he goes to this mythical world full of unrealistic monsters. After that it totally looked like a rip off of the crappy Tarzan books Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote in the latter stage of his career (not the earlier ones, first 10 Tarzan novels were really awesome !! ). So I'm very much disappointing in this book. It had lot of potential but Salvatore messed it up
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September 1, 2014
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