Tarzan: The Epic Adventures [Paperback]

R.A. Salvatore (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 8, 1996

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

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The first time I ever went to Tarzana, California, I walked down Ventura Boulevard, noticing that all of the buildings were really ugly. Then I arrive at my destination: a small house, set back from the street, with a beautiful tree shading the entire front yard. Inside, the air was cool and everything was polished wood, especially the incredible, gigantic desk. That's where he worked. It was awesome.

Edgar Rice Burroughs had a huge California ranch, and the land eventually became a town, named for Burroughs's most famous character. Burroughs created one of the few heroes everyone knows, and at that desk, he took Tarzan to exotic lands, had him face bizarre creatures and endless, exotic challenges. Those adventures spirit the reader away to a timeless time of action and heroism. And sitting in that office, I was a permanent convert. For me, and for countless others, the legend will never cease. And that's as it should be.
                        --Steve Saffel, Senior Editor

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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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 279 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey; 1 edition (October 8, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345408101
• ISBN-13: 978-0345408105
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,296,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying Salvatore, April 15, 2000

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Michael DeLong (Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (Mass Market Paperback)

No one writes a better battle scene than R.A. Salvatore, which is where this adaptation of a screenplay to a short-lived TV series shines. Tarzan moves and fights with all comers with almost preternatural grace. As Salvatore fans have come to love with the Drizzt novels, Tarzan continually engages in a savage ballet at least every thirty pages. Unfortunately, that's about all the free reign Salvatore has in this book. He seemed limited by the fact Tarzan must win with all his helpless, and continually in-the-way, friends completely intact, and this steals a large amount of the suspense. In Salvatore's own worlds, he is free to take the characters where they take him. Here Tarzan and his friends need to get from preordained point A to B knowing that only a finite number of written pages are keeping them from the inevitable ending. If you've read the Drizzt novels, the Corona tales, the Cleric Quintet and Salvatore's various but scattered trilogies, this book is more of the swashbuckling style but without the characterization. If this is your first Salvatore book though, it may hold your attention, but you're missing out.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually my favorite Tarzan novel., December 14, 2003

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George H. Wells (Hauppauge, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (Paperback)

I had just seen the terrific movie Tarzan and the Lost City starring Caspar Van Dien and was dying to read a Tarzan novel. I picked up one by Burroughs at random but it had a slow beginning. So, in the library where I was, I found THIS book. It was just what I needed. well written, fast reading, real Tarzan. Burroughs is great, but sometimes you are not in the mood for his writing style.