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Tarzan and the Golden Lion

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"Tarzan and the Golden Lion" was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs in 1923 and is the 9th novel in the Tarzan series. Tarzan is drugged and delivered to the priest of Opar, the lost colony of Atlantis the Ape Man had visited in "Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar." Once again he is rescued by La, the High Priestess of the Flaming God, who is consumed by her hopeless love for Tarzan. But when her people discovered she has betrayed them, Tarzan has to flee with La into the legendary Valley of Diamonds, where savage gorillas rule the jungle. The good news is that Tarzan and La are being followed by Jad-bal-ja, his faithful golden Lion. The bad news is that they are also being followed by Estaban Miranda, who happens to look exactly like Tarzan, but who is not a very nice fellow. Burroughs always thought that La was a better mate for Tarzan than Jane, which explains why he tried to kill off Tarzan's wife at one point in the series. Certainly Jad-bal-ja makes a better companion for the Lord of the Jungle than Cheetah. "Tarzan and the Golden Line" is an above average novel in the series, although the plot is somewhat repetitive of Tarzan's original adventure in Opar in the 5th novel.