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A Princess of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the first of his famous Barsoom series. It is also Burroughs' first novel, predating his Tarzan stories. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the story is considered a classic example of 20th century pulp fiction.The Gods of Mars is another Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the second of his Barsoom (Mars) series. ... Read more

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Laid an Egg!
ERB explicitly states that Carter's son by Dejah was hatched from a very large egg-shell which she shows him with maternal pride. I say, Gentlemen prefer mammals.That make me a speciesist?

Where SF started, but a careless publisher
Many older SF readers will tell you that the Burroughs "Mars" books are where they fell in love with science fiction.For many of us a lifetime of reading started here.Grand adventure well told, and a root tale of SF -- every writer in the field has, at some point, touched on themes originated here.

But now that these books are entering the public domain, it seems that publishers are getting careless.Not only does the first volume split second and third volume of the opening trilogy, but someone should be really embarrassed that the got the title of the first book wrong.

It's "A Princess of Mars" not "THE Princess of Mars" -- one wonders if the copyediting is any better inside!

A classic series from an age when boys could be boys and marvel at tales of adventure.
The only comparable work is The Lord of the Rings.Harry Potter is a comic strip compared to this genuine and enduring series of Edgar Rice Burroughs.

I read the entire series as a young boy (about 13, 14 or so).I cannot express the wonder of reading this on a warm summer afternoon, and being carried away by tales of sword play and courage.Feminists who have secret dreams of castrating their young boys, head back to therapy and let these kids read about adventure and daring.When I think of kids reading Harry Potter (note the artwork on all the Harry Potter books makes it almost impossible to tell whether Harry is even a boy or a girl), I am truly saddened by the androgenous menu too many misguided women have in mind for little Bobby. And of course, we all know feminism dies at the first dark street corner in NYC, where suddenly a protector is needed (now tell the truth ladies.Oh c'mon!Remember when you were glad Cliff or Biff was along when suddenly everyone got out of the play house and seemed to vanish; and that big old street looked very dark indeed?)

This series will astound readers of any age.There is quite a test of time here that has been passed.These books were written not long after the turn of the century.

I hope all parents will let their boys dream on a long summer afternoon like I did, with my treasured collection of John Carter adventures.It made you want to be brave; it made you want to grow up and be a good man (oops...did I use the word 'man'?).It made you want to be a gentleman.

Basically, it made you want to be like John Carter.

Some fiction inspires in the best way.

My reading skills were high for my age, but I still learned a lot of new words and expanded my vocabulary. These books are so exciting, you may find your youngster actually picking up a dictionary.

These new volumes are very athoratative, in that they keep all the original names and spellings.

Joseph M. Vottis

To good to be real
I first read this series when I was an innocent 13 year old boy and was not wise to reality of life.Now some 40 years later I decided to read them again.Big mistake these books were designed for the young and innocent.This Heroine like all of Borroughes Heroines are the most desirable creatures on any world.Even though thy always spend most of the story in the clutches of the most vile creatures you can imagine.Thy are as safe as a baby in it's mothers arms.In reality thy would be repeatedly Raped and Sodomized through out the story.In these stories when the Hero comes to the rescue he finds his woman unscathed with her maidenhood still intact.In reality he would find a creature so dehumanized that he would no longer want her.I read a story once where the Hero came on a beautifull naked young girl tied to a tree.She told him of all the degrading acts that she had endured and implored him to cut her free.His response was:Boy'this just aint your day is it then he had his way with her too.Now this is more like real life.Read Burroughs when you are young and never revisite it just wont be the same.

Still a good read 20 years later.....
I first discovered John Carter in paperback form in an old discount bookstore when I was 18 years old. I bought it for 1.50 or something like that. Am I glad I did. I could not put the book down. Fortunately the book store had the remaining volumes in the set (Del Rey) and I was able to purchase and read them all.

I am 40 now and happened upon these editions of Burrough's Mars saga so I purchased them all. I have read the first two volumes and the stories are as fun and magical as they were when I first read them. I give this edition only 4 stars because the publisher could have done much better than the same cover illustration on each volume. I give it 5 stars for the stories inside though.

If you have never read these stories before or perhaps read them long ago, I recommend reading them. They are wonderful fun. ... Read more

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by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the final novel in his Moon Series Trilogy. It deals with the final battle between the Moon Men and the Earth Men, far in the distant future. The text is the complete, original pulp magazine text. ... Read more

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Table of Contents:
Tarzan of the Apes
The Return of Tarzan
The Beasts of Tarzan
The Son of Tarzan
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
Tarzan the Untamed
Tarzan the Terrible
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle

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You Gotta Love Tarzan
It had been years since I had read Tarzan - really since early college.When I got my Kindle I thought what a great opportunity - Nine Tarzan novels for a buck!It did not disappoint.Quickly the reader is taken into the jungle where Tarzan lives among the Apes he grew up with.You gotta love Tarzan!He always seems to swing into the center of the gathering and announce that he is Tarzan of the Apes, the greatest warrior of all time, the meanest fighting machine in the jungle.Then there is always one ape that wants to test him and they rumble til the ape yells "kagoda" I surrender.Great material for business meetings!Seriously, I have had so much fun reading the Tarzan adventures again and know you will too!

Tarzan - original adventure in the jungle
Tarzan is a unique character. I love Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels because there's an amazing world to discover. Unlike the movies, with their cliché wild man yells and chimps playing with bananas, the Tarzan novels have an original flavor. I'm still touched by how Tarzan's life begins as an abandoned baby, completely unaware of his parentage. It's fascinating to see a boy raised by a compassionate anthropoid ape, who seems alarmingly real. Burroughs creates a language and personality for the apes that is true to the emotions of a scene, but far from human caricature. The writing feels very real, rather than a cute Dr. Doolittle skit. I was caught up learning how Tarzan survives and become an animal, as well as a man. Both roles put his life in perpetual conflict, since he is not completely at home in either world. I'm always fascinated by the different civilizations and strange threats Tarzan faces in this remarkable series.

Tarzan Remembered
I re-read the series on a whim having read it in my youth over 50 years ago.It was refreshing to compare the writing style of such a famous old series with that of todays authors.Still a great read and a lot of fun if you read it with a youthful mind.

Tarzan
Tarzan Series (23 novels) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Includes Tarzan of the Apes, The Return of Tarzan, The Beasts of Tarzan, The Son of Tarzan, Tarzan the ... & more. Published by MobileReference (mobi)

For those that love the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and specifically Tarzan this is the ebook for you. The publisher has done a fantastic job in compiling ERB's Tarzan novels into one ebook. Anyone would be proud to add this one to their Kindle book collection. Great job MobileReference! ... Read more

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An ERBville Press book. "The Moon Men" is the story of Julian 9th, who lived in the ruins of Chicago in the 22nd century, after the Kalkars from the moon had conquered the Earth. "The Red Hawk" takes place 500 years from now. The Red Hawk (Julian the 20th) is the leader of the proud, desert-bred Yanks. The spear, the sword, and the bow and arrow are the weapons of this time. Thrilling sequels to "The Moon Maid". ... Read more

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two by Burroughs
There are two story in this nice pocket sized paperback. The first story is a sequel to "The Moon Maid" by Burroughs. The second is a shorter story called the Red Hawk. Terrific cover art, fun science fiction for the king of adventure, Burroughs.

The Moon Men/The Red Hawk
While not one of my favorite Burroughs stories, I'm glad to have been able to add it to my collection. It's a bit of a departure from the hero always wins storyline typical of ERB at least until the final story :"The Red Hawk". ... Read more

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From ERBville Press: Nu, the hero of the book, was a mighty hunter. Nat-ul was the belle of the pre-historic tribe, greatly desired by all the young men, but Nat-ul loved only Nu and this is the story of the love of Nu and nat-ul through the ages. Weird, thrilling and mysterious, are the glimpses of pre-historic life. Brave, resourceful, valiant and daring is Nu, the perfect lover. Graceful and beautiful is Nat-ul, the primitive maiden. ... Read more

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I had seen that they were fighting with long-swords, and so I drew mine as I ran in the direction of the unequal struggle. That the red man lived even a few moments against such odds bespoke the excellence of his swordsmanship, and I hoped that he would hold out until I reached him; for then he would have the best sword arm in all Barsoom to aid him and the sword that had tasted the blood of a thousand enemies the length and breadth of a world.

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Book 10 in the Mars series - John Carter
This is book 10 in the Burroughs Mars series. It comes after "The Synthetic Men of Mars". The author created an entire new culture in his Mars books, creating believability in the politics, environment, history, and other features of the planet. John Carter is captured, and discovers an ancient maritime race in suspended animation. They have been frozen in time for thousands of years, and the seas of Mars they used to ply have all dried up. Somewhere, Lanna of Gathol is being held prisoner as well, by the same madman who holds Carter in the city of Horz. Terrific sci-fi adventure tale.

An outstanding episode in the Barsoom series
"Llana of Gathol" is an excellent volume in the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and the last published during ERB's lifetime. The case could be made that this is not merely the last novel (or collection of novellaes as some would have it), but the literary apex of the John Carter of Mars series. Although it is divided into four main sections, and the chapters bear the earmarks of serialization, there is a clear continuity throughout the book, and this work displays the most sophisticated literary approach of any of the Mars books.

But not too sophisticated, and not so sophisticated as to drain the pleasure out of reading, the optimism out of the writing, and the courage and heroism out of the characters.

John Carter, Warlord of Mars, goes off exploring the dead sea beds and ancient cities of Barsoom, only to find that an abandoned city isn't as abandoned as he thought. He runs into the oldest race of Mars, escapes from them to be taken by the Black Pirates of Mars, frees himself from them to find one of his allied cities under seige by an upstart who wishes to conquer all of Mars, and ends up at the mercy of the invisible men of Mars. Along the way, he rescues his granddaughter (Llana of Gathol) from kidnappers, makes snide remarks about her smitten suitor, kills a bunch of bad guys, steals aircraft, and generally acts in his customary heroic fashion.

Generally, John Carter alternates between being the Warlord of Mars, a slave, a fugitive, and a mercenary with gay abandon, crushing his enemies, seeing them driven before him, and listening to the lamentations of their wives and daughters as he embraces them (the wives and daughters, not the enemies). A rollicking good time for all.

This is among the best of early science fiction, and all swords and leather jockstrap fiction.

E. M. Van Court

Llana of gathol
I love this kind of book
becuse the edgar rice burroughs
writes very good
I read them every year
I get so involved the time pass bye
so quick

READ THIS ONE FOR THE FUN OF IT
"Damsel in distress," "he done her wrong," etc.Burroughs' does a wonderful job of poking a bit of fun at himself here, and in doing so, gives us a wonder lesson in this particular genre. This is a fun read.It should not be taken seriously, read it and enjoy it.I read this entire series well over fifty years ago and am still fastinated with them.Highly recommend.

John Carter has a series of tongue-in-cheek adventrues
"Llana of Gathol" is the oddest book in the Edgar Rice Burroughs Martian series for a couple of reasons.First, it is not a novel per se, but a collection of four novellas that ERB wrote for "Amazing Stories" in 1941.Consequently, it has more of the feel of a sequel than most of the Martian books.Second, there is a healthy suspicion that Burroughs was having a bit of fun with the formula he had made so successful in his pulp fiction yarns set on Barsoom.In other words, if you think of these stories as being parodies you are going to enjoy them a lot more than if you try to take them at face value as adventures.Llana is John Carter's granddaughter and the daughter of Gahan of Gathol and Tara of Helium and she is the requisite damsel in distress.

"The Ancient Dead" (originally published as "The City of Mummies")begins with John Carter out for a ride in his flier, saving a white man with yellow hair from a horde of green men, and ending up the prisoner of Ho Ran Kim, the Jeddak of Horz.Pan Dan Chee, the man Carter rescues, becomes his friend and while playing jetan with Carter's personal set, Pan Dee Chee falls in love with the piece fashioned to look like Llana.You have to admit this is a funny idea, and you have to laugh at the twist ERB comes up with for the "hero must fight for princess" bit that is a staple of his adventures once Llana literally pops up in the story.

"The Black Pirates of Barsoom" picks up where the previous story left off, with our trio walking back to Helium, and is basically one of those stories when John Carter and his group are enslaved and his fighting prowess gets him sent to the arena.There is an imaginative machine that helps keep the slaves in line, but overall there is nothing here that we have not seen before in this series.Meanwhile, Llana continues to act like a brat and put Pan Dan Chee through the wringer in clearly tongue-in-cheek fashion.

"Escape on Mars" (originally published as "Yellow Men of Mars") finds the gang in the vicinity of Gathol, which is being attacked by Hin Abtol, the self-proclaimed Jeddak of Jeddaks of the North.This is the story where Llana has to be rescued (come on, you know it was coming) and finds John Carter being rather glib when it comes to the "to be continued" climax.

"Invisible Men of Mars" has Carter trying to deal with Llana's romantic problems and the fact that he needs to have the fleet of Helium teach Hin Abtol a lesson about trying to conquer the world.He also has to deal with Rojas, a girl he picks up on the way and who keeps throwing herself at him in a way that makes La of Opar look like a nun (keep in mind, John Carter is a grandfather at this point).The big climax is standard ERB fare except the author is clearly having too much fun.

As I indicated above, if you take these stories seriously you are clearly missing the point.During this period Burroughs was into the idea of self-parody, and you can find similar satirical stories in both the Tarzan and Pellucidar series.I like the contrast between Carter being in the forefront with the heroic deeds while Llana toys with Pan Dan Chee in the romantic subplot.The results are not great, but certainly enjoyable, as is the wry sense of humor that the Warlord of Mars has suddenly developed (e.g., at the end of the first story he confesses to Pan Dan Chee, "Well, I never did understand women"). ... Read more

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Collected here in this oversized omnibus edition are nine novels of adventure by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Burroughs was the undisputed master of pulp fiction. His characters Tarzan and John Carter are still household names today. Now you can thrill to his other fine novels which include At the Earth's Core, Pellucidar, The Outlaw of Torn, The Efficiency Expert, The Monster Men, The Oakdale Affair, The Land That Time Forgot, The Lost Continent, and The People that Time Forgot. Buckle up and enjoy the ride! ... Read more

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You can't really go wrong with Edgar Rice Burroughs, but some things to know about this book...
Based on the content alone, I would give it five stars in a heart beat. ERB is a master storyteller and the stories are fantastic. However, where this book dissapoints is in the presentation. This book is big, the pages are A4 size and the text is not in columns. This makes reading from one side of the page to the other less pleasant. The nine books inside are listed at the front with no reference to page numbers at all. The only way to locate a specific book is to flip through the pages until you find it. At one point, for 3 pages, the font size is larger. At the top of every page, throughout the entire book, is the title "A Tresury of Edgar Rice Burroughs." The spelling mistake in Treasury, although it has no bearing on the stories, is very annoying and shows just how little care was taken to fine polish the book. Could I buy an A please, Pat? ... Read more

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The shimmering, cloud-covered planet of Venus conceals a wondrous secret: the strikingly beautiful yet deadly world of Amtor. In Amtor, cities of immortal beings flourish in giant trees reaching thousands of feet into the sky; ferocious beasts stalk the wilderness below; rare flashes of sunlight precipitate devastating storms; and the inhabitants believe their world is saucer-shaped with a fiery center and an icy rim. Stranded on Amtor after his spaceship crashes, astronaut Carson Napier is swept into a world where revolution is ripe, the love of a princess carries a dear price, and death can come as easily from the blade of a sword as from the ray of a futuristic gun.
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Carson Napier adventure
Another Carson Napier adventure by Burroughs. Napier is on his way to the Mars, but his ship lands on cloud covered Venus instead. He found trees so large that cities were built upon their branches. Monsters, humans, oceans dotted with islands, it was a wild an uncivilized place. Great science fiction adventure story.
Really nice cover art from Roy Krenkel Jr.

An imagination that never stops
Although not as good as ERB's John Carter, Warlord of Mars series, this book is very imaginative and entertaining. I am amazed at how ERB takes the science of the time and extrapolates onto other planets.

Burroughs at his swashbuckling best
Carson Napier sets out to test his new rocket - and what better test than a quick trip to Mars, just to shake the bugs out? Off he goes, but realizes too late that he forgot something important: the moon! Can hardly blame the guy. He had a lot on his mind, so it was easy to skip a little thing like a planetoid 2000 miles in diameter. So, instead of flying towards Mars, away from the sun, he makes a gravity-slung U turn, towards certain death by solar incineration. Then, by remarkable coincidence, Venus just happens to be in the exact spot along its 400 million mile orbital path to draw his ship in - mighty convenient, that.

That sets the mood for another story cast in the classic Burroughs mold. It features the manly questing, swords and ray guns, bumbling romance (resolved in the end, of course), treachery, lower races conveniently available as domestic help, and repeated rescues of the princess who repeatedly needs rescuing. Oh, and pirates. The real yo-ho-ho and prepare-to-be-boarded kind.

If you want chaste adventure and escapist fantasy, Burroughs delivers. Where else could you hope to find this kind of writing: "As a mistress, death seemed sadly lacking in many essentials. Therefore, I decided not to die." They just don't write like that any more - and it might be a good thing, too.

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Classic Burroughs
Classic Burroughs. "Carson Napier is bound for Mars, but finds himself forced to crash land on the planet Venus instead." Id f you are not already hooked, then you are not a Burroughs fan!

In Defense of Carson Napier
This was the first book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Carson of Venus" series.It was the last major series that ERB created, 20 years after he created "John Carter of Mars".In this book, Carson Napier builds a rocketship and sets out for Mars, but ends up on Venus.He has a series of episodic adventures, and falls in love with a beautiful princess along the way (which happens in just about every ERB book).Fun stuff, if you are a fan of this sort of thing. ... Read more

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A unique entry into the Burroughs canon
This is one of only two historical novels written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the other being The Outlaw of Torn, but despite never being published during ERB's lifetime, is the superior of the two. ERB gives Rome great depth in this, the story of Brittanicus, slave to the made Emperor Caligula. Surprisingly for an ERB novel, many of the characters are well fleshed out while the love story is a bit more deftly handled than usual in a Burroughs novel. The ending is atypical of Burroughs too, something I found both interesting and saddening. This is a fine historical novel that should have a wider audience. Since many of ERB's books are being reprinted now, I hope this too will be republished by some imprint for the enjoyment of the next generation of readers.

Not Tarzan at the CircusMaximus
Good historical fiction from an unexpected source.Burroughs' treatment of Caligula and the emperor's barbarian slave is excellent.I rather expected a Lord Greystoke in Africa adventure and found instead a refreshing take on imperial Rome, told from the point of view of a slave captured early in life and owned thereafter by Caligula.

Tiberius is painted rather favorably when compared to most historical fiction devoted to the period, especially that written after the second deification of Claudius by Robert Graves.

Many aspects of Roman life are given breath in this book, which is well written and enjoyable.

First-rate ERB Adventure
Burroughs' research and plot are both excellent in this adventure set in the Roman Empire during the reign of the mad emperor Caligula. Robert E. Howard fans will enjoy this as much as ERB diehards.

The life of Britannicus Caligulae Servus
This is the fictional autobiography of Britannicus Caligulae Servus, a rare treasure pulled out of the Burroughs vault. Britannicus, the slave of the mad Roman emperor Caligula, goes through many exiting adventures as hegrows more and more weary of his overlords. It is an example one ofBurroughs' only bittersweet endings, but it is a remarkable tradegy by theMaster of Adventure which no ERB reader should miss. It's too bad it'scurrently out of print. ... Read more

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When adventurer Bowen Tyler was taken captive aboard an enemy submarine, he never dreamed that his voyage would end in the land that time forgot. It is a land called Caspak, a land of myth and fable: located somewhere on a mountainous island in the South Pacific, populated with winged, humanlike creatures, dinosaurs, ferocious beasts of prey, Neanderthals, "wild ape-men," and monstrous reptiles who all terrorize one another -- and Bowen Tyler, and the submarine's mixed crew of World War I-era adventurers. Stranded on the beach, theyfight their way across the island, through dinosaurs and Bronze Age warriors, saber-toothed tigers and cunning beast-men. They dine on Plesiosaurus steaks and face incredible dangers, meet and fall in love with a jungle princess -- and unravel the incredible secret of Caspak. . . .Amazon.com Review
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was a prodigiously productivewriter of pulp fictions--literary entertainments, that is, publishedin inexpensive, easily obtained periodicals. His style was simple andinstantly accessible, his stories riveting if often implausible talesof adventure, and of good overcoming evil. Burroughs wasn't much of anartist. But, as Mike Resnick writes in his introduction to thiscommemorative edition of Burroughs's immensely popular trilogy TheLand That Time Forgot, first published in 1924, almost every bookBurroughs wrote remains in print, and countless readers turn to hisMars and Tarzan novels every day.

In Land, Burroughsconcocts a fabulous microworld, located somewhere in the SouthPacific, called Caspak. On this mountainous island live winged,humanlike creatures, dinosaurs, ferocious beasts of prey,Neanderthals, "wild ape-men," and monstrous reptiles; they terrorizeeach other, to say nothing of the mixed crew of World War I-eraadventurers who inadvertently land on a Caspakian beach and fighttheir way across the island, dining on Plesiosaurus steaks and havinga grand old time in the company of a jungle princess. The storystreaks onward like a bullet toward its surprise ending, and it's purefun all the way. --Gregory McNamee ... Read more

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ERB's definitive Lost World tale
In The Land That Time Forgot, Edgar Rice Burroughs provides the definitive Lost World tale. In the lost continent of Caspak, Burroughs provides holdovers from Earth's primal history together with a frightening vision of what may succeed us. By the time ERB wrote this, the world had been exposed to H Rider Haggard, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others who had shown us their visions of a lost world. Here, though, ERB gives us an interesting conceit tying all the denizens of Caspak together in a strange way. Terms like "batu," "cor-sva-jo," "cos-ata-lo," and "cos-ata-lu" are introduced bewilderingly to the reader, who then follows the breadcrumbs along with the heroes to see where they lead. The result is deeply intriguing, giving this tale an unusual twist I've never read in any other lost world tale, not even those of the wonderful A Merritt. Of course there are love stories, travails, and action aplenty as any Burroughs fan can expect also in this brilliant tale. Kudos to Bison Books for bringing us all the tales of Caspak together. This is one of ERB's finest works, and it is simply brilliant.

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Classic adventure fiction
One of the most iconic figures in all of fiction is Tarzan, who was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs over a century ago.Although Tarzan may be his most famous character, Burrough's produced many other tales, including a Mars series and a Venus Series.He also wrote a trilogy of novellas that collectively are known as The Land That Time Forgot which takes the reader to a savage world of dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts.

The Land That Time Forgot fits into a rather specialized genre called Lost World fiction which was especially big in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and featured characters finding lost kingdoms deep in the mountains, under the sea, in the jungle and elsewhere.Other notable works in this field include Hilton's Lost Horizon and Haggard's She.As is often the case in these books, we get the tale secondhand; the author supposed found a lost manuscript and he is just passing on the story.Burroughs starts with this device but later in the trilogy abandons it.

The trilogy opens with the story also called The Land That Time Forgot.During World War I, a shipful of Americans and Englishmen are beset by a German U-boat.Through luck and pluck, they seize the U-boat even as their own ship goes down.The narrator, Bowen Tyler, is able to operate the submarine, but they are unable to find a friendly port since none of the Allied vessels are willing to accept an apparently hostile sub.Wandering through the ocean, they eventually wind up in the South Pacific where they come upon a lost island walled by great mountains.There is access, however, through an underwater tunnel, and soon the characters are in the land of Caspak.

Caspak is a strange land where the usual laws of biology don't apply.Creatures can evolve within their lifetime, particularly humans, who for the most part must work their way us the evolutionary ladder (which, according to Burroughs, has humanity as its peak). There are carnivores everywhere, especially giant reptiles and mammals which are a constant threat to Tyler and the others.

In the second story, The People That Time Forgot, the story shifts to Tom Billings, a friend of Tyler's who goes on a rescue mission for his lost friend.The third novella focuses on John Bradley, a member of the original group who had become separated from his fellows.Each story further develops the land of Caspak and the strange societies within.

While using the trappings of science fiction, this really isn't sci-fi but rather adventure fiction.Burroughs isn't really interested in science in his stories beyond the vague amount necessary to give plausibility.Burroughs also has some rather antiquated views regarding women and other races (of course, he was writing in another era); because of this, it may not be a good read for young kids, even if this views are somewhat toned down in this book.By modern standards, Burroughs probably would not even be considered a good writer:his characters are rather shallow and his narrative is filled with coincidences and ludicrous last-minute rescues.

Despite its flaws (or maybe even because of them), the story works.This is a fun read and a delight from beginning to end.In addition to entertainment value, science fiction fans can enjoy the historical worth of this story as well; Burroughs had an influence on many authors in the science fiction and fantasy fields.Burroughs had no pretensions of writing great literature; instead, he just wanted to tell good stories, and with The Land That Time Forgot, he succeeds.

Enjoy your journey.
This book is comprised of three interrelated 140 page novellas.All three novellas are about the island of Caspak, where dinosaurs, cavemen and other prehistoric beings still exist.Part I stars Bowen Tyler, and tells how he and a group of other people ended up in Caspek.Part II stars Tom Billings, who goes to Caspek to rescue Bowen Tyler after he reads Tyler's manuscript, which was printed as Part I.Part III tells what happened to John Bradley, who went missing in Part I.The three novellas work very well together as one novel.The mysteries of Caspek are introduced in the first part and are finally solved in the last part.Along the way, the three heroes have exciting adventures and find their true loves (it wouldn't be a Burroughs story if the hero didn't meet the girl of his dreams).This is a very enjoyable read, especially if you like old time pulp fiction.

A trilogy that ages well
I first read this trilogy as a kid and although I enjoyed the dinosaur stuff, I didn't quite get the evolutionary subplot.Re-reading it now, I find a lost world story with a difference.The beings who evolve individually over days (rather than the gradual evolution of centuries) are a unique concept in the sf/fantasy genre.Burroughs manages to meld this concept with a sharp adventure story that involves several groups of lead characters to create a fascinating story.A must for those who only know Burroughs by way of Tarzan. ... Read more

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The essential collection of Edgar Rice Burroughs novels, including all the Tarzan books and the Mars stories, with active table of contents:

At the Earth's Core
The Beasts of Tarzan
The Chessmen of Mars
The Efficiency Expert
The Gods of Mars
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
The Land That Time Forgot
The Lost Continent
The Mad King
The Monster Men
The Mucker
The Oakdale Affair
The Outlaw of Torn
Out of Time's Abyss
Pellucidar
The People that Time Forgot
A Princess of Mars
The Return of Tarzan
The Son of Tarzan
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar
Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan the Terrible
Tarzan the Untamed
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
Warlord of Mars
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NOT the complete works
False advertising annoys buyers. This is NOT the complete Edgar Rice Burroughs collection. It could accurately be called "The Essential Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection," but I have all the individual books that I want. I'm waiting for the REAL complete Edgar Rice Burroughs collection. It won't be short, but Kindle can handle it.

As to the quality of the work, you already know whether you like Burroughs. I do, so I like these books. But if you don't like anything you've read or tried to read by Burroughs, don't bother with this.

Dishonest title
I agree that this title ("Complete") is misleading.Burroughs wrote something like SEVENTY books.There were 25 or so books just of Tarzan alone.Boycott this item until they change to a less fraudulent title.

Deceptive advertising
This is billed as the complete works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, but I count seven of his books missing from the Martian Tales series.Don't see his Venus series there either.Someone should fix the title to accurately reflect what this collection is. ... Read more

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Hilarious
I had never read an Edgar Rice Burroughs book until I picked up the Dutch edition of "Tarzan Triumphant." Dutch is the foreign language I can read best, although my command of it certainly is not perfect. I decided to read this book simply because a Dutch translation was available. What I knew about the Tarzan novels came from the heavyhanded, pompous Johnny Weissmuller films. I didn't expect much.

I had no idea that Burroughs had a great sense of humor, but it certainly shines through, even in translation. The repartee betweenLady Barbara and Lafayette Smith, and between Jezebel and Gunner Patrick, is absolutely priceless. Perhaps, after all these years, I might decide to read some other Burroughs book in the original.

A nice surprise.

TARZAN IS STILL TRIUMPHANT

I was a total Burroughs fanatic when I was a kid, and of his novels I liked the Tarzan series the best.I barely remembered TARZAN TRIUMPHANT before rereading it, but I remembered that I had liked it especially well for one of his later Tarzan novels.Even for a kid, the plots did tend to get rather stale after eight or so -- Tarzan constantly rescuing Jane from kidnappers and encountering lost civilizations in the process.One of the things that makes this novel so much fun to read is the contrast of characters, which include an adventurous English Lady, a reformed Chicago gangster, a professor of geology, and a beautiful (of course) woman who grew up in a lost civilization of physically and mentally deformed religious fanatics.Tarzan is merely a peripheral character, popping in every once in a while to save someone from being eaten by a lion, to rescue people from slavers, and so on.
There were passages that I remembered almost verbatim, though I did not recall in which of his novels they had occurred (p.63):"Tongani, the baboon, perched upon his sentinel rock, surveyed the scene and, perhaps, not without appreciation of the beauties; for who are we to say that God touched so many countless of his works with beauty yet gave to but one of these the power of appreciation?"And another (p.65):"Tarzan knew the wild peoples of his savage world too well to expect an unprovoked attack, or a killing for the love of killing such as only man, among all the creatures of the world, habitually commits."And still another (p.69):"The Prophet and the Apostles were intoning their senseless gibberish, meant to impress the villagers with their erudition and cloak the real vacuity of their minds, a practice not unknown to more civilized sects."One last one (p.52):"'. . . I don't know that you will be much safer in England than you are here.' `Why?' demanded [Jezebel].`You are too beautiful ever to have perfect safety or perfect happiness.'"Ideas such as these made a strong impression on my adolescent mind, and lifted ERB's work above the mere escapism of most adolescent adventure novels.
I suspect that anyone who might read this review is already a Burroughs fan and hardly needs my recommendation.If not, I would suggest reading TARZAN OF THE APES before TARZAN TRIUMPHANT.But I still consider this one of his best.

Joseph Stalin tries to have Tarzan of the Apes killed
"Tarzan Triumphant" is the 15th novel in the Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.There were two basic plot lines ERB used in these books: either the bad guys invaded Tarzan neck of the woods or he followed them to some lost city."Tarzan Triumphant" actually combines both of these approaches.No less a person than Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin has ordered John Clatyon, Lord Greystoke a.k.a. Tarzan to be killed and sent Leon Stabutch to take out the Lord of the Apes.Stabutch and his henchmen cut a path of looting and killing through the land of Tarzan and he takes off in pursuit, which leads to the valley near the Ghenzi Mountains where there are the people of North Midian and South Midian.Led by their respective prophets, Abraham and Elijah, they are religious fanatics who have perverted the faith passed down from their Roman Christian ancestors.Just to make things really interesting in addition to the killer Soviets there is also the English aviatrix Lady Barbara Collins who is going to be sacrificed by the Midians, meaning that once again Tarzan has to come to the rescue as well as ushering the bad guys to their just reward."Tarzan Triumphant" is a standard ERB yarn but still one of the better ones in the series, especially with the take on the perverted notion of Christianity practiced in Midian.The supporting cast is particularly colorful, such as Dan "Gunner" Patrick the small-time Chicago mobster, along with the traditional European bad guys, and the only apes are a tribe of baboons rather than the great apes that raised Tarzan.So, all in all, this is an ERB potboiler but a solid one in the series.But from hereafter things get totally formulaic with one new "lost" city after another. ... Read more

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last of the pellucidar/ earths core stories
Another in the series of books that Burroughs wrote about Pellucidar, the land at the Earth's core. In fact it is the last Pellucidar tale, and wraps up the adventures of David Innes and Abner Perry. The men have continued to work to improve their lives in the primitive environment and are smelting metals to build the things they need. Perry has built an aeroplane in his quest to continue civilizing the inner world, where it is always daytime and prehistoric beasts are trying to eat them. Another exciting adventure tale about Pellucidar.
The cover painting by Frank Frazetta is one of the most collectible he has ever done.

The Last Gasp of ERB
A paradox, a paradox
We've heard in flocks.
But not quite like this paradox.

Edgar Rice Burroughs died in 1950. The first Hugo was awarded in 1953. Yet one year, a Burroughs story was nominated for a Hugo-- and I do not mean for a "retrospective" Hugo. It competed against a number of modern short stories. How did this come to pass?

In the early 1960s, in the midst of a "Burroughs boom" among book publishers, Burroughs's son Hulbert discovered an unpublished novella in a safe. The story was the fourth of a series of Pellucidar stories that appeared in _Amazing_ between 1941 and 1942. (The others were "The Return to Pellucidar," "Men of the Bronze Age," and "Tiger Girl.")

The new story, "Savage Pellucidar," was published for the first time in the October, 1963 issue of _Amazing_ to a certain amount of fanfare. It was nominated as one of the best pieces of short
fiction for the year. (And was beaten by Poul Anderson's "No Truce With Kings.")

The four stories were assembled into a "fixup" novel in 1963, _Savage Pellucidar_, the seventh and last Pellucidar book. I have a certain fondness for it because of its unusual publishing history. But honesty compels me to say at the outset that it is really not a very good novel. It features Abner Perry, David Innes, Dian the Beautiful, Hodon the Swift, O-aa the cave girl, and the cannibal who is _not_ named Dolly Dorcas as they bumble about from one aimless capture-and-escape episode to another. The villain, Fash, is a bit smarter. But not much. The traps he sets (and which the heroes fall into) wouldn't fool a normal nine year old child.

Sometimes Burroughs compensates for such faults by a kind of mythical, dreamlike dazzle to the setting. But myth is best done with a poker face, and _Savage Pellucidar_ is written strickly for laughs. It does not tap into the world of dreams, and it shows us little that is new about Pellucidar. There is a certain good cheer to the stories that is somewhat mitigating. (They were, after all, written just before World War II, and have the optimism of the day.) But _Savage Pellucidar_ remains the weakest book in the series.

The final Pellucidar adventure is a standard ERB yarn
"Savage Pellucidar" was the seventh and final volume in the Pellucidar ("At the Earth's Core") series of Edgar Rice Burroughs, which makes it the third longest ERB series behind the adventures of Tarzan and the Martian books.What we have here are three novellas that were originally published in "Amazing Stories" in 1942 ("The Return to Pellucidar," "Men of the Bronze Age," and "Tiger Girl"), along with a fourth ("Savage Pellucidar") that was published later.

"The Return to Pellucidar" has David Innes, the Emperor of Pellucidar, finally settling an old score with Fash, the King of Suvi."Men of the Bronze Age" actually has to do with their efforts to find both Dina the Beautiful, who flew off in Abner Perry's balloon, and O-aa.This continues in "Tiger Girl," where one of the damsels in distress is rescued, with the other being saved in "Savage Pellucidar" (and Abner planning to make a submarine).

This brings the Pelluicdar adventures, which have taken place over 40 years at the Earth's Core while 150 have passed in the world above, to a close."Savage Pellucidar" is a below average ERB adventure, following the standard pattern (the hero has to find and rescue the woman he loves), but there is nothing really new in terms of the wonders of Pellucidar.You can put this one in the ERB pot-boiler category. ... Read more

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Tarzan - a true action hero!
Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, is amazing. I've read this book a few times before, but, yet again, I was reminded that if you are looking for a true action hero, Tarzan is your man.Move over comic book super heroes!Batman?Techno-dependent.Superman, had to come from another planet!?Indiana Jones?Not even in the same league.Tarzan is the man!He rules by using only his cunning, his strength, and a hunting knife.

This book tells about Tarzan's origins, how he learns to survive in primeval tropical Africa, and how he learns who he really is.He also meets Jane Porter.You will also meet Terkoz, Sabor, Numa, Sheeta, Tantor, and Mbonga...a whole host of jungle creatures.

One of the fun things for me was that the copy of the book I read was published in 1914, the year this book came out.It was not a first edition, but it was great reading a book that's actually from that era.

If you read this book, be prepared for the end, it was written with the intent that it would be the first in a series of books, so, yes, you are left hanging.

Also, if you read this book, keep in mind that it was written nearly 100 years ago, and many of the cultural and social aspects of those days drips through its pages.In some ways it would not be considered to be socially acceptable today, but hang in there, it's a great tale!

At the same time, I do not consider this book to be "great literature", even though I enjoy it greatly.Thus the 4-star rating.

Once you start reading this book, take care...you may need to read the entire series, a series that runs from 1914 through the 1940s.

Origin of the Jungle Superman
Speaking about `Tarzan the Ape Man' Rudyard Kipling was quoted saying that Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote it just so that he could "find out how bad a book he could write and get away with it" In fairness, Kipling may have been bitter that Burroughs book bore so many similarities to his own Jungle Books published several decades earlier. Having read both books I have to give Kipling the nod for producing a superior story about a feral child raised by animals in a jungle. What sets Tarzan apart from the Mowgli stories is how Burroughs adds enough realism and detail that you almost believe a child could be raised by Apes whereas the Jungle Books were clearly fantasy. Burroughs isn't afraid to discuss a human baby breastfeeding from an Ape, Tarzan contemplating eating another human and Tarzan's dead set belief that Kala the Ape is literally his mother. The realism rather falls apart when Tarzan manages to teach himself to read but I'll talk about that later.

Ultimately Tarzan the Ape Man rests on the idea that modern life stultifies man rendering him soft and feeble (and it IS specific to the male gender). Only by returning to nature can man unlock his true potential. In Tarzan's case he goes beyond returning to nature as he is literally raised by nature; stripped of all coddling and protection he develops into a super man. The Apes don't just toughen Tarzan he is beaten to the brink of death but emerges tempered to physical perfection. At one point Tarzan swings through the jungle for several hours with Jane in his arm and even this physical feat doesn't cause Tarzan even the slightest weariness. Clearly this is so far beyond human capability that it reaches the level of pure fantasy similar to the kung-fu movies where martial arts masters fly through the air and unleash stone shattering kicks and punches. The reality is that there have been dozens of incidents of feral children including some raised by simians and they were generally much worse for the experience. But Tarzan isn't a documentary; it is a fictional story that plays on the desires of men and the quest to attain the ultimate manliness.

Tarzan of the Apes starts off strong but continues to get weaker as it goes along. It was bad enough that Tarzan was able to teach himself to read. I could possibly see him associating words with nouns but how did he teach himself verbs, adverbs, pronouns and definite articles not to mention near flawless syntax. He then ups this by being taught to speak both French and English in what appeared to be a matter or weeks and caps this off by inexplicably learning to drive a car with no explanation as to how he accomplished THAT miracle. Having Tarzan raised by apes in the jungle would believably give him an advantage IN THE JUNGLE but somehow it made him superior in just about every aspect of life and having him assimilate so quickly turns Tarzan from an Ape Man to just a ridiculously athletic man. Like James Bond, Tarzan is very much a male ideal but imagine if Ian Fleming ended a novel with Bond retiring from MI6, giving up alcohol and hosting a cookout with parents from the neighborhood. Tarzan the Ape Man finishes up with Tarzan driving a car in Wisconsin, speaking perfect French and English. Luckily his adventures continue in over a dozen more novels.

If you can get past the blatant racism and sexism (which are almost inevitable in the era in which Tarzan was written) and the absurd speed at which Tarzan absorbs knowledge you'll be left with a very entertaining book. The biggest issue for me is that the book continues diminishes in quality right up to the ending which feels rushed and hokey. I have to give credit to the 1984 film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. It jettisoned nearly all the silliness and racism and balanced the story better. The Disney version was... well... it was Tarzan in just about name alone. If you want to read a story of a feral child raised by wild animals `The Jungle Book' is superior. Kipling is just a flat out better writer but Tarzan is no slouch and its realism in the earlier part of the book definitely sets it apart from Kipling's classic.

The origin of the legend
Tarzan may well be the most famous fictional character in at least the English speaking world, and it all started because Edgar Rice Burroughs was a failure at most businesses he started and careers he undertook. Finally, having read some of the pulp fiction of his day, he proclaimed that he could write better bad fiction than the pulp writers. He began to write, and prolifically, and finally found his avenue of success. Although Burrough's plots are indeed pulp staple, he had a natural knack for drama and ingenuity in developing characters that have made his books timeless classics.

In "Tarzan of the Apes", an English noble couple is abandoned by mutineers on the shores of Africa. Their baby is eventually taken by an anthropoid ape mother who had recently lost her own, and he is raised among the apes. The book follows young Lord Greystoke's struggles to survive this extraordinary situation, learn to master the jungle and the creatures around him, and even teach himself the language of his real parents, as he finds the books in his dead parents' cabin.

When an American professor and his daughter Jane, along with others, arrive on the scene, the real drama (and fun) begins.

The original Tarzan books contained many mistakes, having both lions and tigers in Africa, for example. Most of those mistakes were eventually edited out of the books. They don't really matter though. It was ERB's genius for telling a riveting story that was important in his writing, and he got that part right from the very first.

If you have never read "Tarzan of the Apes" you owe it to yourself to do so. If you can read it as an ebook, be sure to get the free version. The first several Tarzan books are in the public domain, and you can get them free for the Kindle here on Amazon, and from Project Gutenberg's web site.

THROW OUT THE MOVIES AND READ THE BOOKS
And I mean it.If you think that watching a Tarzan movie can do the books justice, you're dead wrong.The movies are corny and the books are masterpieces.Burroughs tells a story and writes so fluidly, he draws you right into another world.His words wrap themselves around your imagination and combine adventure and fantasy into a very believable mix.Say what you will about a white man in a loin cloth swinging through the jungle, but there's much more depth to the story than is known if you've not read the book (s).There is no real way to show this on a screen, as it robs the story of the soul of Tarzan, the man.Yes it's far-fetched and a bit naive, perhaps, but when you read Burroughs, you never doubt for a minute that it could have happened.Did it?:-)

I plan on re-reading all of them, since my youth, and am looking forward to the escape.

The Victory Cry Of The Bull Ape
Note: most of Edgar Rice Burroughs's works are available as free downloads from several internet sites - there is no longer any copyright restriction on them. So check outFeedbooks site (a dot com) and the Project Gutenberg site (a dot org) for your free (and completely legal) copies of Tarzan or John Carter Of Mars books.

Tarzan has a magical appeal to the inner-boy in most men. Yes, its depictions of the savage African cannibalistic jungle dwellers with the sharpened teeth and bloated lips (whom Tarzan mercilessly torments throughout the story) is mildly racist. And its depiction of swooning women perhaps objectionable. Yet one has to take into account the time in which this rousing fantasy was written, where such attitudes in literature were commonplace. One might as well get upset with the clearly inaccurate descriptions of savage lions roaming the jungle, the murderous and entirely fanciful "bull apes," or be offended that almost all the European sailors in the story are mercilessly depicted as savage, murderous, cut-throat mutineers. In fact, the "white men" in the book are depicted no better than anybody else.

Political incorrectness aside, Tarzan Of The Apes is a magnificently heroic tale that combines the fantasy of a superior born gentleman with that of a flawlessly handsome jungle god of savage nobility. Something in these tales made Tarzan probably the most popular and widely known fictional character of all time. That, by any measure, is no mean achievement.

Tarzan is so well known that I do not have to detail the story of his orphaned, raised-by-apes, jungle origins. All I need say is that this first book in the series is ingenious in its crafting of an entirely new kind of hero, and is also the most critically acclaimed of the whole series. Burroughs is frequently capable of truly wonderful writing, vivid, fresh, and heart-thumpingly exciting. The accounts of how Tarzan learns to read are ingenious, and the tender bond between him and his surrogate ape-mother, Kala, is tear-jerkingly memorable. There is true poetry to be found in this work. The ending is surprisingly mature, and not at all the cosy, straightforward happy-ending one might expect; it is, instead, as memorable and effective a cliff-hanger as could be expected from Golden Age fantasy pulp fiction.

I cannot recommend this book to girls or women any more than I could recommend Nancy Drew to boys or men, except for the fact that Tarzan is, whatever else it may be, a phenomenon of the early twentieth century that is as unlikely to fade in popular culture as are Sherlock Holmes or Conan The Barbarian.

The story is visceral, the characters larger than life. Tarzan is a fantasy hero born into obscurity, who must endure trials and tribulations before discovering his true heritage and destiny. This is, in fact, the archetypal Classical Hero writ large upon the rude canvas of early Twentieth Century pulp fiction.

Burroughs somehow captured the imagination of the entire world with this book. You might want to check it out. ... Read more