| Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fiction Contributor(s): Burroughs, Edgar Rice (Author), Casil, Amy Sterling (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1592249590 ISBN-13: 9781592249596 Publisher: Borgo Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2002 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The earthquake struck when Tarzan was in the vaults of Opar--the crypts piledhigh with the gold of lost Atlantis. In the tumult, Tarzan was wounded in thehead, leaving him without memory of his wife or home, only with the memory ofbeing a child among the savage apes who reared him. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.32" W x 9.28" (1.17 lbs) 248 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan, Book 5 RETURN OF THE SAVAGE LORD The earthquake struck when Tarzan was in the forbidden vaults of Opar -- the crypts piled high with the gold of Lost Atlantis. In the tumult, Tarzan was wounded in the head -- leaving him without memory of his wife or home, only with what memory he had had as a child among the savage apes who reared him. (Jacketless library hardcover.) |
Contributor Bio(s): Burroughs, Edgar Rice: - "Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 - 1950) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. Burroughs was in his late 60s and was in Honolulu at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Despite his age, he applied for and received permission to become a war correspondent, becoming one of the oldest U.S. war correspondents during World War II. This period of his life is mentioned in William Brinkley's bestselling novel Don't Go Near the Water."Casil, Amy Sterling: - Amy Sterling Casil is a 2002 Nebula Award nominee and recipient of other awards and recognition for her short science fiction and fantasy, which has appeared in publications ranging from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction to Zoetrope. She is the author of 28 nonfiction books, over a hundred short stories, three fiction and poetry collections, and three novels. Amy is a founding member and treasurer of Book View Cafe and former treasurer of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, and teaches writing and composition at Saddleback College. She is the founder of Chameleon Publishing. |