Tarzan and the Forest of Stone

Tarzan and the Forest of Stone

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The groundbreaking Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series continues with Tarzan and the Forest of Stone， a brand-new standalone novella by critically acclaimed author Jeffrey J。 Mariotte—a thrilling tale is set during the classic canon directly after the events of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan and the Lion Man！
 
After Tarzan departs Southern California following a visit with a dear friend， bandits mysteriously dressed as cowboys straight out of the Old West waylay his train and make off with a precious Native American artifact-taking the daughter of the relic’s owner hostage in the process。 Now Tarzan must set off on foot from the wrecked and twisted ruins of the train in pursuit of the criminals， making his way across the American Southwest， a land as different from his jungle homeland as can be imagined。 But even as Tarzan closes in on his prey， a ruthless killer follows close at his heels， intent on bringing an end to the legendary Lord of the Jungle once and for all。
 
THE FIRST UNIVERSE OF ITS KIND
A century before the term “crossover” became a buzzword in popular culture， Edgar Rice Burroughs created the first expansive， fully cohesive literary universe。 Coexisting in this vast cosmos was a pantheon of immortal heroes and heroines—Tarzan of the Apes， Jane Porter， John Carter， Dejah Thoris， Carson Napier， and David Innes being only the best known among them。 In Burroughs’ 80-plus novels， their epic adventures transported them to the strange and exotic worlds of Barsoom， Amtor， Pellucidar， Caspak， and Va-nah， as well as the lost civilizations of Earth and even realms beyond the farthest star。 Now the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe expands in an all-new series of canonical novels written by today’s talented authors！
 
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Matthew Moran ，

Tarzan and the Forest of StoneBy Jeffrey J。 MarriotteCover- Douglas KlaubaPublished Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc。 2022 I’ve known of Jeffrey Mariotte’s work since the days of his Desperadoes comic book series。 Recently I purchased and read the third book in his Cody Cavanaugh series and thoroughly enjoyed it。 So I was excited when it was announced that he was writing a Tarzan novel especially since it would be set in the American Southwest。 One might think that it unusual that a “western” writer wou Tarzan and the Forest of StoneBy Jeffrey J。 MarriotteCover- Douglas KlaubaPublished Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc。 2022 I’ve known of Jeffrey Mariotte’s work since the days of his Desperadoes comic book series。 Recently I purchased and read the third book in his Cody Cavanaugh series and thoroughly enjoyed it。 So I was excited when it was announced that he was writing a Tarzan novel especially since it would be set in the American Southwest。 One might think that it unusual that a “western” writer would tackle Tarzan but it should be remembered that Edgar Rice Burroughs， himself wrote westerns， Still this is a fish out of water story， placing Tarzan in a setting with no trees。 As I started reading I wondered if there would be any action that would be distinctively Tarzan。 Stepping away from some trappings such as John Clayton visiting Edgar Rice Burroughs， I wondered if maybe Doc Savage or some other ultra human adventurer could be substituted。 I mean， the story is in the middle of Arizona， no trees to swing through， no Numa the lion or Tantor the elephant。 What makes this a Tarzan story？ Marriotte allayed my fears with some nice touches that made this firmly a Tarzan tale。 The story is part of the ERB Expanded Universe meaning that it actually falls into continuity of the original series。 The story after the incidents in “Tarzan and the Lion Man” which is a story steeped in Hollywood。 So at the beginning of this tale， we have Tarzan exiting L。A。 after an incident in Hollywood and a visit with an old friend。 Departing on a train for Chicago， Tarzan’s focus is on returning home to Africa。 After that we really move into a gangster novel set in the Southwest。 The gangsters being a reflection of the times。 The story is action packed of violence and pursuit， this reflecting the structure of a western novel。 It is a fast paced read at only 126 pages。 It should be noted that an ERB novel could range from 125 pages to over 300 pages。 With this being a singularly focused novel， the shorter page count makes sense。 I could argue that Doc Savage， Tarzan’s urban counterpart could have been substituted， except the adding of a mystical element takes the book out of Doc Savage’s realm。 Fun， fast read。 Nicely packaged with a cover by Douglas Klauba and nice petrified wood touch with the dust jacket removed。 This isn’t a story adding to the Tarzan mythos but it also doesn’t take anything away from it。 In these days of longer stories， with a lot of exposition， it’s nice to read an action packed tale。 Like a roller coaster， the reader gets a nice build up and then gets to enjoy the ride until the end。 So definitely recommend for readers of Tarzan， readers of fast action and for readers looking for a tasty snack over a full meal。 。。。more

Anthony ，

Jeffrey J。 Mariotte’s new novella Tarzan and the Forest of Stone puts the famous Lord of the Jungle into a decidedly different environment – the Arizona desert near the Petrified Forest – testing his vaunted brains and brawn in a tale that is part western， part gangster novel， and all classic Burroughs。Mariotte clearly understand what makes Tarzan such a compelling character。 He utilizes the “ape-man’s” respect for all life （human and animal）， discomfort with the trappings of “civilization，” and Jeffrey J。 Mariotte’s new novella Tarzan and the Forest of Stone puts the famous Lord of the Jungle into a decidedly different environment – the Arizona desert near the Petrified Forest – testing his vaunted brains and brawn in a tale that is part western， part gangster novel， and all classic Burroughs。Mariotte clearly understand what makes Tarzan such a compelling character。 He utilizes the “ape-man’s” respect for all life （human and animal）， discomfort with the trappings of “civilization，” and willingness to accept the seemingly impossible as reality to propel the action as much as Tarzan’s physical prowess and analytical skills。 Which is not to say there aren’t action sequences: there are， and they are as exciting and dynamic as a Burroughs fan would expect。 But they are perfectly counter-pointed by chapters of Tarzan tracking his prey and reveling in the natural world around him – including his interactions with a puma and a wild stallion。 Of course， Tarzan isn’t the only character in the book。 Mariotte adds another strong female character to the canon in Alexandra Concannon， who is no damsel in distress or love-sick unrequited love interest。 She’s a smart and capable woman who faces each new crisis with an “I’ll find a way out of this” attitude。 Mariotte also gives considerable depth to the main villain of the piece， about whom I will say no more because I think he’s a character that needs to be met and experienced without preconceptions。 There are several interesting/intriguing secondary characters to round things out， including Alexandra’s grandfather， a mysterious Native American， and of course the “old friend” living north of Hollywood who Tarzan visits at the start of the novella。Mariotte obviously loves the western/weird western genre and blends it well with the classic Burroughs structure， and the story he sets out to tell works very well at novella length。 The pace is fast without glossing over any part of the characters’ journeys， detailed enough to keep the setting firmly in mind without slowing the book down。 My only complaint， and it’s a minor one， is that one question about the bad guy’s motivations seems to me to go unanswered: who hired him。 His patron’s identity is hinted at， but if the clues are supposed to lead to a particular known character， I didn’t pick up on it。Tarzan and the Valley of Stone will be available in hardcover， paperback， and collectors edition hardcover sometime in June。I received an uncorrected proof pdf of this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。 。。。more

John ，

（Disclaimer: The following review is based upon my reading of an uncorrected advance copy。）In December 1973， I was a 10-year-old spending my Christmas break from the third grade reading my father’s paperback collection of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs。 It was a project that began earlier that summer when Dad let me read his Canaveral Press edition of The Land That Time Forgot; from there I started making my way through the series of novels featuring Burroughs’ best known character - John Clayto （Disclaimer: The following review is based upon my reading of an uncorrected advance copy。）In December 1973， I was a 10-year-old spending my Christmas break from the third grade reading my father’s paperback collection of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs。 It was a project that began earlier that summer when Dad let me read his Canaveral Press edition of The Land That Time Forgot; from there I started making my way through the series of novels featuring Burroughs’ best known character - John Clayton， Lord Greystoke， better known as Tarzan of the Apes - and by Christmas break I had reached Volume 17 in the series， entitled Tarzan and the Lion Man。Originally serialized in Liberty magazine from November 1933 through January 1934， Lion Man is a book that some fans consider to be one of the weaker entries in the series; even to my 10-year-old eyes it appeared that the author had lost some interest in writing about the character， and with it some of the inventiveness he had displayed earlier in the series。 And yet Lion Man ended with one of my favorite scenes in the entire series: during a visit to Hollywood the real Tarzan auditions for a role in a Tarzan movie， only to be fired by the director （who doesn’t realize the would-be performer’s true identity） after Tarzan kills a lion during rehearsal。 It’s a fun scene that pokes fun at Hollywood’s interpretation of the literary hero - particular the character as portrayed by Johnny Weissmuller， who was all the rage at the time - and this young reader found myself wondering what happened immediately following the unfortunate incident。Nearly half a century later I finally know the rest of the story， courtesy of author Jeffrey J。 Mariotte。 His new novel， Tarzan and the Forest of Stone， is the latest in a series of new authorized tales set squarely within the official canon of Burroughs’ works。 These books， released under the “Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe” banner， stand separately from a second series of novels - also authorized， but non-canonical - labeled “The Wild Adventures。” To put it in terms some comic book fans might better understand， “The Wild Adventures” are a little like Marvel’s What If？ series: fun at times， but （for me， at least） terribly uneven in quality and not considered part of the “real story。” The “Burroughs Universe” entries， on the other hand， are specifically designed to fit squarely within the original novels’ timeline and - so far， anyway - are far more faithful to Burroughs’ original characters and concepts。In Tarzan and the Forest of Stone， Mariotte proves himself to be every bit as worthy of following in Burroughs’ footsteps as such previous Greystoke scribes as Fritz Leiber， Philip José Farmer and Win Scott Eckert。 Mariotte’s Tarzan is the Real Deal - the Lord of the Jungle as first imagined by his creator， as opposed to certain depictions by lesser writers that have attempted to recast the character as “Batman of the Apes。” Mariotte understands the real Tarzan - who and why he is the mythic figure so many readers fell in love with when the first adventure of the jungle hero was originally published in 1912 - and that understanding results in an authentically Burroughsian tale that is faithful to the existing canon， while at the same time manages to lend a feeling of freshness that was lacking in a few of Burroughs’ later novels in the series。 And lest anyone misunderstand， let me stress that this statement is not intended to be a criticism of Burroughs; as I’ve said more than once over the years， I find the worst of Burroughs to be infinitely better than the best of a number of other writers I could - but， for the moment at least， won’t - name。 As previously noted， Mariotte’s tale picks up exactly where Tarzan and the Lion Man leaves off: with Lord Greystoke ending his brief Hollywood sojourn with a visit to Burroughs himself， who is presented as presenting his fantastic stories about the Jungle Lord with the blessing （and perhaps a certain degree of cooperation） of Tarzan himself。 It’s a nifty little literary conceit， playing off a similar relationship between Sherlock Holmes and his “biographer” Dr。 Watson， and is great fun for readers like myself who have followed the Burroughs canon for so many years。The visit to Burroughs’ home also serves to introduce a pair of new characters - one of them a former military colleague of the author’s - who figure prominently in the unfolding adventure。 They and Tarzan become fellow passengers on a train headed east from California to Chicago but is deliberately derailed in Arizona by villains with designs on a Native American artifact of no little historical significance…Mariotte - an accomplished western writer - places Tarzan in an authentic western-style story and setting without making that placement seem forced or phony。 I have little doubt that Burroughs， whose prolific output included several western novels of his own， would have greatly approved。 （So， I suspect， would Louis L'Amour。） There are also elements reminiscent of such various genre tales as Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Maltese Falcon， which add an extra layer of fun to the proceedings。 As with past reviews I have written， I am hesitant to divulge more specific details about Tarzan and the Forest of Stone for fear of robbing readers of the joy to be found in reading the novel for themselves。 Suffice it to say that， with Mariotte， the jungle lord is in extremely good hands and I， for one， look forward to the possibility of future Tarzan adventures by this talented author。 。。。more

Win Scott Eckert ，

Disclaimer: I was given an uncorrected advance proof of this book in exchange for an honest review。Jeffrey J。 Mariotte enters the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe with a six-gun bang！ Mariotte accurately captures Tarzan’s discomfort—and amusement—at 1930s Los Angeles “civilization，” and when danger rears its head， the Lord of the Jungle doesn’t hesitate to dive in headfirst—headfirst into the Arizona desert， an environment markedly different from the lush jungles to which the ape-man is accustomed。 Disclaimer: I was given an uncorrected advance proof of this book in exchange for an honest review。Jeffrey J。 Mariotte enters the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe with a six-gun bang！ Mariotte accurately captures Tarzan’s discomfort—and amusement—at 1930s Los Angeles “civilization，” and when danger rears its head， the Lord of the Jungle doesn’t hesitate to dive in headfirst—headfirst into the Arizona desert， an environment markedly different from the lush jungles to which the ape-man is accustomed。 Using equally his wits， brawn， natural instinct for survival， and ability to commune with nature and nature’s creatures， Tarzan roars to the rescue in what is essentially a Western。 A Western replete with a lost city， Indigenous Peoples’ mysticism， and train-robber bandits-cum-gangsters。 Burroughs was no stranger to Westerns and it’s nice to see Tarzan and the Western motifs blended so seamlessly。Add to that， the tale is set squarely in continuity （aka the “expanded canon” which is the trademark of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series）， taking place immediately after Lord Greystoke’s visit to Hollywood at the tail end of TARZAN AND THE LION MAN， and readers are given a delightful lagniappe when Tarzan visits Burroughs himself at the Tarzana Ranch…all in all a fantastic 5-star read！ 。。。more

Atom Bezecny ，

（This review is based on an uncorrected advance reader copy。）Edgar Rice Burroughs fans are currently finding themselves in the middle of a Burroughs Renaissance。 An incredible number of exciting works covering all aspects of Burroughs' shared universes have been released in the last few years。 We've been lucky in this time to receive a ton of new Tarzan material， including an awesome novel by Win Scott Eckert and now， this incredibly fun new adventure from Jeffrey J。 Mariotte。 Without getting in （This review is based on an uncorrected advance reader copy。）Edgar Rice Burroughs fans are currently finding themselves in the middle of a Burroughs Renaissance。 An incredible number of exciting works covering all aspects of Burroughs' shared universes have been released in the last few years。 We've been lucky in this time to receive a ton of new Tarzan material， including an awesome novel by Win Scott Eckert and now， this incredibly fun new adventure from Jeffrey J。 Mariotte。 Without getting into spoilers， Mariotte's novel sees Tarzan travel to the Southwest United States in 1932， where he runs into an old comrade of his friend and biographer “Ed” Burroughs。 Burroughs' friend， who is traveling with his young granddaughter， is in possession of a valuable Native American artifact。 When the train the group is traveling on crashes， the artifact is stolen by a group of criminals， who kidnap Alexandra as well。 Tarzan sets off in hot pursuit， encountering plenty of trouble and adventure along the way。The central premise of the book， besides what I just described， is about throwing Tarzan into an environment which is tremendously different from the jungles he normally lives in—in this case， the desert of the American Southwest。 Tarzan finds that there are no trees to climb， no vines to swing from， no water-rich leaves by which he can quench his thirst。 But Tarzan doesn't waver for a second， instead using his powerful mind to overcome these new surroundings。 It's a simple but highly effective way of demonstrating both the physical and mental power of the character。 The Tarzan films of the '30s and '40s portrayed Tarzan as a primarily physical character， with little extraordinary mental ability—but Burroughs' Tarzan is a genius， and well as a great physical specimen， and Mariotte does a great job of portraying such。The setting is pure '30s in the best way possible。 The spirit of Golden Age Hollywood fills the book， and brings with it lovely echoes of the sorts of movies being made at the time。 The villains are mobster types straight out of the original Scarface， a film which gets a shout-out at one point。 And as a Western novel as well as a Tarzan novel， tropes from the Westerns of the time come into play。 The gangsters' decision to disguise themselves as cowboys recalls one of the rarer stock plots of the B-Western era， which occasionally fused other story types， including the gangster genre， into the Western—just as Mariotte here fuses the Western genre into that containing Tarzan。 The characters in this book seem to have a harsh opinion both of the old， cheap “oaters” as well as the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films， but I have a fondness for both of these things， and this book makes me wish that we had gotten to see Weissmuller's Tarzan in a Western setting。 This book is undoubtedly better than what the studios at the time would have made， however， and I'm very glad we have this book to give us a fun Western adventure starring Burroughs' literary Tarzan， who is， after all， my favorite version of the character。If I had one complaint， it's that the book doesn't strive very hard to build on its use of Native Americans。 Obviously， it's good that Indigenous peoples received mentions to begin with， but the book's interactions with Native folk， their cultures， and white people's perceptions of them seem fairly shallow。 With a bit more research， Mariotte could have given more life to these aspects and incorporated them more fully into the narrative。 Overall， however， this is a great addition to the Tarzan series， and it fits well into the chronological slot which ERB Inc。 has given it。 You could read this between Tarzan and the Lion Man and its immediate successor without noticing any change in style or characterization。 The events of Lion Man help contextualize some of Tarzan's attitudes towards Hollywood， but if you're new to the Tarzan series， you could easily start with this one。 Awesomely done！ 。。。more

Sean ，

Disclaimer: I was given an uncorrected advance proof of this book in exchange for an honest review。I have been greatly enjoying the new Edgar Rice Burroughs novels published by Edgar Rice Burroughs， Inc。， and this latest novel is no exception。 It's a great read， transplanting Tarzan out of his familiar jungle to the American Southwest and is no less exciting than his adventures in Africa。 Mr。 Mariotte's characterization of Tarzan rings true， and he puts a lot of excitement and some intriguing co Disclaimer: I was given an uncorrected advance proof of this book in exchange for an honest review。I have been greatly enjoying the new Edgar Rice Burroughs novels published by Edgar Rice Burroughs， Inc。， and this latest novel is no exception。 It's a great read， transplanting Tarzan out of his familiar jungle to the American Southwest and is no less exciting than his adventures in Africa。 Mr。 Mariotte's characterization of Tarzan rings true， and he puts a lot of excitement and some intriguing concepts into a short novel。 Max Mecham is a memorable psycho villain。 It's also very cool that ERB himself appears in the book， with Lord Greystoke visiting him in California right after the events of TARZAN AND THE LION MAN。 I also really liked the preview of the forthcoming final novel in the Swords of Eternity Super-Arc， Christopher Paul Carey's VICTORY HARBEN: FIRES OF HALOS。 It's been a blast following this arc through the various books， and I can't wait to see how it ends， and I've read enough of Mr。 Carey's fiction over the years that I feel confident I will enjoy it。 ERB fans， check this book out！ 。。。more

Bill Wormstedt ，

（This review is based on reading an advance readers copy。）“Tarzan and the Forest of Stone” is part of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc。 new “Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe” stories。 As such， the stories are defined as ‘in canon’， meaning true to the timelines and characters as created by Burroughs himself。To a regular reader of the ERB Tarzan stories， this new book should be easy to fit in the timeline – right after the conclusion of “Tarzan and the Lion Man”。The beginning of the book has a chapter where （This review is based on reading an advance readers copy。）“Tarzan and the Forest of Stone” is part of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc。 new “Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe” stories。 As such， the stories are defined as ‘in canon’， meaning true to the timelines and characters as created by Burroughs himself。To a regular reader of the ERB Tarzan stories， this new book should be easy to fit in the timeline – right after the conclusion of “Tarzan and the Lion Man”。The beginning of the book has a chapter where Tarzan （as John Clayton） makes a visit on ERB himself， at the Tarzana Ranch。 It’s great to see the interaction between ‘the hero’ and the author who ‘bases’ his stories on his real life adventures。 I got a big charge （and laugh） out of this chapter！And then we get into the meat of the story itself。 This is very much a ‘fish out of water’ story， Tarzan not in the jungle， but in the desert country of Arizona。 But we do see Tarzan using his jungle talents and skills while in a very different environment。Involved in a train wreck， Tarzan is trying to track down a woman he has met on the train。 This woman has been kidnapped by the desparadoes who caused the wreck， in an effort to steal a valuable statue that has been on the train。 To make things even more confusing， there is even another man trying to steal the statue。As Burroughs himself very often did， the story jumps around between the different characters – a section about Tarzan tracking the bad guys， followed by a chapter about the woman trying to get away from said bad guys， and then a chapter about the solo bad man， trying to swipe the object， and also get away from the desperadoes。 All of them racing across the desert near the Petrified Forest in Arizona （the “Forest of Stone” of the title）。Did I like the story？ Yes。 Did I feel that this was a story about the real Tarzan， as depicted by Burroughs？ Yes。 And do I feel this adventure fits Burroughs timeline？ Again， yes！A very good read， and I’m glad I did。 。。。more

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