Tarzan and the City of Gold
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Tarzan and the City of Gold （Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library）
Book 16 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs， Inc。
When Tarzan of the Apes frees a man being tortured by cruel bandits， he is surprised to learn that the stranger comes from no race or country the ape-man knows。 He is from the fabled land of Onthar， where lie two ancient cities unknown to the outside world。 One is Athne， city of ivory; the other is Cathne， city of gold and evil。 There great prides of trained lions are used to hunt down men and wage eternal war。 And there Tarzan meets the beautiful queen Nemone， who is determined to have Tarzan as her king。。。or feed him to the lions！
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARY
For the first time ever， the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure。 Featuring cover art by legendary artist Joe Jusko and new forewords and afterwords by today’s authorities and luminaries， the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget。
Book 16 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs， Inc。
When Tarzan of the Apes frees a man being tortured by cruel bandits， he is surprised to learn that the stranger comes from no race or country the ape-man knows。 He is from the fabled land of Onthar， where lie two ancient cities unknown to the outside world。 One is Athne， city of ivory; the other is Cathne， city of gold and evil。 There great prides of trained lions are used to hunt down men and wage eternal war。 And there Tarzan meets the beautiful queen Nemone， who is determined to have Tarzan as her king。。。or feed him to the lions！
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AUTHORIZED LIBRARY
For the first time ever， the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure。 Featuring cover art by legendary artist Joe Jusko and new forewords and afterwords by today’s authorities and luminaries， the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget。
Reviews
Artur Coelho
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Confesso， era uma lacuna， mas nunca tinha lido uma aventura de Tarzan no original， escrita por E。 R。 Burroughs。 Foi uma boa surpresa， um mergulho na pulp fiction de aventuras dos inícios do século XX， quando África era o palco do sonho da aventura pura， com as suas selvas， perigosos animais， exóticas tribos e misteriosas civilizações ocultas no vasto continente。 É， também， um olhar sobre esta forma narrativa， sobre a capacidade de um autor há muito desaparecido em escrever de formas que， ainda h Confesso， era uma lacuna， mas nunca tinha lido uma aventura de Tarzan no original， escrita por E。 R。 Burroughs。 Foi uma boa surpresa， um mergulho na pulp fiction de aventuras dos inícios do século XX， quando África era o palco do sonho da aventura pura， com as suas selvas， perigosos animais， exóticas tribos e misteriosas civilizações ocultas no vasto continente。 É， também， um olhar sobre esta forma narrativa， sobre a capacidade de um autor há muito desaparecido em escrever de formas que， ainda hoje， são empolgantes e agarram o leitor até ao final do romance。 É literatura pop， escapista， é certo， mas está muito bem feita。Nesta aventura， o circunspecto Tarzan vageia pelos desertos da Abissínia， esquivando-se a bandoleiros。 Ao salvar uma vítima de um destes grupos， Tarzan acaba por descobrir duas cidades perdidas no meio das montanhas， eternas rivais。 Uma é riquíssima， graças a um veio de ouro que permite aos seus habitantes viverem em faustosas arquiteturas douradas。 É essa a cidade que Tarzan irá explorar， entrando nela um pouco por acaso， sendo feito prisioneiro。 Uma condição que depressa perde， ao mostrar-se inflexível perante a bela rainha da cidade， uma mulher enlouquecida pela sua condição de poderio， cruel， infeliz， e em eterna luta contra as intrigas palacianas。 Claro está que o herói irá ver-se envolvido nestas intrigas， enfrentando perigos e desafios cada vez mais violentos。Esta história toca em todos os pontos deste género de literatura。 Temos o superior homem branco， simbiose entre a civilização ocidental e a sabedoria da selva （a descrição física inicial de Tarzan roça o homoerótico）。 Temos os perigosos bandoleiros árabes。 Cidades esquecidas e civilizações misteriosas。 Nobres sem escrúpulos que fazem tudo para chegar ao topo do poder。 Sacrifícios humanos e rituais violentos。 Portentosos leões que terão de ser enfrentados。 E， claro， uma sensual femme fatale， que irá tentar o herói。 É marca de época， pulp clássico no seu melhor。 。。。more
Jerimy Stoll
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This guy will have to admit， this was a pleasure to read。 Tarzan novels are ht and mss wth me。 Some are great and others not so much。 This story was well developed and each part of the story was full of purpose。 Most of the characters are two-dimensional， however， that can be easily overlooked when one becomes fully absorbed。
An Odd1
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Another fabulously beautiful queen， her moods swing from obsessed anger to complaisant whine。 From whisper in shadows to standup loyal swordsmen， the high quality of Tarzan's morals draws a faithful circle of mutual protection。 Burroughs details civilizations and not-so。 Variety is treasure in this pandemic universal sameness。52-2022: #20 Gold Another fabulously beautiful queen， her moods swing from obsessed anger to complaisant whine。 From whisper in shadows to standup loyal swordsmen， the high quality of Tarzan's morals draws a faithful circle of mutual protection。 Burroughs details civilizations and not-so。 Variety is treasure in this pandemic universal sameness。52-2022: #20 Gold 。。。more
Norman Howe
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Burroughs seems to have phoned this one in。 We are given no back story for the Strange New World Tarzan enters， though I see elements of Ayesha/She in Nemone。 The Ape-man dominates gladiatorial games， as he did in “Lost Empire，” and deliberately provokes a ruler while confounding those who try to manipulate her。This was written about the time of Burroughs’s first divorce， which may explain why Jane is not present in many of the Tarzan books。 I would still like to see more character development， Burroughs seems to have phoned this one in。 We are given no back story for the Strange New World Tarzan enters， though I see elements of Ayesha/She in Nemone。 The Ape-man dominates gladiatorial games， as he did in “Lost Empire，” and deliberately provokes a ruler while confounding those who try to manipulate her。This was written about the time of Burroughs’s first divorce， which may explain why Jane is not present in many of the Tarzan books。 I would still like to see more character development， and fewer Deus Ex Machina moments。 。。。more
Margaret Hovestadt
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I read this many years ago， and only remembered bits of it。 It was not as good as I remembered it。 Some peices are definitely problematic， but the descriptions and imagery are vivid。
Mihkel Mikkelsaar
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Pulp kirjandus。 Kui 5/6 raamatus sujub enamvähem loogiliselt （arvestades ER Burroughsi tavapärast arusaama loogikast） siis viimase 1/6ndikul visatakse kiirelt mingi lõpp kokku， nii et traagleniidid paistavad - kõik võimalikud asjad juhtuvad， tekivad kordused ja ebaloogilisused， palju niidiotsi jääb kokku sõlmimata。 Kui eelmises 14 raamatus mainitakse koguaeg et Tarzanil on naine， siis siin raamatus ei tule see kordagi isegi jutuks （raamatu kontekstis oluline fakt）。
James
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Despite the Two Star Rating， this was a fun and enjoyable read。 The story continues nicely from the last book。 Tarzan is wandering through what was Abyssinia， around the Rift Valley。 He comes to the rescue of a captured man and then the adventures begin。 This story flows well， full of action， drama， love， intrigue。 At this level， it works really well。However， scratching the surface， we find Tarzan the man who can pick up any language pretty much instantly， can charm and smooch anyone， and yes， s Despite the Two Star Rating， this was a fun and enjoyable read。 The story continues nicely from the last book。 Tarzan is wandering through what was Abyssinia， around the Rift Valley。 He comes to the rescue of a captured man and then the adventures begin。 This story flows well， full of action， drama， love， intrigue。 At this level， it works really well。However， scratching the surface， we find Tarzan the man who can pick up any language pretty much instantly， can charm and smooch anyone， and yes， still find himself imprisoned。 The core elements are a rehash of other stories; two cities hidden away in a remote part of Africa， at war with each other but don’t know why， yet trade with each other once a year。 The cities are literally made of Gold with there own structure。 Plus， Burroughs must be desperate for ‘mythical names’。 Surely both cities are just a poor hidden name for Carthage and Athens？Occasionally you wonder， what happened to Tarzan’s Wife and Son？ You now just accept that they were a one off and Tarzan is a confirmed bachelor。 You would think Burroughs would explore this further。 Plus， he successfully ends this story in two paragraphs。A good story， BUT， don’t read into it too much。 。。。more
Quentin Wallace
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This was one of my favorite Tarzan novels， but it's not without its flaws。 The ending is abrupt and there's some pretty major plot points that were never really cleared up， but it still was a good read from start to finish。 It was straightforward and the plot stayed on point the entire time。But there's not just one lost city here， but two。 As I've said in previous reviews， you can't toss a stick in these novels without hitting a lost city and they just keep coming！ If you can overlook that aspec This was one of my favorite Tarzan novels， but it's not without its flaws。 The ending is abrupt and there's some pretty major plot points that were never really cleared up， but it still was a good read from start to finish。 It was straightforward and the plot stayed on point the entire time。But there's not just one lost city here， but two。 As I've said in previous reviews， you can't toss a stick in these novels without hitting a lost city and they just keep coming！ If you can overlook that aspect， and the fact we get a lot of plots rehashed， there's good stuff here。For example， in this one Tarzan finds lost cities。 There's a mad queen enamored with him。 There's an imprisoned member of royalty who's the rightful heir to the crown。 Etc。 I think half the Tarzan novels published have at least some of those tropes in the plot。Still， most readers know this by now and we still enjoy it。 Always a fun read。 。。。more
Shea Carlson
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Far-Fetched but EngagingCoincidences play a part in this novel， as they do in all the Tarzan stories up to this point， but it held my attention。 I wonder how many more hidden civilizations will appear in the remaining books of this series。
Kevin Findley
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This entry in the series had nearly all of the elements for a successful Tarzan novel; lost cities， wild animals， violent death of the bad guys （and gals）， beautiful queens of the lost cities， and that most noble of savages; Lord John Greystoke。 Missing however was the humor of Tarzan。 There were two moments where Tarzan played tricks on his captors （both deadly）， but at no time did the Lord of the Jungle seem to enjoy himself。 Also missing was Jane， not even a single mention of her。 Very strang This entry in the series had nearly all of the elements for a successful Tarzan novel; lost cities， wild animals， violent death of the bad guys （and gals）， beautiful queens of the lost cities， and that most noble of savages; Lord John Greystoke。 Missing however was the humor of Tarzan。 There were two moments where Tarzan played tricks on his captors （both deadly）， but at no time did the Lord of the Jungle seem to enjoy himself。 Also missing was Jane， not even a single mention of her。 Very strange， and makes a few of the hardcore ERB communities wonder aloud if Burroughs truly wrote the book。 I think he did， because every sentence was vintage Tarzan and his world。 Personally， I'm of the opinion that Burroughs pounded this out to meet a deadline so he could work on something else。 Another few pages of what I detailed as missing would have made this a 4 or 5 star effort。This version is written more for younger audiences， and would be a good introduction to Tarzan。 Parents of kids younger than 12 should probably read it first in case they have a problem with some of the descriptions used of the Cathne society and its citizens。 Even with the 'missing' pieces， this is still a good read。 So 。。。Find it。 Buy it。 Read it！ 。。。more
Dan Blackley
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The story takes Tarzan to the distant land of Absynnian。 There he finds many things。 Fights in an arena， beautiful women and other adventures。
Tharindu Dissanayake
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"walls which were made to keep one out also invited one to climb them。"Tarzan and the City of Gold narrates another one of ape-man's journeys， across a new area of Africa。 But there were several surprises from ERB this time around。For me， this books stood out of the Tarzan series up to this point in several ways。 This is the shortest book by far， though it was clear the story could've been extended quite easily to the usual length of the stories in the series。 And there were no sub-plots， which "walls which were made to keep one out also invited one to climb them。"Tarzan and the City of Gold narrates another one of ape-man's journeys， across a new area of Africa。 But there were several surprises from ERB this time around。For me， this books stood out of the Tarzan series up to this point in several ways。 This is the shortest book by far， though it was clear the story could've been extended quite easily to the usual length of the stories in the series。 And there were no sub-plots， which usually are there in all Tarzan series， that converge to the end in the last couple of chapters。 True， the Jad-bal-ja was there， but it was not the same thing。 And the single-plot story brought a nice bit of change to the usual phase。And finally， the ending， it really felt like the author was in a hurry to quickly wrap this up， an urgency that occurred during the last part of the last chapter。 I have no complaints against the ending， but it is not the same that was inherent in all previous stories。"a title of nobility does not make a man noble。 You may call a jackal a lion， but he will still be a jackal。""one never knows what the future holds。" 。。。more
Fred Moreau
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I have always enjoyed reading Edgar Rice Burrough’s books。 This was one of the first books I had as a child and thought it was lost。 Finding it， I could not resist reading it again。 It was well worth my time。
Manuel Alfonseca
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ENGLISH: This 16th volume among Tarzan's novels repeats the same elements that appear once and again in the series: a lost valley in Africa with two lost cities in permanent struggle; a beautiful queen， madly in love with Tarzan; an impossible situation， which Tarzan manages to fix in the end， although this time he has the help of a deus ex machina: the lion Jad-Bal-Ja。This novel is quite unnecessary， because it brings nothing new， and even gives the impression that Burroughs's style has deterio ENGLISH: This 16th volume among Tarzan's novels repeats the same elements that appear once and again in the series: a lost valley in Africa with two lost cities in permanent struggle; a beautiful queen， madly in love with Tarzan; an impossible situation， which Tarzan manages to fix in the end， although this time he has the help of a deus ex machina: the lion Jad-Bal-Ja。This novel is quite unnecessary， because it brings nothing new， and even gives the impression that Burroughs's style has deteriorated somewhat， which usually happens in the last volumes of his series， such as John Carter in Mars。According to Goodreads， two stars means "It was OK。" I think that's a good description of this book。 ESPAÑOL: Este volumen 16 de las novelas de Tarzán repite los mismos elementos que aparecen una vez y otra en la serie: un valle perdido en África con dos ciudades perdidas en lucha permanente; una reina hermosísima， enamorada perdidamente de Tarzán; una situación imposible， que Tarzán sabe arreglar al final， aunque esta vez cuente con la ayuda de un deus ex machina: el león Jad-Bal-Ja。La novela es bastante innecesaria， pues no aporta nada nuevo， e incluso da la impresión de que el estilo de Burroughs se ha deteriorado un tanto， cosa que suele ocurrirle en los últimos volúmenes de sus series， como la de John Carter en Marte。De acuerdo con Goodreads， dos estrellas significa "este libro está bien para pasar un rato"。 Me parece la calificación oportuna。 。。。more
Kenneth
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When the Tarzan books were reprinted in the 1960's， I bought and read this one even though I had read the Whitman edition as a kid back in the 1950's。 This one was complete and unabridged， unlike the Whitman edition "Authorized Abridged Edition"。 When the Tarzan books were reprinted in the 1960's， I bought and read this one even though I had read the Whitman edition as a kid back in the 1950's。 This one was complete and unabridged， unlike the Whitman edition "Authorized Abridged Edition"。 。。。more
Kenneth
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At the time I read this edition， a birthday present from my grandmother， I would have rated this a 5。 However， this is a typical later Tarzan book written formulaically with two opposing cities at war with each other most of the time。 But a great Tarzan adventure nevertheless。
Jay
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I liked this one more than the very first Tarzan book （I am not reading the series in order）， and definitely wish this one had made it to the screen。 However， I don't think Disney would be able to spin this one into a happy little tale， as it is much to representative of the times。 I liked this one more than the very first Tarzan book （I am not reading the series in order）， and definitely wish this one had made it to the screen。 However， I don't think Disney would be able to spin this one into a happy little tale， as it is much to representative of the times。 。。。more
Kristen （belles_bookshelves）
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"A title of nobility does not make a man noble， that you may call a jackal a lion; but he will still be a jackal。"La will always be the random jungle woman of my heart in the Tarzan universe。 Nemone is another queen in love with Tarzan， but in this novel， unlike in the books with La， we haven't had a mention of Jane in literally forever， for whatever reason。 So there's more "does Tarzan like her back？" But as crazy as Nemone and La both are， I like La more。But I loved all the lions - this city b "A title of nobility does not make a man noble， that you may call a jackal a lion; but he will still be a jackal。"La will always be the random jungle woman of my heart in the Tarzan universe。 Nemone is another queen in love with Tarzan， but in this novel， unlike in the books with La， we haven't had a mention of Jane in literally forever， for whatever reason。 So there's more "does Tarzan like her back？" But as crazy as Nemone and La both are， I like La more。But I loved all the lions - this city build like ancient Rome kind of， but with war lions。 Still what essentially are gladiator pits though。 And， my favorite， the Golden Lion！ 。。。more
Jennifer
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I read the abridged version， but couldn't find that option on Goodreads。 I read the abridged version， but couldn't find that option on Goodreads。 。。。more
Theresa
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This is not about Opar， the City of Gold， but another City of Gold。 （Wow。 There seems to be a lot of gold in Africa。）There seems to be reoccurring themes in these books。 Here’s another ‘two unknown tribes of common descent at war with each other， but still trading’。And I don’t know why Tarzan claimed that Valthor was ‘molded in his own standards’ when he wasn’t smart enough to know to sleep on the ground unprotected in the jungle。Footnote: 1） Why do idiots always throw away the weapon when runni This is not about Opar， the City of Gold， but another City of Gold。 （Wow。 There seems to be a lot of gold in Africa。）There seems to be reoccurring themes in these books。 Here’s another ‘two unknown tribes of common descent at war with each other， but still trading’。And I don’t know why Tarzan claimed that Valthor was ‘molded in his own standards’ when he wasn’t smart enough to know to sleep on the ground unprotected in the jungle。Footnote: 1） Why do idiots always throw away the weapon when running away？ I can see other burdens that might slow you， but not your means of defense。 2） They always describe Tarzan as an Adonis or Apollo， but other than his great strength and stamina， after a lifetime living in the jungle his body should be so covered in scars， etc。， it shouldn’t be very pretty。 The rest depends on his genes， which may or may not have been in his favor。 He could have been from a family of short people and his diet and/or lack of proper vitamins， etc。 would have had an effect on his looks。 So this is definitely pure fantasy。Fave scenes: the shooting of the crocodile， Erot’s reaction to being ordered into the pit， Erot’s fate and the fight of the two lions。 。。。more
Francisco Lizardi
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Por fin！！， en esta novela Tarzán estivo en toda la trama， las anteriores solo las salpicaban con algunas situaciones en las que él aparecía。Me agradó más esta novela。
Justin Anthony
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This being the 16th Tarzan book I've read， they tend to blend together and repeat; same story， same conclusion。 This one is really no different， except， for whatever reason， this one was better than probably the last ten。 The ending was a bit weak， but I really enjoyed this one。 This being the 16th Tarzan book I've read， they tend to blend together and repeat; same story， same conclusion。 This one is really no different， except， for whatever reason， this one was better than probably the last ten。 The ending was a bit weak， but I really enjoyed this one。 。。。more
Ronald
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possibly read in winter 1966
Joanne
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always good but soo much better when i don't fall asleep- read this during the day for a change！！！ always good but soo much better when i don't fall asleep- read this during the day for a change！！！ 。。。more
Lynda
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Tarzan travels to Abbyssinia， rescues an unusually dressed white man from "Shiftas" （slavers， raiders）， learns a new language， finds out there are two more cities no one has ever seen or heard of， helps his new friend get home and ends up in the hands of that mans enemies。 A crazy Queen falls for him， he doesn't reciprocate， and so she tries to have him killed。 Jad-Bal-Ja， the golden lion。 saves his life。 Tarzan travels to Abbyssinia， rescues an unusually dressed white man from "Shiftas" （slavers， raiders）， learns a new language， finds out there are two more cities no one has ever seen or heard of， helps his new friend get home and ends up in the hands of that mans enemies。 A crazy Queen falls for him， he doesn't reciprocate， and so she tries to have him killed。 Jad-Bal-Ja， the golden lion。 saves his life。 。。。more
Howard
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I have read all 24 of the Tarzan books。 Read dates are from the mid 1970s through 1982。 I thoroughly enjoyed all of the Tarzan books。 They made a great escape from high school and college。 I still have all 24 books and they are at the top of my book shelf。 I thought it was pretty neat to find the actual covers listed on Goodreads and there are no barcodes on the books， plus the cover price ranged from $1。50-1。95 for each book。
Ray Palmer
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Ever since Tarzan， Lord of the Jungle Tarzan has been playing a supporting role in his own series in a sequence of other people's one-off adventures。 Tarzan and the City of Gold is a return to form and the best Tarzan novel since Tarzan and the Golden Lion。 It's especially refreshing since the previous Tarzan novel， Tarzan Triumphant， was particularly bad。The land of Cathne is vintage Burroughs， a place where lions live among men and the city is covered in gold。 And where the people display the Ever since Tarzan， Lord of the Jungle Tarzan has been playing a supporting role in his own series in a sequence of other people's one-off adventures。 Tarzan and the City of Gold is a return to form and the best Tarzan novel since Tarzan and the Golden Lion。 It's especially refreshing since the previous Tarzan novel， Tarzan Triumphant， was particularly bad。The land of Cathne is vintage Burroughs， a place where lions live among men and the city is covered in gold。 And where the people display the tanned hides of their slain enemies on the walls of their palaces。 As always the ethics seem foreign to me as a modern reader which the book all the more exotic。There's a long "false start" to the novel and the real plot doesn't reveal itself until about half way through。 。。。more
David Ward
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Tarzan and the City of Gold （Tarzan #16） by Edgar Rice Burroughs （Ballantine 1932） （Fiction）。 Tarzan rescues an Athene warrior from the shiftas。 He is later captured by people from Othnar and is forced to fight in the arena， defeating first the Othnarian's strongest warrior and later the queen's pet lion。 Tarzan manages to defeat the lion only because his faithful lion friend intervenes。 My rating: 7/10， finished 1973。 Tarzan and the City of Gold （Tarzan #16） by Edgar Rice Burroughs （Ballantine 1932） （Fiction）。 Tarzan rescues an Athene warrior from the shiftas。 He is later captured by people from Othnar and is forced to fight in the arena， defeating first the Othnarian's strongest warrior and later the queen's pet lion。 Tarzan manages to defeat the lion only because his faithful lion friend intervenes。 My rating: 7/10， finished 1973。 。。。more
R。L。
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Tarzan is back with a few more clothes here。 He is learning more about the human race and their cities。 As mankind races to amass riches， Tarzan is caught between the greed and avarice of the humans and the conflicts within the ape tribes。 The third book in the series。
Mark
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