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Tarzan and the Ant Men

Tarzan and the Ant Men

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Tarzan and the Ant Men （Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library）
 
Book 10 of the Tarzan Series - Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs， Inc。
 
No man had ever penetrated the Great Thorn Forest until Tarzan of the Apes crashed his plane behind it on his solo flight。 Within he finds a beautiful country。 But in it lives the Alali， strange Stone Age giants whose women regard all men as less than slaves。 And beyond the Alali lies the country of the Ant Men—little people only eighteen inches tall。 There， in Trohanadalmakus， Tarzan is an honored guest， until he is captured by the warriors of Veltopismakus in one of the Ant Men’s wars。 But unknown to the ape-man， they have plans for him—by the advanced science of the little people， Tarzan is shrunk to their size and set to work as a quarry slave。

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Andrew Sutherland ，

So far I've enjoyed the Tarzan novels that I've read so far （1-9）。 Tarzan and the Ant Men， the tenth book in the series by Burroughs， is an enjoyable action/adventure/fantasy novel， but it's not as enjoyable as the others in the series。 Compared to the other novels I've read， this one just falls flat。 Burroughs spends too much time discussing in detail the construction of the Minuni peoples' constructions and their politics and not enough time on the action and setup of the story。 I'm not sure So far I've enjoyed the Tarzan novels that I've read so far （1-9）。 Tarzan and the Ant Men， the tenth book in the series by Burroughs， is an enjoyable action/adventure/fantasy novel， but it's not as enjoyable as the others in the series。 Compared to the other novels I've read， this one just falls flat。 Burroughs spends too much time discussing in detail the construction of the Minuni peoples' constructions and their politics and not enough time on the action and setup of the story。 I'm not sure if the series starts to go downhill from here or if it will pick back up in the next book， but I'm eager to find out。 。。。more

Drew ，

I can't call it the worst Tarzan novel， since I haven't read them all。 But it's the weakest entry in the series so far。 Of course， even a bad Tarzan novel can be fun on the level of pulp fiction。 （Though I maintain that the very first Tarzan novel is a true classic of English literature， with deeply thematic elements， telling not just the story of a man raised by apes， but of the rise of human civilization itself。 But I digress。）The book picks up where Tarzan and the Golden Lion left off。 Esteba I can't call it the worst Tarzan novel， since I haven't read them all。 But it's the weakest entry in the series so far。 Of course， even a bad Tarzan novel can be fun on the level of pulp fiction。 （Though I maintain that the very first Tarzan novel is a true classic of English literature， with deeply thematic elements， telling not just the story of a man raised by apes， but of the rise of human civilization itself。 But I digress。）The book picks up where Tarzan and the Golden Lion left off。 Esteban Miranda， Tarzan's evil doppelganger， has been imprisoned by a cannibal tribe， and the only reason he's still alive is that the village chief and the witch doctor are having an ongoing argument about whether he's Tarzan， or the River Devil。 Enter the witch doctor's young daughter， Uhha， who is tricked into helping Esteban escape。 For good measure， he drags her along into the jungle with him as he flees。 Meanwhile， Tarzan's son Korak has been trying to teach the old man to fly an airplane， and Tarzan decides he's going to go for a solo flight， against the advice of Korak and his wife Meriem （who hasn't appeared since The Son of Tarzan）。 Korak and Meriem also appear to have reproduced， so that means that Tarzan's a grandpa now。 Tarzan， being Tarzan， heads off in the airplane anyway， and promptly crashes it deep within an impenetrable part of the jungle。 Tarzan first encounters a strange matriarchal tribe called the Alali where brutish， hairy women hunt fearful men， bonk them on their heads with clubs， and drag them home for mating season。 Tarzan， of course， is captured by one of the brute women。 Escaping with one of the younger men， Tarzan helps turn the lad from being fearful and incapable into a confident hunter。 So confident， in fact， that he eventually upends the entire tribal structure。 I mean， you could kind of see that coming。 This is the first sense you get that this tenth book in the series is less a Tarzan novel than it is a socio-political commentary that just happens to feature Tarzan。 I don't wish to read ERB's mind with regards to feminism， but it's no great leap to suggest that he probably appreciated more traditional sex roles。 Check it out:The hideous life of the Alalus was the natural result of the unnatural reversal of sex dominance。 It is the province of the male to initiate love and by his masterfulness to inspire first respect， then admiration in the breast of the female he seeks to attract。 Love itself developed after these other emotions。 The gradually increasing ascendency of the female Alalus over the male eventually prevented the emotions of respect and admiration for the male from being aroused， with the result that love never followed。Having no love for her mate and having become a more powerful brute， the savage Alalus woman soon came to treat the members of the opposite sex with contempt and brutality with the result that the power， or at least the desire， to initiate love ceased to exist in the heart of the male--he could not love a creature he feared and hated， he could not respect or admire the unsexed creatures that the Alali women had become， and so he fled into the forests and the jungles and there the dominant females hunted him lest their race perish from the earth。 Tarzan next encounters the Minunians -- the "Ant-Men" of the title。 People who are only two feet tall。 Tarzan's time among the Ant-Men takes up the bulk of the novel （as it should， given the title）， and here is where ERB really gets into the political commentary， mostly about the evils of unjust and crippling taxation， but also regarding deep corruption in government as well。 Consider that when this book was written， the income tax was only about a decade old。 He also describes in overwrought detail the social and military structures of their society。 It goes on 。 。 。 and on 。 。 。 and on 。 。 。Also worth noting are all the Minunian names。 I'd dreaded the hyphenated names of characters and places from Pal-ul-don in a previous book。 Here we have names and places that seem to have been created by randomly banging on a typewriter keyboard。 Zoanthrohago。 Komodoflorensal。 Veltopismakus。 Kalfastoban。 Adendrohahkis。 Trohanadalmakus。 Qwertyuiop。 Befriended by one city of Minunians as their friendly giant， Tarzan is captured and enslaved in a rival city， and 。 。 。 I kid you not 。 。 。 。 shrunk down to Ant-Man size。 Apparently this involves being struck at the base of the skull with a rock。 Yes。 ERB might have been onto something about taxation， but his knowledge of science is pretty dang sketchy。 At one point Tarzan discovers that although he's been shrunk down to two feet high， he somehow retains his normal strength。 This allows him to bust through some prison bars and at one point literally rip a man's head off。 Literally。 Off。 Okay， not entirely off。 But his ghost will be called "Nearly-headless Caraftap，" from here on out。 ERB then spends half the book on Tarzan's escape because， after putting all kinds of effort into world-building， he means to tell you everything there is to know about Minunian society， even if that means describing each and every corridor of every building down to the smallest detail。 It goes on 。 。 。 and on 。 。 。 and on 。 。 。 Every now and then ERB switches back to Esteban Miranda wandering through the jungle， and Uhha plotting her escape from him。 Which she eventually does by bonking him on the head。 Then leaving him naked。 Then getting herself eaten by a lion！ Which， 。 。 。 damn you， ERB！ How could you do that to Uhha！ She's just a kid！ And every now and then ERB switches over to the young man from the Alali tribe， gathering other young men to his side， and teaching them to be brave in the face of brute-women。 And there's even a fourth plot where Korak decides hey， maybe we ought to go out looking for the old man， because he hasn't returned with my airplane。 You keep wondering when these disparate plots are going to collide。 You must wait。 。 。 and wait 。 。 。 and wait。 Tarzan learns that being shrunk by the rock to the head is only temporary， and that he'll eventually return to full size。 Which of course happens just after he staggers through the impenetrable thorn forest that surrounds this strange part of the jungle。 （Much easier to penetrate when you're two feet high。 What convenient timing。）But Korak， et al， have discovered the dazed and confused Esteban Miranda snacking on a dead buffalo， and believing him to be Tarzan， bring him home to nurse him back to health。 Jane arrives from England along with Flora Hawkes， who， unlike in the last book， suddenly speaks in a colloquial dialect。 Where the heck did that come from？ Be consistent， ERB！ Even Jane thinks Esteban is her husband。 Which is ridiculous， but contrivances are ERB's thing。 Just go with it。 Because that's when Tarzan finally makes it home。 And there's not even a "Sorry， son， I crashed your plane。"Oy vey。 Honestly， it's not awful， but so much of the book is taken up with endless descriptions of Minunian society that it all just sinks under its own weight。 Also， the whole concept of Minunians is silly。 Also， ERB killed Uhha， the bastard！ 。。。more

Shea Carlson ，

Better Than the Ninth BookThis time there weren't as many helpless women。 I found the abundance of strange names difficult to keep track of， but the plot is decent， and the ending， although sudden， is satisfying。 Better Than the Ninth BookThis time there weren't as many helpless women。 I found the abundance of strange names difficult to keep track of， but the plot is decent， and the ending， although sudden， is satisfying。 。。。more

James ，

Yet again， ‘in premise’ a good idea and concept for a story， but again it failed it hit the mark in almost every respect。 The story is similar to that of the previous book ‘Tarzan and the Golden Lion”。 An interesting premise of a hidden world and culture from society within Africa itself。 The people’s within this region have grown up and evolved separately and independently from those around them。 Whilst out flying， Tarzan accidentally crashes into this world。 Tarzan learns about the various war Yet again， ‘in premise’ a good idea and concept for a story， but again it failed it hit the mark in almost every respect。 The story is similar to that of the previous book ‘Tarzan and the Golden Lion”。 An interesting premise of a hidden world and culture from society within Africa itself。 The people’s within this region have grown up and evolved separately and independently from those around them。 Whilst out flying， Tarzan accidentally crashes into this world。 Tarzan learns about the various warring cultures， tribes and so forth。 In some cases IT WAS rather interesting， having tribes run solely by women and the are subservient。 Enter Tarzan， man triumphs over woman who then becomes a kept woman and cook。。。。。。。。 NOT A GOOD STORY。Within the story you get to see Tarzan learning new languages super quick， the warring cultures view on slavery and hierarchical system。 All of which again COULD BE the premise of a good story， but， never made it so。This story， perhaps a product of its time， the who issue of men being better than women and slavery， but， why write a story like this？ There was no continuity of plot and story line from one area to the next。 We then have the fake Tarzan of the last story who randomly pops up。 Both Korak/ Jack and Jane， name only but Burroughs can’t be bothered to integrate them into one tangible story。 Above all， ‘Tarzan of the Apes’ is pretty useless in Africa。 。。。more

Stephen Brooke ，

One of the most preposterous of Burroughs’s Tarzan novels but also one of the most fun。 There is often a tongue-in-cheek tone to ‘Tarzan and the Ant Men，’ as the author throws in more social commentary than usual。 Being Burroughs， much of it is far from politically correct—even at the time it was written。 The subplots are diverting and nicely done， adding interest without intruding too much on the main story。The world-building involved in creating the ant men and their hive-like cities is certai One of the most preposterous of Burroughs’s Tarzan novels but also one of the most fun。 There is often a tongue-in-cheek tone to ‘Tarzan and the Ant Men，’ as the author throws in more social commentary than usual。 Being Burroughs， much of it is far from politically correct—even at the time it was written。 The subplots are diverting and nicely done， adding interest without intruding too much on the main story。The world-building involved in creating the ant men and their hive-like cities is certainly more thorough and well-realized than the two-lost-cities-at-war we typically get in the later Tarzan novels。 Whether it is always completely believable is another question， but we could say that about any of his books。 Knee-high warriors？ Speechless ape-men dominated by their women folk？ An unknown world within a thorn forest？ Well， that’s all a bit far-fetched but within the realm of possibility。 Barely。But some of the story goes a little further in asking the reader to suspend their disbelief。 If we can get past that， it’s a pretty good read。 。。。more

Emmanuel Wallart ，

Another lost civilisation， no two lost civilisations， if you want to have fun， read it。

Ted ，

I read all the Tarzan books in my youth。 Now nearly sixty years later I'm enjoying a second read。 I read all the Tarzan books in my youth。 Now nearly sixty years later I'm enjoying a second read。 。。。more

Dan Blackley ，

This one is confusing。 Somehow the Ant Men， sized of ants， capture the Apeman and they fight。

Nathanael Greene Slater ，

Mentioned in "To Kill A Mockingbird" Mentioned in "To Kill A Mockingbird" 。。。more

Tharindu Dissanayake ，

"only the exceptional man works hard when he does not have to。"Continuing from the last book while picking up the loose end of Miranda Estaban， this story spans across an entirely new reality。 Although it does not lack any uniqueness that is inherent to the series， I found the first half of the book to be a little too over descriptive。Second half of the book assumes Tarzan's usual trot until the end and， almost at the last page， the story takes a sudden turn to the end。 Although the story was go "only the exceptional man works hard when he does not have to。"Continuing from the last book while picking up the loose end of Miranda Estaban， this story spans across an entirely new reality。 Although it does not lack any uniqueness that is inherent to the series， I found the first half of the book to be a little too over descriptive。Second half of the book assumes Tarzan's usual trot until the end and， almost at the last page， the story takes a sudden turn to the end。 Although the story was good， in my opinion it does not measures up to any of the series before。"War and work， the two most distasteful things in the world， are， nevertheless， the most essential to the happiness and the existence of a people。" 。。。more

Warren Fournier ，

By this point， the Tarzan series was getting， well， a little "Tarzan-y。" You couldn't take a leak in Africa without stumbling upon some lost civilization， Tarzan had become a barrel-chested superhero， and his romance with Jane was largely forgotten。 Whereas the early stories were written like some of the best of Jack London and had some profound critique about what it means to be human and about civilization in general， the later stories turned into pure escapism。 Not that there's anything wrong By this point， the Tarzan series was getting， well， a little "Tarzan-y。" You couldn't take a leak in Africa without stumbling upon some lost civilization， Tarzan had become a barrel-chested superhero， and his romance with Jane was largely forgotten。 Whereas the early stories were written like some of the best of Jack London and had some profound critique about what it means to be human and about civilization in general， the later stories turned into pure escapism。 Not that there's anything wrong with that！ These stories are a blast， and can be enjoyed by young and old。 Mine is a Tarzan family--my kids read Tarzan， I read Tarzan， and my 80-year-old mother reads Tarzan。 "Tarzan and the Ant Men，" however， is one of the last of the bunch that actually has something serious to say in this strange mashup of Radium-Age scifi and jungle adventure。 Back in the 1920s， this story was very topical as first-wave feminism was just starting to chip away at traditional gender roles in Western society， and imaginative writers were playing it forward in the science fiction of the day。 For example， there are remarkable similarities between this work and Karinthy's "Capillaria" written in Hungary over half a globe away。 In both stories， the question asked is how well would a society function if there was just as much devaluation of one gender， but with men being the more "diminutive。" Both stories feature civilizations with powerful， aggressive women and bite-sized males reduced to their essential breeding and domestic functions。 Some have interpreted works like this as being in defense of the need for better equality of the sexes， while others have seen it as representative of male castration fears and poking fun at the audacity of women thinking they could be equal or better than men。 And as a result， a piece of pulp escapism becomes a timeless classic still read and discussed today。So this is one of the more bizarre and interesting of the Tarzan mashups， and perhaps of the whole series in general。 Definitely worth taking a look at it， though admittedly it won't be to everyone's sense of good taste。 。。。more

Bradley ，

Excellent old fantasy。 Decent read。 =）

Benjamin Thomas ，

The tenth Tarzan novel revolves around another lost civilization that Tarzan discovers， this time after he crash lands an airplane。 Actually， there are two lost civilizations。 One is a race of large female-dominated people and one is the titular ant-men consisting of small pygmy-like folks。 These are not small villages but rather cities of thousands of people。 Tarzan has plenty of adventure among both groups including getting captured， escaping， leading battles， and even encountering his own loo The tenth Tarzan novel revolves around another lost civilization that Tarzan discovers， this time after he crash lands an airplane。 Actually， there are two lost civilizations。 One is a race of large female-dominated people and one is the titular ant-men consisting of small pygmy-like folks。 These are not small villages but rather cities of thousands of people。 Tarzan has plenty of adventure among both groups including getting captured， escaping， leading battles， and even encountering his own look-alike from previous books， Esteban Miranda。 Jane puts in a cameo appearance， being in England at the beginning of the story。For fans of this series， it’s a pretty decent Tarzan yarn but you will have to wade through a fairly large amount of world building and corresponding info dumps。 ERB obviously spent some time working out the two cultures and especially the complex system of buildings and structures that make up the ant people’s city。 Also complicating matters are the long， complicated names of the characters such as Veltopismakus， Komodoflorensal， Trohanadalmakus， and Elkomoelhago。 If ERB was getting paid by the word， then he certainly did himself a disservice with these long names。So yes， a decent Tarzan entry for veterans but not the place to start for readers curious about Tarzan novels。 。。。more

Gail ，

Read before 1972。

Ben Hickerson ，

Having read ten Tarzan novels now I've come to at least one conclusion， Tarzan needs to start wearing a helmet！ he gets knocked out on a regular basis it seems like by people sneaking up behind and bashing him in the headanother thing Ive noticed is Burroughs conclusions come rapidly， usually within a chapter or two of the end Having read ten Tarzan novels now I've come to at least one conclusion， Tarzan needs to start wearing a helmet！ he gets knocked out on a regular basis it seems like by people sneaking up behind and bashing him in the headanother thing Ive noticed is Burroughs conclusions come rapidly， usually within a chapter or two of the end 。。。more

Kristen （belles_bookshelves） ，

"Hope is a beautiful thing。"Wow。 There's like。。。 A LOT going on here。There's not one， but TWO lost civilizations in this book。 （Good Lord， there's a lot of them here。 Can't throw a stone without finding a new civilization， it seems。） First there's a group of people where the women are all huge， brutish things - like the Amazons from Futurama， and the men are docile weaklings。 Until Tarzan comes along。 And the second it like something from Gulliver's Travels - the people are barely over a foot hi "Hope is a beautiful thing。"Wow。 There's like。。。 A LOT going on here。There's not one， but TWO lost civilizations in this book。 （Good Lord， there's a lot of them here。 Can't throw a stone without finding a new civilization， it seems。） First there's a group of people where the women are all huge， brutish things - like the Amazons from Futurama， and the men are docile weaklings。 Until Tarzan comes along。 And the second it like something from Gulliver's Travels - the people are barely over a foot high， and the ride around on deer （I'm honestly picturing Princess Mononoke here for some reason） and there are thousands and thousands of them at war with one another。There's also Estaban， our Tarzan impersonator， back from captivity and wandering around。There's amnesia， which happens more often than you would think。 And Tarzan is shrunk down to a foot high， which is apparently a thing that can happen。The names are all literally insane。 。。。more

VLT ，

One of ERB's better books。 Although scientifically impossible， the shrinking of Tarzan gives it a sci-fi spin。 ERB was definitely a product of his times， and sometimes his attitudes about race seem more than a bit off-base， but You can see him evolving with the times。 In this middle section of books， I am observing more social commentary - some very incisive thoughts are worked in to the mostly action-filled prose。 One of ERB's better books。 Although scientifically impossible， the shrinking of Tarzan gives it a sci-fi spin。 ERB was definitely a product of his times， and sometimes his attitudes about race seem more than a bit off-base， but You can see him evolving with the times。 In this middle section of books， I am observing more social commentary - some very incisive thoughts are worked in to the mostly action-filled prose。 。。。more

Keith ，

Another good adventure with a lost civilization。

Steven Wilson ，

More violent than some other entries， and the 6-and-7 syllable names make it a hard read。 Still， some interesting development of the female dominated cave society。 Russ Manning’s comic strip sequel was more fun。

Theresa ，

Tenth in the series。 Tarzan’s son Jack now has a wife， Meriem and a son of his own。 And Tarzan has learned to fly and during his first solo flight he discover a basin of jungle he’d never seen before。 Unfortunately his curiosity causes him to crash。Actually two races are involved in this （like Gulliver’s Travels）。 The Alalus， a matriarchal race of mute Neanderthals and the Ant Men， true pygmies who seem amazingly high tech for the time and place。 And the Minunian’s names are horrible。 I’d defini Tenth in the series。 Tarzan’s son Jack now has a wife， Meriem and a son of his own。 And Tarzan has learned to fly and during his first solo flight he discover a basin of jungle he’d never seen before。 Unfortunately his curiosity causes him to crash。Actually two races are involved in this （like Gulliver’s Travels）。 The Alalus， a matriarchal race of mute Neanderthals and the Ant Men， true pygmies who seem amazingly high tech for the time and place。 And the Minunian’s names are horrible。 I’d definitely use nicknames。There’s a lot of inconstancies and/or things that don’t make any sense。 I know it’s supposed to be a fantasy adventure， so maybe I'm expecting too much， but it should follow some sort of rules or the story just becomes a comedy。First， that diamond locket really leads a charmed life。 The way it’s been lost and found and traveled all over is truly a miracle。 But then a lot of stuff in these books have done so。 Second， you’d think that two escaped prisoners would be caught after roaming around so long。 But that is the way of bureaucracy， everything is so compartmentalized nobody knows or cares what others are doing as long as it doesn’t interfere with their own job。 Third， when Tarzan escapes from the lion into the underground borrow with his friends why didn’t the lion eat/kill the antelope mounts left up top？ They were all there the next morning。 Must have been a stupid lion。 Then there’s the quick personality changes， etc。But the surprise at the end was totally unexpected， but still a bit implausible。Fave scenes: the young Alalus boy helping Tarzan， Zoantrohago’s experiment explanation， escaping down the shaft and the two locked doors。 。。。more

Kenneth ，

Tarzan flies solo in an airplane that crashes inside a thorn forest。 Inside he encounters the Alali， a group of primitive humans， and beyond them the "ant men"， a race of foot high humans living in two mutually hostile cities。 Tarzan is captured by one of them and they have the technology to shrink him （temporarily） to their size and enslave him。 And so it goes。。。 Tarzan flies solo in an airplane that crashes inside a thorn forest。 Inside he encounters the Alali， a group of primitive humans， and beyond them the "ant men"， a race of foot high humans living in two mutually hostile cities。 Tarzan is captured by one of them and they have the technology to shrink him （temporarily） to their size and enslave him。 And so it goes。。。 。。。more

Addyson Huneke ，

Tarzan's a grandpa！ John Clayton IV is really cute， although he only gets a few paragraphs and is referred to only as "Dackie。" Also， why in the world did Korak let Tarzan up alone in an airplane？ Of course he was going to get stranded in a part of the jungle hitherto unexplored because it is surrounded by an impassable thorn forest。 Tarzan's double is in this one， too， and is under the delusion that he actually is Tarzan， but he isn't quite as annoying as before， although they even perform surg Tarzan's a grandpa！ John Clayton IV is really cute， although he only gets a few paragraphs and is referred to only as "Dackie。" Also， why in the world did Korak let Tarzan up alone in an airplane？ Of course he was going to get stranded in a part of the jungle hitherto unexplored because it is surrounded by an impassable thorn forest。 Tarzan's double is in this one， too， and is under the delusion that he actually is Tarzan， but he isn't quite as annoying as before， although they even perform surgery on him under the delusion that he's Tarzan and has lost his memory again。 Thankfully， the misunderstanding is cleared up at the end， and Tarzan gets his diamonds back， which is a plus。 I really loved this one。 Tarzan was enslaved！ There were a couple scenes that kind of even reminded me of Half-Blood。 And Tarzan was only eighteen inches tall！ It was amazing。 Quite amazing。 。。。more

LadyCalico ，

The good parts of this book were really a hoot--Tarzan learns to fly and discovers that his arrog。。。er， self-confidence is not an asset in a pilot， Tarzan's evil twin discovers that he is NOT King of the Jungle while Gulliver's Travels meets the Taming of the Shrew。 Obviously Burroughs was having a great time writing this book。 Also， Burroughs indulged himself by letting loose rants of social commentary about the spoiling effects of easy living， the welfare state， and heavy taxation raising up a The good parts of this book were really a hoot--Tarzan learns to fly and discovers that his arrog。。。er， self-confidence is not an asset in a pilot， Tarzan's evil twin discovers that he is NOT King of the Jungle while Gulliver's Travels meets the Taming of the Shrew。 Obviously Burroughs was having a great time writing this book。 Also， Burroughs indulged himself by letting loose rants of social commentary about the spoiling effects of easy living， the welfare state， and heavy taxation raising up a nation of weak， lazy， indoctrinated syncophants， which so accurately prophesies today's ridiculous spoiled snowflakes， so be warned if you are a feminazi or a pampered entitled liberal snowflake sobbing in your safespace， you might find the commentary less amusing than I did。 All this in such a slim book--it must be very busy！ Yes， it certainly is。 The downside is that Burroughs got too involved in building the world of antmen taking the description and explanations to extremes and when such descriptions interrupted the action for too long， they got really boring to the adrenaline fueled reader who was panting to get back to the action。 A problem easily solved by honing your art of the fast skim when reading this book。 。。。more

Ronald ，

read between summer 1970 & summer 1974

Ron ，

One of the worst Tarzan books by Burroughs and maybe a sign that he was starting to lose interest in his most successful creation。 Fortunately， he still had a few good ideas left for some of the later books。 This one is only interesting for hardcore Tarzan fans， boring， ludicrous， an example of all the worst traits of so called pulp-fiction。

John ，

My only complaint is the names for the Ant Men are a total headache to read and remember。 Burroughs did predict our soy male generation with the Alali， making this prescient science fiction。

Joanne ，

loved the story but they had looooooong names and got a little long in places- did my speed reading！！！

Ann ，

I enjoyed my second reading of this with the exception of the ridiculous misogyny displayed by one of the people groups。 If that actually represents ERB's ideas of an appropriate society then I can't see how he ever had any following， even a hundred years ago。 I enjoyed my second reading of this with the exception of the ridiculous misogyny displayed by one of the people groups。 If that actually represents ERB's ideas of an appropriate society then I can't see how he ever had any following， even a hundred years ago。 。。。more

Bobde1234 ，

By far the best book ever written。

Timothy Boyd ，

Even though the Tarzan stories are over 60 years old they remain timeless。 These books are fantastic reading。 These books make all the movies and cartoons seem meaningless。 Highly recommended

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