Tarzan's Quest
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- Author：Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Reviews
Jerimy Stoll
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19 Tarzan novels down， only six to go。 I have to admit that these novels reach various levels of like and dislike with me。 This book was a good one。 It starts with Tarzan's wife Jane in England who is entertaining prince Alexis， his wife Kitty， and their valets Tibbs and Anette。 After the group decides to journey to Africa in for various reasons， they hire an American piolet to fly them there。 Meanwhile， Tarzan is wondering through an unfamiliar jungle on the African continent somewhere。 The res 19 Tarzan novels down， only six to go。 I have to admit that these novels reach various levels of like and dislike with me。 This book was a good one。 It starts with Tarzan's wife Jane in England who is entertaining prince Alexis， his wife Kitty， and their valets Tibbs and Anette。 After the group decides to journey to Africa in for various reasons， they hire an American piolet to fly them there。 Meanwhile， Tarzan is wondering through an unfamiliar jungle on the African continent somewhere。 The rest of the story unfolds as a person reads it。 Burroughs is an expert at tying up the loose ends while he randomly throughs bits and pieces of story at the readers like so much confetti。 I would recommend this book to those who enjoy Edgar Rice Burroughs imagination， are interested in classic pulp fiction， like short reads， like adventure and action books， or are interested in reading one of the better Tarzan books available on the shelves。 Happy reading。 。。。more
Geoffrey Greeley
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Tarzan is the best！
Bobby H
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4 1/2 *。 My first Tarzan。 Not as much violence as expected but plenty of action。 The writers draws you into deepest darkest Africa。 The murder subplot was a nice addition。
Norman Howe
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This is the horror entry in the Tarzan novels。 At first it seems like an adventure story， but then the pieces come together: young women abducted， rumours of a formula for eternal youth， travellers stranded in the jungle， murdered or disappearing mysteriously。 It adds up to a tale worthy of Lovecraft。And the greatest horror of all: Nkima will live forever！
Holly Stone
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Who would dare steal Jane from The Lord of the Jungle？ a race of men called the Kovuru that's who in this epic Tarzan adventure， he is helping is Wiziri people track their missing young girls when he finds a note from Jane saying she and her party have crashed in the jungle。 Before he can find her she is taken by a Kovuru hunter to become another sacrifice to make eternal youth caplets。。。Will Tarzan find his mate in time to save her？ Will Jane save herself and the little French maid also impriso Who would dare steal Jane from The Lord of the Jungle？ a race of men called the Kovuru that's who in this epic Tarzan adventure， he is helping is Wiziri people track their missing young girls when he finds a note from Jane saying she and her party have crashed in the jungle。 Before he can find her she is taken by a Kovuru hunter to become another sacrifice to make eternal youth caplets。。。Will Tarzan find his mate in time to save her？ Will Jane save herself and the little French maid also imprisoned there？？ read it and find out！！！ 。。。more
Mihkel Mikkelsaar
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Draamamaamad。 Aga lõpuks on Jane jälle tagasi， peale 4-5 raamatud kus teda üldse ei mainitud。
Larry W
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For the first three quarters， this is one of the best that I have read in the series。 The alternating chapters focusing on Jane then on Tarzan allowed for great development of each。 Alas， this was marred by one of the weakest denumonts since Bram Stoker's Dracula。 For the first three quarters， this is one of the best that I have read in the series。 The alternating chapters focusing on Jane then on Tarzan allowed for great development of each。 Alas， this was marred by one of the weakest denumonts since Bram Stoker's Dracula。 。。。more
James
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Well， wasn’t this a right jolly adventurous read， full of action， love， murder， the full works。 For the first time in about 16 books， Jane， Tarzan’s Wife make an appearance too。 She has a lead role in this book。 Kudos too， Jane is portrayed as a strong outgoing， independent woman， a leader too。 Just perfect that is。 The story revolves around a classic tale， the search for eternal life。 Can’t go wrong with that。As much as is good， nay great about this book， the same is true for how bad it is。 Tar Well， wasn’t this a right jolly adventurous read， full of action， love， murder， the full works。 For the first time in about 16 books， Jane， Tarzan’s Wife make an appearance too。 She has a lead role in this book。 Kudos too， Jane is portrayed as a strong outgoing， independent woman， a leader too。 Just perfect that is。 The story revolves around a classic tale， the search for eternal life。 Can’t go wrong with that。As much as is good， nay great about this book， the same is true for how bad it is。 Tarzan， albeit briefly， gets captured， AGAIN - shocker。 The tribe with eternal youth are all White; obviously。 By looking too deeply into this book and the other Tarzan Novels， Burroughs really portrays Africa as a land pretty well full of White Tribes and Communities。 Each one， technologically are more advanced than the natives， they speak Latin， have walled cities or， like this one， possess the secrets of eternal life。 No wonder it got into the American Psyche， a land full of Whites with animals a plenty and wild savages。 Just perfect for a backdrop of Hemingway to show off how “manly” you must be to go shooting and killing animals。Although way too quick for the conclusion， Burroughs manages to sum up， “ok” this time。 The way to enjoy Tarzan is to read it superficially。 When you really look at the story， plot or subtexts， it can be shockingly bad。 。。。more
Shea Carlson
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Jane Finally ReappearsAfter so many novels where Tarzan roams and acts like a bachelor， this book brings Jane back。 As a strong， resourceful woman， she takes charge of situations and impresses the men around her with more than her looks。 The storyline is better than many， although coincidences play more than a believable part。
Jammin Jenny
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I really enjoyed this Tarzan story。 In this story， Jane and some of her friends take a trip to Africa in search of eternal youth。 One of the ladies in the stories is killed at camp， and they are stranded in the middle of the African jungle。 Tarzan finds out Jane is out there and strikes out to find and rescue her。 Really fun story set in the jungles of Africa。
Jeff J。
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Fun novel in the Tarzan series。 Tarzan investigates a mysterious tribe accused of kidnapping women， unaware that Jane is in jeopardy。
Dan Blackley
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Muviru， Chief of the Waziri， has his daughter captured by people of a fabled city。 Tarzan must find her before she is burned at the stake！ Good one with action！
Tharindu Dissanayake
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"The world is full of fools who go places where they do not belong， causing other people worry and trouble。"Here， in the 19th of the series， Jane re-appears as a major character after a long time。 And it was a pleasant surprise to see that ERB has finally decided to rid her of the usual victim characteristic which the author had been continuously attributing to her。 The story is narrated in two main sub-plots， both of which are interesting and entertaining in a similar way。 The book holds a litt "The world is full of fools who go places where they do not belong， causing other people worry and trouble。"Here， in the 19th of the series， Jane re-appears as a major character after a long time。 And it was a pleasant surprise to see that ERB has finally decided to rid her of the usual victim characteristic which the author had been continuously attributing to her。 The story is narrated in two main sub-plots， both of which are interesting and entertaining in a similar way。 The book holds a little similarity to that of last book， where Tarzan encounters leopard men。 Loved the story。"all is fair in love and war，" 。。。more
Kristen （belles_bookshelves）
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"There is no law here except the law of the jungle。"Holy Lord Jane's alive！ It has been so long since I've seen her that I thought either A。） She had ben killed off for real or B。） These novels all took place before Jane and that is was just never mentioned。 But apparently neither one those things。 Apparently ERB just arbitrarily decided to stop writing her character and never mentioned anything of it or explained it？ I don't know。 She's definitely a lot less annoying here than in earlier novels "There is no law here except the law of the jungle。"Holy Lord Jane's alive！ It has been so long since I've seen her that I thought either A。） She had ben killed off for real or B。） These novels all took place before Jane and that is was just never mentioned。 But apparently neither one those things。 Apparently ERB just arbitrarily decided to stop writing her character and never mentioned anything of it or explained it？ I don't know。 She's definitely a lot less annoying here than in earlier novels where she's adamant that Tarzan be Lord Greystroke。Other than that - it's pretty typical Tarzan。 Only the "lost civilization" here is a group of savages who have discovered a magic potion that is the Fountain of Youth in the heart of Africa。 Men only。 No girls allowed。Alternative title: "Tarzan and Little Nkima's Adventure。" Lol。 。。。more
Kevin Dumcum
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Another great Tarzan adventure （with the typical Burroughs rushed ending）， where Jane carries much of the action。
Theresa
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Jane！ She’s back！ It seems she’s been running around with her society friends in London while her husband’s back in Africa losing his memory and in danger。 Because she is in this story I enjoyed it a lot more。 Tarzan's adventures were getting too repetitive。While flying back to Africa with a few friends， Jane’s plane is forced down in a storm。 Before their comedy of errors can get organized to try to find their way out of the jungle， one of them is mysteriously murdered。 When they finally head o Jane！ She’s back！ It seems she’s been running around with her society friends in London while her husband’s back in Africa losing his memory and in danger。 Because she is in this story I enjoyed it a lot more。 Tarzan's adventures were getting too repetitive。While flying back to Africa with a few friends， Jane’s plane is forced down in a storm。 Before their comedy of errors can get organized to try to find their way out of the jungle， one of them is mysteriously murdered。 When they finally head out they are stalked by members of （another） mysterious white tribe。 Meanwhile Tarzan， unaware the Jane has returned to Africa and is lost， is searching for the men who have been kidnapping young girls from all over the area， including the young daughter of one of his Waziri。 As least there’s only three groups in this: Jane’s companions， Tarzan & his Waziri and the mysterious white tribe。 But the running around and mishaps of this story are further complicated by Nkima’s pranks and thoughtlessness that almost causes him to lose his role in the Jane’s escape。Footnote: 1） The actions and emotions of the various crash survivors show how the real personalities come out when they’re in dangerous or stressful situations。 Some people are helpful， some create more problems， while others are just hopeless。 This particular group would have probably died the first day if not for Jane。 2） Because of how they were created and all the problems they made and could make I would have destroyed the pills。Fave scenes: getting down from the plane， Jane killing the leopard， finding the burned cloth and parachuting。 。。。more
Kenneth
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The story revolves around a mysterious tribe， the Kuvuru， who have been kidnapping women to be used in secret rejuvenation ceremonies。 Tarzan goes after them when they kidnap the daughter of Muviro， the chief of his Waziri。 In the meantime there is a plane crash nearby and among the survivors is Tarzan's wife Jane， and they too have been taken captive by the Kuvuru。 The story revolves around a mysterious tribe， the Kuvuru， who have been kidnapping women to be used in secret rejuvenation ceremonies。 Tarzan goes after them when they kidnap the daughter of Muviro， the chief of his Waziri。 In the meantime there is a plane crash nearby and among the survivors is Tarzan's wife Jane， and they too have been taken captive by the Kuvuru。 。。。more
আহসানুল শোভন
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3 out of 5
Cary Enlow
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Sigh。 Can't regain my youth。 Not as entertaining as it was when I was 10 years old。 Sigh。 Can't regain my youth。 Not as entertaining as it was when I was 10 years old。 。。。more
LadyCalico
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This was one of my favorites of the later Tarzans--with a renewed sparkle of life after the series had generally gone stale。 I found it to be one of the more enjoyable books of the series。
John
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The later Tarzan novels had a bad rep for some reason， but ERB's prose is leaner and the stories move faster。 It's good fun。 This novel seems to have inspired Margot Robbie's portrayal of Jane in the recent movie。 The best chapters are told from Nkima the monkey's point of view。 The later Tarzan novels had a bad rep for some reason， but ERB's prose is leaner and the stories move faster。 It's good fun。 This novel seems to have inspired Margot Robbie's portrayal of Jane in the recent movie。 The best chapters are told from Nkima the monkey's point of view。 。。。more
Joanne
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was great， THe Kavaru and their leader the Kavandavanda- the plane crash， the search for the fountain of youth， the missing women the kavaru steal for their formula of the ft of youth， all the jungle adventures and Nkima the monkey in his ever minded absent minded helping Tarzan- Janes survival skills and TaRZANS eternal quest to help his fellow man- they are just such great books！！
Jason
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One of the better books in the Tarzan series。 Great adventure story and Jane is a featured character。
Ronald
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read some time in 1985
Lynda
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In this Tarzan story we spend a lot of time with Jane， who has joined with a few other english people in her journey from England to Africa。 Things get interesting when their plane goes down in a storm。 Meanwhile， Tarzan sets forth to rescue the daughter of one of his Waziri warriors。 Jane and one of her companions are taken by the same tribe which has taken the Waziri girl， and this tribe is White！
Jerry Kimbro
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Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote this Tarzan novel- number 19 in the official canon of Tarzan books back in 1935。 To those who are fans of the Tarzan novels（and sadly in this PC age- there seem to be less and less）， it is beloved for two reasons- it is the last novel where Jane appears alongside her mate in all his adventures AND it is the book where Tazan， Jane， and Nkima become quite plausibly immortal。 ERB begins this tale with a tantalizing glimpse of Jane without Tarzan at luncheon with the upp Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote this Tarzan novel- number 19 in the official canon of Tarzan books back in 1935。 To those who are fans of the Tarzan novels（and sadly in this PC age- there seem to be less and less）， it is beloved for two reasons- it is the last novel where Jane appears alongside her mate in all his adventures AND it is the book where Tazan， Jane， and Nkima become quite plausibly immortal。 ERB begins this tale with a tantalizing glimpse of Jane without Tarzan at luncheon with the upper crust at the Savoy in London。 Her titled friends are droll and snobbish; and Jane as Lady Greystoke stands out a once as beautiful， honest， good and kind。 None of her friends have the slightest idea who her husband Lord Greystoke is- only that he has an estate in Africa ， which is where he spends all his time- to their derision and astonishment。 However one of them， a titled gigolo named Prince Sborov and his silly society wife Kitty， have heard rumors of an immortality drug hidden deep in the Jungles of Africa- and they persuade Jane to journey with them by plane to see if it can be found。。。 Meanwhile in the Jungle- Tarzan is seeking a lost tribe of white men， who are terrorizing the native tribes across the Dark Continent by stealing young girls and disappearing in the jungle。 These deprivations have even struck at his beloved Waziri; when their chief Muviro has his daughter kidnapped and Tarzan is the only one who can track her down。 How Burroughs then weaves these two tales together- because of course they are connected -is a masterwork of pulp adventure！ Cliffhangers abound！ Cannibals， charging leopards and lions， savage tribesmen， treachery， murder and suspense are down every game trail and again only Tarzan can save the day。 I find this one of the better Tarzan novels because we now see Jane- twenty years on from Tarzan of the Apes #1- no longer a frail frightened girl- but a competent hunter with a good amount of jungle craft of her own。 She has no problem， for example swinging through the trees like Tarzan now。 She is also a deadly shot with a bow and arrow， and hunt， kill and skin wild game just like Tarzan can。 Jane has truly come into her own in this book。 What a shame that ERB never wrote her into another book- or even gave her a series of her own！ This book to me was as fresh and exiting as when it was written over eighty years ago- and yes I would say its a must read for all Tarzan fans！ 。。。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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These late model Tarzan books are proving to be consistently good。Jane makes her first appearance in 10 novels， since Tarzan and the Golden Lion。 This is also the first mention of any of Tarzan’s family members in 9 novels， since Tarzan and the Ant Men。 I was beginning to think that Mr。 Burroughs was trying to imply that there was some kind of separation or that Tarzan had regressed so much to his pre-civilized days that he never left the jungle anymore。The book starts with Tarzan investigating These late model Tarzan books are proving to be consistently good。Jane makes her first appearance in 10 novels， since Tarzan and the Golden Lion。 This is also the first mention of any of Tarzan’s family members in 9 novels， since Tarzan and the Ant Men。 I was beginning to think that Mr。 Burroughs was trying to imply that there was some kind of separation or that Tarzan had regressed so much to his pre-civilized days that he never left the jungle anymore。The book starts with Tarzan investigating the mysterious disappearance of young girls in the jungle and Jane returning to Africa by plane。 Jane’s plane coincidentally crashes in the vicinity of Tarzan’s investigations。 And so commence two parallel narratives that only come together in the action packed conclusion。Jane is portrayed as a leader and capable jungle survivor， climbing around in the trees， making her own weapons， and calmly staring down a charging leopard with nothing but her hand made bow。 It was refreshing to see this side of Jane。 Alas， she does revert to damsel in distress eventually。 And ERB has a tendency to refer to her as a girl even though she and Tarzan are grandparents。Though there is a weird epilogue that I suspect will address this issue going forward。 。。。more
Janith Pathirage
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Not the worst Tarzan book but definitely not among the best ones either。 I was exited to see Jane back in action after the horrible 'Tarzan and the Ant Men'， but that joy short lived。 She was too irritation and talking too much。 Nkima was funny but I rally miss the times when Tarzan used to hang with his great apes。 He used to tame lions and leopards to his advantage and use them against his foes。 Gosh！， what happened to that Tarzan！！。 And I badly miss Jad-bal-ja ， La and Mugambi。 That's why fir Not the worst Tarzan book but definitely not among the best ones either。 I was exited to see Jane back in action after the horrible 'Tarzan and the Ant Men'， but that joy short lived。 She was too irritation and talking too much。 Nkima was funny but I rally miss the times when Tarzan used to hang with his great apes。 He used to tame lions and leopards to his advantage and use them against his foes。 Gosh！， what happened to that Tarzan！！。 And I badly miss Jad-bal-ja ， La and Mugambi。 That's why first 5-10 Tarzan books will always be the best。 Edgar Rice Burroughs should have really stopped the series from there。 Alexy was the real star of this adventure。 He reminds me of the psycho killer Dandy from American Horror Story anthology （freakshow - season ）。 Tarzan jumping down from a plane using a parashoot looked extremely lame but still， I'll read whatever the Tarzan book gets in my way。 。。。more
David Ward
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