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Tarzan and the Lost Empire

Tarzan and the Lost Empire

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  • Author：Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • ISBN：1640917225
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Reviews

James ，

Overall this was a fun， enjoyable and novel read。 The last two books have seen a notable change in Burroughs style。 That is to say， this was an actual fun and easy flowing story。 Yet again a novel premise， a lost group of people hidden away in Africa that have evolved separately and independently from the country of origin。 Great idea， fun story， ‘nearly’ hit the Mark， but not fully。Firstly， instead of a group of Britons from the time of King Richard I， we have a group of Romans speaking Latin。 Overall this was a fun， enjoyable and novel read。 The last two books have seen a notable change in Burroughs style。 That is to say， this was an actual fun and easy flowing story。 Yet again a novel premise， a lost group of people hidden away in Africa that have evolved separately and independently from the country of origin。 Great idea， fun story， ‘nearly’ hit the Mark， but not fully。Firstly， instead of a group of Britons from the time of King Richard I， we have a group of Romans speaking Latin。 Like with the last book this civilisation has continued as is for a jaw dropping 1，800 years with NO CONTACT with Rome。 Why didn’t anyone try to find out why there was no contact with them， re create new trade links etc etc。 They happily accept that Rome has forgotten them。Within this system we have two city states， Whites at the head， mixed race， Africans outside the walls。 There are times when such stories do not age well。 Wh3n Tarzan was speaking to the Africans before going into the gladiatorial ring for why they don’t overthrow Cesar， they responded that they would ONLY follow a White Leader - Ouch， that is not a great thing to say。Overall， a much better book， but then again， you must understand that Burroughs DOES NOT know how to conclude a story。 。。。more

Shea Carlson ，

Recycled Plot in New ClothesEven in the first half of the 1900s， Africa couldn't have been host to so many undiscovered tribes and "lost" empires。 Much of this novel was similar to the last one in the Tarzan series。And how many times can one guy be knocked unconscious without suffering permanent brain injury？ Recycled Plot in New ClothesEven in the first half of the 1900s， Africa couldn't have been host to so many undiscovered tribes and "lost" empires。 Much of this novel was similar to the last one in the Tarzan series。And how many times can one guy be knocked unconscious without suffering permanent brain injury？ 。。。more

Stephen Brooke ，

‘Tarzan and the Lost Empire’ is a typical mid-to-late period Tarzan with the typical pair of lost cities warring with each other。 This time around the story gives the author a little more room for the social commentary he liked to slip into his adventures。 Not all of it to be taken seriously， to be sure！Our lost civilizations is Roman this time。 There is an implicit racism to the caste system—white， brown， black—that exists in their hidden valley。 Nor is the likelihood of such a system persistin ‘Tarzan and the Lost Empire’ is a typical mid-to-late period Tarzan with the typical pair of lost cities warring with each other。 This time around the story gives the author a little more room for the social commentary he liked to slip into his adventures。 Not all of it to be taken seriously， to be sure！Our lost civilizations is Roman this time。 There is an implicit racism to the caste system—white， brown， black—that exists in their hidden valley。 Nor is the likelihood of such a system persisting so long particularly believable。 Coincidence also plays a little too prominent a role this time around。 There is always some of that in these novels; sometimes Burroughs recognizes that fact and makes some offhand humorous remark about it in the narrative。All that aside， it is a pretty good， albeit generic adventure。 We get ERB’s patented interweaving story lines。 We get parallel romances （maybe too alike）。 We also get a great new character in little Nkima the monkey！ However， the story does not depend particularly on the unique character of Tarzan， nor is there much of the jungle setting where that character comes into his own。I’m willing to give ‘Lost Empire’ a ‘good’ rating， as a decent entertainment and an okay way to while away a little time。Incidentally， this novel helps set up the following effort from Burroughs， the Pellucidar cross-over， ‘Tarzan at the Earth’s Core，’ but is otherwise unconnected。 。。。more

Dan Blackley ，

Tarzan in Rome。 Finding a hidden civilization that has been lost， Tarzan must fight in the arena with Romans。 The story was a little out there， but it was a fun read。

Tharindu Dissanayake ，

"I should never give up hope until I were dead - and I have never been dead。"To me， this was one of the best in the series up to now and I believe it's the most action packed story as well， compared to previous in the series。Story holds no particular connection to the previous books except for the general stuff。 However， it does not lose the tough that seems to inherent to Tarzan nor does it fail to submerge the reader in an ever entertaining series of events。One could argue ending is too perfec "I should never give up hope until I were dead - and I have never been dead。"To me， this was one of the best in the series up to now and I believe it's the most action packed story as well， compared to previous in the series。Story holds no particular connection to the previous books except for the general stuff。 However， it does not lose the tough that seems to inherent to Tarzan nor does it fail to submerge the reader in an ever entertaining series of events。One could argue ending is too perfect and not realistic at all， but then that is the way of this series。 I personally， find it great。 And as usual， the epic ending is still there。"the history of ancient Rome together with half-formulated plans for escape were dissipated from his mind by the girl's sweet smile， as is a morning mist by the rising sun。""It is the summit of the next ridge that ever lures the explorer onward。" 。。。more

Wayne Taylor ，

Portuguese version

K ，

A fun time。 Of course it's dated with respect to race issues but surprisingly not horribly so。 A fun time。 Of course it's dated with respect to race issues but surprisingly not horribly so。 。。。more

Yani Daniele ，

Me leí la colección entera de Tarzán cuando iba al colegio， de hecho， los libros eran de la biblioteca del colegio。 Después de muchos años， he vuelto con esta historia。 Vi en venta， uno de estos libros de segunda mano， y no me pude resistir。En esta historia， nuestro hombre mono， va en busca del hijo de un amigo， extraviado en una montaña rodeada de supersticiones。 Allí encontrará varios pueblos， pero lo más importante de todo， es que va a encontrar dos ciudades enfrentadas， ambas fundadas por un Me leí la colección entera de Tarzán cuando iba al colegio， de hecho， los libros eran de la biblioteca del colegio。 Después de muchos años， he vuelto con esta historia。 Vi en venta， uno de estos libros de segunda mano， y no me pude resistir。En esta historia， nuestro hombre mono， va en busca del hijo de un amigo， extraviado en una montaña rodeada de supersticiones。 Allí encontrará varios pueblos， pero lo más importante de todo， es que va a encontrar dos ciudades enfrentadas， ambas fundadas por una legión del antiguo Imperio romano que se ha quedado perdida en el tiempo。Sin dudas， fue entretenido reencontrarme con el personaje， acompañarlo en sus aventuras， pero definitivamente， estos libros no han envejecido muy bien。 Varios "peros" y sin sentidos， se cruzaron por mi mente mientras me devoraba este tomo。 Pese a ello， estoy convencida que para un chico que se adentra en el mundo literario， esta sería una buena lectura。 。。。more

Jerimy Stoll ，

This is a typical Tarzan novel， and yes it is an acquired taste。 The setting is in a hidden valley in the jungles of Africa。 Who knows where in Africa， because there is not a great amount of detail about that。 A reader must be able to exercise their willing suspension of disbelief， and if they are able to do that， then this is a highly imaginative and enjoyable novel。 The novel reads a lot like Edgar Rice Burrough's Martian tales。 There's plenty of fighting， and capturing， and plotting。 I really This is a typical Tarzan novel， and yes it is an acquired taste。 The setting is in a hidden valley in the jungles of Africa。 Who knows where in Africa， because there is not a great amount of detail about that。 A reader must be able to exercise their willing suspension of disbelief， and if they are able to do that， then this is a highly imaginative and enjoyable novel。 The novel reads a lot like Edgar Rice Burrough's Martian tales。 There's plenty of fighting， and capturing， and plotting。 I really like this author， because he is always able to produce an imaginative alternative to reality。 He bends the rules a little bit about what is probable so that a person can escape from the confining realities of the known world。 This is a good book for people who enjoy action/adventure books。 I believe it would also be a good book for young adults。 This is the twelfth book in the series， I have read the previous 11， and I fully intend to read the other 12。 。。。more

Kristen （belles_bookshelves） ，

"How fleeting is happiness！ How futile the hopes of mortal man！"So as unrealistic as it is that there are apparently， literally dozens of lost civilizations in the middle of the African jungle （in this case - Romans from like 800 AD or something）， I honestly really like them。 We haven't seen or heard about Jane in AT LEAST two novels， which is great。 It's just Tarzan getting drawn into some mess of lost civilizations at war with one another with not knowledge of the regular world。So here is a gl "How fleeting is happiness！ How futile the hopes of mortal man！"So as unrealistic as it is that there are apparently， literally dozens of lost civilizations in the middle of the African jungle （in this case - Romans from like 800 AD or something）， I honestly really like them。 We haven't seen or heard about Jane in AT LEAST two novels， which is great。 It's just Tarzan getting drawn into some mess of lost civilizations at war with one another with not knowledge of the regular world。So here is a glimpse of ancient Rome - Caesars and gladiators - but with Tarzan and jungle beasts。 It shouldn't really go that well together， but it does。 Throw in some romance and a little monkey that reminds me of Abu from Aladdin， and poof！ There ya go！ 。。。more

Theresa ，

Tarzan heads into the feared Wiramwazi Mountains to search for and rescue a friend’s archeologist son who disappeared there looking for The Lost Tribe。Again Tarzan hits his head。 I’m surprised he still has any brains left at this point。 He is getting older。 And there’s still 13 books to go in the series。 And I’m surprised that he couldn’t discover Von Harben’s trail from his tent when in previous books he’s followed much weaker and older spoor across miles and miles。 Here we have two different f Tarzan heads into the feared Wiramwazi Mountains to search for and rescue a friend’s archeologist son who disappeared there looking for The Lost Tribe。Again Tarzan hits his head。 I’m surprised he still has any brains left at this point。 He is getting older。 And there’s still 13 books to go in the series。 And I’m surprised that he couldn’t discover Von Harben’s trail from his tent when in previous books he’s followed much weaker and older spoor across miles and miles。 Here we have two different factions of Romans one on each side of a hidden valley who have been secluded for over 1800 years。 Remind you of anything？ Crusaders perhaps？Footnote: 1） There are so many inconstancies that I’m constantly having to close my eyes to in order to enjoy these books。Fave scenes: descending the fissure， the diving competition， the ‘fight’ with the bull apes and Gabula’s revenge。 。。。more

Kenneth ，

Tarzan finds himself caught between two warring Roman cities， descended from Roman legions that got lost in Africa back in the day。 Plot is Burroughs' usual one of lost cities， but the Roman angle makes it more interesting。 Read this one as a kid years ago and loved it。 Tarzan finds himself caught between two warring Roman cities， descended from Roman legions that got lost in Africa back in the day。 Plot is Burroughs' usual one of lost cities， but the Roman angle makes it more interesting。 Read this one as a kid years ago and loved it。 。。。more

Chad Montabon ，

Damzel in distress; checkApes in need of saving; checkLost European tribes; checkI like the Tarzan series， but some of them are 'mailed in' efforts。 This is one。 Character development is weak the plot is basic and the scenarios Tarzan finds himself in are routine， but I'll be back for Tarzan at the Earth's Core in a few months。 Damzel in distress; checkApes in need of saving; checkLost European tribes; checkI like the Tarzan series， but some of them are 'mailed in' efforts。 This is one。 Character development is weak the plot is basic and the scenarios Tarzan finds himself in are routine， but I'll be back for Tarzan at the Earth's Core in a few months。 。。。more

Addyson Huneke ，

This one was hands down my favorite。 On the surface， it was a lot like the others， lost civilization， young man falls in love with girl from lost civilization， Tarzan finds lost civilization as well。。。but in my opinion it was better than the others because the lost civilization was an offshoot of Ancient Rome！ Ancient Rome in her emperor and gladiator days。 I just love reading about that culture， don't ask me why。 I was delighted by this book。 And Tarzan was a gladiator！ Oh my word， wow。 I loved This one was hands down my favorite。 On the surface， it was a lot like the others， lost civilization， young man falls in love with girl from lost civilization， Tarzan finds lost civilization as well。。。but in my opinion it was better than the others because the lost civilization was an offshoot of Ancient Rome！ Ancient Rome in her emperor and gladiator days。 I just love reading about that culture， don't ask me why。 I was delighted by this book。 And Tarzan was a gladiator！ Oh my word， wow。 I loved how he dealt with one conundrum。 Problem: Tarzan could only be declared victor of a duel to the death with another man if he was the only one alive in the arena or if he was alone （one of the duelists could back out of the duel by going back down the tunnel， thereby forfeiting the duel）。 Solution: Once Tarzan defeated his opponent （of course）， he just tossed him out of the arena。 He didn't have to kill a defeated opponent and was abiding by the rules。 Pure genius。 Amazing book。 。。。more

Frank ，

Another good Tarzan adventure。

Quentin Wallace ，

So once again Tarzan has found a lost city in Africa。 Man， there sure a lot of lost cities there。 This one is ancient Romans， and Tarzan discovers the cities while he's searching for the lost son of a friend。 Overall not bad but honestly it just feels like we've been here before。 Two lost cities at war， Tarzan in the middle， yadda yadda。 That being said， the fact it was ancient Romans was pretty cool and the story wasn't bad。 I guess it's a matter of either you like Tarzan or you don't， because So once again Tarzan has found a lost city in Africa。 Man， there sure a lot of lost cities there。 This one is ancient Romans， and Tarzan discovers the cities while he's searching for the lost son of a friend。 Overall not bad but honestly it just feels like we've been here before。 Two lost cities at war， Tarzan in the middle， yadda yadda。 That being said， the fact it was ancient Romans was pretty cool and the story wasn't bad。 I guess it's a matter of either you like Tarzan or you don't， because the stories don't really vary all that much it seems。 。。。more

LadyCalico ，

This book is almost a duplicate of Tarzan， Lord of the Jungle except instead of two rival medieval cities hidden in an isolated valley， it is two rival Roman cities， and Burroughs forgot to settle the love triangle and whether the young man Tarzan is searching for decides to stay with his lady love or return to civilization。

Ronald ，

read some time in 1978

Matt Kelland ，

Entertaining， light fluff。 Tarzan vs the Romans - what did you expect， honestly？

Ron ，

Again a lost civilization to be found in the African wilderness。 This time Tarzan can show off his classical education when he encounters two Roman settlements and incidentally kicks off a slave revolt。 Call me Spartacus！

Joanne ，

this needs to be made into a series， it could go on for years and years

Redsteve ，

Not terrible but still a pretty generic "Tarzan and the XXX Lost Civilization" novel。 Not as completely ridiculous on the Roman stuff as I was expecting。 But still way pulp-y。 Not terrible but still a pretty generic "Tarzan and the XXX Lost Civilization" novel。 Not as completely ridiculous on the Roman stuff as I was expecting。 But still way pulp-y。 。。。more

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

Howard ，

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。

Janith Pathirage ，

Another predictable Tarzan book about a lost civilization。 Some Tarzan fans might like this one but I prefer to read stories with Tarzan wrestling lions and great apes in the jungle。 More animals and less people， like his earlier adventures。 This adventure's pretty flat and dull on most parts。 Goshs！！ if you compare 'Tarzan of the Apes' with this novel you'll feel what I'm feeling right now。。 Another predictable Tarzan book about a lost civilization。 Some Tarzan fans might like this one but I prefer to read stories with Tarzan wrestling lions and great apes in the jungle。 More animals and less people， like his earlier adventures。 This adventure's pretty flat and dull on most parts。 Goshs！！ if you compare 'Tarzan of the Apes' with this novel you'll feel what I'm feeling right now。。 。。。more

Tony Santo ，

Another winner in the Tarzan series。 No matter what character's point of view ER Burroughs takes， he continually succeeds in captivating me。 This book is no exception。 Tarzan is fascinating hero， who ventures into a forbidden， untravelled territory in search of his friend's lost son。 Nkima makes a memorable and colorful companion， one who is filled with rich histrionics and comic relief。 The Roman Legionnaires provide a portrayal which I am sure has been culled relentlessly for Hollywood gladiat Another winner in the Tarzan series。 No matter what character's point of view ER Burroughs takes， he continually succeeds in captivating me。 This book is no exception。 Tarzan is fascinating hero， who ventures into a forbidden， untravelled territory in search of his friend's lost son。 Nkima makes a memorable and colorful companion， one who is filled with rich histrionics and comic relief。 The Roman Legionnaires provide a portrayal which I am sure has been culled relentlessly for Hollywood gladiator movies。 If you've seen it in Gladiator， Pompeii and Spartacus， it was ascribed here， first。 Well done！ 。。。more

Mark ，

Every bit as enjoyable as the previous one， but a little too similar in plot。 In #11 we had a valley populated with medieval knights， in this one he simply went back and created a hidden valley where the Roman Empire still exists， with two cities each ruled by their own despotic Caesar complete with slaves， centurions and gladiator fights in a Coliseum。 It was still fun， and had I read this one prior to #11， I might well have given this 4 stars and the other 3。

Nancy Laney ，

Tarzan Book 12

Cecil ，

The Romans are coming， the Romans are coming。 What a great book。

Ashen Monnankulama ，

I found it very engaging。 The thought of having a part of the ancient Roman Civilization still preserved in the middle of a forlorn African valley is very interesting。