Just a warning. Doppelgangers, lost civilizations, and a former lady's maid all have it out for him this time. Be the first to ask a question about Tarzan and the Golden Lion. One of his former servants is also trying to get gold from Opar, with a man who looks exactly like Tarzan (and causes Jane some temporary heartbreak because she thinks Tarzan abandons her. Otherwise, there is very little new to learn about the character. For while Wings went on to win awards, Tarzan and the Golden Lion went on to be pretty much forgotten. Read during Covid19 stay at home time. I have no idea where Meriem, Korak's wife, was, maybe in London. The Tarzan stories became more interesting to me this time because I realized that these were written at a time when pro-ceding the Origin of the Species. So. Extreme danger over which the hero prevails. Also, over this time, Tarzan and Jane must re-build their African plantation after the Nazi’s destroyed it two. So it's back to Opar to once again raid its spectacular treasure vaults. Really liked this book, amazing! In this ninth book in the Tarzan series, Tarzan, Jane, and son Korak are returning home from their previous adventure (as told in the book, “Tarzan the Terrible”) and come across an orphan lion cub which Tarzan decides to take back home and train as a hunting companion. Tarzan's amazing ability to establish kinship with some of the most dangerous animals in the jungle serves him well in this exciting story of his adventures with the Golden Lion, Jad-bal-ja, when the great and lordly animal becomes his ally and protector. Burroughs has a message in here, "the good guys always win." What struck me was how much ERB included antisemitic and prejudicial language in his writing. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. "We can die but once and that once we must die.". Jane is thought dead for a while, but not half as long as before, and is safe in the arms of Tarzan by the end of the book. LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA. Tarzan falls into the hands of Oparians when he is drugged and falls unconscious (darn. In this ninth book in the Tarzan series, Tarzan, Jane, and son Korak are returning home from their previous adventure (as told in the book, “Tarzan the Terrible”) and come across an orphan lion cub which Tarzan decides to take back home and train as a hunting companion. Tarzan and his family return to Africa to rebuild their devastated estate, but find his friends and allies the Waziri have already started the rebuilding process. Tarzan finds all sorts of humanoid creatu. Tarzan finds himself not only enslaved, but imprisoned by an advanced technology that may prevent his return to his former life forever. La, High Priestess of the Flaming God, had saved him once again, driven by her hopeless love for the ape-man. Tarzan intends to go to Opar again and, as before, gets in trouble. She plans to become rich by stealing gold from Opar so she forms a safari-like team of associates including a Tarzan look-alike as a way to infiltrate Opar and take the gold. Tarzan and the Golden Lion is an adventure novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the ninth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan.It was first published as a seven part serial in Argosy All-Story Weekly beginning in December 1922; and then as a complete novel by A.C. McClurg & Co. on March 24, 1923. Of course, this is a Ta. by Ballantine Books. Tarzan finds all sorts of humanoid creatures as he travels, primarily, through the Congo. I love the Wiziri tribe who support Tarzan and his family. Clear division between the good guys and the bad guys, and they are not divided by color. To see what your friends thought of this book. And this's the book where we fist encounter Jad-bal-ja, the most fierce ally Tarzan ever had besides his Waziri friends. Tarzan finds and adopts an orphaned lion cub and trains him as a feline military animal. Tarzan and the Golden Lion Edgar Rice BURROUGHS (1875 - 1950) Tarzan's amazing ability to establish kinship with some of the most dangerous animals in the jungle serves him well in this exciting story of his adventures with the Golden Lion, Jad-bal-ja, when the great … But now she was betrayed and threatened by her people. After a search for a legendary city of diamonds, Tarzon races with his pet lion Jad-bal-ja to save Haws from being sacrificed to a lion-god. To save her, Tarzan fled with her into the legendary Valley of Diamonds, while Jad-bal-ja, his faithful golden lion, followed. Tarzan escapes from so many almost-death scenarios, no wonder there's a later book called Tarzan the Invincible. I was sent back immediately to my long-ago daydreams of having a lion friend (or an elephant, or a giraffe, or a horse....anything cool that would go with me everywhere and share adventures) so I put it on my special ASAP list. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Refresh and try again. After a former employee of the Clayton family steals information regarding the whereabouts of the ancient city of Opar, she decides to hatch a plot with the help of some questionable personages who will front her the money needed to raid the city for its riches, taking advantage of one Esteban Miranda, a Spanish actor who looks just like Lord Greystoke. Two nights before he had made a kill anddragged it to their lair and last night he had fared forth again, but he hadnot returned. Tarzan, in his spare time, takes up the task of taming and training an orphaned lion. Tarzan learns from the High Priestess, La, of a country north of Opar which is held in dread by the Oparians. To save her, Tarzan fled with her into the legendary Valley of Diamonds, while Jad-bal-ja, his faithful golden lion, followed. All of the bad guys are not Africans, in fact the most evil of the bad guys are European. While he is gone his treacherous former maid, along with some very unsavory henchmen, attempts to do the same thing, based upon information she acquired while working in the Greystoke household. First few Tarzan books're always entertaining to read. She lay in the warm sunshine before the rocky cavernthat was her lair, stretched out upon her side with half closed eyes, yetSabor was alert. Once again Jane manages to get herself kidnapped, Tarzan gets captured yet again. I have no idea where Meriem, Korak's wife, was, maybe in London. Or perhaps it would be Pacco, the zebra,whose flesh was the best beloved of her kind—juicy, succulent Pacco.Sabor's mouth watered. Start by marking “Tarzan and the Golden Lion (Tarzan, #9)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Maybe not always true in real life, but fun to read about. Something we learn in 'Tarzan and the Golden Lion': Despite being reared by apes, Tarzan has a very human weakness for coffee. Ahead lay a land where savage gorillas ruled over servile men. Welcome back. This adventure, number 9 in the series, is where Tarzan meets Jad-Bal-Ja, his huge Golden Lion. Clear division between the good guys and the bad guys, and they are not divided by color. Octavo, pp. To create our... Tarzan had been betrayed. March 12th 1979 This book is entertaining but the racism gets out of control, even for a Tarzan novel. Something we learn in 'Tarzan and the Golden Lion': Despite being reared by apes, Tarzan has a very human weakness for coffee. Tarzan has come to the realization he's going to need more money, if he's to keep his estates and continue to live the mostly civilized life he's become accustomed to. ", This's a very exiting Tarzan adventure which I like so much. One of his former servants is also trying to get gold from Opar, with a man who looks exactly like Tarzan (and causes Jane some temporary heartbreak because she thinks Tarzan abandons her. Tarzan, in his spare time, takes up the task of taming and training an orphaned lion. Tarzan and the Golden Lion is the ninth in the series of books about the title character Tarzan. love these books wish i could sit down and read in one sitting instead of pages at a time then fall asleep lol!! Of course, this is a Tarzan story and things seldom work out as planned. Tarzan had been betrayed. I love the Wiziri tribe who support Tarzan and his family. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [1927]. Meanwhile, Flora Hawkes, a former maid in the Greystoke home in London has put together a plan based on stories she has heard from her employers. It is peopled by a strange race of gorilla-men with the intelligence of humans and the strength of gorillas. During their adv The title is almost longer than the story, and a little more interesting, to be honest. And behind, Estaban Miranda - who looked exactly like Tarzan - plotted further treachery. Swashbuckling and adventures in the jungles of Africa. This book popped up at Project Gutenberg a week or so ago and the cover caught my eye. Published by Gateway/GOLLANCZ,UK (2014) ISBN 10: 0575129174 ISBN 13: 9780575129177. The Tarzan stories became more interesting to me this time because I realized that these were written at a time when pro-ceding the Origin of the Species. Ahead lay a land where savage gorillas ruled over servile men.