Tarzan and the Lost Empire
 Dust-jacket illustration of Tarzan and the Lost Empire | |
| Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | A. W. Sperry |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tarzan series |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Books |
Publication date | 1929 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | iii, 313 pp |
| Preceded by | Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle |
| Followed by | Tarzan at the Earth's Core |
Tarzan and the Lost Empire is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the twelfth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published as a serial in Blue Book Magazine from October 1928 through February 1929; it first appeared in book form in a hardcover edition from Metropolitan Books in September 1929.
Plot
Tarzan and a young German, working independently, find a lost remnant of the Roman Empire hidden in the mountains of Africa. This novel is notable for the introduction of Nkima, who serves as Tarzan's monkey companion in it and a number of later Tarzan stories. It also reintroduces Muviro, first seen in Tarzan and the Golden Lion, as sub-chief of Tarzan's Waziri warriors.
Comic adaptations
The book has been adapted into comic form by Gold Key Comics in Tarzan nos. 194-195, dated February–March 1971.
References
- Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers. p. 67.
External links
- Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for Tarzan and the Lost Empire
- Text of the novel at Project Gutenberg Australia
- Map of the Lost Empire
| Preceded by Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle |
Tarzan series Tarzan and the Lost Empire |
Succeeded by Tarzan at the Earth's Core |