This story, first published in book form in 1917, begins 10 years after the conclusion of the previous novel, The Beasts of Tarzan (paperback: https://goo.gl/xzPYPu, kindle: https://goo.gl/fW7KDi). John (Tarzan) and Jane have had a son who is about 12 when the story begins. But, after her kidnapping 10 years earlier, Jane does not want to have anything to do with Africa. This includes not letting know anything of his father's past.

Jack ends up in Africa anyway with his father's friend, the ape Akut, and, unknown to Jack, one of his father's arch enemies, Alexis Paulvitch. Paulvitch ends up dead, and Jack believes he and Akut will be on the run for the rest of their lives. During this time, he becomes "Korak," which is the closest apes can come to pronouncing "Jack." Korak means "Killer," which is what Jack believes he has become.

After a few years alone, Korak finds an orphaned girl named Meriem. Meriem is captured, and much of the book is concerned with Korak's efforts to find and free her.

This is high adventure at its best with plenty of evil-doers, wild animals running amok, and uncertain outcomes. If you like Tarzan and Jane, you'll love their son.

This edition of the book contains 30 original illustrations, rejuvenated.

Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 - March 19, 1950) was an American writer best known for his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.

Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago, Illinois (he later lived for many years in the suburb of Oak Park), the fourth son of Major George Tyler Burroughs (1833-1913), a businessman and Civil War veteran, and his wife, Mary Evaline (Zieger) Burroughs (1840-1920). His middle name is from his paternal grandmother, Mary Rice Burroughs (1802-c.1870).

After his discharge from the Army, Burroughs worked a number of different jobs. He drifted and worked on a ranch in Idaho. He found work at his father's firm in 1899. He married his childhood sweetheart, Emma Hulbert (1876-1944), in January 1900. In 1904, he left his job and worked less regularly, first in Idaho, then in Chicago.

Burroughs took up writing full-time in 1912, and by the time the run of Under the Moons of Mars had finished, he had completed two novels, including Tarzan of the Apes, published from October 1912 and one of his most successful series.

Burroughs also wrote popular science fiction and fantasy stories involving adventurers from Earth transported to various planets (notably Barsoom, Burroughs's fictional name for Mars, and Amtor, his fictional name for Venus), lost islands, and into the interior of the hollow earth in his Pellucidar stories. He also wrote Westerns and historical romances. Besides those published in All-Story, many of his stories were published in The Argosy magazine.

After WW II ended, Burroughs moved back to Encino, California, where after many health problems, he died of a heart attack on March 19, 1950, having written almost 80 novels. He is buried at Tarzana, California, US.

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• Publication Date: February 17, 2018
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• Print Length: 274 Pages
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