Tarzan the Invincible

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Tarzan the Invincible
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Dust-jacket illustration of Tarzan the Invincible
Author Edgar Rice Burroughs
Illustrator Studley O. Burroughs
Country United States
Language English
Series Tarzan series
Genre(s) Adventure novel
Publisher Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Publication date 1931
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 318 pp
ISBN NA
Preceded by Tarzan at the Earth's Core
Followed by Tarzan Triumphant

Tarzan the Invincible is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourteenth in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Blue Book from October, 1930 through April, 1931 as "Tarzan, Guard of the Jungle."

The novel comes of the heels of what many consider the "peak" of the series, but re-visiting Opar is a breath of fresh air. Formulaic as its predecessors are, it's still genuine escapist adventure-reading. Tarzan's pet monkey friend, Nkima, adds flavor to the story, which ERB did well to incorporate--and not a book too soon!


[edit] Plot summary

Tarzan prevents Russian communists from looting the lost city of Opar.

[edit] References

  • Bleiler, Everett (1948). The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 67. 
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 133. 
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Preceded by
Tarzan at the Earth's Core		 Tarzan series
Tarzan the Invincible		 Succeeded by
Tarzan Triumphant


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Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan novels
Tarzan collections
Tarzan short stories
Other jungle adventure
The Cave Girl (1925) • The Eternal Lover (1925) • Jungle Girl (1932) • The Man Eater (1935) • The Lad and the Lion (1938)
Martian series
A Princess of Mars (1917) • The Gods of Mars (1918) • The Warlord of Mars (1919) • Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920) • The Chessmen of Mars (1922) • The Master Mind of Mars (1928) • A Fighting Man of Mars (1931) • Swords of Mars (1936) • Synthetic Men of Mars (1940) • Llana of Gathol (1948) • John Carter of Mars (1964)
Pellucidar series
At the Earth's Core (1914) • Pellucidar (1915) • Tanar of Pellucidar (1929) • Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929) • Back to the Stone Age (1937) • Land of Terror (1944) • Savage Pellucidar (1963)
Venus series
Pirates of Venus (1934) • Lost on Venus (1935) • Carson of Venus (1939) • Escape on Venus (1946) • Wizard of Venus (1964)
Other science fiction
Beyond Thirty (1916) • The Land That Time Forgot (1918) • The People That Time Forgot (1918) • Out of Time’s Abyss (1918) • The Moon Maid (1926) • The Monster Men (1929) • The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw (1937) • Beyond the Farthest Star (1941)
Westerns
The Bandit of Hell's Bend (1926) • The War Chief (1927) • Apache Devil (1933) • The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (1940)
Historical novels
The Outlaw of Torn (1914/1927) • I Am a Barbarian (1967)
Other works
The Mucker (1914/16) • The Girl from Farris's (1916) • The Oakdale Affair (1917) • The Efficiency Expert (1921) • The Girl from Hollywood (1923) • The Mad King (1926) • The Rider (1937) • Pirate Blood (1970) • Minidoka: 937th Earl of One Mile Series M (1998) • Marcia of the Doorstep (1999) • You Lucky Girl! (1999) • Forgotten Tales of Love and Murder (2001)