
audiobook
by Roy Rockwood
CHAPTER I WHAT THE LIGHTNING REVEALED
CHAPTER II AT GRIPS WITH THE ENEMY
CHAPTER III THE BLAZING CABIN
CHAPTER IV TERRIBLE JAWS
CHAPTER V HOW THE INDIANS CAME
CHAPTER VI THROUGH THE JUNGLE
CHAPTER VII A PERILOUS CROSSING
CHAPTER VIII THE WARNING
CHAPTER IX THE SKELETON
CHAPTER X WRITHING COILS
In a furious tropical storm, a lone jungle youth hides beneath a craggy overhang, listening for a sound that could mean life or death. Lightning flashes reveal three silent hunters from the feared Nascanora tribe, their spears glinting as they stalk the rain‑soaked forest. Bomba, raised by his frail white companion Cody, knows the stakes are personal: the headhunters seek to capture the sick boy and claim his head as a trophy.
Driven by instinct and fierce loyalty, Bomba slips into a water‑filled gully, fighting wind, falling trees, and tangled vines as the tempest rages around him. He balances his razor‑edge knife against raw strength and cunning, determined to outwit the tribal warriors and reach the shelter where Cody lies. The opening plunge sets a pulse‑quickening race through a wild, untamed landscape where every lightning strike could expose a new danger.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (242K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
New York: Cupples & Leon Company, 1927.
Credits
David Edwards, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2023-11-10
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

Behind this name was a whole publishing machine: a house pseudonym used for fast-moving boys' adventure stories packed with lost worlds, inventions, and jungle drama. The books helped shape early 20th-century series fiction, especially for young readers who loved cliffhangers and big imagination.
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