
When a desperate message reaches the African jungle about the imprisonment of a hidden empire’s ruler, the legendary lord of the jungle answers the call. Tarzan teams up with the intrepid explorer Jason Gridley, a seasoned captain, and a band of loyal Waziri warriors to build a massive airship that will breach the polar opening into Pellucidar, the mysterious inner world bathed in perpetual noon.
Their daring ascent soon gives way to a harsher reality: the expedition is scattered, each group forced to survive alone against a landscape teeming with colossal beasts and primeval dangers. From towering, ferocious cats to swarms of savage reptiles, the jungle tests their strength, cunning, and the bond they share. Listeners will be swept into a pulse‑pounding adventure where man confronts a world that defies every law of nature, all while the iconic hero proves once again why he is the king of the wild.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (443K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Ace Books, Inc., 1929.
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2023-05-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1875–1950
Best known for creating Tarzan and John Carter, this hugely popular adventure writer helped shape early science fiction and fantasy. His stories mixed jungle action, lost worlds, and interplanetary romance in a way that still feels energetic today.
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