 Dust-jacket illustration ofTarzan's Quest | |
| Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | J. Allen St. John |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tarzan series |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Publisher | Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. |
Publication date | 1935–1936 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 318 |
| Preceded by | Tarzan and the Leopard Men |
| Followed by | Tarzan and the Forbidden City |
Tarzan's Quest is a novel by American writerEdgar Rice Burroughs, the nineteenth in hisseries of twenty-four books about the title characterTarzan. Originally serialized in six parts, asTarzan and the Immortal Men, inThe Blue Book Magazine, from October 1935 to March 1936; the first collected edition was published as the 1936 novelTarzan’s Quest by Burroughs’ own publishing company.[1]
Tarzan's wifeJane (her first appearance sinceTarzan and the Ant Men and also her last as a major character in the series), becomes involved in a search for a bloodthirsty lost tribe reputed to possess an immortality drug. Also drawn in are Tarzan and his monkey companion, littleNkima, as well as ChiefMuviro and his faithfulWaziri warriors, who are searching for Muviro's lost daughter Buira. Nkima's vital contribution to the adventure is recognized when he is made a recipient of the immortality treatment along with the human protagonists at the end of the novel.
The book has been adapted intocomic form byGold Key Comics inTarzan nos. 188–189, dated October–December 1969.
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