Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

<p><b><i>Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar</i> is the fifth adventure in the saga of the jungle lord and features both one of the series most celebrated locations the lost city of Opar as well as one of its most celebrated characters the ruthless obsessed and fatally beautiful La of Opar.</b><p>Seeking to make off with some of the lost city of Opar's treasures Tarzan survives an earthquake only to take a blow to the head and be stricken with partial amnesia leaving him more wild beast than man. Tarzan can't know that the man he rescues from Opar's Neanderthal inhabitants is actually a deadly foe or that his wife Jane is in mortal danger. Full of entwined plotlines desperate danger and classic set pieces <i>Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar</i> features one of the finest lost cities in fiction a forgotten colony of Atlantis in ruins but still populated by semi-human primitives full of fabulous treasure and presided over by La Opar's gorgeous and merciless queen. Fashioned in the mold of H. Rider Haggard's <i>She</i> La is an unforgettable creation. Her fierce presence and the scenes of Tarzan's stunning reversion to bestial savagery help make this volume a favorite of many Burroughs aficionados. <p>First appearing in book form in 1918 <i>Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar</i> is part of a rich legacy that includes a series of twenty-four books and adaptations in film radio television comics and more.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>