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Tanar of Pellucidar (Pellucidar #3)
This third installment in the classic Pellucidar series returns to the exotic and savage land at the center of the Earth. Led by the American explorer David Innes, the human communities have finally overthrown Pellucidar's slave masters, the dreaded Mahars. The peace, however, is temporary, and the Pellucidarian Empire is faced with a new menace, the deadly Korsar pirates....more
Paperback, 310 pages
Published
September 1st 2006
by UNP - Bison Books
(first published 1928)
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Angela Alcorn
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Civilisation isn't the same, even if the citizens are pirates. Non-stop action and really creepy new creatures, the Coripi. The hero, Tanar, son of the King of Sari spends the whole book moving between capture and escape. He visits two islands, one where all is love and happiness, the other where all is hate and misery. The key distinction lies, apparently, in the availability of no-fault divorce on the happy isle. He is kidnapped by pirates, escapes them thanks to a storm at sea, is imprisoned ...more
A nice adventure story, more grand in scope than the previous books, and a bit darker in its themes. The characters themselves don't exude complexity or conflict, but the story itself is quite complex and weaves and interesting picture of the world at the earth's core.
I love the setting for the book: Pellucidar. Burroughs takes you to strange places. Check out the cover! Fly leaf drawing is great too.
I have the Ace edition so I don't know if the Bison has extra material in it, but I certainly enjoyed this entry into ERB's Pellucidar series.
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