![]() ![]() I was actually reading the Tarzan series when I came to this one and decided to pause and read the entire Pellucidar series before continuing with the Tarzans. The ape-man feels at home in ERB's Pellucidar, which is understandable given that the inner world was practically created with him in mind. Tarzan at the Earth's Core is one of my favorites of both the Pellucidar and the Tarzan series. Paleontologists may object on many counts, but it is my favorite dinosaur description ever. A vicious stegosaurus decides to attack and eat our hero, so he spreads his plates flat, leaps from the top of a cliff, and glides down in a deadly flight. It was the stegosaurus episode that clinched that 5th star. There are the usual excellent battles, awkward love story, and embarrassingly racist attitudes (although Burroughs seems to have toned it down in this one). Apparently gravity is reversed inside the earth's hollow skin, so there is no fear of falling to your death. ![]() It's amazing - the earth turns out to be hollow with a mini sun suspended in the middle, and animals from all sorts of eras running around. ![]() And, being wise, they invite Tarzan along to help out. Instead, they build a giant blimp and head out on a high risk adventure to explore the earth's core. Scientists discover a super light super strong metal, and don't waste their time figuring out the ways it could completely transform society - that would be boring, I guess. All right, I admit, this is not great literature, but it is a terrific Tarzan adventure. ![]()
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