Tarzan (book series)

==Licensed works==

===''The Adventures of Tarzan'' (1921, 2006)===
A licensed [[novelization]] serialized in 15 parts by newspapers in 1921. This work by Maude Robinson Toombs is based on the scripts for [[The Adventures of Tarzan|the 15-part film-serial of the same name]], and was first released as a collected edition in 2006.

===''Tarzan the Mighty'' (1928, 2005)===
A licensed novelization serialized in 15 parts by newspapers in 1928.  This work by [[Arthur B. Reeve]] is based on the scripts for [[Tarzan the Mighty|the 15-part film-serial of the same name]], and was first released as a collected edition in 2005.

===''Tarzan and the Lost Safari'' (1957)===
Novelization authorized by the Burroughs estate, based on the screenplay of the [[Tarzan and the Lost Safari|1957 film]].  Published by Whitman Books.

===''Tarzan and the Valley of Gold'' (1966)===
{{main article|Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (novel)}}
Authorized by the Burroughs estate as the 25th official novel, this work by [[Fritz Leiber]] is based on the screenplay for the film of the same name.  The book includes footnotes connecting the story to events from Burroughs' twenty-four prior novels.

=== ''Tarzan: The Mark of the Red Hyena'' (1967) ===
A Whitman Big Little Book written by George S. Elrick, authorized by the Burroughs estate.  Tarzan, Jane, Korak and the Waziri battle poachers led by a man who calls himself the Red Hyena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://seiginonakama.blogspot.com/2016/07/blb-tarzan-mark-of-red-hyena.html|title=FRIENDS of JUSTICE: BLB: Tarzan the Mark of the Red Hyena|date=8 July 2016}}</ref>

=== Bunduki ===
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[[J. T. Edson]]'s ''Bunduki'' series, whose main characters Bunduki and Dawn are presented as having biographical connections with Burroughs' Tarzan characters (as reimagined in [[Philip José Farmer]]'s [[Wold Newton family]] project), was initiated with permission from both [[Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.]] and Farmer.<ref name="Dunn2">{{cite journal |last=Dunn |first=Laurence |date=April 30, 1999 |title=J. T. Edson and Bunduki |url=http://www.erblist.com/erbmania/dunn/ldbunduki.html |journal=ERBapa |issue=61}}</ref> Sometime after 1976, after the first three Bunduki novels had been published, ERB Inc. withdrew Edson's permission to use the Tarzan name in future volumes; as a result, the fourth novel and subsequent short stories do not mention Tarzan or Jane by name.<ref name="Dunn2"/>

===Endless Quest Books (1985–86)===
In the 1980s, [[TSR, Inc.]] published two Tarzan books as part of their [[Endless Quest]] [[gamebook]] series:

* ''[[Tarzan and the Well of Slaves]]'' (1985), by [[Douglas Niles]] {{ISBN|0-394-73968-X}}. Released as EQ #26.
* ''[[Tarzan and the Tower of Diamonds]]'' (1986), by [[Richard Reinsmith]] {{ISBN|0-394-74188-9}}. Released as EQ #31.

===''Tarzan: The Epic Adventures'' (1996)===
{{main article|Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (novel)}}
The pilot episode of the 1996–1997 television series ''Tarzan: The Epic Adventures'' was adapted into an authorized 1996 novel by [[R. A. Salvatore]].  The book is nominally set during the middle of ''[[The Return of Tarzan]]'' as it chronicles a time after Tarzan returned to Africa from Paris, but before he married Jane.

===''The Dark Heart of Time'' (1999)===
{{main article|The Dark Heart of Time}}
Following ''The Lost Adventure'', the Burroughs estate authorized [[Philip Jose Farmer]] to write an official Tarzan novel, released in 1999 as ''The Dark Heart of Time''. Best known for his [[Riverworld]] series, Philip Jose Farmer has also written a number of Tarzan-based [[pastiche]] works.  He also authored ''[[Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke]]'' (1972/2006), and two authorized [[Opar (fictional city)|Opar]] novels set thousands of years in the past: ''[[Hadon of Ancient Opar]]'' (1974) and ''[[Flight to Opar]]'' (1976).

Set in October 1918—during Tarzan's search for Jane—the novel takes place between ''[[Tarzan the Untamed]]'' and ''[[Tarzan the Terrible]]''.<ref name="hermes">{{cite journal |url=http://www.erbzine.com/mag9/0981.html |title=The Dark Heart of Time |first=Doc |last=Hermes |journal=ERBzine |volume=0981 |date=26 October 2002}}</ref> The novel's antagonist is James D. Stonecraft, an American oil magnate who believes that Tarzan knows the secret of immortality. Stonecraft hires hunters to track and capture Tarzan for the secret, leading to a conflicts at the "City Built by God" and the "Crystal Tree of Time". Through all of the adventure Tarzan is focused on escaping his pursuers so that he may return to his search for his wife.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.erblist.com/erblist/darkheartsum.html |title=The Dark Heart of Time |first=David A. |last=Adams |year=2006 |work=Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project}}</ref>

===Young adult reboot===
Author [[Andy Briggs]] has [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]] the series<ref>{{Cite web|title=Southport & Mersey Reporter... PCBT Photography, Online Newspapers.|url=http://www.southportreporter.com/545/|access-date=2018-09-06|website=www.southportreporter.com|language=en}}</ref> as [[young adult fiction]], in the vein of [[Young Bond]], with the first novel—''Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy''—published in June 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=2010-06-30|title=Tarzan set to swing into 21st century with new series of novels|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jun/30/tarzan-new-novels|access-date=2018-09-06|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hillman|first=Bill and Sue-On|title=ERBzine 3424: Greystoke Legacy|url=http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3424.html|access-date=2018-09-06|website=www.erbzine.com}}</ref> The reboot is set in modern Africa and features Tarzan at around 18 and Jane as the teenage daughter of doctor turned illegal logger.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.southport.tv/silverlight/Andy-Briggs/USER-HP%2029-03-2012%2013.02.00/ |title=Southport.TV (video interview) |access-date=2012-07-04 |archive-date=2016-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324072728/http://southport.tv/silverlight/andy-briggs/user-hp%2029-03-2012%2013.02.00/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hillman|first=Bill and Sue-On|title=ERBzine 3423: Andy Briggs Tarzan Project|url=http://www.erbzine.com/mag34/3423.html|access-date=2018-09-06|website=www.erbzine.com}}</ref> The series includes:

* ''[[Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Tarzan: The Jungle Warrior]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Tarzan: The Savage Lands]]'' (2013)

===The Wild Adventures series===
''[[Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don]]'' (2015): Author [[Will Murray]]'s authorized sequel to ''Tarzan the Terrible''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bishop |first1=Paul |title=The Resurrection of Tarzan. It's about time. |url=http://venturegalleries.com/blog/the-resurrection-of-tarzan-its-about-time/ |website=Venture Galleries |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626120811/http://venturegalleries.com/blog/the-resurrection-of-tarzan-its-about-time/ |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> Released as ''The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan'' [volume 1].

''[[Tarzan on the Precipice]]'' (2016): [[Michael A. Sanford]]'s authorized novel covers events between ''Tarzan of the Apes'' and ''The Return of Tarzan''. Tarzan, after concealing his true identity of Lord Greystoke from Jane Porter, journeys from [[Wisconsin]] north to Canada and uncovers an ancient civilization of [[Vikings]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=656c77308d7c6ede9cd56f920&id=71a373e5a3&e=993ab188ce|title=New Tarzan book: Tarzan on the Precipice|website=us6.campaign-archive1.com|access-date=2018-09-06}}</ref> Released as ''The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs'' 2.

''[[King Kong vs. Tarzan]]'' (2016): Will Murray's authorized novel details the encounter between the giant ape (shipwrecked in Africa while being transported from Skull Island to New York) and the apeman.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.altuspress.com/altus-press-king-kong-vs-tarzan/|title=Altus Press to Release King Kong Vs. Tarzan |last=moring|date=2016-03-08|work=Altus Press|access-date=2018-09-06|language=en-US}}</ref>  Released as ''The Wild Adventures of King Kong'' [book 1].

''[[Tarzan Trilogy]]'' (2016): [[Thomas Zachek]]'s authorized collection of Tarzan novellas relates three African adventures of the Ape Man in the run-up to World War II.<ref>{{isfdb title|id=2117712|title=Tarzan Trilogy}}</ref> Released as ''The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series'' 3.

''[[Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege]]'' (2017): [[Ralph N. Laughlin]] and [[Ann E. Johnson]]'s authorized novel featuring four generations of Tarzan's family under threat in the 1980s. Released as ''The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series'' 4.

''[[Tarzan and the Revolution]]'' (2018): Thomas Zachek's authorized novel featuring the role of Tarzan, the Waziri, and the lost city of Opar in events involving an emerging central African nation threatened by dictatorship. Released as ''The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series'' 8.

''[[Tarzan: Conqueror of Mars]]'' (2020): Will Murray's authorized novel in which Tarzan is transported to Mars and seeks out [[John Carter of Mars|John Carter]] to in order to get home. Released as ''The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series'' 9.

''[[Tarzan: Back to Mars]]'' (2023): Will Murray's authorized novel in which Tarzan meets [[Sherlock Holmes]] and returns to Mars. Released as ''The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs Series'' 12.

===Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Series===
''[[The Dark Heart of Time|Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time]]'' (2018): Reissue of Philip Jose Farmer's authorized novel ''The Dark Heart of Time: A Tarzan Novel'' (1999). Re-released as Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe 1.

''[[Tarzan and the Valley of Gold]]'' (2019). Reissue of Fritz Leiber's authorized novel from 1966. Re-released under the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe banner.

''[[Tarzan: Battle For Pellucidar]]'' (2020). In Win Scott Eckert's authorized novel, Tarzan returns to the Earth's core on a mission to stop Nazis from obtaining a powerful super weapon. Released under the Edgar Rice Burrough Universe banner.

''Tarzan and the Forest of Stone'' (2022): An authorized novella written by Jeffrey J. Mariotte. The story takes place after the events of Burrough's ''Tarzan and the Lion Man''.