Tarzan is stranded with an uneasy group of castaways on an uncharted Pacific island. Mutineers threaten the party while an isolated community claiming Mayan descent adds another danger, and a transported collection of African animals becomes an unexpected factor in the struggle for survival.
Written around the opening years of the Second World War, the stories combine contemporary Pacific travel with Burroughs's familiar taste for isolated societies and improbable survivals. The title adventure pits Tarzan against mutiny and confinement before carrying him into another hidden community beyond the mapped world.
The island setting brings together people from very different worlds who cannot simply separate when danger appears. Modern castaways, mutineers and an isolated society all compete for survival and authority, while Tarzan becomes the one figure capable of moving between them. The story uses the closed geography to turn cultural misunderstanding and personal rivalry into practical threats.
Louis L’Amour
97 books
Christopher Nicole
49 books
Colin Falconer
22 books