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Jason Gridley wants to put together an expedition to rescue David Innes, the Emperor of Pellucidar. He is worried about being believed, but thinks he has the man for the job:

"Whatever the expedition may be that you are contemplating," said Tarzan, "the potential profits must be great indeed if you are willing to risk so much of your own money."

"On the contrary," replied Gridley, "there will be no financial profit for anyone concerned in so far as I now know."

"And you are an American?" asked Tarzan, smiling.

"We are not all money mad," replied Gridley.

So, giant airships, lizard men, cave bears, dinosaurs, hidden lands and Tarzan, what more do you need to know?

Oh, yes, there is a woman. Jana, the Red Flower of Zoram, who is not sure whether she wants to stab or shag Mr. Gridley.

This one is certainly worth a look.

http://freesf.blogspot.com/2009/02/ta... ( )

One must remember there were years between the books in this seven-book series, thus the poor rating and reading of the previous book disappears as ERB hits his stride with Tarzan and Pellucidar thrown together. Pellucidar triumphs over Tarzan in the story-telling, though, as we are inundated with several tribes of humans and some new beasts. Probably the most interesting are the Hibibs, the "snake people," who have taken another path on the evolutionary ladder. the Habib are cold-blooded, egg-laying scaly-skinned, chameleon color changing creatures in human form. The other interesting draw in this book is the Red Flower girl. She sounds like someone I'd like to meet,and so far in ERB's writings, I haven't come up with any female that has the devil in her such as Jana does. ( )

One of the more outlandish Tarzan adventures, postulating a hidden world beneath the Earth's crust, Pellucidar, where Tarzan sets off in a dirigible with Jason Gridley to rescue explorer David Innes. Pellucidar is lit by its own central sun and populated by gigantic primitive beasts. Fairly routine but exciting adventures; a refreshing moment is when Tarzan discovers he is lost in Pellucidar, with its eternal central sun and a horizon which stretches up in all directions. ( )

Good action, seems very confused in theology vs. evolution and somewhat racist, but perhaps it just reflects the attitude of the times. Not really a book I would recommend to my boys, but it wouldn't hurt them, I just found myself very impatient with all the evolution theory. ( )

A startling radio transmission summoned Tarzan to the savage land of Pellucidar, hidden deep inside the earth. His challenge? Rescue a kidnapped emperor. But first he was forced to emerge victorious over titanic pterodactyls, fierce snake men, and other demonic creatures who hungered to destroy him.