![]() It presumably inspired the Hollow World in the Mystara D&D setting, as well as Pryan from the Death Gate Cycle (the entire series dripping with pulp inspiration). Two sequels were written after his death, and At the Earth’s Core was adapted into a movie in 1974. ERB sold enough copies of At the Earth’s Core (originally serialized) to write six more Pellucidar books (including one featuring Tarzan!). Maybe it’s just me, but the Hollow World inside and opposite to the exterior of the planet is just cool (silly, but cool). I have a complete set of the Venus books, but I think I’ll return to Pellucidar first if I can snag a copy of the second book anytime soon. ![]() Not that it doesn’t have similar flaws to Pirates of Venus, but it’s got a little more of that ERB magic and I just had more fun reading it. Dejah Thoris’ first name is pronounced “Dee-zha.”Īt the Earth’s Core is the second ERB book I’ve read, after Pirates of Venus, and I have to say that I like it better. The latest Tarzan movie was the first time the Burroughs family thought filmmakers really “got” Tarzan. ![]() Before jumping out of the plane into a warzone, each walked over to him, shook his hand, and thanked him for teaching them how to be a man. Working as a war correspondent during WWII, ERB accompanied a squad of paratroopers on a mission. PC Bushi beat me to the punch, and Jeffro wrote a full retrospective back in 2014, so I’m not going to do a full review of At the Earth’s Core.įirst, some fun facts from an Edgar Rice Burroughs panel at JordanCon. ![]()
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