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A century before the term “” became a buzzword in popular culture, Edgar Rice created the fi rst expansive, fully cohesive literary universe. Coexisting in this vast cosmos was a pantheon of immortal heroes and heroines— of the ®, ™, John Carter®, Dejah Th oris®, Carson Napier™, and David Innes™ being only the best known among them. In Burroughs’ 80-plus novels, their epic adventures transported them to the strange and exotic worlds of Barsoom®, ™, ®, Caspak™, and Va-nah™, as as the lost civilizations of Earth and even realms beyond the farthest star. Now the Universe expands in both classic and all-new canonical novels written by the talented authors of yesterday and today! TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF e Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe is the interconnected and cohesive literary cosmos created by the Master of Adventure and continued in new canonical works authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the corporation based in Tarzana, California, that was founded by Burroughs in 1923. Unravel the mysteries and explore the wonders of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe alongside the pantheon of heroes and heroines that inhabit it in both classic tales of adventure penned by Burroughs and brand-new epics from today’s talented authors. T  ® S B ® S A Princess of e Return of Tarzan e Gods of Mars e Beasts of Tarzan e Warlord of Mars e Son of Tarzan uvia, Maid of Mars Tarzan and the Jewels of e Chessmen of Mars Tales of Tarzan e Mastermind of Mars Tarzan the Untamed A Fighting Man of Mars Tarzan and the Golden Lion Synthetic Men of Mars Tarzan and the Ant Men Llana of Gathol Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle John Carter of Mars Tarzan and the Lost Empire Tarzan at the Earth’s Core P ® S Tarzan the Invincible At the Earth’s Core Pellucidar Tarzan and the City of Gold Tanar of Pellucidar Tarzan and the Lion Man Tarzan at the Earth’s Core Tarzan and the Leopard Men Back to the Tarzan’s Quest Land of Terror Tarzan the Magni cent Savage Pellucidar Tarzan and the Forbidden City Tarzan and the Foreign Legion A™ S Pirates of Venus Tarzan and the Castaways Lost on Venus Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins Carson of Venus Tarzan: e Lost Adventure (with Escape on Venus Joe R. Lansdale) e Wizard of Venus C  ™ S e Girl from Farris’s e Land at Time Forgot e Lad and the Lion e People at Time Forgot e Rider Out of Time’s Abyss e E ciency Expert e Girl from Hollywood V - ™ S e Moon Maid e Scientists Revolt/Beware! e Moon Men e Resurrection of e Red Hawk Jimber-Jaw Pirate Blood T M™ S Beyond the Farthest Star e Mucker Marcia of the Doorstep e Return of the Mucker You Lucky Girl! e Oakdale A air Forgotten Tales of Love T C™ S and Murder e Eternal Savage e Mad King T A  S e War Chief Apache Devil W T  e Bandit of Hell’s Bend e Deputy Sheri of Comanche County H  T  e Outlaw of Torn P   W Beyond irty Minidoka: 937th Earl of Mile Series M O T  e Girl e Monster Men e Man-Eater ERBUNIVERSE.COM This was not only one of the strangest jungle trips he had ever taken, but also one of the strangest he had ever traversed.

Cover art by RICHARD HESCOX

Interior illustrations by DOUGLAS KLAUBA

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, INC. Publishers TARZANA CALIFORNIA Tarzan and the Valley of Gold © 1966, 2019 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Foreword © 2019 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Introduction © 2020 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Map © 1966 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Cover art by Richard Hescox and interior illustrations by Douglas Klauba © 2019 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

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The author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to Senhor Castro of the Brazilian Consulate for information about his country, and to Bob Foster and, in particular, to Andrew Kempner for information and visualizations graciously furnished about karate and ákido. However, none of these gentlemen should be held responsible for any improbabilities and unlikelihoods in this book.

FOREWORD

y weintraub was ready to take Tarzan into the swingin’ sixties. And he wasn’t shy about telling S the world. “Tarzan is no longer the monosyllabic -man but the embodiment of culture, suavity and style,” shared the filmmaker in “Tarzan: Still a Swinger but Suave,” a July 1965 interview with the London Sunday Times. “He’s equally at home in a posh nightclub or the densest jungle.” Weintraub, a hotshot young television producer from New York, had recently taken over the Tarzan film fran- chise in a metaphorical passing of the vine from veteran movie mogul . Lesser had produced 16 Tarzan films in 25 years, and the time had come to step back. Weintraub and Lesser came to terms during an April 2, 1958, lunch meeting, with the latter selling his ape-man cinema stakes for $3 million. Though Tarzan remained a financial juggernaut in the motion picture jungle, Lesser’s traditional ape-man for- mula—including Tarzan’s mate Jane, their adopted son Boy, the chimp, and their treehouse accommoda- tions—was waning with post–World War II audiences, which had grown increasingly sophisticated as the world shrank and , television, and theatrical newsreels brought exotic foreign lands into their consciousness. Weintraub’s vision was to update Tarzan, bringing the ape-man into the modern world with more mature plotlines and characterizations. Lesser’s discovery returned to the role in Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure xiii xiv foreword and Tarzan the Magnificent, a pair of films shot partially on location in East Africa and patterned after the popular Westerns of the day, with a lone Tarzan doggedly down a band of criminals to bring them to rough jungle justice. Two more Tarzan films starring followed, set in India and Thailand, to take advantage of economical location shoots and enhance Tarzan’s appeal to global audiences. With each Tarzan film more profitable than the last, Weintraub was ready for the final phase in his plan—a trio of films shot in Latin America, starring Mike Henry, a handsome professional football player and former linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Rams, chosen from a pool of 400 candidates. At 6'3" and 220 pounds, (Tarzan film historian Gabe Essoe dubbed him “Tarzan by Michelangelo”), Henry seemed the ideal candidate to play this iteration of Tarzan, with which Weintraub would capitalize on the latest media fad—international intrigue investigated by spies like James Bond. The first film on the slate, with the working title of Tarzan ’65, saw the ape-man arriving in Mexico to stop scheming supercriminal Augustus Vinaro (David Opatoshu) from looting the lost civilization of Tucumai, aided by his hulking henchman Mr. Train (Don Megowan, like Mike Henry, an alumnus of the University of Southern California football team). Starlet Sharon Tate was announced as Henry’s female costar, but her manager Marty Ransohoff removed her from the picture before it began shooting, hoping to cast her in higher-profile fare. She was replaced by Nancy Kovack as Sophia, Vinaro’s expendable moll who later casts her lot with the ape-man. The pair must also steward Ramel, the lost princeling of Tucumai (Manuel Padilla, Jr., in his first appearance in the franchise), back to his homeland, further complicating their journey. Beastly foreword xv support came in the form of Major the lion, Dinky the chimp, and Bianco the leopard (changed to an indigenous jaguar in the novel). Filmed entirely in Mexico on a budget of $1.25 million, production began on January 25, 1965, with locations including the Plaza de Toro arena, Chapultepec Castle, the Cacahuamilpa Cave, and the Teotihuacán ruins, with interiors shot at Estudios Churubusco. Retitled Tarzan and the Valley of Gold for theatri- cal release, the film was helmed by Robert Day, who would return for the succeeding Henry outing, Tarzan and the Great River—his fourth and final Tarzan fea- ture as director. Cinematography was by Irving “Lippy” Lippman, whose 60-year career encompassed Roscoe “Fatty” Abuckle silents and television’s The Love Boat. An upbeat title sequence crafted by Phill Norman gar- nered several industry awards. Valley of Gold was scripted by Clair Huffaker, a novelist and screenwriter, whose work here was rendered into a prose novelization by Hugo Award–winning author Fritz Leiber. Leiber won the assignment from Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Vice President Hulbert Burroughs after submitting the first chapter as a sample of his approach to the material, at the behest of publisher Ian Ballantine. The author included several details from Huffaker’s script that did not make the big screen, including the battle at the car-wash, the use of machine-gun bolas to down the helicopter, the attempted overland assault on Tucumai, the prison stockade, and the tank trap. Leiber further embellished the storyline, adding color, exposi- tion and details about Brazilian culture, politics, and geography not included in the film’s brisk 90-minute run time. Among Leiber’s additions were relocating the setting to the Amazon jungle and providing the lost tribe of Tucumai a mystical means of hiding their Incan civilization. xvi foreword Tarzan and the Valley of Gold received only one paperback printing in 1966, falling out of print in the ensuing half century. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., is pleased to rerelease this novel for a new generation to enjoy.

Scott Tracy Griffin

Scott Tracy Griffin is the author of Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration (Titan Books, 2012) and Tarzan on Film (Titan Books, 2016). PREFACE

hen ian ballantine of Ballantine Books, Inc., suggested the possibility of a book based on the W Tarzan motion picture Tarzan and the Valley of Gold, featuring former Ram Football star Mike Henry as Tarzan, I was skeptical to say the least. Who was there, after all, who could even approximate the magic and style of Tarzan’s creator, the late Edgar Rice Burroughs? Mr. Ballantine then persuaded Hugo Award winner Fritz Leiber to write a trial chapter for a Tarzan yarn. When I read the piece, titled “Tarzan in the Bullring,” I was very pleased and excited by Leiber’s command of action and suspense. I immediately gave Mr. Ballantine our approval to proceed. Fritz Leiber, an accomplished and successful author himself, has been an Edgar Rice Burroughs admirer for many years, and his novelization of the Clair Huffaker motion-picture script is a fast-moving and exciting Tarzan adventure that reflects his affectionate under- standing for the character of Tarzan as created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I am certain that if Edgar Rice Burroughs were alive today he would very much enjoy reading Tarzan and the Valley of Gold.

Hulbert Burroughs, Vice President, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Tarzana, Calif. April 25, 1966

xvii INTRODUCTION THE EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS UNIVERSE

lthough a select few novels penned by writers other than Edgar Rice Burroughs have been authorized A over the past several decades by ERB, Inc., the company has never before officially declared such works to be canon. Now that has changed. The new Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe novels, expanding upon Mr. Burroughs’ original works and set in their continuity, are officially canon, meaning they are faithful to and consistent with the stories written by the Master of Adventure, as well as faithful to and consistent with one another. Moreover, we are pleased to announce that some classic novels, including Tarzan and the Valley of Gold by Fritz Leiber and Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time by Philip José Farmer, have been examined carefully and determined to be canonical; hence, these works have also been incorporated into the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series. The ERB Universe moves the timeline forward from Mr. Burroughs’ original works, as a cast of extraordinary heroes and heroines bring longtime fans and new readers alike along for the ride on their rollicking adventures across an interconnected cosmos of wonder and imagination.

Christopher Paul Carey Director of Publishing Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. June 2020

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There he sprang erect—golden man on shoulders of golden bull… He slid open the drawer and took out a heavy silver ring set with a large bloodstone carved as a skull. He began to whirl the gigantic bolo around his head… He raised the Sten and fired three bursts at the roof…. About the Author A renowned and award-winning author of , fantasy, and horror, Fritz Leiber (1910–1992) is best known for his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser fantasy series. He is credited with coining the term and is widely considered one of the genre’s founders. A SFWA Grand Master and winner of six Hugo Awards, three Nebula Awards, and two World Fantasy Awards, Leiber stands as a giant in the field of fantastic literature. About the Cover Artist Richard Hescox is one of the founding lights of the Imaginative Realism movement. He has contributed artwork to such projects as the films E.T. and The Dark Crystal, computer games, record albums, and magazine illustrations. He has also provided cover art and interior illustrations for hundreds of books, including the limited edition of A Clash of Kings from George R. R. Martin’s best-selling Game of Thrones series. Richard previously painted the iconic cover art for all five books of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Carson of Venus series. About the Illustrator An award-winning illustrator, Douglas Klauba was born and raised in , and is a graduate of the American Academy of Art. His paintings have been included in the art annuals of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, the Society of Illustrators, and Imagine FX magazine. He was Artist Guest of Honor at the 2016 Burroughs Bibliophiles Dum-Dum convention, and he previously provided artwork for the books Tarzan Trilogy and Untamed Pellucidar published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure

The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ time- less tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom to the miles-high forests of Amtor and the savage inner world of Pellucidar, and even to alien civilizations beyond the farthest star. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes. About Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Founded in 1923 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, one of the fi rst authors to incorporate himself, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., holds numerous trademarks and the rights to all literary works of the author still protected by copyright, including stories of Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars. Th e company oversees authorized adaptations of his literary works in fi lm, television, radio, publishing, theatrical stage productions, licensing, and merchandising. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., continues to manage and license the vast archive of Mr. Burroughs’ literary works, fi ctional characters, and corresponding artworks that has grown for over a century. Th e company is still owned by the Burroughs family and remains headquartered in Tarzana, California, the town named after the Tarzana Ranch Mr. Burroughs purchased there in 1919 that led to the town’s future development. In 2015, under the leadership of President James Sullos, Jr., the company relaunched its publishing division, which was founded by Mr. Burroughs in 1931. With the publication of new authorized editions of Mr. Burroughs’ works and brand-new novels and stories by today’s talented authors, the company continues its long tradition of bringing tales of wonder and imagination featuring the Master of Adventure’s many iconic characters and exotic worlds to an eager reading public. Visit EdgarRiceBurroughs.com for more information.