Tarzan and the Forbidden City

Tarzan, Book 20

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Narrated by: Ben Dooley

Tarzan and the Forbidden City (Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library)

Book 20 of the Tarzan Series—Special Edition Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Tarzan cared little for the fate of adventurer Brian Gregory, drawn to the legendary city of Ashair by the rumor of the Father of Diamonds, the world’s hugest gem. But to the ape-man the tie of friendship is unbreakable, and Paul d’Arnot’s pleas move him to agree to guide the expedition Gregory’s father and sister have organized for his rescue. The enigmatic Atan Thome is also obsessed with the Father of Diamonds, and has planted agents in the Gregory safari to spy out its route and sabotage its efforts. Both parties reach their goal, remote Ashair...as prisoners of its priests, doomed to die in loathsome rites.

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Public Domain (P)2023 Oasis Audio

Love it! Over the Top! Love it! Love it!

Ben Dooley's performance is the primary pleasure I get from this book. I have all of his Tarzan recordings. Dooley sounds like a full cast of actors and actresses voices. He is over the top and fun. His performance is perfect for all of the Tarzan books. By this point in the series the Burroughs novels are themselves over the top. The Dooley/Burroughs combination is a perfect blend for each other. I highly, highly, highly recommend this audiobook. Also. the opening and ending historical essays add much to the context of the story. Love it. Yes, it is over the top, and it is a pleasure to listen to.

Family Guy as Tarzan Cast

I appreciate Dooley's enthusiasm, but his sing song narration is hard to listen to, and the exaggerated Family Guy style cartoon nature of the characters are so not fitting for a Tarzan book. I looked up his other readings, and they are cartoon animals and one bio. The sample in the bio shows he can read in a somewhat more listenable fashion, but overall, despite my love of ERB Tarzan novels, I just can't justify getting any more read by Dooley. I sincerely hope someone else releases these with a different narrator.

The voices so bizarre!

The first Tarzan book that I did not enjoy. The story was disjointed and all the voices sounded like talking mummies.