The Son of Tarzan is the fourth adventure in the saga of the jungle lord and the only volume to focus on his son, Jack. Raised in ignorance of his father's untamed nature, Jack will learn the truth of his heritage, the exhilaration of its primal power and the mortal danger of its primitive conflicts and ruthless foes. Edgar Rice Burroughs turns his attention to Tarzan's son, first seen as an infant in The Beasts of Tarzan. Fearing unjustified accusations of murder, Jack flees deep into the African jungle, to the very place his father, Tarzan, came of age. Like his mighty sire, Jack adapts to his new life in the wild, finding friends in the great apes and winning the name Korak, the killer. In rescuing Meriem, an abducted and maltreated young girl, Jack acquires a friend and companion in his life of exile. Their relationship is that of siblings but, as time passes and circumstances tear them apart, stronger emotions are revealed. The author's mastery of devious plotting, replete with cruel twists of fate that maximize the protagonist's danger and fear for their loved one, keeps the novel moving at a brisk pace and qualify it as one of the most rousing entries in the Tarzan saga. Originally published in book form in 1917, The Son of Tarzan is part of a rich legacy that includes a series of 24 books and adaptations in film, radio, television, comics and more. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Son of Tarzan is both modern and readable.

エドガー・ライス・バローズが本作で描いたのは、血脈に刻まれた「野生」という抗えない宿命です。息子ジャックが父と同じ密林へと足を踏み入れ、殺戮者「コラク」へと変貌を遂げる過程は、文明の仮面を剥ぎ取り、生命の根源的な美しさを剥き出しにします。苦難の果てにメリアムとの愛を育む姿は、冒険小説の枠を超えた魂の再生物語として、現代の読者の心をも強烈に揺さぶります。 映像化作品では躍動感溢れるアクションが魅力ですが、原作の真骨頂は、野生へ至るまでの濃密な葛藤と、運命の過酷さを綴る筆致にあります。テキストが描く内面的な深淵と、映像が映し出す野性的なカタルシス。この双方が共鳴することで、ターザン・サーガの神話性はより強固なものとなります。父から子へと継承される「生の咆哮」を、ぜひ紙面から受け取ってください。