In the previous book Jane and her infant son Jack had been kidnapped by Tarzan s enemy Nikolas Rokoff and his henchmen. Of course, Tarzan tracks down his wife and son and finally dispatches his enemies. The Son of Tarzan, first published in 1917, is the fourth book in Burroughs tales of the ape-man. Seeking revenge Nikolas Rokoff, sends his henchman Alexis Paulvitch after Tarzan s son, by luring him away from London and into his clutches. Unfortunately for Paulvitch, Jack escapes with the help of the ape named Akut. They flee into the deep African jungle where two decades earlier Tarzan himself had been raised. The young Jack Clayton on his own becomes known as Korak the Killer and builds a reputation for himself in the Jungle. Korak, raised in civilization, finds his own place among the great apes like his father. Join Rice for another fantastic adventure story of action and romance.

本作の真髄は、文明の檻を脱ぎ捨て血脈に刻まれた野性へ回帰する魂の彷徨にあります。父の伝説を背負う息子コラックが、過酷な自然で己を再構築する姿は、人間の根源的な生命力への熱き賛歌です。バローズの躍動感あふれる文体は、読者を瞬時に緑の迷宮へ誘い、野生と理性の葛藤を鋭く突きつけます。 映像版の迫力あるアクションに対し、原作は五感を揺さぶる密林の描写や内面の深淵を克明に綴ります。映像が動的な魅力を放つ一方で、テキストは孤独な魂の震えを伝え、両者を味わうことで神話的英雄の誕生を重層的に体感できるはずです。