Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author who became famous for his exciting tales. He specialized in adventure, science fiction, and fantasy, creating entire worlds for readers to explore. His most famous character is Tarzan, the lord of the jungle, who starred in many novels.

The best place to start is the Tarzan series, the earliest of Edgar Rice Burroughs's multi-book series: it opens with Tarzan of the Apes (1912) and runs to 24 books across 1912–1965, ending with Tarzan and the Castaways (1965). Edgar Rice Burroughs's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Edgar Rice Burroughs has 85 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1912 and 2014. 64 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being the Tarzan series with 24 books — and 21 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Edgar Rice Burroughs's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Tarzan (1912–1965, 24 books), John Carter Of Mars (1912–2012, 15 books) and Pellucidar (1914–1944, 7 books), plus 6 more.

This guide splits Edgar Rice Burroughs's 85 books into 9 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Tarzan (24 books, 1912–1965); John Carter Of Mars (15 books, 1912–2012); Pellucidar (7 books, 1914–1944); Venus (5 books, 1932–1964); Mucker (3 books, 1914–1917), plus 4 further series.