Cave Girl (Version 2)

Waldo Smith-Jones washes ashore on a forgotten island populated by stone-age humans, and quickly discovers that survival here means shedding every civilized instinct. Renamed Thandar by the tribe, he must prove himself worthy of Thanda, the fierce cave girl who captures his heart, battling dire wolves, monstrous apes, and hostile tribesmen in the process. When a rescue ship finally appears, signaling the return of everything he once called home, Thandar faces an impossible choice between the Boston he abandoned and the wild kingdom he's built with Thanda at his side. This is vintage Burroughs: muscular adventure prose, breathless chases through primordial forests, and the fantasy of a man reborn through hardship. Cave Girl operates as a companion piece to Tarzan, exploring what happens when modern weakness meets ancient strength. The book's dated views on race and civilization reflect its era, but its pulse remains genuinely exciting.