Tarzan and the Golden Lion
1922
Published in 1922, 'Tarzan and the Golden Lion' is the ninth novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan series. The story follows Tarzan as he navigates betrayal and danger, escaping from the priests of Opar with La, the High Priestess, while his adopted lion cub, Jad-bal-ja, remains by his side. This adventure highlights themes of loyalty, motherhood, and the bond between humans and nature, set against a backdrop of conflict with savage gorillas and treachery from those who resemble Tarzan himself.
