Tarzan of the Apes
Burroughs's most famous creation and the beginning of his largest series.
Author guide
Edgar Rice Burroughs Books in Order
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) was an American writer whose prolific career ranged across science fiction, fantasy, adventure, historical fiction, Westerns, romance, nonfiction, poetry, and comics. His influential creations include Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, Pellucidar, Caspak, and Carson Napier of Venus.
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A Princess of Mars
The first Barsoom novel and a foundational work of planetary romance.
At the Earth's Core
The first Pellucidar novel and a representative lost-world adventure.
Read in order
Books by series
novel series · complete
Barsoom
The Mars novels and story collections featuring John Carter and other inhabitants of Barsoom.
- 1 A Princess of MarsAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1912
- 2
The Gods of MarsAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1913
- 3
The Warlord of MarsAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1913
- 4
Thuvia, Maid of MarsAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1916
- 5
The Chessmen of MarsAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1922
- 6
The Master Mind of MarsAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1927
- 7
A Fighting Man of MarsAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1930
- 8 Swords of MarsAmazon ↗
Book 8 · novel · 1934
- 9
Synthetic Men of MarsAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 1939
- 10
Llana of GatholAmazon ↗Book 10 · collection · 1941
- 11
John Carter of MarsAmazon ↗Book 11 · collection · 1964
- 1 Tarzan of the ApesAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1912
- 2
The Return of TarzanAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1913
- 3
The Beasts of TarzanAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1914
- 4 The Eternal LoverAmazon ↗
Book 4.5 · novel · 1914 Optional
- 5
The Son of TarzanAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 1915
- 6
Tarzan and the Jewels of OparAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1916
- 7
Tarzan the UntamedAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1919
- 8
Tarzan the TerribleAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1921
- 9
Tarzan and the Golden LionAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 1922
- 10
Tarzan and the Ant MenAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 1924
- 11
Tarzan, Lord of the JungleAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 1927
- 12 Tarzan and the Lost EmpireAmazon ↗
Book 12 · novel · 1928
- 13
Tarzan at the Earth's CoreAmazon ↗Book 13 · novel · 1929
- 14
Tarzan the InvincibleAmazon ↗Book 14 · novel · 1930
- 15 Tarzan TriumphantAmazon ↗
Book 15 · novel · 1931
- 16
Tarzan and the City of GoldAmazon ↗Book 16 · novel · 1932
- 17 Tarzan and the Lion ManAmazon ↗
Book 17 · novel · 1933
- 18 Tarzan and the Leopard MenAmazon ↗
Book 18 · novel · 1932
- 19 Tarzan's QuestAmazon ↗
Book 19 · novel · 1935
- 21 Tarzan and the Magic MenAmazon ↗
Book 21 · novel · 1936
- 22 Tarzan and the Elephant MenAmazon ↗
Book 21 · novel · 1937
- 20
Tarzan and the Forbidden CityAmazon ↗Book 20 · novel · 1938
- 23
Tarzan and the MadmanAmazon ↗Book 23 · novel · 1964
- 24 Tarzan and the Jungle MurdersAmazon ↗
Book 24 · novel · 1940
- 25 Tarzan and the ChampionAmazon ↗
Book 24 · novel · 1940
- 26 The Quest of TarzanAmazon ↗
Book 25 · novella · 1941
- 26 Tarzan and the Foreign LegionAmazon ↗
Book 22 · novel · 1947
- 27
The Tarzan TwinsAmazon ↗Book 25 · novel · 1927
- 28 Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins with Jad-Bal-Ja, the Golden LionAmazon ↗
Book 26 · novel · 1936
- 29
Tarzan: The Lost AdventureAmazon ↗Book 27 · graphic_work · 1995 Optional
- 1 At the Earth's CoreAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 1914
- 2
PellucidarAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1915
- 3
Tanar of PellucidarAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1929
- 4 Tarzan at the Earth's CoreAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 1929 Optional
- 5
Back to the Stone AgeAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1937
- 6
Land of TerrorAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1944
- 7
Savage PellucidarAmazon ↗Book 7 · collection · 1963
novel trilogy · complete
Moon
The Moon trilogy comprising The Moon Maid, The Moon Men, and The Red Hawk.
fiction series · complete
Science Fiction Stories
Standalone science-fiction novels and collections outside Burroughs's major planetary series.
Outside the series
