The Monster Men

Description A Man without a Soul On a secluded jungle island in the East Indies festers a horrifying secret. There Professor Maxon has fled with his daughter Virginia following the success of his immoral experiments to subvert the laws of nature and create life. Twelve misshapen, hideous things have risen from Maxon’s vats on the island—but Number Thirteen is almost human. Just how human, the latter will soon discover when he encounters Virginia, who awakens him to a strange new potential. But a treacherous ally and a cutthroat band of pirates have their sights on both Virginia and her father’s treasure chest, and they will stop at nothing to possess them. Now Number Thirteen must confront not only his own abominable past and the cruelty of his human antagonists, but also the frightful, soulless monsters that rove the isle of terror thirsting for violence and blood. Bonus Story: “Elmer” by Edgar Rice Burroughs The Rare Original Draft of “The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw”! A prehistoric man from the Old Stone Age wakes up in fifty thousand years later in a world of corruption, vice, and greed. The first published version of this story appeared in the February 20, 1937 issue of Argosy Weekly under the title “The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw” and was heavily rewritten by the magazine editor. The version of the tale included in this new edition of The Monster Men is taken from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original manuscript, and has seen only a single publication in a rare, out-of-print hardcover collection. Collectible Trading Card Only with Collector’s Edition Hardcover Limited Collector’s Edition The hardcover Collector’s Edition of The Monster Men features: A special ERB Universe bookplate signed by ERB Universe Creative Director Christopher Paul Carey and a facsimile signature of Edgar Rice Burroughs An ERB Universe trading card featuring Brian LeBlanc’s cover art for the novel A limited print run of only 200 copies Wraparound cover art by Brian LeBlanc   About the Author Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure™ The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom® to the miles-high forests of Amtor™ and the savage inner world of Pellucidar®, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes. Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™ A century before the term “crossover” became a buzzword in popular culture, Edgar Rice Burroughs created the first expansive, fully cohesive literary universe. Coexisting in this vast cosmos was a pantheon of immortal heroes and heroines—Tarzan of the Apes®, Jane Porter®, John Carter®, Dejah Thoris®, Carson Napier™, and David Innes™ being only the best known among them. In Burroughs’ 80-plus novels, their epic adventures transported them to the strange and exotic worlds of Barsoom®, Amtor™, Pellucidar®, Caspak™, and Va-nah™, as well as the lost civilizations of Earth and even realms Beyond the Farthest Star™. Now the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe expands in an all-new series of canonical tales written by today’s talented authors!     Swords of Eternity Super-Arc Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds by Matt Betts Tarzan: Battle for Pellucidar by Win Scott Eckert John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten by Geary Gravel Victory Harben: Fires of Halos by Christopher Paul Carey Victory Harben: Tales from the Void, edited by Christopher Paul Carey The Dead Moon Super-Arc Korak at the Earth’s Core by Win Scott Eckert Other Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Books Return of the Monster Men by Josh Reynolds The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval by Mike Wolfer A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins by Ann Tonsor Zeddies Mahars of Pellucidar by John Eric Holmes Red Axe of Pellucidar by John Eric Holmes Tarzan and the Forest of Stone by Jeffrey J. Mariotte Tarzan and the Valley of Gold by Fritz Leiber Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time by Philip José Farmer Savage Epics: The Seminal Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs by Edgar Rice Burroughs Cosmic Epics: The Seminal Works of Edgar Rice Burroughs by Edgar Rice Burroughs © Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks The Monster Men™, Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes®, Jane Porter®, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, Dejah Thoris®, Barsoom®, Amtor™, Carson Napier™, Pellucidar®, David Innes™, The Land That Time Forgot®, Caspak™, Beyond the Farthest Star™, Victory Harben™, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, ERB Universe™, and Master of Adventure™ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.