Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy by British author & screenwriter Andy Briggs (
ISFDB,
IMDB,
Wikipedia) is the 1st in his Tarzan series of YA eco-protecting jungle action adventure novels rebooting the Edgar Rice Burroughs classic character for a modern age, this installment set in the present-day Congo, free courtesy of publisher Open Road Media.
This is apparently their selected daily free ebook for Nov 6th, in lieu of their usual US public domain offerings, and it's nice to see them vary things up again so soon.
Unfortunately for worldwide ERB fans, it seems that this will likely be geo-restricted to the US only, as Faber & Faber appear to have the e-book rights in Commonwealth countries.
Incidentally, this has quoted editorial praise from primate researcher and activist Dr. Jane Goodall (I really shouldn't have to link you to Wikipedia for her).
Currently free, just for one day @
B&N,
Kobo &
iTunes (neither available to Canadians), and slated to drop in the
Amazon after midnight Pacific Time. Will likely also show up at Google Play, but I can't easily pull up a URL for that since this edition doesn't exist for Canadians.
Description
Robbie Canler flees to the Congo to escape a dark secret, and finds work with an illegal logging operation. Suddenly, his camp is attacked by a savage force. When Jane Porter, the daughter of the camp’s boss, goes missing, the loggers assume bloodthirsty rebel soldiers have kidnapped her. Spurred into action, Robbie sets out alone to find her—completely unaware that he is being watched.
Caught in the midst of the many dangers that lie in the depths of the jungle, Robbie wonders if the rumors of a supernatural white ape are true. And if so, can this mysterious untamed savage be trusted to help, or will it destroy them all?