"Tanar of Pellucidar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel first published as a serial in 1929. When scientist Abner Perry transmits a distress call from the prehistoric world at Earth's core, he reveals that David Innes has been captured by the fearsome Korsars—descendants of Moorish pirates. The story follows Tanar, a young warrior taken hostage, as he navigates treacherous seas, encounters the mysterious Stellara, and faces cannibals and conspiracies in a desperate fight for survival and freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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