The Mad Monster of Mu-Ungu [The Ki-Gor Collection]

Ki-Gor, a Rousseauian primitive who has been living alone in the jungles of Africa since he was a young boy, crosses the path of a beautiful young woman whose skin is also curiously pale like his own. Slowly they learn to communicate and fall in love as they are menaced by slavers, warrior tribes and the deadliest of jungle beasts. The woman, Helene, who falls in love with the likable primitive, is an unusually strong figure in her own right for a pulp magazine heroine of the time. At the conclusion of the story, they set off with their elephant, Marmo, for who knows what future adventures. In this adventure, Ki-Gor, the jungle king of the pulps is lured into a trap by a man who saves Helene's life.  Drugged and hypnotized, by a power mad despot, Ki-Gor unwittingly leads Helene, along with his two closest friends, the Masai warrior Tembu George and N'Geeso chief of the pigmies, and their tribes, into the hands of a fiend.  A helpless pawn in a madman's scheme, Ki-Gor's only hope is a Zulu wizard (fans of H. Rider Haggard will recognize the inspiration for this character) whose aid the jungle lord has already spurned. As an added treat, this electronic edition reprints the original magazine blurb for the story. With an original Introduction discussing the character, his creators, and this story. Plus a complete list of all the Ki-Gor novels from Jungle Stories. With the original pulp magzine cover illustration.