I have very much enjoyed having friend and fellow author, Nicole Murphy, as my guest this weekend, discussing “When the Heroine Swoops In To Save The Day.”

If you haven’t read her guest post already then check it out immediately below this post, or just click Here.

It certainly got me thinking how much I loved Tarzan as a kid, particularly all the Johnny Weissmuller re-runs that seemed to replay endlessly early on Sunday afternoons. There seemed to be a neverending run of them but now I learn that there were only 12 that starred him—yet a aforesaid, they seeemd endless.

Or perhaps he was the Tarzan who stood out, so that he is the one I remember amongst what may have been many others—who knows?

As a young teen I read most of the Tarzan books as well, finding them very different to the films, particularly in terms of the characters of both Tarzan and Jane. Reading the books also introduced me to the adjective “dusky” in conjuction with the word “maiden.”  I do remember puzzling over what exactly the author might be meaning to convey… but worked it out through context!  😉

Speaking of heroines swooping in to save the day though, found a nice quote re The Heir of Night lurking out there in the Gemmell Award discussion in interweb land:

“Ms. Lowe … gracefully parts from tradition with the way she addresses gender – positively and effortlessly.”

How about that then–a bit of alright, I thought!