Opar

"Opar," he mused, "Opar, the enchanted city of a dead and forgotten past.

The Return of Tarzan 1913

"Opar," he mused, "Opar, the enchanted city of a dead and forgotten past.

Return of Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912

I confess I have a vested interest in seeing Phil's (pre) historical fantasy novels about the ancient African civilization of Khokarsa-Hadon of Ancient Opar and Flight to Opar-back in print, as with Phil's permission I was honored to recently complete the third novel in the series about the hero Hadon's giant, ax-swinging cousin Kwasin.

MIND MELD: The Forgotten Books of SF/F/H 2009

Rider Haggard wrote her up as Ayesha, Edgar Rice Burroughs disguised her as La of Opar, Kurt Weill put her in a musical as Venus, John Cleland named her Fanny Hill and described her perfectly. . .

Blood Lite II: Overbite Kevin J. Anderson 2010

Felder Rushing gave me some seeds from ‘Jewel Of Opar’ once many years ago.

The Volunteer Gravel State « Fairegarden 2009

Whether it be The World of Tiers, Herald Childe, Doc Caliban and Lord Grandrith or Opar—or the alternate universes of such fine standalones as Night of Light, The Stone God Awakens, The Unreasoning Mask—his worlds are lucid, exciting and meaningful.

Philip Jose Farmer, R.I.P. Gorman-Mason Ed Gorman 2009

I first heard of the Jewels of Opar this spring from another MG.

The Volunteer Gravel State « Fairegarden 2009

Hadon of Ancient Opar (1974) and Flight To Opar (1976) are two of the better Edgar rice Burroughs pastiches and part of Farmer's obsession with ERB.

Philip Jose Farmer's Opar Dark Worlds Club 2009

Talinum paniculatum, ‘Jewel Of Opar’ is much beloved for the golden spoon shaped foliage, tiny flowers and seed head balls.

The Volunteer Gravel State « Fairegarden 2009

The Jewels of Opar are worth getting down to ground level to see.

The Volunteer Gravel State « Fairegarden 2009