Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hadon of Ancient Opar | 1974 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
| 2 | Flight to Opar | 1976 | Philip José Farmer | Buy |
The Opar duology consists of Hadon of Ancient Opar (1974) and Flight to Opar (1976). The books are set in the lost city of Opar, familiar to readers of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan novels, but Farmer takes the setting back thousands of years to when the city was at its peak.
The series follows Hadon, a young warrior navigating the politics and dangers of ancient Opar. Farmer brings his anthropological imagination to the setting, creating a civilization with its own customs, religions, and power struggles. The books are solid adventure fiction with a rich sense of place.