Extremely similar to the Ringworld series, or the [b:Rendezvous with Rama|112537|Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)|Arthur C. Clarke|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405456427l/112537._SY75_.jpg|1882772] series (find yourself in a strange place, figure out what the new world is). There is a lot of [a:Burroughs Edgar Rice|19210621|Burroughs Edgar Rice|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] in this, as far as a "lone brave explorer" galavanting over the world. And, indeed, the author is clearly a fan, as was later associated with Burroughs groups.

Entertaining enough.

What was most interesting in this age of the Internet (this book was first published in the 60s), is how much historical name-dropping there is. Farmer brings in famous and not-so-famous names from the recent and ancient past. I spent enough time having to Google these people and read their histories, that I imagine when this book was published, readers were probably scribbling down names to look up at the library the next day. The protagonist and antagonist are both real historical figures, and the past that the author builds up appears to be entirely accurate. The protagonist, for example, is called out by other characters for being an anti-Semite, and the character defends himself, but it is clear where the author's beliefs lie. This then is a book with truly flawed protagoninsts, and antagonists who are revealed to be perhaps less of a monster than one might think, but still monstrous.

A book that takes place on a new world, with historical figures popping up, requiring a lot of internet legwork.