A Princess of Mars

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Overview

Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creator of Tarzan, was gifted with a limitless imagination. He created entire worlds for his own pleasure.

A PRINCESS OF MARS, published in 1912, was Burroughs' first book. In it John Carter, facing death at the hands of the Apaches, wills his transmigration to Mars. There he finds the dying civilization of Barsoom.

In his journey across Mars, Carter gains respect and friendship, as well as the devotion of Dejah Thoris, princess of helium. All is well until Barsoom faces suffocation when the atmosphere plant breaks down. It is up to Carter to save the planet.

At his death in 1950, Burroughs had written 91 books and a host of short stories and articles. He is remembered best for TARZAN OF THE APES.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420951707
Publisher:	Digireads.com
Publication date:	11/10/2015
Pages:	138
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American writer best known for his work in the adventure, fantasy, and science fiction genres. After being discharged from the army shortly after enlisting due to health issues, Burroughs pursued a number of careers. He worked as a cowboy, a factory worker, a mine manager, and a railroad worker before he started writing to earn more money. His best-known work, Tarzan of the Apes gained him major financial success, especially after he sold the film rights for the novel. Burroughs was married twice, and has three children. After his death, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, commemorating his exemplary work and vast canon of eighty novels.

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Table of Contents

Foreword
On the Arizona Hills
The Escape of the Dead
My Advent on Mars
A Prisoner
I Elude My Watch Dog
A Fight That Won Friends
Child-Raising on Mars
A Fair Captive from the Sky
I Learn the Language
Champion and Chief
With Dejah Thoris
A Prisoner with Power
Love-Making on Mars
A Duel to the Death
Sola Tells Me Her Story
We Plan Escape
A Costly Recapture
Chained in Warhoon
Battling in the Arena
In the Atmosphere Factory
An Air Scout for Zodanga
I Find Dejah
Lost in the Sky
Tars Tarkas Finds a Friend
The Looting of Zodanga
Through Carnage to Joy
From Joy to Death
At the Arizona Cave

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"[Burroughs] has created a novel that speaks to the sensibilities and tastes of a modern audience." —-SF Site

Editorial Reviews

Might it really be possible—in fact and not fancy—to venture with John Carter to the Kingdom of Helium on the planet Mars? (Carl Sagan)

From the Publisher

A century after its serial publication in a magazine, this book has found new popularity with the film JOHN CARTER. Narrator Scott Brick brings to the production a wealth of experience with science fiction books that have long explicatory passages and many battles. As the first-person narrator to whom John Carter told his story, Brick recounts the adventures of the hero, who starts out as a prospector in Arizona. When John Carter is pursued by Apaches, he takes refuge in a cave, is overcome by a gas, and wakes up on Mars. Once there, he becomes one of the green Martian horde, falls in love with a princess, and hurls himself from one exploit to another. Brick’s introspective delivery adds dimension to this popular example of interplanetary pulp fiction. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

MAY 2012 - AudioFile