This collection of all-new John Carter of Mars stories contains “plenty of sword work and old-style action-adventure” (Kirkus Reviews). Ever since Edgar Rice Burroughs published A Princess of Mars in 1912, fans of all ages have marveled at the adventures of John Carter, an Earthman who suddenly finds himself in a strange new world. A century later, readers can enjoy this compilation of brand-new stories starring John Carter of Mars. Collected by veteran editor John Joseph Adams, this anthology features a foreword by Tamora Pierce and stories and original art from titans of literature and illustration such as Peter S. Beagle, Garth Nix, Charles Vess, and many more, plus a glossary of Mars by Richard A. Lupoff. This book has not been prepared, approved, licensed, or authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. or any other entity associated with the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate.
THE OFFICIAL, DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO BARSOOM AND THE WORLD OF JOHN CARTER OF MARS**Fully Illustrated**COME TO BARSOOM... AND ENJOY THE WONDERS OF ERB'S MARSWhen Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) wrote "Dejah Thoris, A Princess of Mars," in 1911, he had no idea that he was opening a new era in the science fiction field. His account of fifteen-foot green men, eight-legged beasts, oviparous females, and swordswinging red men was an immediate success.And the public clamored for more.Over a period of thirty years, Burroughs wrote ten Martian tales... the story of life and death, romance and tragedy on the Red Planet is undoubtedly one of the greatest series of all time. Burroughs created a world of dead seabeds, towering mountains, polar ice caps, underground rivers ... he peopled the planet with four different human races and one semihuman. He gave Mars a history, several phases of civilization and an assortment of religions. He added dauntless heros, beautiful maidens, evil villains and fearful monsters?all the ingredients necessary for a series of thrilling adventures on any world!Featuring over two dozen illustrations, including maps of the North and South Poles of Barsoom, as well as of the planet's Western and Eastern Hemispheres?AND IT'S ALL HERE IN THE ONLY OFFICIAL GUIDE TO BARSOOMCONTENTS:Introduction to the 2012 by Mike ResnickIntroductionI ? A Brief History of Pre-Carter BarsoomII ? A Geography of Barsoom, Including a Gazetteer-Index and Hemispheric and Polar Maps of Its SurfaceIII ? A Biography of Barsoom, Including a Dictionary of People, Past and Present, Whose Names Appear in the Barsoomian SagasIV ? The Flora and Fauna of Barsoom, Including a Dictionary of Barsoomian Plants and AnimalsV Measurements ? on Barsoom?Linear, Time, Monetary?and a List of Barsoomian NumbersVI ? The Language, Religions, and Customs of BarsoomVII ? A General Barsoomian Glossary: Terms, Titles, Organizations, Games, Weapons, Buildings, Streets, Etc.VIII ? Quotations, Proverbs, and Expletives?From the Rich Heritage of Barsoom and the Pen of John CarterIX ? Barsoomian Science and InventionX Through ? Space to Barsoom?XI ? "Edgar Rice Burroughs": A Brief Biographical SketchAcknowledgments and SourcesFrom the AuthorILLUSTRATIONS:The Avenue of Quays in AaanthorPlant MenThe Atmosphere PlantThe Zitidar (above) and the Thoat (below)Maps of the North and South Poles of Barsoom, as well as of the planet's Western and Eastern HemispheresA Green ManThe Game of YanoA Calot (Barsoomian Watchdog) and His Red Man MasterAn Orovar HelmetA Jetan Piece: ThoatA Jetan Piece: Warrior, or ThanThe Banth, or Barsoomian LionMan-FlowersArtists Conception of the Barsoomian Table of Linear MeasurementTwo Barsoomian Watches and a Barsoomian ClockA Sith and Its Unidentified VictimA White ApeThe Palace of Peace in PtarthA Torch of HorzThe Pit of Plenty in KadabraThe Ulsio, Martian RatA Calot TreeAn Apt vs. a Red ManA Conventional Ground FlierA Flier of Okar and PanarThe Pedestal of Truth in the Temple of Reward of Greater HeliumDon't get stuck in the Valley of Lost Souls -- Learn your way around Barsoom today!
Warlord of Mars is the third novel in Burroughs' Barsoom series. The setting is an inhabited, dying Mars, where the different races fight over dwindling resources. It is a frontier world full of honor, glory and desperation; lost cities and ancient secrets provide the landscape for heroic adventures.
Contains all the adventures on Mars!A Princess of MarsThe Gods of MarsThe Warlord of MarsThuvia, Maid of MarsThe Chessmen of MarsThe Master Mind of MarsA Fighting Man of MarsSwords of MarsSynthetic Men of MarsLlana of GatholJohn Carter of Mars
On Mars, called by its inhabitants "Barsoom", Prince Darus of Helium, son of John Carter and Princess Dejah Thoris takes on, for his first Quest to end the guerrilla war by Zodangan holdouts from a war ended over thirty years ago. Darus meets and marries Zurah the Princess of Zodanga and together they defeat her brother Teyos.
"Synthetic men of mars" is the ninth book of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Martian series, this book was featured in the newspaper "Argosy Weekly" in six parts released in early 1939. Dejah Thoris, princess of Helium, is badly injured in a deadly collision of two space crafts. Ras Thavas returns as the Mastermind of Mars. Thavas creates a race of supermen on Mars that must be defeated before the entire planet faces a complete totalitarianism. This book was written in the perfect era on the brink of a World War, when the fear of world domination was close at hand.
John Carter, Civil War veteran, is attacked by murderous Apaches whilst prospecting for gold. Taking refuge in a strange cave in the Arizona hills he is transported to the planet Mars, and plunged headlong into the conflicts of a dying world. Upon the strange red soil of 'Barsoom' he must do all that he can to stay alive and uphold the values of his beloved Virginia. Given super strength and agility thanks to the lighter gravity, he soon becomes a renowned warrior among the barbarous green martians. But when a beautiful human Princess falls into their hands he will need more than just muscle power to help her escape. What follows is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time -- featuring vicious sword fights, daring midnight escapes, a passionate romance, and huge battles upon the dry ocean beds of Mars. As captivating as the day it was first published, A Princess of Mars went on to inspire everything from Superman to Star Wars, and remains one of the best examples of science fiction ever written.
Ambushed in the cold moonlight of an Arizona night, Captain John Carter is inexplicably teleported to Mars, called Barsoom by its inhabitants. Legendary Barsoom?where hostile tribes of towering green warriors roam an arid landscape of dead cities and feuding city-states; where pilgrimages are made to a river of death that conceals a terrifying secret; where lifespans are measured in centuries; and where airships speed through the thinning atmosphere while duels are fought with swords below. Stranded and fighting for his life in a dying, savage world, John Carter embarks on one of the greatest adventures of all time as his destiny and Barsoom?s become one.ø ø The first three books of Edgar Rice Burroughs?s brilliantly conceived Barsoom series?A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars?are brought together here for the first time. The trilogy follows the saga of John Carter from his unexpected arrival on Barsoom through hair-raising adventures and startling discoveries from pole to pole of the planet.
A Fighting Man of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs - A Fighting Man of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the seventh of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it on February 28, 1929, and the finished story was first published in The Blue Book Magazine as a six-part serial in the issues for April to September 1930. It was later published as a complete novel by Metropolitan in May 1931.A Fighting Man of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the seventh of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it on February 28, 1929, and the finished story was first published in The Blue Book Magazine as a six-part serial in the issues for April to September 1930. It was later published as a complete novel by Metropolitan in May 1931.
