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John Carter's Chronicles of Mars (Barsoom, #1-5)
Collected here in this oversized omnibus edition are five novels of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars, Gods Of Mars, Warlords of Mars, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, and The Chessmen of Mars. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters, and most importantly maidens in dis...more
Paperback, 380 pages
Published
February 27th 2007
by Wilder Publications
(first published 1940)
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A series of rip-roaring, thigh-slapping, red-blooded (and sometimes green-blooded) pulp adventure yarns within Burrough's vividly imagined Martian setting of Barsoom. It's astonishing to think that Burroughs wrote the first of these highly imaginative tales in 1911. The plots get a bit samey after a while - let's face it there's only so far you can stretch the 'impossibly muscular, combat-worthy rough-diamond hero chases across half the world to rescue his impossibly-beautiful-but-feisty princ...more
the only thing better than frank frazettas cover art for these books is the writing itself...
It was easiest to choose this edition because I've read all of the books in it! Edgar Rice Burroughs may be famous for writing Tarzan, but I will always be thankful for this creation. The adventures of John Carter of Mars are among the greatest that pulp fiction ever offered. It's also an obvious influence of both Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. If you've never read A PRINCESS OF MARS, do so. Immediately.
I need to re-read this before the movie comes out in March 2012.
I hear the sword fights are very well written.
Some fun, imaginative elements, but very mediocre writing, some disconcerting elements of racism that come through and lots of repitition.
Read this series when I was in elementary school. Hated the ending of the last book. Leave you hanging and the author is dead so no more books in the series.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.
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