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After the many death-defying battles and near-escapes of The Princess of Mars, John Carter is returned to earth against his will, only to be sent back to Mars yet again at the start of this sequel. Having been separated from his wife, the beautiful Dejah Thoris, for ten years, Carter will do anything to be reunited with her. Before that can happen, however, Carter must team up with his Martian ally Tars Tharkas to do battle against a wide array of enemies, including the terrifying Plant-Men and the deadly Pirates of Barsoom on their speeding aerial craft. Amidst all the thrilling sword-play and intrigue, Carter learns more about the ancient theological, racial and political divisions that have kept Mars in a state of near-permanent conflict for so many years.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 - 1950) was one of the 20th century's most popular and prolific writers of science-fiction and fantasy adventure tales, publishing nearly 70 novels and numerous short stories during his career. Best known for his Tarzan series, Burroughs also wrote eleven novels in the John Carter of Mars series.
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Indeed, I must admit my interest in John Carter has been peaked by the recent release of the film trailer. After finishing the first [book] in a matter of days I then eagerly ploughed into book 2. Such a good story in a retro - pulp - saturday morning serial kind of way! High adventure and swash buckling fights added to a rather gory opening which eventually build up to an epic set piece at the end of the book. I really hope that the new Disney film is successful and the studio make the second book into a movie.
The book itself is beautifully written in my opinion, easy to read and never boring or tedious. The descriptions are superb and imaginative giving the reader a vivid idea of the Barsoom world. The actual story line is fairly predictable, but only because it has been so borrowed from. After reading the first book I realised and understood why some recent films have been criticised for ripping off the essence of the John Carter story. There are elements in the second book which I also recognise in some films. To be fair this only adds to how good the story is and confirms just how original and imaginative Burroughs was.
I am now a firm fan of the story and look forward to book 3. I am waiting for the release of the next book by Sterling Press as firstly, they are new editions and secondly the cover artwork is superb!!!
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The book itself is beautifully written in my opinion, easy to read and never boring or tedious. The descriptions are superb and imaginative giving the reader a vivid idea of the Barsoom world. The actual story line is fairly predictable, but only because it has been so borrowed from. After reading the first book I realised and understood why some recent films have been criticised for ripping off the essence of the John Carter story. There are elements in the second book which I also recognise in some films. To be fair this only adds to how good the story is and confirms just how original and imaginative Burroughs was.
I am now a firm fan of the story and look forward to book 3. I am waiting for the release of the next book by Sterling Press as firstly, they are new editions and secondly the cover artwork is superb!!!
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Really great rip roaring adventure full of action and passion. John Carter, the central character is like an Indiana Jones on steroids and the later was probably based on John Carter. I highly recommend this book to those that like sci-fi/fantasy and adventure novels.
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What can i say? This is an amazing book from the Edgar Rice Burroughs series for Barsoom. As a matter of fact, i immediately bought them as soon as i say the movie John Carter. The artwork is amazing on the title page, the paper quality and print quality is high. The book itself has been a hell of a ride and is probably the most interesting thing that i have read in a few years. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.
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