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When Civil War veteran Captain John Carter is incredibly transported from Earth to a strange and weird landscape on Mars, he finds that the weak gravity exponentially increases his speed and strength. Taken prisoner by Martian warriors, Carter impresses them with his remarkable fighting skills and is quickly made a high-ranking chieftain. Before long, the captain finds himself embroiled in the deadly warfare raging across the Red Planet and thrust into dark intrigues that have been polarizing the Martian races. The heroic Carter also finds dangerous romance with the divine princess Dejah Thoris, who wins his love the first moment his eyes meet hers. A Princess of Mars is the first book in the classic, best-selling John Carter of Mars science-fantasy series, soon to be a major Disney/Pixar film from Wall-E director Andrew Stanton. Written during the heyday of the pulp fiction era by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the renowned author of the immensely popular Tarzan novels, these epic, swashbuckling Red Planet tales of derring-do and dazzling romance permanently remapped the terrain of fantasy and science fiction.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs (18751950) 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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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A confession - I'm an ERB fan. I started with the Tarzan series and graduated to the Mars series. I first read Princess of Mars over 50 years ago as a young teen and fell in love with the incomparable Dejah Thoris - to me a merger of the best of Gina Lollobrigita's Queen of Sheba and Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra. I love this series with it's amazing creatures and flying ships [see Star Wars Return of the Jedi for an idea of the martian flyers]. I lost my copy and bought this new one to remind me of the plot in readiness for Disney's John Carter blockbuster. This is fantasy adventure at its best and most original. Like the saturday morning serials at the cinema, this book ends on a knife edge - to be continued in the Gods of Mars. The film may combine parts of both books as some of the film's characters, notably the white Therns, do not appear until the second book.
As you race through this book you will think that you have seen similar things in Avatar and the Star Wars films but ERB, writing in the 1920s, was the daddy. He was even PC, as in "Gods" he explains how the first born, pure race are the Black men of Mars.
I went on to read all the follow on series of books. You will become involved in rooting for all the main characters - even Carter's Calot [ a martian bull terrier but 100 times bigger and uglier], who has undying love for his master. I hope the film lives up to the hype and becomes a successful franchise, which will encourage a new generation of readers to devour all the Martian books and then the Tarzan, Tanar of Pellucidar [inside the earth] and the Venus series as well. Enjoy these books!
As you race through this book you will think that you have seen similar things in Avatar and the Star Wars films but ERB, writing in the 1920s, was the daddy. He was even PC, as in "Gods" he explains how the first born, pure race are the Black men of Mars.
I went on to read all the follow on series of books. You will become involved in rooting for all the main characters - even Carter's Calot [ a martian bull terrier but 100 times bigger and uglier], who has undying love for his master. I hope the film lives up to the hype and becomes a successful franchise, which will encourage a new generation of readers to devour all the Martian books and then the Tarzan, Tanar of Pellucidar [inside the earth] and the Venus series as well. Enjoy these books!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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"I have never told this story nor shall mortal man see this manuscript until I have passed over for eternity. I know that the average human mind will not believe what it can not grasp......"
Written in 1912 this book is well written for its time and has intrigued countless generations of readers. I get the feeling that this story is being told over a campfire.
Captain Carter is telling the story form memory as an old man of his adventures here on earth and on the planet of Barsoom (Mars). There are encounters with many strain creatures, situations, and yes even a "Princess of Mars."
This is a part is a series by the writer that brought us "Tarzan." The intro to the book alone will capture your imagination.
The Great Book of Tarzan
Written in 1912 this book is well written for its time and has intrigued countless generations of readers. I get the feeling that this story is being told over a campfire.
Captain Carter is telling the story form memory as an old man of his adventures here on earth and on the planet of Barsoom (Mars). There are encounters with many strain creatures, situations, and yes even a "Princess of Mars."
This is a part is a series by the writer that brought us "Tarzan." The intro to the book alone will capture your imagination.
The Great Book of Tarzan
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I read this and the other Carter books when I was young and loved them. The review I would have written has already been done (very well) by John Cousins; all I would add is this. These books obviously influenced the "Gor" series by John Norman, recently issued in a new edition after being, I believe, out of print for many years. Out of print, perhaps, because in terms of treatment of gender issues they make the Carter novels seem like "The Female Eunuch".
Of course the Carter books are not great literature. But if you like Conan Doyle, Wells or Verne you will like them.
I can't wait to see the film; it's possible my wife may even be willing to accompany me.
Of course the Carter books are not great literature. But if you like Conan Doyle, Wells or Verne you will like them.
I can't wait to see the film; it's possible my wife may even be willing to accompany me.
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Baroomilliant
Just started reading this book and the rest of the series after recently watching the movie, mainly because I wanted to see what would happen next, and now I'm loving them... Read more
Published 8 days ago by Pebbles
Amazing
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. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nick
John carter
Despite the recent panning of the film, I found this book a good read. The pace never lets up. He describes a fascinating world without resorting to pages of dull description. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Avid of cranborne
A good yarn but rather dated in style
The name John Carter has cropped up a lot recently. Only with the opening of the new film did I realise that it wasn't the name of the goodie in The Terminator. Read more
Published 2 months ago by pegleg
Very disappointing....
Firstly, I would confess that I had no awareness of these books at all until the recent film release and accompanying articles in the Sunday Times culture section... Read more
Published 2 months ago by N. Moulding
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