Series: Barsoom
by Author Edgar Rice Burroughs
John Carter: Adventures on Mars (2011)
Five Book TitlesBook 1: A Princess of Mars Book 2: The Gods of Mars Book 3: The Warlord of Mars Book 4: Thuvia, Maid of MarsBook 5: The Chessmen of MarsThe first page of Chapter 3 from Book 1 will give you an idea of how the books read. I am still a great fan of the Tarzan series, so had fun rea...
John Carter of Mars (1985)
"John Carter of Mars" is the 11th and final volume in Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic John Carter series, and is comprised of two novellas of varying quality. The first, "John Carter and the Giant of Mars," first appeared in "Amazing Stories Magazine" in January 1941; the second, "Skeleton Men of J...
Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1986)
Sometimes, as someone who enjoys writing, I find it entertaining to go back and read things I wrote years ago. On one hand, it’s completely embarrassing to see my first attempts at being a novelist, but, at the same time, it’s encouraging. I can see how I’ve developed as a writer.Reading the Bars...
The Chessmen of Mars (2005)
“The Chessmen of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the fifth book in the Barsoom series. After “Thuvia, Maid of Mars” was something of a disappointment, this installment may be the best of the series. As with the prior book, this one focuses on different characters than any of the earlier books ...
The Warlord of Mars (2001)
"The Warlord of Mars" (1914) is the 3rd of ll John Carter novels from the pen of Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is a direct continuation of the first two in the series--"A Princess of Mars" and "The Gods of Mars"--and a reading of those earlier titles is absolutely essential before going into this one....
Llana of Gathol (1979)
The last of the "full stories" in the Barsoom series. This one, as others have pointed out, does poke gentle fun at some of the conventions of the series. Yet another example of hareing off after a woman in distress, this time John Carter's Granddaughter.This one is billed as four short novels,...
A Princess of Mars (2007)
Let's not try and pretend that Princess of Mars is some kind of unique trailblazing original that Science fiction and fantasy writing owes some huge debt to. Authors had been writing about Sci-fi concepts involving other worlds and other cultures for a long time, and as early as the 17th Century...
The Gods of Mars (1963)
The Gods of Mars is another exciting installment in the John Carter/Barsoom series. This one picks up from the cliffhanger that ended the first book of the series. John Carter returns to Mars after being on Earth for 10 years. Eager to be reunited with his Martian princess (assuming she still ...