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Loading... A princess of Mars (original 1912; edition 1917)by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank Earle Schoonover (Illustrator)
Work detailsA Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912)
I only hope the film can live up to it. Classic fantasy fiction. Never a dull moment. Loved it. (  ) nwdavies | May 8, 2013 |  I only hope the film can live up to it. Classic fantasy fiction. Never a dull moment. Loved it. ( ) nwdavies | May 8, 2013 | While I respect the place this novel has in early science fiction, and the influence it had on some of the later greats of science fiction, and while I understand that all fiction is a product of the time and the place it's written, I will always find it difficult to respect speculative works in which it was easier to imagine aliens on Mars than women being treated as equals. As well, Mary Sue Carter really got to be a bit MUCH. (  ) rrainer | Apr 30, 2013 | Having recently seen the film John Carter, I thought I'd download this classic from Gutenberg. It was OK but glad I saw the film first as the book is even more one fight after the next. It is also short so can be safely read on a phone in spare minutes. I have downloaded Gods of Mars too so will use spare minutes on that too. (  ) infjsarah | Apr 28, 2013 | How awesome are the green women of Mars? Engineers, trauma surgeons, armorers, blacksmiths, teachers and more. What are the green men of Mars? Naked dudes with weapons. How does John Carter win the people's ovation and fame forever on Barsoom? Cuddles, people. He wins it with cuddles and kindness. Were he just a guy from a planet with higher gravity, he would still win the fights he fought and won, but he would not have won the affection and loyalty of Woola, his faithful toothy hound, and the thoats, and he would not have Sola and Dejah Thoris as his allies, all key at various points to his survival on Mars. Mars needs cuddles, my friends. Mars needs cuddles. I love this book. It is vibrant and silly and earnest and purportedly about manly business but every page is about the awesomeness of the ladies. Ok, sure, Dejah Thoris could do a bit more rescuing of herself and a bit less swanning about being sternly princessly and stiff upper lipped. She does save the day once, I suppose. I'd like to see more of her being awesome in subsequent books. My major complaint is being robbed of the reunion of Sola and Tars Tarkas. Books and books about Sola would be very fine indeed. In an epic display of juvenile behaviour, I found myself giggling every time I remembered that all the characters were naked but for jewellery and weapons. I find it hilarious that all the cover illustrations are over-dressing! (  ) veracite | Apr 7, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Is contained inUnder the Moons of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs A princess of Mars, and A fighting man of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs The Martian Tales Trilogy by Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter Mars Series: Books 1-5 (A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, Warlord of Mars, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, The Chessmen of Mars) (John Carter Mars Series: FLT) by Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars: The Collection - A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars; The Warlord of Mars; Thuvia, Maid of Mars; The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs At the Earth's Core / A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs Is retold inInspired
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(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:09:19 -0500)
Let the adventures begin, as Captain John Carter finds himself transported to the alien landscape of Mars--where the low gravity increases his speed and strength exponentially. Taken prisoner by Martian warriors, he impresses them with his remarkable fighting skills, and quickly rises to a high-ranking chieftain. But the heroic Carter's powers thrust him right in the middle of a deadly war raging across the planet--and a dangerous romance with a divine princess.… (more)
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