Under the moons of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

U of Nebraska Press, 2003 - Fiction - 505 pages

Ambushed in the cold moonlight of an Arizona night, Captain John Carter is inexplicably teleported to Mars, called Barsoom by its inhabitants. Legendary Barsoom—where hostile tribes of towering green warriors roam an arid landscape of dead cities and feuding city-states; where pilgrimages are made to a river of death that conceals a terrifying secret; where lifespans are measured in centuries; and where airships speed through the thinning atmosphere while duels are fought with swords below. Stranded and fighting for his life in a dying, savage world, John Carter embarks on one of the greatest adventures of all time as his destiny and Barsoom’s become one.    The first three books of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s brilliantly conceived Barsoom series—A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars—are brought together here for the first time. The trilogy follows the saga of John Carter from his unexpected arrival on Barsoom through hair-raising adventures and startling discoveries from pole to pole of the planet.

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Review: Under the Moons of Mars (Barsoom #1-3)

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This edition collects the first three books from the Barsoom series featuring John Carter's adventures on Mars. With an attractive cover, occasional illustrations within and an introduction by James P ...

Review: Under the Moons of Mars (Barsoom #1-3)

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Fantastic. Burroughs is a master of fantasy. If you like action that you can share with a teen or tweener son, take a look at this book. I've been a fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs since I was in jr. high ...

Contents

• On the Arizona Hills: 9
• The Escape of the Dead: 15
• My Advent on Mars: 19
• A Prisoner: 26
• I Elude My Watch Dog: 31
• A Fight That Won Friends: 36
• ChildRaising on Mars: 40
• A Fair Captive from the Sky: 45
• I Learn the Language: 50
• Champion and Chief: 54
• With Dejah Thoris: 62
• A Prisoner with Power: 68
• LoveMaking on Mars: 73
• A Duel to the Death: 78
• Sola Tells Me Her Story: 85
• We Plan Escape: 92
• A Costly Recapture: 100
• Chained in Warhoon: 107
• Battling in the Arena: 111
• In the Atmosphere Factory: 115
• An Air Scout for Zodanga: 122
• I Find Dejah: 130
• Lost in the Sky: 138
• Tars Tarkas Finds a Friend: 143
• The Looting of Zodanga: 149
• Through Carnage to Joy: 153
• From Joy to Death: 159
• At the Arizona Cave: 165
• Foreword: 169
• The Plant Men: 173
• A Forest Battle: 184
• The Chamber of Mystery: 194
• Thuvia: 204
• Corridors of Peril: 213
• The Black Pirates of Barsoom: 220
• A Fair Goddess: 227
• The Depths of Omean: 236
• Issus Goddess of Life Eternal: 246
• The Prison Isle of Shador: 254
• When Hell Broke Loose: 262
• Doomed to Die: 273
• A Break for Liberty: 279
• The Eyes in the Dark: 289
• Flight and Pursuit: 300
• Under Arrest: 307
• The Death Sentence: 315
• Solas Story: 322
• Black Despair: 328
• The Air Battle: 339
• Through Flood and Flame: 349
• Victory and Defeat: 355
• On the River Iss: 367
• Under the Mountains: 377
• The Temple of the Sun: 387
• The Secret Tower: 395
• On the Kaolian Road: 404
• A Hero in Kaol: 415
• New Allies: 423
• Through the Carrion Caves: 432
• With the Yellow Men: 441
• In Durance: 450
• The Pit of Plenty: 458
• Follow the Rope: 466
• The Magnet Switch: 474
• The Tide of Battle: 482
• Rewards: 489
• The New Ruler: 497

About the author

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1876–1950) is one of the most influential American authors of science fiction and adventure. His novels include Tarzan of the Apes and, available in Bison Frontiers of Imagination editions, The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earth’s Core, Beyond Thirty, The Moon Maid, and Pirates of Venus. James P. Hogan is a respected science fiction writer and the author of such novels as Martian Knightlife, Bug Park, The Legend That Was Earth, and Realtime Interrupt.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Under the moons of Mars; Bison frontiers of imagination
• Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
• Contributor: James Patrick Hogan
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: U of Nebraska Press, 2003
• ISBN: 0803262086, 9780803262089
• Length: 505 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General