A Princess Of Mars (Annotated)
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A Princess Of Mars (Annotated). Title: A Princess Of Mars (Annotated). Number of Pages: 180. Author: Burroughs, Edgar Rice (Author). Weight: 0.55 lbs. Publication Date: 2015-10-08. Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: A Princess Of Mars (Annotated) ISBN13: 9781517708719 ISBN10: 1517708710 Author: Burroughs, Edgar Rice (Author) Description: (This is a RePrint) - A Princess Of Mars Is A Science Fantasy Novel By American Writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, The First Of His Barsoom Series It Was First Serialized In The Pulp Magazine All-Story Magazine From February-July, 1912 Full Of Swordplay And Daring Feats, The Novel Is Considered A Classic Example Of 20Th-Century Pulp Fiction It Is Also A Seminal Instance Of The Planetary Romance, A Subgenre Of Science Fantasy That Became Highly Popular In The Decades Following Its Publication Its Early Chapters Also Contain Elements Of The Western The Story Is Set On Mars, Imagined As A Dying Planet With A Harsh Desert Environment This Vision Of Mars Was Based On The Work Of The Astronomer Percival Lowell, Whose Ideas Were Widely Popularized In The Late 19Th And Early 20Th Centuries Forty-Three Million Miles From The Earth--A Succession Of The Weirdestand Most Astounding Adventures In Fiction John Carter, American, Findshimself On The Planet Mars, Battling For A Beautiful Woman, With Thegreen Men Of Mars, Terrible Creatures Fifteen Feet High, Mounted Onhorses Like Dragons John Carter, A Confederate Veteran Of The American Civil War, Goes Prospecting In Arizona Immediately After The War's End Having Struck A Rich Vein Of Gold, He Runs Afoul Of The Apaches While Attempting To Evade Pursuit By Hiding In A Sacred Cave, He Is Mysteriously Transported To Mars, Called Barsoom By Its Inhabitants Carter Finds That He Has Great Strength And Superhuman Agility In This New Environment As A Result Of Its Lesser Gravity And Lower Atmospheric Pressure He Soon Falls In With A Nomadic Tribe Of Green Martians, Or Tharks, As The Planet's Warlike, Six-Limbed, Green-Skinned Inhabitants Are Known Thanks To His Strength And Martial Prowess, Carter Rises To A High Position In The Tribe And Earns The Respect And Eventually The Friendship Of Tars Tarkas, One Of The Thark Chiefs The Tharks Subsequently Capture Dejah Thoris, Princess Of Helium, A Member Of The Humanoid Red Martian Race The Red Martians Inhabit A Loose Network Of City-States And Control The Desert Planet's Canals, Along Which Its Agriculture Is Concentrated Carter Rescues Dejah Thoris From The Green Men In A Bid To Return Her To Her People Subsequently, John Carter Becomes Embroiled In The Political Affairs Of Both The Red And Green Martians In His Efforts To Safeguard Dejah Thoris, Eventually Leading A Horde Of Tharks Against The City-State Of Zodanga, The Historic Enemy Of Helium Winning Dejah Thoris' Heart, He Becomes Prince Of Helium, And The Two Live Happily Together For Nine Years However, The Sudden Breakdown Of The Atmosphere Plant That Sustains The Planet's Waning Air Supply Endangers All Life On Barsoom In A Desperate Attempt To Save The Planet's Inhabitants, John Carter Uses A Secret Telepathic Code To Enter The Factory, Bringing An Engineer Along Who Can Restore Its Functionality Carter Then Succumbs To Asphyxiation, Only To Awaken Back On Earth, Left To Wonder What Has Become Of Barsoom And His Beloved Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: 2015-10-08 Weight: 0.55 lbs Dimensions: 0.38'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' W Number of Pages: 180 Language: English
