The John Carter of Mars Series Volumes 15 Edgar Rice Burroughs 9781494791476 Books
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Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer known for the creation of legendary characters such as Tarzan and John Carter. Burroughs wrote many other well read science fiction and fantasy stories but the Tarzan and Barsoom collections remain timeless classics.
The John Carter of Mars Series Volumes 15 Edgar Rice Burroughs 9781494791476 Books
"The Barsoom Series" by Edgar Rice Burroughs:"The Princess of Mars" is story I in a V book collection. It is magnificent and captivating, and it's apparent from the first chapter that Edgar Rice Burroughs is a genius. This is a wonderful story filled with his spectacular thoughts and imagination. Original, epic, and enthralling, I was unable to put it down and am chomping at the bit to read the next four books in the collection. A true master of the sci/fi adventure genre on par with Vance and Wells......
"The Gods of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The hectic, chaotic, frenetic, pace continues as John Carter, his son Carthoris, and Tars Tarkas take on the Issus and the "the blacks" to rescue Dejah Thoris (Princess of Helium). Massive battles and unrelenting treachery and deceit continues to fuel the fusilade of destruction on the enemy air fleets. Pulp sci/fi adventure at its best makes this one of the most entertaining stories of all time from the pen of a master storyteller......
"The Warlord of Mars" saga and action continues unabated in the third book in the Barsoom Series and it's fantastic! Almost constant conflict confronts John Carter, Prince of Helium, as he fights for the release of his beloved Dejah Thoris. The budding love between their son Carthoris and Thuvia of Ptarth brings joy to both houses. Edge of your seat battles against the Lord of the Thenes, Matai Shang, and his minion Thurid will keep you awake at nights as the Jed's come together and unite under the Jedakk of Jedakaks, the Warlord of Barsoom!......
"Thuvia, Maid of Mars"carries on and expands this epic collection of stories. Book IV of the series shifts the focus away from John Carter to his son Carthoris and Thuvia, the love of his life. Enduring many hardships and death defying battles and contraptions Carthoris rescues Thuvia and receives the blessing from Kulan Tith, her designated husband, to marry her in his stead. Although a bit repetitive with events/confrontations similar to the previous books this is never-the-less a thrilling roller coaster ride that will exhilarate and enthrall you throughout...onward to the V and final book in the collection......
"The Chessmen of Mars" is my least favorite book in "The Barsoom Series." I loved the pacing and one of the most original and imaginative creature/humanoid/ creations in all of science fiction "Ghek the Kaldane from Bantoom." Kaldane's are unquestionably one of the most unusual, unique, creepy, entertaining yet unsettling, beings ever conjured by an inditer in the sci/fi genre...a simply wonderful and amazing creature! Once again the story shifts from Carthoris and Thuvia to the new heroine "Tara, Princess of Helium" and her suitor ""Gahan, Jeddak of Gatholian." I love this series in spite of its predictability and occasional redundancy. A true classic with A movie in the works!
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The John Carter of Mars Series Volumes 15 Edgar Rice Burroughs 9781494791476 Books Reviews
Let me begin by saying I am not an avid Sci-Fi reader. In fact, I normally don't read this genre. So why did I download THE ADVENTURES of "John Carter on Mars" - THE ORIGINAL FIVE STORIES? I'm not sure. Maybe because I had been reading H. Rider Haggard's "Allan Quatermain" series and saw a similarity between the stories about AQ and JC. Both are chock-full of adventure and nonstop action; take place in exotic locations Africa and Mars; and both are easy to read while I jog on my treadmill. There are probably other reasons, but maybe they're of a subconscious nature.
The storyline of "A Princess of Mars" (The first book in the series.) has already been mentioned, so I won't say too much more about it. Generally, though, it's a story about creatures who are always at war, the green Martians (ugly, very tall and unemotional) vs the red Martians (attractive, human-like and full of emotion).
There is a lot of warring going on on the planet Barsoom/Mars with green Martians against red Martians and greens against other greens and reds battling other reds. Who, then, comes between them all and is captured at one time or another by both sides, wins some of their green and red hearts, is betrayed by green and red, imprisoned here and there, and ultimately...? None other than earth man John Carter, ex-captain in the CSA during the American Civil War, and unwitting traveler to this strange world. There is also a love story sandwiched in between the action and adventure segments. John Carter falls in love with the beautiful princess Dejah Thoris (red Martian) who is the reason for all of the above mentioned conflict.
If you can really suspend disbelief and remember that this was written in 1911, then you will thoroughly enjoy reading this series. 4 Stars
Excellent collection of 7 of the Mars books starts with the first 3 John Carter books The Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars. Then there is Thuvia, Maid of Mars which follows Carter's son Carthois and Thuvia from the Gods and Warlord novels. Then The Chessmen of Mars, which is the story of Tara, daughter of John Carter and the Jedak of Gathol. Then The Mastermind of Mars, a very different tale about another Earth traveler to Mars, Ulysses Paxton. And lastly what seems to be a excerpt The Yellowmen Of Mars, about John Carter and his granddaughter, Llana of Gathol. To my delight original color illustrations of covers are included with some interior black and white drawings of the action. These are rather small but nevertheless add to the collection. There is a complete book called Llana of Gathol from which I believe that the Yellowmen Of Mars is excerpted. It seems to have been cut out of the story towards the middle to end. Although nice to read, this is the only shortcoming of this otherwise fine collection. For this only I deducted one star.
The books are not the same as the Disney produced movie titled "John Carter". They are very similar, but it's clear that Disney took some liberties with the telling of the story within the movie. The first 4-5 stories in the Barsoom series are very engaging, but it's clear that the last two stories were not fully developed, and the last story does not appear to have been finished. If the movie caught your eye and imagination, then take the time to read this series. The writing style is a little convoluted in some sentences, and there are some noticeable grammatical errors, but all things considered this is still a great series to read.
"The Barsoom Series" by Edgar Rice Burroughs
"The Princess of Mars" is story I in a V book collection. It is magnificent and captivating, and it's apparent from the first chapter that Edgar Rice Burroughs is a genius. This is a wonderful story filled with his spectacular thoughts and imagination. Original, epic, and enthralling, I was unable to put it down and am chomping at the bit to read the next four books in the collection. A true master of the sci/fi adventure genre on par with Vance and Wells......
"The Gods of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The hectic, chaotic, frenetic, pace continues as John Carter, his son Carthoris, and Tars Tarkas take on the Issus and the "the blacks" to rescue Dejah Thoris (Princess of Helium). Massive battles and unrelenting treachery and deceit continues to fuel the fusilade of destruction on the enemy air fleets. Pulp sci/fi adventure at its best makes this one of the most entertaining stories of all time from the pen of a master storyteller......
"The Warlord of Mars" saga and action continues unabated in the third book in the Barsoom Series and it's fantastic! Almost constant conflict confronts John Carter, Prince of Helium, as he fights for the release of his beloved Dejah Thoris. The budding love between their son Carthoris and Thuvia of Ptarth brings joy to both houses. Edge of your seat battles against the Lord of the Thenes, Matai Shang, and his minion Thurid will keep you awake at nights as the Jed's come together and unite under the Jedakk of Jedakaks, the Warlord of Barsoom!......
"Thuvia, Maid of Mars"carries on and expands this epic collection of stories. Book IV of the series shifts the focus away from John Carter to his son Carthoris and Thuvia, the love of his life. Enduring many hardships and death defying battles and contraptions Carthoris rescues Thuvia and receives the blessing from Kulan Tith, her designated husband, to marry her in his stead. Although a bit repetitive with events/confrontations similar to the previous books this is never-the-less a thrilling roller coaster ride that will exhilarate and enthrall you throughout...onward to the V and final book in the collection......
"The Chessmen of Mars" is my least favorite book in "The Barsoom Series." I loved the pacing and one of the most original and imaginative creature/humanoid/ creations in all of science fiction "Ghek the Kaldane from Bantoom." Kaldane's are unquestionably one of the most unusual, unique, creepy, entertaining yet unsettling, beings ever conjured by an inditer in the sci/fi genre...a simply wonderful and amazing creature! Once again the story shifts from Carthoris and Thuvia to the new heroine "Tara, Princess of Helium" and her suitor ""Gahan, Jeddak of Gatholian." I love this series in spite of its predictability and occasional redundancy. A true classic with A movie in the works!
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