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A Princess of Mars, etc

Virginia gentleman John Carter, unexpectedly transported to the perilous red planet, Mars, finds himself captured by the loveless Green Men of Thark. As Carter struggles to win his freedom'and the affections of fellow captive Dejah Thoris, princess of the rival clan of Helium'the fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance: warring Martian tribes collide and the beleaguered Atmosphere Factory grinds to a suffocating halt. Ray Bradbury, reminiscing on the enduring thrill of Burroughs's Martian adventure, writes, "I stood on the lawns of summer, raised my hands, and cried for Mars, like John Carter, to take me home. I flew to the Red Planet and never returned." From the Trade Paperback edition.

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  • "Princes [sic] of Mars"
  • "约翰・卡特传奇"
  • "火星の王女"
  • "Kasei no ōjo"
  • "John Carter: Prinses van Mars"
  • "火星のプリンセス"
  • "Dochʹ tysi︠a︡chi dzheddakov"
  • "Yuehan Kate chuan qi"
  • "Principessa di Marte"
  • "Kasei no purinsesu"
  • "Prinses van Mars"
  • ""...originally published under the title Under the moon of Mars by Norman Bean (pseudonym) in All-story Magazine as a six-part serial, February through July, 1912."--T.p. verso"
  • "Leanta Books presents"
  • "A princess of Mars"@ja
  • "Goden van Mars"
  • "Disney John Carter"@hu
  • "A Tale of Barsoom"
  • "Princess of Mars"
  • "Princess of Mars"@pl
  • "Dochʹ 1000 dzheddakov"
  • "Under the moons of Mars"@en
  • "Under the moons of Mars"

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  • "From the Publisher: John Carter of Virginia-soldier, adventurer, swordsman, and perfect Southern gentleman-has been transported to the planet Mars. There he finds a wondrous world of fierce green giants, strange animals, unearthly adventure, and the beautiful Dejah Thoris, a captive princess. Can Carter adapt to this strange new environment? Can he save Dejah Thoris from a terrible death and return her to her people? And can love survive between an Earthling and a princess of Mars?"
  • "Virginia gentleman John Carter, unexpectedly transported to the perilous red planet, Mars, finds himself captured by the loveless Green Men of Thark. As Carter struggles to win his freedom'and the affections of fellow captive Dejah Thoris, princess of the rival clan of Helium'the fate of the entire planet hangs in the balance: warring Martian tribes collide and the beleaguered Atmosphere Factory grinds to a suffocating halt. Ray Bradbury, reminiscing on the enduring thrill of Burroughs's Martian adventure, writes, "I stood on the lawns of summer, raised my hands, and cried for Mars, like John Carter, to take me home. I flew to the Red Planet and never returned." From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
  • "Although Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is justifiably famous as the creator of Tarzan of the Apes, that uprooted Englishman was not his only popular hero. Burroughs's first sale (in 1912) was A Princess of Mars, opening the floodgates to one of the must successful--and prolific--literary careers in history. This is a wonderful scientific romance that perhaps can be best described as early science fiction melded with an epic dose of romantic adventure. A Princess of Mars is the first adventure of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who unexpectedly find himself transplanted to the planet Mars. Yet this red planet is far more than a dusty, barren place; it's a fantasy world populated with giant green barbarians, beautiful maidens in distress, and weird flora and monstrous fauna the likes of which could only exist in the author's boundless imagination. Sheer escapism of the tallest order, the Martian novels are perfect entertainment for those who find Tarzan's fantastic adventures aren't, well, fantastic enough. Although this novel can stand alone, there are a total of 11 volumes in this classic series of otherworldly, swashbuckling adventure. --Stanley Wiater"
  • "A Princess of Mars is the first in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series. This science fiction planetary romance, packed full of dangerous feats and swordplay, is set on a dying Mars. It went on to inspire some of the great imaginations, among them Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury and Carl Sagan. Civil War veteran John Carter is unexpectedly transported to Barsoom, the planet we call Mars, and finds with the weaker gravity that he has super-human strength. In combat he finds respect and belonging with the Tharks, an aggressive race of green four-armed nomads. But when the Tharks capture the human-like Dejah Thoris, Carter feels the need to help this beautiful princess of Mars."@en
  • "Suddenly projected to Mars, Captain John Carter of the Confederate Army found himself captive of the savage green men of Thark. With him was Dejah Thoris, lovely Princess of Helium. And between them and rescue lay a thousand miles of deadly enemies and unknown dangers. Note: this edition contains 19 new color illustrations"@en
  • "The American Civil War has just ended and John Carter, a former Confederate soldier, is searching for gold in the West. Instead of discovering riches, he breathes in a strange gas in a cave that transports him to Mars. Thanks to Mars's lesser gravity, John finds himself stronger than on earth. He joins up with the warlike Green Martians, one of several Martian groups, and achieves a high rank. But when his tribe captures Dejah Thoris, the Red Martian princess, John finds himself in the middle of Martian politics'and in love. A tale of planetary romance, this classic pulp fiction science fantasy novel by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs was first published in 1917. This is an unabridged version, with illustrations by American artist Frank E. Schoonover."@en
  • "John Carter and Princess Dejah are held captive by the savage green men of Thark."
  • "First published in 1912, this first volume of the classic series by the creator of Tarzan is available once again at a special price. John Carter, a gentleman from Virginia and a Civil War veteran, unexpectedly finds himself on the red planet."@en
  • "A Princess of Mars is the novel that started Edgar Rice Burroughs' amazing Barsoom series. In it we meet one of the greatest heros of pulp fiction, John Carter, a retired confederate soldier. At the start of the novel he is prospecting in Arizona and is attacked by Indians. He escapes into a cave and is transported to Mars where a legend is born. This edition has a new introduction by World Fantasy Award winner Darrell Schweitzer. Schweitzer, the former Editor of Weird Tales and a pre-emanate scholar of fantastic fiction, places the Barsoom novels in their proper context. These novels will tra."@en
  • "A Princess of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the first of his famous Barsoom series. It is also Burroughs' first novel, predating his Tarzan stories. He wrote it between July and September 28, 1911, going through four working titles; initially, he was going to call it My First Adventure on Mars, then The Green Martians, Dejah Thoris, Martian Princess, and finally Under the Moons of Mars. The finished story was first published under the last of these titles in All-Story as a six-part serial in the issues for February-July 1912. For the serial publication, the author's nam."@en
  • "When Civil War veteran Captain John Carter is incredibly transported from Earth to a strange landscape on Mars, he finds that the weak gravity exponentially increases his speed and strength. Taken prisoner by Martian warriors, Carter impresses them with his remarkable fighting skills, and is quickly made a high-ranking chieftain. Before long, the captain finds himself embroiled in the deadly warfare and dark intrigues that have been polarizing the Martian races. The heroic Carter also finds dangerous romance with the divine princess Dejah Thoris, who wins Carter's love the first moment his eyes meet hers."@en
  • "John Carter, a Civil War veteran on the run from the Apache Indians, finds himself supernaturally transported to Mars -- not the Mars we observe from here on Earth, but a magical Mars -- a Mars that calls itself Barsoom, is populated by all sorts of weird creatures, human, alien -- animal and vegetable. It is a Mars made of magic and stranger things. Enslaved by giant, green barbarians who also respect him for his vast strength (remember, folks who grow up in Mars's weak gravity are, well, weaker than you and me), Carter manages to survive despite overwhelming odds and win the hand of a beautiful princess. A PRINCESS OF MARS was Edgar Rice Burroughs's first novel -- it marks the beginning of one of the most successful, prolific, and, in a strange way, literary, careers ever.--Amazon"
  • "The first published book by the creator of Tarzan of the Apes Two years before Edgar Rice Burroughs became a worldwide celebrity with the publication of Tarzan of the Apes and its twenty-two sequels, which together have sold more than 30 million copies, he published A Princess of Mars . A futuristic sci-fi fantasy romance, A Princess of Mars tells the story of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who inexplicably finds himself held prisoner on the planet Mars by the Green Men of Thark. Together with Dejah Thoris, the princess of another clan on Mars, the unlikely pair must fight for their freedom and save the entire planet from destruction as the life-sustaining Atmosphere Factory slowly grinds to a halt."
  • "Civil War veteran John Carter is transported to a dying planet where he must rescue a Martian princess while evading giant green barbarian Mars-men!"
  • "From the book:I am a very old man; how old I do not know. Possibly I am a hundred, possibly more; but I cannot tell because I have never aged as other men, nor do I remember any childhood. So far as I can recollect I have always been a man, a man of about thirty. I appear today as I did forty years and more ago, and yet I feel that I cannot go on living forever; that some day I shall die the real death from which there is no resurrection. I do not know why I should fear death, I who have died twice and am still alive; but yet I have the same horror of it as you who have never died, and it is because of this terror of death, I believe, that I am so convinced of my mortality. And because of this conviction I have determined to write down the story of the interesting periods of my life and of my death. I cannot explain the phenomena; I can only set down here in the words of an ordinary soldier of fortune a chronicle of the strange events that befell me during the ten years..."@en
  • "A Princess of Mars is a science fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first of his Barsoom series... 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 genre 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 [called "Barsoom"], imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment. --Wikipedia.com."@en
  • "After struggling to establish himself as a businessman for years, Edgar Rice Burroughs turned to writing in 1911 in an effort to support his wife and children. He soon began work on what would be published in 1912 by All-Story Magazine as Under the Moons of Mars. Later retitled A Princess of Mars, the book introduced John Carter, a former Confederate Army officer who finds himself suddenly transported to Mars. His encounters with various Martian tribes and individuals, including love interest Dejah Thoris, would form the basis of an 11-book series."@en
  • "Een man belandt op een geheimzinnige manier op Mars, waar hij een schone prinses vindt, maar ook wilde volken en gevaarlijke situaties."
  • "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."
  • "Best described as early science fiction melded with an epic dose of romantic adventure, A Princess of Mars is the first adventure of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who unexpectedly find himself transplanted to the planet Mars. Yet this red planet is far more than a dusty, barren place; it's a fantasy world populated with giant green barbarians, beautiful maidens in distress, and weird flora and monstrous fauna the likes of which could only exist in the author's boundless imagination. Sheer escapism of the tallest order, the Martian novels are perfect entertainment for those who enjoy classic "space opera.""@en
  • "A Princess of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the first of his famous Barsoom series. It is also Burroughs' first novel, predating his Tarzan stories. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the story is considered a classic example of 20th century pulp fiction. It is also a seminal example of the genre of Planetary Romance, which became highly popular in the decades to follow, and also has some elements of Westerns. It is set on a dying Mars, informed by ideas popularized by astronomer Percival Lowell in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ..."@en
  • "A former Confederate soldier is transported to Mars where he falls in love with a princess and battles to save her people from dangerous aliens."@en
  • "A former Confederate soldier is transported to Mars where he falls in love with a princess and battles to save her people from dangerous aliens."
  • "Suddenly projected to Mars, Captain John Carter of the Confederate Army found himself captive of the savage green men of Thark. With him was Dejah Thoris, lovely Princess of Helium. And between them and rescue lay a thousand miles of deadly enemies and unknown dangers."
  • "The first published book by the creator of Tarzan of the Apes that introduced the world to intergalactic Civil War soldier, John Carter Two years before Edgar Rice Burroughs became a worldwide celebrity with the publication of Tarzan of the Apes and its twenty-two sequels, which together have sold more than 30 million copies, he published the futuristic sci-fi romance, A Princess of Mars. A Princess of Mars tells the story of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who inexplicably finds himself held prisoner on the planet Mars by the Green Men of Thark. With Dejah Thoris, the princess of another clan on Mars, John Carter must fight for their freedom and save the entire planet from destruction as the life-sustaining Atmosphere Factory slowly grinds to a halt. A Princess of Mars is the first in Burroughs' eleven book Barsoon series, following the continued adventures of John Carter."@en
  • "A young Civil War veteran and Arizona prospector, chased by Indians, takes refuge in a mysterious cave. A strange gas paralyzes him. His spirit leaves his body and travels to Mars where he becomes a warrior."@en
  • "Ex-Confederate Army captain John Carter finds himself suddenly and unwittingly transported to Mars while fleeing Apache Indians. This new world is populated by a race of monstrous Martians whose culture is based on the ability to fight for their race. Captured by the savage green men of Thark, John discovers that the gravitational difference between Mars and Earth has endowed him with the strength that he will need for survival on this hostile planet. He battles ferocious Martian creatures and gains the respect and friendship of the Barsoomians. Along the way he encounters the beautiful Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, and earns her everlasting devotion."
  • "John Carter, a Confederate American Civil War veteran, goes prospecting in Arizona and, when set upon by Indians, is mysteriously transported to Mars, called "Barsoom" by its inhabitants."@en
  • "Edgar Rice Burroughs's epic tale of a Civil War soldier mysteriously transported to the planet Mars.--Provided by publisher."@en

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  • "Downloadable World Book ebooks"@en
  • "Texts"
  • "Adventure fiction"@en
  • "Livre pour enfant"
  • "Serialized fiction"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Science fiction, American"@en
  • "Science fiction, American"
  • "Science fiction"
  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Adventure stories, American"@en
  • "Adventure stories, American"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Cartonnage d'éditeur"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Quelle"

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  • "A Princess of Mars, etc"@en
  • "Princino de marso"
  • "Prinsessan á Mars"
  • "火星のプリセンス"
  • "Princezna z Marsu"
  • "Eine Mars-Prinzessin : dreiundvierzig Millionen Meilen von der Erde"
  • "Una princesa de marte"
  • "火星のプリンセス"
  • "A Mars hercegnője : [fantasztikus regény]"@hu
  • "A princess of Mars. Illustrated by Frank E. Schoonover"@en
  • "A Princess of Mars"@en
  • "A Princess of Mars"
  • "Princess of mars, a"@en
  • "A princess of mars"@en
  • "A princess of mars"
  • "A Princess of Mars ... Retold by A.M. Hadfield"@en
  • "Prinsessan av Mars : äventyrsroman"
  • "Prinsessen av Mars"
  • "Una princesa de Marte"@es
  • "Una princesa de Marte"
  • "Die Prinzessin vom Mars"
  • "火星の王女(プリンセス)"
  • "Prinses van Mars"
  • "A Princess of Mars : John Carter of Mars: book one"@en
  • "John Carter và công chúa Hoả tinh"
  • "Una Princesa de marte"
  • "Prințesa Marțiană"
  • "Marsin sankari"
  • "Marsin sankari"@fi
  • "Princino de Marso"
  • "A princess of Mars"
  • "A princess of Mars"@en
  • "Marsin prinsessa"@fi
  • "异星战场 : 约翰・卡特传奇"
  • "Kasei no purisensu"
  • "A Princes of Mars"
  • "Princess of mars John Carter of Mars Series, Book 1"@en
  • "The princess of Mars"
  • "John Carter och marsfurstinnan"@sv
  • "John Carter och marsfurstinnan"
  • "John Carter e la principessa di marte"
  • "A Princess of Mars - The Original Classic Edition"@en
  • "A Mars hercegnője"
  • "A princesse of Mars"
  • "A princess of Mars : a tale of Barsoom"@en
  • "Flugten til Mars = (A princess of Mars)"
  • "A Princess of Mars : a Tale of Barsoom"
  • "Kasei no purinsetsu"
  • "Una princesa de marte (Princess of mars)"
  • "Marsin prinsessa : seikkailuromaani"@fi
  • "John Carter : prinses van Mars"
  • "Una Princesa de Marte"
  • "Una Princesa de Marte"@es
  • "Print︠s︡essa Marsa : dochʹ tysi︠a︡chi dzheddakov"
  • "Prinţesa marţiană"
  • "Yi xing zhan chang : Yuehan Kate chuan qi"
  • "John Carter van Mars"
  • "[A Princess of Mars, etc.]"
  • "[A Princess of Mars, etc.]"@en
  • "Flugten til Mars"@da
  • "Kasei no purinsesu"@ja
  • "Kasei no purinsesu"
  • "Una Princesa de Mart"@ca
  • "Princess of Mars"
  • "Princess of Mars"@en
  • "Księżniczka Marsa"
  • "Księżniczka Marsa"@pl
  • "A princess of Mars the original classic edition"@en
  • "A princess of Mars the original classic edition"
  • "Marsi printsess"
  • "Princino de Marso ... Tradukis el la usona originalo K.R.C. Sturmer"@en
  • "Prinsessan av Mars : Äventyrsroman"@sv
  • "Una princesa de Mart"
  • "A Mars hercegnője : [a Mars-ciklus 1. része]"@hu
  • "A princess of Mars, and A fighting man of Mars"
  • "A princess of Mars, and A fighting man of Mars"@en
  • "John Carter : la principessa di Marte"
  • "Eine Mars-Prinzessin : Dreiundvierzig Millionen Meilen von der Erde"
  • "Princess of mars"
  • "Princess of mars"@en
  • "Księżniczka Marsa = A princess of Mars"
  • "Kasei no prinsesu"
  • "A princess of Mars John Carter of Mars: book one"

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