Edgar Rice Burroughs: Princess of Mars (EBook, 2004, NuVision Publications)
E-book
English language
Published Aug. 11, 2004 by NuVision Publications.
From the author of “Tarzan of the Apes”, Princess of Mars is about a man named John Carter, who finds himself on the planet Mars. There are savage green men and other dangers at every turn. This thrilling science fiction book is the first of eleven.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year.
From the author of “Tarzan of the Apes”, Princess of Mars is about a man named John Carter, who finds himself on the planet Mars. There are savage green men and other dangers at every turn. This thrilling science fiction book is the first of eleven.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. This eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year.
This was a very enjoyable romp through pulp-era Mars.
a great piece of pulp....
short plot description: John Carter, a veteran of the civil war, stumbles into a cave while pursuit by indians. He falls unconscious und when he awakes he finds himself on Mars (or Barsoom as the natives call it). We see events unfolding through Carter's eyes as makes his way through lots of danger and adventures. And of course there is a princess.....
My thoughts: oh dear, how to do this novel justice.
This is first class pulp, which means plot, characters and world-building are paper thin and inconsistent and ye who enters here leave logic or better your brains behind.
And yet I enjoyed it immensely for what it is, a large tale with larger-then-life charcters, the hero is most heroic, the women are most beautiful but always in need of rescue, the villains are most evil etc.
Simply great fun.
My advice: if you …
a great piece of pulp....
short plot description: John Carter, a veteran of the civil war, stumbles into a cave while pursuit by indians. He falls unconscious und when he awakes he finds himself on Mars (or Barsoom as the natives call it). We see events unfolding through Carter's eyes as makes his way through lots of danger and adventures. And of course there is a princess.....
My thoughts: oh dear, how to do this novel justice.
This is first class pulp, which means plot, characters and world-building are paper thin and inconsistent and ye who enters here leave logic or better your brains behind.
And yet I enjoyed it immensely for what it is, a large tale with larger-then-life charcters, the hero is most heroic, the women are most beautiful but always in need of rescue, the villains are most evil etc.
Simply great fun.
My advice: if you like to think along with a book, avoid at all costs. Good for light reading.
