Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars (EBook, 2009, The Floating Press)
eBook
English language
Published Aug. 11, 2009 by The Floating Press.
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."And the sight which met my eyes was that of a slender, girlish figure, similar in every detail to the earthly women of my past life....Her face was oval and beautiful in the extreme, her every feature …
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."And the sight which met my eyes was that of a slender, girlish figure, similar in every detail to the earthly women of my past life....Her face was oval and beautiful in the extreme, her every feature was finely chiseled and exquisite, her eyes large and lustrous and her head surmounted by a mass of coal black, waving hair, caught loosely into a strange yet becoming coiffure. Her skin was of a light reddish copper color, against which the crimson glow of her cheeks and the ruby of her beautifully molded lips shone with a strangely enhancing effect. She was as destitute of clothes as the green Martians who accompanied her; indeed, save for her highly wrought ornaments she was entirely naked, nor could any apparel have enhanced the beauty of her perfect and symmetrical figure."
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.
