HARDCOVER EDITION. A story of another world, curiously captivating in its romantic qualities and in the originality of its conception. The spirit of adventure carried beyond earth, into the realms of space. This is the seminal novel of Edgar Rice Burroughs, famous author of Tarzan of the Apes. John Carter of Earth and his adventures on Barsoom (Martian for Mars) and his romance with Dejah Thoris, a princess of Mars. Fully illustrated with the artwork which appeared with the newspaper serialization. The text is the original All Story pulp magazine version.
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May 24, 2007
"finest planetary romance ever" In this, Burroughs' first published work, he provides the reader with thrills and action to an astounding degree. His gradual immersion of the reader into a strange otherworld known as Barsoom on Mars is nothing short of brilliant, as are the main characters such as John Carter, Dejah Thoris, and Tars Tarkas. Burroughs' imagination was simply amazing, and this is on clear display here. Fortunately the novel promises more to come at its close--something Burroughs did not hesitate to grant both with his initial trilogy then with several more tales of adventure on Barsoom. To recommend this book more highly is impossible. It is something that must simply be experienced.
