A Princess of Mars John Carter Series: Volume 1 |
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Author:
| Burroughs, Edgar Rice |
Series title: | John Carter Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5008-5949-7 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $5.99 |
Book Description:
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Here is an adventurous story of Captain John Carter of Virginia, who can remember no childhood and always have been a man of about thirty years old. While hiding from Apaches in a cave, he appears to die; leaving his inanimate body behind, he is mysteriously transported by a form of astral projection to the planet Mars. On Mars, which its natives call Barsoom, Carter encounters both formidable alien creatures resembling the beasts of ancient myth and various humanoids. He finds his...
More DescriptionHere is an adventurous story of Captain John Carter of Virginia, who can remember no childhood and always have been a man of about thirty years old. While hiding from Apaches in a cave, he appears to die; leaving his inanimate body behind, he is mysteriously transported by a form of astral projection to the planet Mars. On Mars, which its natives call Barsoom, Carter encounters both formidable alien creatures resembling the beasts of ancient myth and various humanoids. He finds his true calling in life as a warlord who strives to save the planet's inhabitants. He wins the hand of a Martian princess, Dejah Thoris of Helium, the love of his life but ...The story is at the same time a science fiction, fantasy, adventure and a love story intertwined among each other formidably. The best part of the story is the capacity to take the reader onto the far planet Barsoom and make him visualize the various otherwise unbelievable stuff.