A Princess of Mars (The Martian Tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Book 1)

159 pp. "Suddenly projected to Mars, John Carter 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." "Burroughs gives his readers an action packed science fiction novel full of battles, pulp fiction heroes and of course a beautiful woman. Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in 1875 in Chicago, Illinois. Although Burroughs wrote in many genres he is best known for creating the jungle hero Tarzan. Burroughs began writing for pulp fiction magazines and in 1912 he published Tarzan of the Apes. In A Princess of Mars John Carter ventures to the kingdom of Helium on the planet Mars This first novel about Mars by Burroughs features titanic green monsters and gorgeous red princesses battling across a barren landscape."