Warlord of Mars: A Barsoom Novel

By Edgar Rice Burroughs

Book Overview

Far to the north, in the frozen wastes of Polar Mars, lay the home of the Holy Therns, sacred and inviolate. Only John Carter dared to go there to find his lost Dejah Thoris. But between him and his goal lay the bones of all who had gone before. Imagine, if you can, a bald-faced hornet of your Earthly experience grown to the size of a prize Hereford bull, and you will have some faint conception of the winged monster that bore down upon me. Frightful jaws in front and a might, poisoned string behind made my relatively puny long-sword seem a pitiful defense indeed. Nor could I hope to escape the lightning-like movements or hide from these myriad faced eyes which covered three-fourths of the hideous head, permitting the creature to see in all directions at once. To flee was useless, even if it had ever been to my liking to turn my back upon a danger; so I stood my ground, my only hope to die as i had always lived--fighting.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345324536
• ISBN13: 9780345324535
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Book three is more ferocious than the first two.

Sometimes the first three books are referred to as a trilogy, as the first two books have cliffhangers. Of course, we know this is not the end due to the number of books written. In this part of the story, we left John waiting at the Temple of the Sun. Everyone knows that he has not long to wait until his old nemeses devise a plot of revenge. Soon, John, while in the process of chasing the captors of Dejah Thoris, will come up against untold and unfathomed barriers to the end of the world. Luckily, he has old Woola at his side. Reading this makes you want to get out your sword and join in. Still, as with all places ruled by law, John will have to meet with the Judges of the Temple of Reward and face the consequences of returning from the Valley of Dor and the Lost Sea of Korus. No one can escape judgment.

WONDERFUL STUFF HERE

I must admit to having sort of cut my teeth on the stories of John Carter and this author. Here the tale continues. I enjoy SiFi and enjoy pulp fiction. Here we have some of the best of both. The author's imagination is without match and his characters truely jump off the page. I first started reading the John Carter series well over fifty years ago, and must admit to going back ever few years and rereading the entire group. This is one of my favories. Recommend this one highly.

Yes - a trilogy!

Yes, the books (all 11!) are great works, despite the quaint narrative in use at that time.I would like to take (small) issue with the remarks of "_Vegas_" though. The first three books were indeed intended as a trilogy, and were marketed as such in the early part of the 20th cenury, in "THE ALL-STORY" magazine. The fact that the first three books cover a continuous story, with a definite conclusion in this third book, also points to it being written a true trilogy. Please do not allow yourself to be confused by the fact that 7 (or 8) more "John Carter" novels succeeded this one.

Read All Eleven

Suffice it to say that I very much enjoyed reading all 11 of the ERB John Carter of Mars books as evidenced by my rating. That's right, eleven. I am not sure why two previous reviewers referred to a `trilogy'. There are, in fact, seven more volumes in the original series and an additional volume published posthumously from manuscripts obtained through Burroughs' estate. The remaining books, in order, are:4 Thuvia, Maid of Mars5 The Chessmen of Mars6 The Master Mind of Mars7 A Fighting man of Mars8 Swords of Mars9 Synthetic Men of Mars10 Llana of Gathol11 John Carter of Mars

Just as good as the other

Edgar Rice Burroughs novels have been handed down to me from my father who received them from his father. I just wanted to let readers know that around the age of 15 or so, I read all of Buroughs' novels. From the Tarzan stories to Carson of Venus to John Carter and Mars to the westerns to everything. Even though you can see the similiarities in all in how they were written with the same segments, I thought all the books were fascinating and well done. Considering the fact that these were written as early as 1900, the stories of Mars and Venus show the brilliance of Rice Burroughs. Lets not forget about David Ins ( i believe that was his name ) and the stories of the earths core. Burroughs was well ahead of his time and I am greatful that I was able to enjoy them.