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- Title: John Carter of Mars (Illustrated)
- Author : Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Release Date : January 06, 2015
- Genre: Fantasy,Books,Sci-Fi & Fantasy,Science Fiction & Literature,Adventure,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 3304 KB
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John Carter of Mars is a fictional Virginian transported to Mars, and the initial protagonist of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom stories.
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, but after several years of marriage he sacrifices himself to save Barsoom from the loss of its atmosphere. Awakening again after this second death he finds he has been miraculously transported back to Earth, into his original body. Carter then collects the wealth that resulted from his discovery of a rich vein of gold ore right before his original passage to Barsoom. Unable to return to Mars, he spends several more years in a small cottage on the Hudson River in New York, where he once more appears to die on March 4, 1886...
The character is enduring, having appeared in various media since his 1912 debut in a magazine serial. The 2012 Disney-made feature film John Carter marked the 100th anniversary of the character's first appearance.
This volume contains the first five novels of the Barsoom series: "A Princess of Mars", "The Gods of Mars", "The Warlord of Mars", "Thuvia, Maid of Mars" and "The Chessmen of Mars". Original illustration are included where available.