A Princess of Mars is the first adventure of John Carter, a Civil War veteran who unexpectedly find himself transplanted to the planet Mars. This is a wonderful scientific romance that perhaps can be best described as early science fiction melded with an epic dose of romantic adventure. Burroughs's first sale (in 1912) was A Princess of Mars, opening the floodgates to one of the must successful-and prolific-literary careers in history. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Īlthough Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is justifiably famous as the creator of Tarzan of the Apes, that uprooted Englishman was not his only popular hero. I felt the steel tear into my chest and all went black before me. Sarkoja, her face livid with baffled rage, whipped out her dagger and aimed a terrific blow at Dejah Thoris-and Zad was once more advancing on me with reddened blade.

Then I knew what had blinded me at that crucial moment, and how Sarkoja had found a way to kill me without herself delivering the final thrust! Standing on her chariot with Sola and Sarkoja, my beloved Dejah Thoris turned on Sarkoja with the fury of a tigress and struck something that flashed in the sunlight from her upraised hand. It caught me in the left shoulder but as my vision cleared a sight met my astonished gaze that almost made me forget the fight. The green warrior decided to close in and end the battle just as he rushed me, a blinding light struck full in my eyes, so that I could not see Zad's approach and could only leap blindly to one side to avoid his mighty blade. And between them and rescue lay a thousand miles of deadly enemies and unknown dangers.

With him was Dejah Thoris, lovely Princess of Helium. Suddenly projected to Mars, John Carter found himself captive of the savage green men of Thark.

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