A Princess of Mars

Description

While proving his indisputable strength and courage among the Martians, John Carter faces a new and potentially dangerous dilemma as he is drawn into a political fight between two of the most distinguished Martian factions. Will he be able to save the beautiful Dejah Thoris?

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a unique and highly descriptive novel stemming right from the beginning of the golden age of Sci-fi. A member of the “pulp planetary romance” sub-genre, the book paints a detailed and very colorful picture of the adventures of a man who, after proving himself during the Civil War, was brought by mysterious forces to the planet of Mars on a whole new quest towards an unknown destiny.

The book focuses heavily on the adventures of John Carter, while accurately depicting the effects that Mars’ low gravity has on his body. After being mysteriously transported to the Red Planet, John finds that his already impressive physical skills are amplified by the gravitational effects, so that he can perform remarkable feats that awe and inspire the local Martians.

An exciting and entertaining series of plot twists, colorful descriptions and dramatic events, A Princess of Mars is considered one of the most remarkable works in the planetary science fantasy genre, and remains to this day a timeless novel that both followers of science fiction and readers more acquainted with romance, sword and sorcery novels will find most intriguing.

Readers may also be impressed at the scientific accuracy of Burroughs’ work, who, inspired by the works of Percival Lowall – an astronomer whose ideas were widely popular at the time – wrote A Princess of Mars which would, in turn, inspire some of the best science fiction writers and scientists of the 20th century, including Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury and Carl Sagan.
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