Thuvia, Maid of Mars
When Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth, is abducted, blame is cast upon Carthoris, son of John Carter the Warlord of Mars. But both are innocent victims of the sinister Prince Astok of Dusar, whose lust for Thuvia brings all of Mars to the brink of war. One of the most profound early influences on the...
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When Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth, is abducted, blame is cast upon Carthoris, son of John Carter the Warlord of Mars. But both are innocent victims of the sinister Prince Astok of Dusar, whose lust for Thuvia brings all of Mars to the brink of war. One of the most profound early influences on the science fiction and fantasy genre, Edgar Rice Burroughs is now most famous for his Tarzan series, although he wrote many tales that have captured the imaginations of generations of readers, including the Martian adventures of the Barsoom sequence, of which this book is the fourth, the Pellucidar sequence, and the stories of Carson on Venus.
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ISBN:
9781920774011 (1920774017)
Publish date: November 11th 2002
Publisher: Deodand Publishing
Edition language: English
I loved the first 3 books but was unpleasantly surprised with the staleness of Book 4. It just seemed flat and devoid of all that I loved about the previous 3 stories. I've heard that Book 5: Chessmen is one of the best in the series... so I will prevail ;-)
Another good book in the Mars series, focussing on John Carter's son.The usual cliff hanger chapter endings and derring-do to get out of trouble that you've come to expect.
Another good book in the Mars series, focussing on John Carter's son.The usual cliff hanger chapter endings and derring-do to get out of trouble that you've come to expect.
These books have all started to meld together so correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the last book all about rescuing a slave? Or was that this book? Either way, this whole mess begins with the casual bartering of slaves by John Carter's son. Which of course causes the woman he loves, but turned him...
Eventually every good series needs to be put to bed. Drawn to a close. Wound up. Killed. In spite of that [a:Burroughs|10885|Edgar Rice Burroughs|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1207155710p2/10885.jpg] is soldiering on with his stories from Barsoom. The first three books focussed on Jo...
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