by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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...
This was GREAT. The usual Burroughs rollicking, non-stop, two-fisted, open-throttle biffo as the action veers back and forth across Mars, with outrageous acts of heroism, ridiculous coincidences, nefarious plots and noble deeds. But truly best of all, every time Cathoris races to save Thuvia, she pr...
This fourth part of the Barsoom series is a very good read. Some new groups of inhabitants of Barsoom are introduced, and the story is good. The main character in this book is not John Carter (who only appears in a few lines) but his son Carthoris. He has to save Thuvia, who has been abducted. Becau...
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