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Summary: Fantastic Series
Review: What a wonderful imagination Edgar Rice Burroughs had. The Mars series; The Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and The Warlord of Mars, are three of the most enjoyable books, which I have ever read. For those who enjoy a good adventure, this series is a must read.
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Summary: A hero, a princess, and the stuff of dreams...
Review: When most people think of Edgar Rice Burroughs, if they are at all cognizant of their familiarity with his works, it is the legendary Tarzan that comes immediately to mind. Yet few beyond a handful of ERB enthusiasts are aware of the equally memorable characters in his "Mars" series--a universe, indeed, that is perhaps even more engaging, fully-developed, and praiseworthy than that perpetrating his tales of the Ape-man. This first chronicle of the adventures on Barsoom introduces the reader to John Carter, Dejah Thoris, and the Green Men of Thark--principal figures of the saga to unfold over ten more volumes. However formulaic the story might be, and while the stalwart hero must always rescue the beautiful princess in the end, one thing is to be remembered: this is pulp fiction, and pulp fiction at its best. Yet his cardboard characters do show surprising growth throughout the series, developing certain three-dimensional aspects to their personalities, and therefore they continue to be engaging personas even amidst the inconsequential read of their adventures. Clean, articulate, and startlingly titillating for the time it was written, ERB brought forth a world of wonder, mystery, and enchantment peopled with men as beautiful as the women, and women as debonair as the men, who battle savage beasts and befriend strange creatures of fancy. Considering the lack of true story-telling ability in many of the writers today who churn out novels overnight, "A Princess of Mars" is a refreshing romp into the imagination, and a smashing fun one at that.
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