A Princess of Mars for the 21st Century

by D. N. Pham (Editor), Edgar Burroughs

Overview

This ebook preserves the first and best science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs in his Mars series. The interplanetary love between John Carter, an Earth man, and Dejah Thoris, the most beautiful Martian princess, is artfully unfolded within a war between the humanoid red Martian race and factions of six-limbed, green-skinned inhabitants. The ebook complements chapters with actual photographs and facts of the planet, including observations from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey orbiters, view of Deimos in transit across the Sun, images from Rover Spirit and rover Opportunity, picture of 'Face on Mars,' the unfortunate demise of Mars Climate Orbiter, a rare picture of the American flag on the red planet and first look at X-rays from Mars. The enhancement adds the classic novel to our entertaining and informative 21st century series.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014408264
Publisher:	Pretica Scientific, LLC
Publication date:	05/10/2012
Series:	For the 21st Century , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. Burroughs was born on September 1, 1875, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and then the Michigan Military Academy. Burroughs took up writing full-time in 1911. Tarzan of the Apes, which was published from October 1912 was one of his most successful series. He went on to write popular science fiction and fantasy stories involving Earthly adventurers transported to various planets, notably Mars and Venus, lost islands, and into the interior of the hollow earth in his Pellucidar stories, as well as westerns and historical romances. Burroughs died on March 19, 1950, having written almost seventy novels.

Editorial Reviews

A Princess of Mars (1917) is a science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first of his Barsoom series. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel is considered a classic example of 20th century pulp fiction. It is also a seminal instance of the planetary romance, a sub-genre of science fantasy that became highly popular in the decades following its publication.

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