The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The civilization is advanced on the planet, but is decaying and the world is full of savage combat and strange beasts, a place with no love, loyalty and honor. Captain of the Confederate Army, John Carter is a person who somehow travels to Mars and finds a world that is dying, the ocean beds are dry and barbarians who rule there have four arms. Barsoom, the name given to Mars by the Martians is a world with different kinds of creatures. A vast epic is created by Burroughs and the opening trilogy is considered among the most notorious work ever done in science fiction history. Many people got inspired by the work of Edgar Rice Burrough and Carl Sagan, who is a scientist and Ray Bradbury, who is a writer acknowledged that their career rose because of the Martian tales given by Burroughs. The tales of Mars are very fascinating and adventurous and the author went to the depth to give the timeless tales. Although everyone knows that life on Mars is not possible, but Burroughs’ writing is so natural and real that it makes people wonder sometimes. (Summary by Thomas Copeland)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit Carter of Mars series is written by the author Edgar Rice Burroughs, who started writing about the adventure on Mars in the year 1911.

Having deprived an entire planet of its false religion, he offers in its place worldwide alliances and the promise of lasting peace. He scours the planet from pole to pole, enduring imprisonment and torture, outwitting antagonists, reveling in carnage, accepting aid from unlikely sources, and dealing tactfully with women who love him despite his devotion to his wife.

In this third installment of the adventures of John Carter on Mars, our hero labors under sentence of death (for having returned from the land of the dead) in a heroic struggle to recover the beautiful Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium. LibriVox recording of The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.