Edgar Rice Burroughs

Barsoom Series

Perhaps best known for his Tarzan series, which is itself a cross of genres, Burroughs' Barsoom saga establishes Mars as the stage for SF and Fantsay protocols to mix indescriminantly. The stories recount the exploits of John Carter as he battles with various green, yellow, and black men before he wins the hand of the red-skinned princess Dejah Thoris. Although Carter's adventures take place on Mars, he travels there by magical means, and Barsoom itself is inconsistent and scientifically implausible.

Barsoom Bibliography

A Princess of Mars (1917)
The Gods of Mars (1918)
The Warlord of Mars (1919)

The following star different central characters who continue the series

Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920)
The Chessmen of Mars (1922)
The Master Mind of Mars (1928)
A Fighting Man of Mars (1931)
Swords of Mars (1936)
Synthetic Men of Mars (1940)
Llana of Gathol (1948)
John Carter of Mars (1964) collection.

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