Yes, I know: Edgar Rice Burroughs only had one plot line that he used over and over and over again.

Edgar Rice Burroughs' MarsIn most of his books.

A lot.

I don't care. It's still fun.

And yes, there's traces of things that are no longer socially correct, and the science is outdated. These books were started in 1917 ferghodssake! And remember: Burroughs, Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft essentially established a whole new genre of adventure writing with their stories.

John Carter battles the Synthetic Men of Mars


<RANT>And yes, I hope that they NEVER make a movie of John Carter of Mars, because they would only butcher it like every damn Tarzan movie (and Robert Heinlein movie) since Day One has been butchered.</RANT>

But Ron Ely did play Tarzan right.




The Chessmen of Mars Ballantine PB edition
The Warlord of Mars early hardback


Gridley Wave photo of Barsoomian Warrior on Thoat

With the recent breakthru in digital imaging of the Gridley Wave, we are able
to bring you the first photograph from Barsoom, of a warrior on his thoat.

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