John Carter of Mars: The Collection - A Princess of Mars; The Gods of Mars; The Warlord of Mars; Thuvia, Maid of Mars; The Chessmen of Mars - Softcover

Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1907960023 ISBN 13: 9781907960024

Verlag: Purple Rose Publishing, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

This Purple Rose book is a collection of the first five stories in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series: A Princess of Mars (1917), The Gods of Mars (1918), The Warlord of Mars (1919), Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920) and The Chessmen of Mars (1922). It contains all of the original frontispieces by Frank Schoonover and J. Allen St. John, enhanced and enlarged and is a high quality book with clear formatting and detailed contents. Visit Purple Rose at www.purplerosebooks.com and view our other titles and new releases. John Carter is the hero of Burroughs' Barsoom series. He first appeared in Under the Moons of Mars (later retitled A Princess of Mars) the story which catapaulted Burroughs into the limelight. It was the first of many novels and several sequels followed over the next three decades, further extending Burroughs' vision of Barsoom. The world of Barsoom is a romantic vision of a dying Mars, based on now outdated scientific ideas made popular by Astronomer Percival Lowell in the early 20th century. While depicting many outlandish inventions, and advanced technology, it is a savage, 'frontier' world, of honor, noble sacrifice and constant struggle, where martial prowess is paramount, and where many races fight over dwindling resources. It is filled with lost cities, heroic adventures and undiscovered ancient secrets. The series has inspired a number of well known science fiction writers, and also key scientists involved in both space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life. It has informed and been adapted by many writers, in novels, short stories, television and film.

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Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American novelist best known as the creator of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars. Born in Chicago, Burroughs worked at a succession of jobs-including soldier, ranch hand, salesman, and office manager-before turning to fiction in his thirties. His first published novel, A Princess of Mars, appeared in serialized form in 1912, the same year Tarzan of the Apes began publication. Their immediate popularity launched one of the most successful careers in twentieth-century adventure fiction.Burroughs wrote more than seventy novels, creating expansive fictional worlds that included Barsoom, Pellucidar, Venus, and the prehistoric continent of Caspak. His fast-moving stories helped shape the development of science fiction, fantasy, planetary romance, and the modern adventure novel. Tarzan became an international cultural phenomenon through books, films, radio programs, comic strips, and merchandise, while Burroughs's imaginative worlds continued to influence generations of writers and filmmakers.

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• Verlag: Purple Rose Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1907960023
• ISBN 13: 9781907960024
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 540
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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