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David McK (3207 KP) rated Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barsoom, #4) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barsoom, #4)
Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1986
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The fourth of Edgar Rice Burrough's <i>Barsoom</i> series that began with <i>A Princess of Mars</i>, this is actually the first book in the series that does not centre on the main protaganist of the first three novels (John Carter), as well as being the first story to be told in the third rather than first person.

As a consequence, I actually found this particular one to be a bit of a let-down from the previous, even if it does follow the same plot arc of those earlier stories (right down to yet another mysterious undiscovered race!).
  
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David McK (3207 KP) rated A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
Edgar Rice Burroughs | 2011
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
To most people, if you mention the name Edgar Rice Burroughs the first thing that they will think of, in all likelihood, is his creation of the character Tarzan. Alongside this, however, he also wrote the <i>Barsoom</i> series of books, of which this is the first (published in 1912).

Commonly regarded as classics of the Pulp Sci-Fi genre of books, and with the new Disney movie <i>John Carter of Mars</i> recently released (even if it is getting a panning from the critics), and finally with <i>The John Carter collection</i> (consisting of <i>A Princess of Mars</i>, <i>The Gods of Mars</i>, <i>The Warlord of Mars</i>, <i>Thuvia, Maid of Mars</i> and <i>The Chessmen of Mars</i>) available on Apple's ibooks stores for 99p, how could I resist picking them up?

Having now read the first book, it's easy to see the influence these particular novels had on later writings and popular culture. James Cameron is on record as stating this particular work as an influence on his movie <i>Avatar</i>, while it is also possible to trace elements of <i>Star Wars</i> (inspired by <i>Flash Gordon</i>, itself inspired by this) back to this work.

In short: this is pretty much a prime example of early pulp SF!
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2084 KP) rated The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1963
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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After 11 years stuck on Earth, John Carter is thrilled to find himself back on Mars. But he will have to fight hostile aliens and superstition to get back to his beloved wife.

I enjoyed this for what it was - an action novel. The characters are rather thin, although I certainly found myself caring for the main characters. And John's amazing ability to fight off waves of enemies gets a little tiring. But it's still a fun book. Watch out for the cliffhanger.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/12/book-review-gods-of-mars-by-edgar-rice.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2084 KP) rated A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
Edgar Rice Burroughs | 2007
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
American Civil War vet John Carter is shocked to find himself suddenly on Mars where he becomes a semi-prisoner of a race of aliens. But then he meets another human and sets out to free them both.

I enjoyed the movie from last year and finally got around to reading the book. It was a lot of fun even if most of the plot was familiar thanks to the movie. There was one slow section that seemed to come out of no where to slow things down, but on the whole it was worth reading.

read my full review at<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-princess-of-mars-by-edgar.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.