The gods of mars John carter of mars series, book 2

This Townsend Library classic has been carefully edited to be more accessible to today's students. It includes a background note about the book, an author's biography, and a lively afterword. Acclaimed by educators nationwide, the Townsend Library is helping millions of young adults discover the pleasure and power of reading. Review Soldier and adventurer John Carter tells the story of how he returns to the planet Mars to be reunited with his love, the Martian princess Dejah Thoris. With his great friend Tars Tarkas, mighty Jeddak of Thark, Carter sets out in search of his princess. But Dejah Thoris has vanished. And Carter becomes trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars from which none has ever escaped alive. -- From the Publisher About the Author EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950), born in Chicago, was educated at several schools, including the Michigan Military Academy, and served briefly in the U.S. Cavalry. He began writing while working as a pencil-sharpener salesman, publishing his first piece in 1911 to great success. He authored numerous science fiction and fantasy series but is most famous for his Tarzan books. The suburb of Los Angeles where he lived eventually became known as Tarzana in his honor. The Gods of Mars is the second novel in Burroughs' Barsoom series. The setting is an inhabited, dying Mars, where the different races fight over dwindling resources. It is a frontier world full of honor, glory and desperation; lost cities and ancient secrets provide the landscape for heroic adventures.