Books with title Thuvia, Maid of Mars

Thuvia, Maid of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth of the Barsoom series. The principal characters are Carthoris (the son of John Carter of Mars) and Thuvia of Ptarth, each of whom appeared in the previous two novels. In this novel the focus shifts from John Carter, Warlord of Mars, and Dejah Thoris of Helium, protagonists of the first three books in the series, to their son, Carthoris, prince of Helium, and Thuvia, princess of Ptarth. Helium and Ptarth are both prominent Barsoomian city state/empires, and both Carthoris and Thuvia were secondary characters in the previous two novels.

This installment shifts focus from John Carter and Dejah Thoris, protagonists of the first three books in the series, to their son Carthoris, prince of Helium, and to Thuvia, princess of Ptarth, and follows Carthoris' efforts to win the heart of Thuvia, who will have nothing to do with him. When Thuvia is kidnapped Carthoris is presented with an opportunity -- throw in an airship battle, lost cities, savage creatures, and the fabulous phantom bowmen of Lothar, and you have thrills, chills, and high adventure of the best kind.

Mars has become divided by love. Not one, but two princes and a Jeddak are vying for the love of Thuvia of Ptarth. When she is mysteriously kidnapped, treachery threatens to throw Barsoom into bloody war. Now Cathoris must follow in the footsteps of his father, John Carter, and overcome phantom armies, dangerous spies and savage beasts as he attempts to save his true love and reunite Mars. The fourth Martian novel from Burroughs.

Mars has grown to be divided through love. Not one, but two princes and a Jeddak are vying for the love of Thuvia of Ptarth. When she is mysteriously abducted, treachery threatens to throw Barsoom into bloody warfare. Now Cathoris should observe inside the footsteps of his father, John Carter, and conquer phantom armies, dangerous spies and savage beasts as he attempts to save his proper love and reunite Mars. The fourth Martian novel from Burroughs.Excerpt:Upon a huge bench of polished ersite under the appropriate blooms of a large pimalia, a girl sat. Her shapely, sandalled foot tapped impatiently upon the jewel-strewn walk that wound underneath the stately sorapus timber throughout the scarlet sward of the royal gardens of Thuvan Dihn, Jeddak of Ptarth, as a darkish-haired, crimson-skinned warrior bent low closer to her, whispering heated phrases close to her ear. "Ah, Thuvia of Ptarth," he cried, "you are cold even before the fiery blasts of my consuming love! No tougher than your heart, nor colder is the difficult, cold ersite of this thrice satisfied bench which helps your divine and fadeless form! Tell me, O Thuvia of Ptarth, that I may additionally still wish-that though you do not love me now, yet a few days, someday, my princess, I-" The girl sprang to her toes with an exclamation of surprise and displeasure. Her queenly head changed into poised haughtily upon her smooth purple shoulders. Her darkish eyes looked angrily into those of the person.

Mars has become divided by love. Not one, but two princes and a Jeddak are vying for the love of Thuvia of Ptarth. When she is mysteriously kidnapped, treachery threatens to throw Barsoom into bloody war. Now Cathoris must follow in the footsteps of his father, John Carter, and overcome phantom armies, dangerous spies and savage beasts as he attempts to save his true love and reunite Mars.

Carthoris, Prince of Helium, sets out in his flyer to rescue the kidnapped Princess of Ptarth, having no knowledge of the evil he is up against. The villain Astok had been shrewd in his schemings, making it seem as though Carthoris himself had been Thuvia's abductor. ~ ~ Thus, even if Carthoris, half-Earthling, half-Martian, managed to find Thuvia and successfully fight off the murderous banths, deadly invisible bowmen, and the green giants, who would belive that he had not been the perpetrator of the crime?