Books with title Tears of a Princess

After prospecting for gold in Arizona, Confederate Civil War hero John Carter stumbles upon a mysterious cave—a portal, it turns out, to the ecologically endangered planet Mars. Once there, he finds his place with a tribe of green Martians, and his newfound powers in the reduced Martian gravity make him an important figure in their war against a rival tribe. At the heart of this conflict lies the beautiful Dejah Thoris, the kidnapped Princess of Helium. Rescuing her soon becomes paramount, for only she can help Carter save the dying planet he now calls home.Combining elements of western adventure and science fantasy, Edgar Rice Burroughs’s epic romance influenced such future visionaries as Ray Bradbury, Carl Sagan, and James Cameron.Revised edition: Previously published as A Princess of Mars, this edition of A Princess of Mars (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

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John Carter, a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, searches for gold and finds something he never imagined.When he strikes a rich vein of gold, the local Apaches turn against him. Desperate to escape, Carter hides in a sacred cave and is transported to Mars. On this new world, Carter has great strength and nearly superhuman agility, which make him a valued member of the Tharks, a nomadic tribe of Green Martians.But when the Tharks capture Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Helium, and a member of the humanoid red Martians, Carter begins to question his role on Mars. He is determined to return Dejah Thoris to her people, but in time it becomes clear that Carter must lead a horde of Tharks. With Carter’s loyalty tested to its limit, this victory or defeat will determine the fate of Dejah Thoris as well as the whole of Mars itself.

A Princess of Mars is a science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first of his Barsoom series. It was first serialized in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine from February–July, 1912. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. It is also a seminal instance of the planetary romance, a subgenre of science fantasy that became highly popular in the decades following its publication. Its early chapters also contain elements of the Western. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment. This vision of Mars was based on the work of the astronomer Percival Lowell, whose ideas were widely popularized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ex-confederate army captain John Carter finds himself unwittingly transported to Mars, while fleeing Apache Indians. This new world is populated by a race of monstrous Martians, whose culture is based on the ability to fight for their race. Fortunately for John, the gravitational difference between Mars and Earth has endowed him with the strength that he will need for survival on this hostile planet. John Carter battles ferocious Martian creatures, but gains the respect and friendship of the Barsoomians. He also encounters the beautiful Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, and earns her everlasting devotion. This is the first of eleven in the popular 'Martian' series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Worldwide literature classic, among top 100 literary novels of all time. A must read for everybody.In the 1980s, Italo Calvino (the most-translated contemporary Italian writer at the time of his death) said in his essay "Why Read the Classics?" that "a classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say", without any doubt this book can be considered a Classic This book is also a Bestseller because as Steinberg defined: "a bestseller as a book for which demand, within a short time of that book's initial publication, vastly exceeds what is then considered to be big sales".

Ex-confederate army captain John Carter finds himself unwittingly transported to Mars, while fleeing Apache Indians. This new world is populated by a race of monstrous Martians, whose culture is based on the ability to fight for their race. Fortunately for John, the gravitational difference between Mars and Earth has endowed him with the strength that he will need for survival on this hostile planet. John Carter battles ferocious Martian creatures, but gains the respect and friendship of the Barsoomians. He also encounters the beautiful Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium, and earns her everlasting devotion. This is the first of eleven in the popular 'Martian' series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

It is the first novel of the Martian series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs; About the fictional character John Carter. The character turned out to be so popular that Burroughs continued the series with nine sequels. Filled with audacious exploits and sword battles, this novel is a pioneering example of the literary subgenre of sword and planet, very popular in the twentieth century. A princess from Mars is one of the few jobs for which Burroughs, in his inexperience as a writer, gave up all the rights of serialization; Reason for which this work is under public domain. Set on a dying Mars inspired by the ideas popularized by the astronomer Percival Lowell in the early twentieth century, this novel was a source of inspiration for many science fiction writers; Including Arthur C. Clarke, John Norman and Ray Bradbury, and cleared the way for space exploration and the pursuit of extraterrestrial life.

Written by EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Told by STAN WINIARSKI "I stood on the Arizona bluff with my attention drawn to the large red star, Mars. I closed my eyes, stretched out my arms and was drawn through the trackless immensity of space. I opened my eyes upon a strange landscape." Suddenly projected to Mars, John Carter found himself a captive of the savage green men of Thark. With him was Dejah Thoris, lovely Princess of Helium. And between them and rescue, lay a thousand miles of deadly enemies and unknown dangers. Told by Stan Winiarski 3 Hours 2 Cassettes Abridged