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A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Science Fantasy

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Amy Sterling Casil

A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Science Fantasy

Hardcover (Borgo Press June 1, 2002)

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.

ISBN
1587156164 / 9781587156168
Pages
256
Weight
19.2 oz.
Dimensions
6.0 x 0.8 in.