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Book ReviewsA Princess of Mars |
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Book: A Princess of Mars
Written by: Edgar Rice Burroughs |
Publisher: Quiet Vision Pub
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5
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Great job for his first book!
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5 / 5
This book is terrific. Princess of Mars, being Carl Sagan's favorite book as a child, has a very nice mix of sword fighting, military weapons, and sci-fi.
Burroughs did pretty well for his first book(and for his time),with great imagination. for I have never heard of a story back then in 1910s that is about Mars with a same kind of weapons we have here on Earth.
The story is about a war veteran from Virginia named John Carter, who was strangely teleported to Mars. There he found strange aliens, and others that looked like humans. There he met a lovely Princess, and togethor they must escape Green 12-foot Martians, White Apes, and other dangerous creatures.
This is book is one of the best books I've read. Its a must read!
A tale of fancy and fantasy beyond...
Rating:
5 / 5
This tome of pulp, action, love, and in general the meaning of the romantic story has encaptured and entralled me as if I was John Carter. Now that's a book. When one can open your mind to the fantastic and make you apart of it. I could write on the same reviews as others, but I will tell you, the reader of this, that this book is a gateway you never want to miss out on, and if you do I am sorry you did.
READ IT AND HAVE FUN
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5 / 5
I first read this book, and indeed, the entire series, 45 years ago. I recently reread them and they have lost none of their charm. Thank goodness I still have a lot of little boy in me..this is the stuff young boys, and girls, dream of. It is interesting how many current fantasy novels/stories are clearly influenced by this work, wheather the authors know it or not. Recommend you read this one, and the others in the series, with fun in mind. If you want deep and profound, go elsewhere...if you want just fun...go with these.
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