Carter discovers that he has immense strength and agility caused by the lower force of gravity on the planet.
Forced to evade inside a mysterious cave, he is mysteriously transported to Mars, or Barsoom as it is called by its inhabitants. The story sets off with the introduction of Civil War veteran John Carter, who while mining for gold in Arizona, gets into a skirmish with native Indians. Burroughs’ book has also inspired a number of well known science fiction writers during the beginning of the 20th century. The novel is considered to be a seminal for the planetary romance, which is a sub-genre of science fantasy.
McClurg in October 1917.įull of swordplay and daring feats, the story is considered a classic example of 20th century pulp fiction.Burroughs’ first published book, as well as the first book in the Barsoom series, A Princess of Mars is a science fiction novel following the adventures of the heroic John Carter, after he is mysteriously transported to the planet Mars where he meets its divided inhabitants. The story was later published as a complete novel under the present title by A. The effect was spoiled when a typesetter changed "Normal" to "Norman" on the assumption that the former was a typographical error. For the serial publication, the author's name was given as "Norman Bean" Burroughs had chosen the pseudonym of "Normal Bean" as a type of pun stressing that he was in his right mind, being concerned he might suffer ridicule for writing such a fantastic story. The finished story was first published under the last of these titles in All-Story as a six-part serial in the issues for February-July 1912. He wrote it between July and September 28, 1911, going through four working titles initially, he was going to call it My First Adventure on Mars, then The Green Martians, Dejah Thoris, Martian Princess, and finally Under the Moons of Mars. It is also Burroughs' first novel, predating his Tarzan stories.
A Princess of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the first of his famous Barsoom series.
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