A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Wonderful escapism in this first of the series. John Carter is our hero. A Southern American gentleman from Virginia. He is accidentally passed through an astral porthole in the year of 1865. He awakes naked on the surface of Mars. From here on, we are taken on a magical fantasy adventure. On Mars, John Carter is rather strong due to the planet's weaker gravity. He can jump 100 plus yards into the air when the occasion demands. There is a gorgeous Princess of human appearance, giant green Martian nomadic warrior people who are 15 foot in height. They have four arms and move from one ancient derelict city to another. These places are deserted ruins of a bygone humanoid race. The Redmen are human in appearance and are called human. They have big sky ships etc. It is all fun fantasy stuff. Some would call it pulp. Perhaps it is. But I would say it is very enjoyable.
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