The Barsoom series continues: A princess is taken prisoner by aliens and forced to play a deadly game in this classic sci-fi fantasy novel.
Shea had just beaten me at chess, as usual, and, also as usual, I had gleaned what questionable satisfaction I might by twitting him with this indication of failing mentality...
The classic book, The Chessman of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs! There's a reason why The Chessman of Mars is one of the best books of all time.
Shea had just beaten me at chess, as usual, and, also as usual, I had gleaned what questionable satisfaction I might by twitting him with this indication of failing mentality by calling his attention to the nth time to that theory, ...
Shea had just beaten me at chess, as usual, and, also as usual, I had gleaned what questionable satisfaction I might by twitting him with this indication of failing mentality by calling his attention for the the time to that theory, ...
Impetuous and headstrong, Tara, Princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter, defies the elements by flying into a rare, fierce Martian storm.
By the time Tara confesses her true feelings, the reader is assured that Gahan is really getting a prize and not a pouty spoiled princess. Both characters show a lot of growth and resourcefulness in this story.
The adventures of Princess Tara in the land of headless men, creatures with the power of detaching their beads from their bodies and replacing them at will.
The Chessmen of Mars, is many of the old books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that...
Tara of Helium rose from the pile of silks and soft furs upon which she had beenreclining, stretched her lithe body languidly, and crossed toward the center of theroom, where, above a large table, a bronze disc depended from the low ceiling ...
By the blood of Issus , I believe they The Chessmen of Mars 37 CHAPTER III: THE HEADLESS HUMANS.
The fifth book in the popular Barsoom series, The Chessmen of Mars is a 1922 science fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
In the fifth Barsoom adventure, Tara, the daughter of John Carter and Dejah Thoris takes center stage.
The Chessmen of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the fifth of his famous Barsoom series, and focuses on Tara, daughter of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, princess of Helium, whose hand is sought by Gahan, prince of ...
Burroughs began writing it in January, 1921, and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February 18 and 25 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 1922.