BARSOOM SERIES AUDIOBOOK MOVIE

John Carter is a retired Confederate Officer who, while hiding out from Apaches in a strange, sacred cave is transported to Mars. John Carter is the original action hero, and A Princess of Mars is a fun, action filled pulpy thriller that has blockbuster written all over it. It is quite easy to see why the exploits of Jon Carter, the hero of A Princess of Mar is finally coming to the big screen.

BARSOOM SERIES AUDIOBOOK MOVIE

Yet, it wasn’t until I began hearing the buzz about the upcoming John Carter movie and learned that Tantor was releasing a new version narrated by Scott Brick that I took the plunge. The imagery of these books were so lush and the settings so fascinating, for the first time I considered going back and reading Burroughs classic novels. In this series, Stirling creates an alternate History where our travels to the other planets in our solar system lead us to discover that Venus and Mars are in reality almost exactly as Burroughs had envisioned. Then a few years ago I read SM Stirling’s Lords of Creation series. Eventually Burroughs fell off my radar, and even when I became a solid fan of science fiction, I never even considered the Barsoom series. Yet, for some reason this never branched into his scifi novels.

I remember as an elementary school kid borrowing Burroughs’s Tarzan of the Apes multiple times from my school’s small library. Strange thing is, as a kid, I loved Tarzan movies and books.

One such classic is Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp science fiction novel A Princess of Mars. With a lovingly created alien world it is easy to see how this classic influenced science fiction’s grand masters, as well as many modern scifi series.Īs someone who came into his science fiction fandom later in life than most, I have to admit I have neglected many a classic. Quick Thoughts: John Carter is the original action hero, and A Princess of Mars is a fun, action filled pulpy thriller that has blockbuster written all over it. A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Barsoom Series, Book1)

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