" Well, this series got to be a little long in the tooth by the third book. I think the first book was the best, the second built on the first book but ended up just falling Carter as he ran around everywhere. I also enjoyed that the characters got a little more flesh on them in the first book, Tar Tarkas and Dejah Thoris in particular. In this book and the second, all the other characters not names John Carter just have brief interludes and are pretty shallow. "
— Stephen, 1/9/2014