The winds of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars blow across a world where danger, daring, and adventure are the lifeblood of its untamed inhabitants. Here are magnificent cities glistening with barbaric splendor and peopled by the noble red men of Mars…savage, rampaging hordes of giant, multilimbed green men who roam the Martian plains…fierce beasts of prey whose hideous cries are the dreadful chorus of the red planet’s night.
In Thuvia, Maid of Mars, Carthoris, son of the legendary John Carter, is accused of abducting the beautiful Princess Thuvia. To clear his name and to rescue the woman he loves, he must battle hosts of diabolical foes. Yet all seems lost when they fall into the hands of Tario, made ruler of Lothar, for he proposes to sacrifice them to his savage, beast-like god.
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"Aside from the fact that it has one of the all time great covers, this is a cool sci-fi adventure concentrating on John Carter's son and the maid of the title and the various adventure and intrigue they get caught up in which is required as a form of courtship in any Burroughs novel. " — Travis (4 out of 5 stars)
"Aside from the fact that it has one of the all time great covers, this is a cool sci-fi adventure concentrating on John Carter's son and the maid of the title and the various adventure and intrigue they get caught up in which is required as a form of courtship in any Burroughs novel. "
“Todd’s delivery is well paced, shifting cadence to follow Burroughs’ shifts from war to philosophy. And Thuvia is full of adventure—telepathic warriors, giant apes, true love, and more.”
“John Carter and his son are true heroes who are brave, loyal, and chivalrous down to their smallest action. [Raymond Todd] captures the grandeur of Mars and the idealism of these great heroes through the pacing and expression of his reading.”
“Narrator Raymond Todd does a straightforward, no-nonsense reading…He handles the tongue-twisting Barsoomian names and places handily.”
“Appeal[s] to fans like company president Beth Baxter and Burroughs’ faithful audience.”
" I'm not even embarrassed to read these any more. No deep themes, no wrestling to interpret them. These books are just fun. "
" uh....there are few more than 30 pages in this book "
" A guilty pleasure. At this point in the series, it a formula of writing. "
" I'm a huge fan of the Barsoom series. The first three feature John Carter, and they are the classics. This is the first of the rest of them. They are a blast. "
" Burrough's Barsoom books are wonderful--I find them very entertaining. Not dreadfully deep, but fun from beginning to end. "
" I loved this whole series. It's pretty sexual and macho and they're all massive page-turners. Same review for each. "
" Enjoyable, but I'm glad to be done (with reading Burroughs) now. "
" Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (2001) "
" I read this online when I was bored at work. It is full of quotable quotes. I was laughing my head off and sent Amy many of the best parts. Sadly, it wasn't supposed to be a comedy. "
" I learned that the most incredible happenings take place on Mars... "
" My son has been reading Jules Verne, maybe I'll leave these lying around. "
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), born in Chicago, was educated at Michigan Military Academy and served briefly in the US Cavalry. He began writing while working as a pencil-sharpener salesman, publishing his first piece in 1912 to great success. He authored numerous science fiction and fantasy series but is most famous for his Tarzan books; the suburb of Los Angeles where he lived eventually became known as Tarzana.
Raymond Todd is an actor and director in the theater as well as a poet and documentary filmmaker. He plays jazz trombone for the Leatherstocking quartet, an ensemble that gets its name from one of his favorite Blackstone narrations, The Deerslayer. Todd lives in New York.
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