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Swords of Mars

71.4% complete
1936
80,014
1990
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Prologue
1 - Rapas the Ulsio
2 - Fal Sivas
3 - Trapped
4 - Death by Night
5 - The Brain
6 - The Ship
7 - The Face in the Doorway
8 - Suspicion
9 - On the Balcony
10 - Jat Or
11 - In the House of Gar Nal
12 - "We Both Must Die!"
13 - Pursued
14 - On to Thuria
15 - Thuria
16 - Invisible Foes
17 - The Cat-man
18 - Condemned to Death
19 - Ozara
20 - We Attempt Escape
21 - In the Tower of Diamonds
22 - In the Dark Cell
23 - The Secret Doo
24 - Back to Barsoom
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Also known are the Mars series is a series of serialized science fiction stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs originally published in magazine installments.

1) A Princess of Mars
2) The Gods of Mars
3) The Warlord of Mars
4) Thuvia, Maid of Mars
5) The Chessmen of Mars
6) The Master Mind of Mars
7) A Fighting Man of Mars
8) Swords of Mars
9) Synthetic Men of Mars
10) Llana of Gathol
11) John Carter of Mars
The moon had risen above the rim of the canyon near the headwaters of the Little Colorado.
May contain spoilers
My exclamation of surprise when I first saw her had attracted the attention of my companions, and they had all returned to the room; and as I held my princess in my arms, Ur Jan leaped past me and ran his sword through the putrid heart of Gar Nal.
Comments may contain spoilers
First published as a six-part serial in Blue Book magazine in November, 1934.
Synopsis not on file
Extract (may contain spoilers)
Thuria! She had always intrigued my imagination; and now as I saw her swinging low through the sky above me, as Jat Or and I separated on the avenue in front of the eating–place, she dominated my entire being.

Somewhere between that blazing orb and Mars, a strange ship was bearing my lost love to some unknown fate.

How hopeless her situation must appear to her, who could not guess that any who loved her were even vaguely aware of her situation or whither her abductors were taking her. It was quite possible that she, herself, did not know. How I wished that I might transmit a message of hope to her.

With such thoughts was my mind occupied as I made my way in the direction of the house of Fal Sivas; but even though I was thus engrossed, my faculties, habituated to long years of danger, were fully alert, so that sounds of footsteps emerging from an avenue I had just crossed did not pass unnoticed.

Presently, I was aware that they had turned into the avenue that I was traversing and were following behind me, but I gave no outward indication that I heard them until it became evident that they were rapidly overtaking me.

I swung around then, my hand upon the hilt of my sword; and as I did so, the man who was following addressed me.

"I thought it was you," he said, "but I was not certain."

"It is I, Rapas," I replied.

"Where have you been?" he asked. "I have been looking for you for the past two days."

"Yes?" I inquired. "What do you want of me? You will have to be quick, Rapas; I am in a hurry."

He hesitated. I could see that he was nervous. He acted as though he had something to say, but did not know how to begin, or else was afraid to broach the subject.

"Well, you see," he commenced, lamely, "we haven't seen each other for several days, and I just wanted to have a visit with you—just gossip a little, you know. Let's go back and have a bite to eat."

"I have just eaten," I replied.

"How is old Fal Sivas?" he asked. "Do you know anything new?"

"Not a thing," I lied. "Do you?"

"Oh, just gossip," he replied. "They say that Ur Jan has kidnaped the Princess of Helium." I could see him looking at me narrowly for my reaction.

"Is that so?" I inquired. "I should hate to be in Ur Jan's shoes when the men of Helium lay hold of him."

 

Added: 29-Dec-2002
Last Updated: 18-Jun-2022

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Cir 01-Jan-2014
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320
Internal ID:
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Country:
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Language:
English
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John Carter reprises his role of hero as he vows to bring an end to the Assassins Guild. He ventures in disguise to the city of Zodanga in a fierce attempt to overthrow Ur Jan, the leader of the Assassins. His adventures embroil him in the rivalry of two competing scientist-inventors, and eventually leads him to the nearer Martian moon in order to rescue his kidnapped wife, Dejah Thoris.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs  
Birth: 01 Sep 1875 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Death: 19 Mar 1950 Encino, California, USA

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