Martian #1 - A Princess Of Mars
Author: chompn_
Artist: Frank Schoonover
Ex–Confederate cavalryman John Carter is mysteriously transported from an Arizona cave to Mars (Barsoom), where the lower gravity grants him superhuman strength and leaping ability. Captured by the warlike Tharks—towering green Martians—Carter earns the respect of chieftain Tars Tarkas. He soon meets Dejah Thoris, the brilliant and courageous princess of Helium, a Red Martian city-state, and vows to protect her. As Carter learns Barsoomian customs and politics, he’s drawn into a conflict with Helium’s rival Zodanga and its prince Sab Than. Through feats of arms and unlikely alliances (notably between Tharks and Helium), Carter helps topple Zodanga’s dominance, wins Dejah Thoris’s heart, and secures a fragile peace. Just as happiness seems assured, catastrophe strikes: Barsoom’s atmosphere plant—vital to the planet’s survival—fails. Carter risks everything to restart it, saving the world but being flung back to Earth. The novel ends on a poignant cliffhanger, with Carter longing to return to Dejah Thoris and Barsoom.
Series Metadata
- Status
- Completed
- Chapters
- 28
- Words
- 65715
- Audio Duration
- 7h 2m 18s
- Reads
- 637
- Favorites
- 8
- Likes
- 7
- Rating
- 5.0 from 1 ratings
Genres
- Action
- Adventure
- Romance
Tags
- classic
- public domain
Labels
- AI Content
Chapter List
- Chapter 1, On the Arizona Hills (2,609 words, 1 comments)
- Chapter 2, The Escape of the Dead (1,672 words, 1 comments)
- Chapter 3, My Advent on Mars (2,595 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 4, A Prisoner (2,099 words, 1 comments)
- Chapter 5, I Elude My Watch Dog (1,522 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 6, A Fight That Won Friends (1,622 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 7, Child-Raising on Mars (1,997 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 8, A Fair Captive from the Sky (2,020 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 9, I Learn the Language (1,424 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 10, Champion and Chief (3,510 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 11, With Dejah Thoris (2,380 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 12, A Prisoner with Power (1,884 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 13, Lovemaking on Mars (2,250 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 14, A Duel to the Death (3,251 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 15, Sola Tells Me Her Story (3,159 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 16, We Plan Escape (3,758 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 17, A Costly Recapture (3,016 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 18, Chained in Warhoon (1,512 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 19, Battling in the Arena (1,750 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 20, In the Atmosphere Factory (3,300 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 21, An Air Scout for Zodanga (3,499 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 22, I Find Dejah (3,490 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 23, Lost in the Sky (2,244 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 24, Tars Tarkas Finds a Friend (2,611 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 25, The Looting of Zodanga (1,809 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 26, Through Carnage to Joy (2,177 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 27, From Joy to Death (1,879 words, 0 comments)
- Chapter 28, At the Arizona Cave (664 words, 3 comments)
