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John Carter Of Mars, Vol. 2 (1920)

by Edgar Rice Burroughs(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Sterling

review 1: Nel secondo volume del ciclo di Marte tornano John Carter e la sua sposa, assieme a nuovi personaggi (figli inclusi).La protagonista assoluta è però l'avventura, oltre alla geniale fantasia di Burroughs.Nel secondo volume del ciclo di Marte tornano John Carter e la sua sposa, assieme a nuovi personaggi (figli inclusi).La protagonista assoluta è però l'avventura, oltre alla geniale fantasia di Burroughs.
review 2: More pulpy fun from Burroughs, this time featuring John Carter's son and daughter. Both stories follow the multiple cliffhangers / damsel in distress / Sword and Planet genre formula of his original Carter tales, but while Thuvia, Maid of Mars feels a bit like another John Carter tale (featuring his half-Martian son, Carthoris), The Chessmen of Mar... mores is by far the superior of the two, and arguably the best of the five I've read so far.In Chessmen, the damsel in distress (Carter's half-Martian daughter, Tara) is slightly more self-sufficient than her mother, Dejah Thoris, though no less inclined to continually need rescuing from the clutches of men who cannot resist her beauty. In many ways, her primary suitor, Gahan of Gathol, is a more interesting character than John Carter himself, and through his many adventures to rescue Tara, Burroughs reveals even more fascinating layers of his red planet, Barsoom, and the variety of cultures that inhabit it.For Barsoom fans, and anyone who likes good old-fashioned adventure tales, The Chessmen of Mars is highly recommended. less

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