A Princess of Mars - The Annotated Edition - and New Tales of the Red Planet
Description
For a hundred years, the Mars novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs offered readers their first glimpse of life on the red planet. Now join Captain Carter on his maiden voyage to Mars in what is a fully annotated edition of the classic A Princess of Mars, with extensive notes prepared by noted Burroughs scholar Aaron Parrett. And thrill to all-new adventures written in tribute to the novel by Matthew Stover (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Caine's Law), Daniel Keys Moran (The A.I. War), Chuck Rosenthal (The Heart of Mars) and more! - "A Friend in Thark" by Matthew Stover A "lost chapter" of A Princess of Mars about a friendship that will become legendary throughout Mars.- "Uncle Jack" by Daniel Keys Moran A dying man on Mars receives a guest of the most unlikely sort.
- "The Whites Apes of Iss" by Mark D'Anna The untold story of the keeper of the atmosphere factory, and his fateful encounter with a mysterious visitor.
- "Gentleman of Virginia" by Michael Kogge A young Southerner's obsession with Mars leads him to volunteer for the Confederate Army.
- "Zero Mars" by Aaron Parrett Daring young Maizy Theta risks her freedom on Mars to save the life of Hypatia, a promising mathematician on Earth.
- "An Island in the Moon" by Chuck Rosenthal The greatest warlord of Mars returns home and discovers it has changed dramatically from the red planet he knew. With a specially-prepared bibliography of Burroughs resources. This book is not affiliated with, nor has been licensed, approved, or authorized by any entity of the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate or Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Product Details
Price
$19.99
Publisher
Sword & Planet
Publish Date
April 24, 2012
Pages
304
Dimensions
6.0 X 0.64 X 9.0 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780985425708
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Chuck Rosenthal is the author of seven published novels: the Loop Trilogy; Elena of the Stars; Jack Kerouac's Avatar Angel: His Last Novel; My Mistress, Humanity; and The Heart of Mars. He is the author of a memoir, Never Let Me Go, and a book of Magic Journalism, Are We Not There Yet? Travels in Nepal, North India, and Bhutan. He rides and trains horses. He teaches narrative writing and theory for the Syntext program at Loyola Marymount University and lives in Topanga Canyon, outside Los Angeles.