Edgar Allan Poe on Mars: The Further Memoirs of Gullivar Jones

by Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier

A legendary warrior from Mars' ancient past. A struggling young writer from 1827 Baltimore. Soon, cosmic events put in motion by the Enchanter Montressor and his ward Ligeia cause the two to meet. Gullivar Jones and Egar Allan Poe must then learn to work together, if they are to stop the machinations of Rodrik-Usher the Damned... or both their worlds will be destroyed An original fantasy in which the famous American writer meets the hero created by Edwin Arnold in his classic 1905 Martian novel.

260 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 2007

About the author

Jean-Marc Lofficier is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comic books and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier

Reviews

[Alan · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK, I will admit that I bought this one for the title. The fact that it has Gulliver Jones and was set on Edwin Arnold's version of Mars was cool, but EAP's name sold me. This is one of the first Black Coat Press books that I have read that was an original work, rather than a translation of an older french book.

While Gulliver of Mars is an interesting book, especially to a fan or Burrough's John Carter books, it is not a great read. The Lofficier's have taken that world and created a far more interesting, darkly whimsical version. While Poe's inclusion seems to have primarily been an excuse to steal names (Montressor, Ligaea, Rodrick Usher), I found that the story more than made up for the lack of any real Poe feel to the character. Poe becomes simply a 19th century man dragged off to a fantasy world, but the story is good enough to make me forgive.

In all a fun and fast read.