Chessmen of Mars / Mastermind of Mars

Barsoom #5-6

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

John Carter of Mars - Volume 3 - Chessmen of Mars & Mastermind of Mars. A freak storm on Mars throws Tara, Princess of Helium and beautiful daughter of John Carter, wildly off course after she embarks on an imprudent flight. Gahan, Jed of Gathol, her new admirer, takes off in pursuit and they soon find themselves in a land of bodies without heads and heads without bodies. In Chessmen of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs once again whirls the reader into an entertaining maelstrom of breakneck action. The second novel in this book, Mastermind of Mars, introduces us to Ulysses Paxton. Whisked from the battlefields of the Great War to Mars, Ulysses is pitched into a nightmare world of brain and body transference underpinned by the high adventure we expect from the John Carter of Mars books. Burroughs fans will not be disappointed by this third volume in Leonaur's ongoing series.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Sword and Planet, Fiction, Classics

343 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.

Reviews

[Daniel Smythe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Long live Princess Tara! Okay I'll admit I haven;t read these for a while, but they're great books for anyone wanting some good old fashioned fantasy adventure stories. Read 'em quick before the movie comes out and messes everything up in your head. On the other hand, maybe the movies will spark a resurgence of interest in the stories, so it's all good!

[Stacia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still good even after reading the first several books one after another.

[Kirk Dobihal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, inventive, imaginative aspect involved the kaldanes and the rykors, however the prolonged ending distracted from the overall enjoyment of the story.