β Scribed by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Fifth Book of the Mars series
Tara, a spoiled princess of Helium and John Carter's daughter, rejects Gahan, Jed of Gathol, as a suitor and foolishly flys off into a great storm. Gahan gives chase. By the time he finally catches up to Tara, she has forgotten who he is, and he assumes the name Turan, a panthan mercenary. Together they challenge the power of O-Tar, Jeddak of Manator, whose barbaric nation of Red Men have preyed upon Gathol for centuries.
The Manatorians have elevated Jetan, Martian chess, to an unprecedented level of skill and excitement: they use live chessmen who fight for live princesses. Gahan finds himself fighting for Tara on the chessboard of Manator, and haunting O-Tar's palace
"Chessmen of Mars" was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly (February 18, 25,; March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1 1922). The first Hardcover edition was published by A.C. McClurg & Co., November 29, 1922.
The original edition was bound in red cloth with black lettering on the spine and front. The dust jacket, a frontpiece, and seven illustrations were done by J. Allen St. John.
The text of this edition is from the 1922 A.C. McClurg edition. The front cover picture of this edition is a restored copy of the front of the original dust jacket. All the original interior illustrations are reproduced in this edition.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
SUMMARY: This is the 5th novel in Edgar Rice Burrough's Martian series, and is published here as the 3rd volume of the set. (The first two volumes contain two complete novels in each book.)In this novel Burroughs continues to focus on the younger members of the family established by John Carter an
John Carter of Mars is a fictional Virginian transported to Mars and the initial protagonist of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom stories. His character is enduring, having appeared in various media since his 1912 debut in a magazine serial. (Wikipedia)
John Carter of Mars [Book 1 - 7] [Book Set]1. A Princess of Mars (1917)2. The Gods of Mars (1918)3. The Warlord of Mars (1919)4. Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1920)5. The Chessmen of Mars (1922)6. The Master Mind of Mars (1928)7. A Fighting Man of Mars (1931)John CarterΒ is a fictional character, created by
Held captive by grotesque bodiless heads, Princess Tara of Helium was rescued by a warrior who dared not reveal his name. But escape led the daughter of the Warlord of Mars into even more loathesome peril -- as the prize in a bloody game of living chess. *From the Paperback edition.*
Held captive by grotesque bodiless heads, Princess Tara of Helium was rescued by a warrior who dared not reveal his name. But escape led the daughter of the Warlord of Mars into even more loathesome peril -- as the prize in a bloody game of living chess. *From the Paperback edition.*