A Prince of Mars: 1 (Barsoom Pentalogy)

A Prince of Mars is a coming of age tale of Prince Darus of Helium the second son of the Virginia Cavalryman John Carter and his Martian wife the Princess Dejah Thoris. The noble prince attempts to settle a rebellion following a great civil war fought between Helium and the aggressor city-state of Zodanga. Zodanga loses but an army of Zodangan holdouts will not surrender and the battle goes on for thirty-five more years as the Zodangan rebels continue to fight a guerilla war against Helium. Prince Darus hatches a plan to surreptitiously imbed himself and his Zodangan adjutant into the rebel ranks commanded by their evil Jeddak or king Teyos Than. Darus is to be surprised by what he discovers there and how his discoveries alter the course of the war his royal family and his own life. There are great and dangerous beasts to conquer sword duels to be fought and new relationships to nurture all amongst the bizarre creatures and alien hordes of the Red Planet. Here a Prince of Mars discovers that like his father he might find love in the most unexpected of places.