A Princess of Mars

The first of the eleven exhilarating books that make up Edgar Rice Burroughs most thrilling saga The Martian Series is titled A Princess of Mars. John Carter a Virginian gentleman and survivor of the Civil War suddenly finds himself on the red planet the scene of ongoing conflict between rival tribes and thus begins an amazing odyssey. When Carter is captured by a group of six-legged green-skinned savage giants known as Tharks they quickly treat him like a chieftain after realising that his muscles accustomed to Earths higher gravity now give him a distinct strength advantage. Dejah Thoris the lovely princess of Helium who has a human appearance is taken prisoner by his captors and Carter must use all of his power bravery and cunning to free her before she is made Tal Hajus slave.