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Tara of Helium, daughter of John Carter, becomes lost in an unknown area of Mars when her single-seat flier is caught in a rare Martian hurricane. She is first captured by the bizarre and hideous Kaldanes, and then the brutal Manatorians, for whom she is the prize in a tournament of Martian chess, jetan, that is played by live game pieces, and to the death!

Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth, is betrothed to Kulan Tith, Jeddak of Kaol, in an arranged marriage. She spurns the advances of a suitor, Astok of Dusar, who then plots to abduct Thuvia and frame Carthoris, son of John Carter, for the crime, igniting a war between Kaol, Ptarth, and Helium.

At the conclusion of The Gods of Mars, John Carter's wife and two other women were locked in a slowly rotating prison attached to the Temple of the Sun, each of whose hundreds of cells are only open to the outside world once every year. John Carter must discover the secret of the Temple of the Sun to rescue the Holy Thern's daughter Phaidor, who has been imprisoned with Dejah Thoris and another Barsoomian princess, Thuvia of Ptarth.

After a 10-year absence, John Carter returns to Barsoom. He finds himself among the Therns, a white-skinned race of self-proclaimed gods, who have for eons deceived the Barsoomians elsewhere that the pilgrimage to the Valley Dor is a journey to paradise when it is in fact a valley of death. This is book two of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series.

While fleeing from a band of Apache warriors, Civil War veteran John Carter hides in a sacred cave, where he is mysteriously transported to Mars. Now endowed with superhuman abilities due to the low Martian gravity, he becomes embroiled in a conflict between the six-limbed Green Martians and humanoid Red Martians and meets the beautiful Dejah Thoris. This is book one of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series.

A drilling machine experiment reveals Pellucidar, a hidden world 500 miles under the Earth's surface. A world with eternal daylight, living dinosaurs, and stone-age humans, ruled by an advanced reptilian race.

David Innes and his captive, a member of the reptilian Mahar master race of the interior world of Pellucidar, return from the surface world in the Iron Mole invented by his friend and companion in adventure, Abner Perry.

A Princess of Mars is a science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first of his Barsoom series. Full of swordplay and daring feats, the novel is considered a classic example of 20th-century pulp fiction. It is also a seminal instance of the planetary romance, a subgenre of science fantasy that became highly popular in the decades following its publication. Its early chapters also contain elements of the Western. The story is set on Mars, imagined as a dying planet with a harsh desert environment.

Yhdysvaltojen sisällissodan veteraani John Carter vaihtaa maisemaa koto-Virginiasta Arizonan osavaltioon kullan perässä. Kullan perässä on toki muitakin. Taistelu arvokkaasta mineraalista on niin ankaraa, että Carter joutuu pakenemaan muita kullankaivajia erääseen pimeään luolaan. Luola ei kuitenkaan ole pelkkä tavallinen luonnonilmiö. Se on mystinen tie suoraan planeetta Marsiin!

John Clayton Lord Greystoke y Lady Alice Rutherford su esposa, han sido abandonados en la costa occidental de África, allí nació su pequeño hijo, el cual fue adoptado por la Kala la mona luego de que Lady Alice muriera y John Clayton fuera asesinado por el jefe de una tribu de gorilas.

Feeling peace in the midst of struggles and disappointments is not something that comes naturally to most. As Christians, however, this state of constant contentment is a waiting gift from God that needs only to be accepted and practiced. Puritan pastor Jeremiah Burroughs explains how to lean into God’s will and live in a way that is unafraid to fight temptation, overcome anxieties, and show God’s love to others.

In 1940, as the world hurtled into the darkness of global conflict, Edgar Rice Burroughs turned his legendary writing talents toward an interstellar tale of wonder and adventure set on a war-racked planet - one whose star was so distant that it was invisible to the Earth's most powerful telescopes.

The Passing the Crown Podcast is a safe haven for mothers with daughters, and facilitators who work with teen girls. It's a place where you can get a deeper understanding of the young ladies in your life, be validated for your efforts in developing them, and gain valuable resources that will better your work and relationship. Passing the Crown, is hosted by Christian Burroughs: wife, mother, guidance counselor, and coach for those who work with teen girls. Take a listen, subscribe, and share with those who need to hear.

February 3, 1959, was the day the music died. But on June 3, 1976, four Liverpudlians met a West Texan who'd recently come out of a 17-year coma and found out maybe the music hadn't died at all...

Reformed Informants is a podcast devoted to biblical exposition, systematic theology, and practical application for the good of the church.

CJ's a pastor and a teacher in Florida and he loves to talk about nerd-culture and how it relates to the important things in life! Join him as he talks with "experts" and why good stories matter!

A podcast about Kubernetes, and the people who build and use it.

La vita di Tarzan, tornato nella civiltà, non si può dire noiosa. Le sue avventure continuano a ritmo serrato: Parigi, il deserto, e, tornato infine nella sua giungla nativa, alla scoperta di una misteriosa città fondata da Atlantidei. Agente del servizio segreto, re di indigeni africani, e poi di nuovo re delle scimmie, sarà portato più volte a confrontare la vita primitiva con la vita degli uomini, senza decidersi nella sua scelta. Ma l'amore vincerà, come sempre accade, e, finalmente, potrà dire di nuovo. "Io Tarzan, tu Jane."

"The Beasts of Tarzan" is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. Originally serialized in All-Story Cavalier magazine in 1914, the novel was first published in book form by A. C. McClurg in 1916.

A la fin du 19 ème siècle, Sir John Greystoke et son épouse Alice, enceinte de leur premier enfant, voguent à bord du Fuwalda, au large de l'Afrique équatoriale. Une mutinerie éclate et les voilà débarqués sur une côte sauvage. Ils s'installent tant bien que mal et John construit une cabane. Alice y met au monde un fils, John Clayton III, comte de Greystoke. Mais elle meurt dans l'année qui suit. Puis quelques temps après John, le père, est tué par un grand singe venu de la forêt voisine.