The Warlord of Mars
Credits and rights
- Original writer
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Publisher of this edition
- BoingyBooks Classics
- Original publisher
- Project Gutenberg
- Adaptation credits
- John Shoufler / BoingyBooks Classics — digital edition
- Original source / edition
- The Warlord of Mars (1914)
- License
- Public Domain
- Rights and adaptation notice
- This work is in the public domain. John Shoufler published this digital edition through BoingyBooks Classics. The original work remains public domain and may be copied, adapted, and shared.
The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1914)
John Carter pursues the villains who have kidnapped his wife Dejah Thoris across the entire planet of Barsoom — from the equatorial seas to the frozen north pole. The climactic third volume of the original Mars trilogy.
Historical Significance:
Serialized in 1913-14, The Warlord of Mars completes Carter's rise from stranger to supreme ruler of Mars. Burroughs' breakneck pacing — the novel is essentially one long chase sequence — set the standard for pulp adventure fiction. The trilogy's arc, from bewildered outsider to planetary champion, established the template for the "chosen one" narrative that dominates modern fantasy and science fiction from Luke Skywalker to Harry Potter.
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