Books by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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A princess of Mars

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel first serialized in 1912. Confederate veteran John Carter is mysteriously transported to Mars, a dying desert planet called Barsoom. With superhuman strength from the planet's lower gravity, he becomes entangled with warlike Green Martians and rescues Dejah Thoris, a princess of the humanoid Red Martians. Carter must navigate deadly political conflicts between alien races while fighting to protect the princess and save all life on Mars from extinction.

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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel first published in 1916. Tarzan returns to the lost city of Opar to recover gold from its hidden treasure stockpile after suffering financial losses. But danger follows—a treacherous Belgian officer tracks him, an earthquake leaves him without memory, and the beautiful high priestess La seeks vengeance after he rejects her love again. Meanwhile, Jane has been kidnapped, and an amnesiac Tarzan must navigate intrigue and betrayal while unknowingly carrying Opar's sacred sacrificial knife.

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Tarzan of the Apes

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel published in 1914. When an English nobleman's infant son is orphaned in the African jungle, he is adopted and raised by apes. Named Tarzan, meaning "White Skin," he grows up torn between his ape family and his human heritage. His world changes dramatically when a new group arrives, including Jane Porter, the first white woman he encounters. This tale explores identity, civilization, and the conflict between nature and heredity.

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The Beasts of Tarzan

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"The Beasts of Tarzan" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel serialized in 1914 and published in book form in 1916. When vengeful enemies kidnap Tarzan's infant son Jack, they exile the ape-man to a remote jungle island while threatening the child with a cannibal tribe. Aided by a panther, intelligent apes, and a native warrior, Tarzan pursues his captors across the mainland in a desperate race to rescue his family and exact justice on those who wronged him.

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The gods of Mars

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"The Gods of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel first published as a serial in 1913. John Carter returns to Mars after ten years, only to materialize in the Valley Dor—the Martian afterlife from which no one may leave. There he discovers a dark truth: the supposed gods of Mars are frauds who enslave and devour pilgrims seeking paradise. Carter must fight through layers of deception, rescue his beloved Dejah Thoris, and lead a massive fleet against false deities to expose the lies that have deceived an entire world.

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The Monster Men

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"The Monster Men" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fiction novel published in 1913. Professor Arthur Maxon retreats to a remote island in the East Indies to conduct forbidden experiments in creating artificial human life. As he grows increasingly obsessed with perfecting his creations—particularly Number Thirteen—dark forces conspire around him. Pirates, treasure hunters, and his own assistant threaten his daughter Virginia, while the handsome but supposedly soulless Number Thirteen may be her only hope for survival in this Frankenstein-inspired adventure.

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The Son of Tarzan

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"The Son of Tarzan" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is an adventure novel written in 1915. For the first time in the series, the story centers on Tarzan's son Jack rather than Tarzan himself. When Jack discovers his father's secret past and befriends a captive ape, he embarks on a dangerous journey to Africa that transforms him into Korak—"the killer." In the jungle, he rescues an abused girl named Meriem, and together they survive years of adventure while his parents search desperately for their missing son.

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The warlord of Mars

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"The Warlord of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel written in 1913 and published in 1914. John Carter races across the frozen polar regions of Mars to rescue his imprisoned wife, Princess Dejah Thoris, from vengeful enemies who have abducted her. His desperate pursuit leads him to discover the hidden realm of the Yellow Martians and their tyrannical ruler, triggering battles and rebellions that will determine the fate of multiple Martian kingdoms.

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Thuvia, maid of Mars

Written by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

"Thuvia, Maid of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel published in 1916. The fourth book in the Barsoom series shifts focus to Carthoris, son of John Carter, who loves Princess Thuvia of Ptarth—a woman promised to another. When Thuvia is kidnapped and Carthoris is framed, war threatens to erupt between Martian nations. His desperate rescue mission leads him to ancient Lothar, where a mysterious race creates deadly illusions from pure thought.

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