Five complete novels are complemented by black-and-white illustrations and include Pellucidar, Thuvia-Maid of Mars, Tanar of Pellucidar, The Chessman of Mars, and The Mastermind of Mars.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Old friends revisited - I sure enjoyed it,
By R.L. Brawley (tarkas@valise.com) (the North Carolina foothills) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Edgar Rice Burroughs Science Fiction Classics: Pellucidar, Thuvia Maid of Mars, Tanar of Pellucidar, the Chessman of Mars, the Master Mind of Mars (Hardcover)
These stories are as much a part of me as my beard. I first read them as a boy nearly fifty years ago, and they're as enjoyable today as then.When Amazon says a book is 'value-priced,' they ain't kidding. Not only do you get five for the price of one, but you also get to see the original illustrations from a time long past. That alone was worth the price of this book. Of course, younger readers won't get the nostalgia rush I did, but SF devotees should all read Burroughs; he was one of the giants who founded the genre.
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one of burroughs' best!,
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This review is from: Edgar Rice Burroughs Science Fiction Classics: Pellucidar, Thuvia Maid of Mars, Tanar of Pellucidar, the Chessman of Mars, the Master Mind of Mars (Hardcover)
one of burroughs' best
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There Are Better Anthologies!,
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This review is from: Edgar Rice Burroughs Science Fiction Classics: Pellucidar, Thuvia Maid of Mars, Tanar of Pellucidar, the Chessman of Mars, the Master Mind of Mars (Hardcover)
In the 1980s Castle Books put together a simple anthology of Edgar Rice Burroughs tales that are set from the deepest core of Earth to the plains and deserts of Mars. I think the purpose of the book is to give an overview of the breadth of Burroughs because these are certainly not his best tales.
Rather than A Princess of Mars which I think is his best work in the Mars series, we are shown Thuvia, Maid of Mars and The Chessmen of Mars. These two tales are pretty good but unless you've been reading the earlier books I don't think they really stand that well on their own. John Carter returns to Earth and gives his grandson some stories that he writes down for the reader. The people of Lothar, the evil Chessmen (damn that Bobby Fisher, joking), and other harrowing tales. Typical pulp formula: the hero falls in love with the unavailable woman who doesn't even know he's alive. The girl is kidnapped, the boy rescues her, they go through various dangerous experiences, the end. But Burroughs' writing is such a page-turner, they're awesome (to use an overused word). The Pellucidar series is interesting as well. Rich with detail of intelligent lizards, ancestors of pirates and cavemen, and David Innes' attempts to civilize them. The stories reflect Burroughs' apparent anti-war sentiment in my mind. The occasional drawings are harsh pencil sketches which depict certain scenes. They're not bad artistic renditions, but the artist is uncredited, unless you can read the scrawl at the bottom of the sketch. He/she is no Frank Frazetta, however. The book itself has a small font and is formed in the pulp fiction style of two columns each page. This is just like the old Forties' pulp magazines popular during Burroughs' time. So if you want a taste of what Burroughs' scifi fiction was like or want something different than the jungle fiction of Tarzan of the Apes, then pick up this book. There are better anthologies however. Check these out! Pellucidar and Other Works by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Halcyon Classics) The John Carter of Mars Collection
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