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Jane Carver of Waar [Kindle Edition]

Nathan Long
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Jane Carver is nobody's idea of a space princess.

A hard-ridin', hard-lovin' biker chick and ex-Airborne Ranger, Jane is as surprised as anyone else when, on the run from the law, she ducks into the wrong cave at the wrong time-and wakes up butt-naked on an exotic alien planet light-years away from everything she's ever known.

Waar is a savage world of four-armed tiger-men, sky-pirates, slaves, gladiators, and purple-skinned warriors in thrall to a bloodthirsty code of honor and chivalry. Caught up in a disgraced nobleman's quest to win back the hand of a sexy alien princess, Jane encounters bizarre wonders and dangers unlike anything she ever ran into back home.

Then again, Waar has never seen anyone like Jane before…

Both a loving tribute and scathing parody of the swashbuckling space fantasies of yore, Jane Carver of Waar introduces an unforgettable new science fiction heroine.


Product Details

  • File Size: 693 KB
  • Print Length: 315 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1597803960
  • Publisher: Night Shade Books (March 1, 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00746TWNY
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Lending: Not Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #262,442 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read March 7, 2012
By Chris
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I just finished Jane Carver and it is a great read. Full of over the top action and adventure, this is swashbuckling as it is supposed to be, thrilling sword fights, dastardly villains, strange aliens and acrobatic stunts. Also pirates, airships, slavers and sex.

I think that it is a little unfair to call this a parody of the classic ERB stories as this novel is it's own beast. In my opinion Jane Carver is a dramatic improvement over the original inspiration which suffered from stilted language and dated attitudes. This book brings John Carter into the 21 st century.

I loved the tiger centaurs, the gladiator fights, the sky pirates, and the heroine's gung-ho attitude. The alien princess is a scream. The sword fight on the top of an airship is fantastic. The author has a real feel for pulp style action with many cunning rescues and dramatic escapes.

I only hope that this is the first in a new series as I would love to read more adventures of Jane Carver.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars We need more books like Jane Carver of Waar! March 7, 2012
Format:Paperback
Full disclosure: an editor at Night Shade sent me an advance copy of Jane Carver of Waar, because he knew my passion for barbarian queen epics. I am so glad he did; Jane Carver is an awesome book. Fast-paced, beautifully-plotted, hilarious, elegant in its response to/critiques of such epics of yore like the John Carter series, it's brilliant. The main character is the best part, though: Jane is strong, foul-mouthed, socially aware in interesting and engaging ways, feminist, self-aware, malleable while holding strong opinions, crafty, intelligent, resourceful, and still entirely human in all the right ways.

Everyone should read it. I actually delayed finishing the final chapters because I didn't want to leave Jane and Waar behind!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Sword & Planets Novel May 3, 2012
Format:Paperback
The back copy on JANE CARVER OF WAAR suggests that it's a parody of all the old pulp Sword & Planet stories (The Barsoom series in particular), and though that's true, Nathan Long's superb novel is much, more more that that. JCOW is a terrific entry in the subgenre, and stands tall amongst the very works it satirzes with just as much adventure, awe, and larger than life characters as Edgar Rice Burroughs' very best books. Any fan of ERB will adore this book. Highly recommended.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy fun with a retro feel
"Fun" is the operative word in "Jane Carver of Waar" (Night Shade Books, $14.99, 312 pages), which is Nathan Long's tribute to Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom books. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Clay Kallam
1.0 out of 5 stars B
A terrible pastiche of Edgar Rice Burroughs classic JOHN CARTER OF MARS. Not only is the writing pedantic and full of extraneous words, grammatical errors and outright bad prose,... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Alan M Rogers
5.0 out of 5 stars jane of waar
product in excellent condition. it arrived on time. enjoyed the read as well. sent one to a relative and he also rec. on time and enjoyed.
thanks
jb
Published 4 months ago by jo beth milam
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling Space Fantasy Action
I'm a long-time fan of Mr. Long's work, especially his 'Blackhearts' series and his 'Gotrek & Felix' novels for Black Library. Read more
Published 5 months ago by M. Varden
3.0 out of 5 stars A moderately funny parody/tribute to the Barsoom novels by Edgar Rice...
If you read ERB's novels as a young man (my apologies to the women), and lusted after Dejah Thoris' scantily clad body, this will probably amuse you. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Rebus Cannebus
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read for a non-hardcore fan of Barsoom
I got an advance copy of the second book because it sounded interesting, having no idea that Jane Carver series was a pastiche of John Carter of Mars books. Read more
Published 6 months ago by redLYUBA
4.0 out of 5 stars Jane rocks.
A must for John Carter of Mars fans. A modern play on Bourroughs books with good humer thrown in to a fantasic world. Read and enjoy!
Published 7 months ago by tdhrancher
4.0 out of 5 stars Frying pans and fires
Oh!. What a joy to read about Jane Carver Waar. She has nothing to do except to roll between men and adventure. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Cowboy0410E
5.0 out of 5 stars Updated John Carter ... Maybe even Improved?
I've been a huge fan of Edgar Rice Burroughs books since I first read one at the age of ten.
I chuckled when I saw the obvious parody title of this book on Baen's ebooks... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Shae Erisson
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining book.
This book was obviously inspired by the John Carter of Mars books by E.R.B. The author's first person viewpoint was entertaining and easy to read. Read more
Published 11 months ago by T. Bates
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More About the Author

Nathan Long is a screen and prose writer, with two movies, one Saturday-morning adventure series, and a handful of live-action and animated TV episodes to his name, as well as ten fantasy novels and several award-winning short stories.

He hails from Pennsylvania, where he grew up, went to school, and played in various punk and rock-a-billy bands, before following his writing dreams to Hollywood - where he now plays in various punk and country bands - and writes novels full time.

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