Swords of Mars (Martian Series # 8) (Ballantine F728) [Mass Market Paperback]

Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author), Robert Abbett (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: May 21, 1963

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• Mass Market Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1st Paperback edition (May 21, 1963)
• ASIN: B000I546HK
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,824,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Dejah Thoris stay out of trouble?, December 4, 2009

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E. M. Van Court "Van, emvc (at) lycos.com" (Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swords of Mars (Martian Series # 8) (Ballantine F728) (Mass Market Paperback)

Dejah Thoris is kidnapped... Again.

John Carter, Warlord of Mars seeks to rid Barsoom of the Assassin's Guild. In his efforts to stamp out the local 'Murder Inc." he personally goes undercover in a city where John Carter is not held in high esteem. When the local assassins realize they're being hunted by the Warlord of Mars, they go on the offensive, kidnapp John Carter's wife Dejah Thoris and carry her off to one of the moons of Mars. Needless to say, Our Hero goes after her, finds allies, meets new races (one fair skinned and blue haired [but not little old ladies], the other like a cat on bad drugs),kills bad guys, rescues slave girls, hangs from cliffs (figuratively), raids fortresses, and all those other things we've come to know and love.

Up until the last chapter, this was in the running for the best of the series. Action, a fast pace, new escapes, allies, and enemies, and a more personal view of John Carter. In the last chapter, the author seemed in a rush to tie everything off. It was still very good and as much of a page-turner as the rest of the series, but the ending was abrupt.

Still better than what's hitting the shelves today.

E. M. Van Court