Bücher von Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Chessmen of Mars, the fifth installment in the Martian series, was originally serialized in six parts in Argosy All-Story Weekly before being published as a novel in 1922. It introduces Tara, Princess of Helium, the headstrong daughter of John Carter, the Warlord of Mars. Just like the rest of the novels in the series, this one is packed with imaginative characters and locations. In true Barsoomian fashion, Burroughs regales us with an action-packed adventure: planet-shaking storms, daring swordfights, horrific dungeons, complex alien cultures, and wild escapes. While the story may be considered a standard pulp adventure, it also introduces a bit of philosophy by exploring the connection between the mind and the body.Of special note is Jetan, or Martian chess, which holds a central place in the storyline. Burroughs includes an appendix so that interested readers may play the game themselves.

'The Gods of Mars' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and it was printed in a complete book form in 1918. The main characters in this novel are John Carter and Carter's wife Dejan Thoris. After the long deportation on Earth, John Carter returned to his beloved Mars. But Dejan Thoris, the woman he loved, had disappeared. Now he was confined in the famous Eden of Mars. This book also holds most probably the first-ever epic air battle between flying battleships. The Black Men of Mars are aggressive democrats who eat the white men and kidnap white women to turn into slaves. They worship an old bat who calls herself the Goddess Issus. John Carter narrates the Black Men as having characteristics that are handsome in the extreme and says their bodies are spiritual. John Carter makes two new friends, Thusia the Red Maid, who likes him so much she wants to be his slaves and Xodar the Black Pirate who is pure awesomeness and the best character. Most of the first three quarters of this book are one exhausting battle scene after another or the capture of the protoganìst and his friends and their escaping. They battle, they are captured, and escape several times. In the last quarter they do escape and their captivity again. The ending is another big battle.

Esta es la historia de Bradley después de que saliera del Fuerte Dinosaurio en la costa oeste del gran lago que está en el centro de la isla. El cuarto día de septiembre de 1916, partió con cuatro compañeros, Sinclair, Brady, James y Tippet, para buscar en la base de la barrera de acantilados un punto por el que éstos pudieran ser escalados. A través del denso aire caspakiano, bajo el hinchado sol, los cinco hombres marcharon en dirección noreste desde Fuerte Dinosaurio, ora hundidos hasta la cintura en la exuberante hierba de la jungla, poblada por miríadas de hermosas flores, ora cruzando prados descubiertos y llanuras parecidas a parques antes de zambullirse de nuevo en los tupidos bosques de eucaliptos y acacias y gigantescos helechos con copas rebosantes que se agitaban suavemente a treinta metros sobre sus cabezas. A su alrededor, entre los árboles y en el aire, se movían y agitaban las incontables formas de vida de Caspak. Siempre los amenazaba alguna criatura temible y rara vez sus rifles tenían descanso, pero en el breve lapso de tiempo que habían vivido en Caprona se habían vuelto insensibles al peligro, de modo que caminaban riendo y charlando como soldados un día de marcha en verano.

Debían ser poco más de las tres de la tarde cuando sucedió: la tarde del 3 de junio de 1916. Parece increíble que todo por lo que he pasado, todas esas experiencias extrañas y aterradoras, tuvieran lugar en un espacio de tiempo tan breve; tres meses. Más parece que he experimentado un ciclo cósmico, tantos cambios y evoluciones en las cosas que he visto con mis propios ojos durante este breve intervalo de tiempo, cosas que ningún otro ojo mortal había visto antes, atisbos de un mundo pasado, un mundo muerto, un mundo desaparecido hace tanto tiempo que ni siquiera quedan restos en los más bajos estratos cámbricos. Oculto en la derretida corteza interna, ha pasado siempre inadvertido para el hombre más allá de aquel perdido trozo de tierra donde el destino me ha traído y donde se ha sellado mi condena.Estoy aquí y aquí debo permanecer.

Esperábamos al señor Tyler sénior de un momento a otro. El último vapor de Honolulú había traído la información de la fecha de llegada prevista para su yate, el Toreador, que ahora traía veinticuatro horas de retraso. El secretario del señor Tyler, que se había quedado en casa, me aseguró de que no había ninguna duda de que el Toreador había zarpado según lo prometido, ya que conocía a su jefe lo bastante bien para estar seguro de que tan sólo un acto de Dios sería capaz de impedirle que hiciera lo que había planeado hacer. Yo también era consciente de que el telégrafo del Toreador estaba sellado, y que sólo se utilizaría en caso de extrema necesidad. Por tanto, no había otra cosa que hacer sino esperar, y esperamos. Discutimos sobre el manuscrito y aventuramos algunas suposiciones referidas a él y a los extraños acontecimientos que relataba. El hundimiento por un torpedo del barco en el que Bowen J. Tyler Jr. viajaba a Francia para unirse al cuerpo de ambulancias norteamericano era bien sabido, y por medio de un cable a las oficinas en Nueva York de los propietarios yo había podido establecer que una señorita La Rué se encontraba en efecto entre el pasaje. Aún más, ni ella ni Bowen aparecían mencionados en la lista de supervivientes: tampoco se habían recuperado sus cadáveres.

Al oír la detonación del arma de fuego, un marasmo de temores y aprensiones agónicos sacudió el espíritu de Clayton. Se daba perfecta cuenta de que el autor del disparo podía ser uno de los marineros, pero el hecho de haber dejado el revólver a Jane, junto con la circunstancia de tener los nervios de punta, le sugirió la morbosa certeza de que la muchacha se encontraba en grave peligro. Era posible, incluso, que estuviera defendiéndose frente a algún individuo o bestia salvaje. A Clayton le era imposible adivinar lo que opinaba aquel hombre extraño que le había capturado, pero saltaba a la vista que oyó el disparo y que de una u otra manera le afectó, ya que había apresurado el paso de un modo notable, hasta el punto de que Clayton, que avanzaba a ciegas tras él, tropezó una docena de veces mientras se esforzaba inútilmente en mantener su ritmo de marcha. El joven inglés no tardó en quedar desesperadamente rezagado. Temió volver a extraviarse irremediablemente en la selva y, para evitar semejante contingencia, avisó a voces al salvaje que le precedía. Instantes después tuvo la satisfacción de verlo aterrizar a su lado, procedente de las ramas de un árbol.

Ruritanian romance The Mad King is a work by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. The parents of Barney Custer are an American farmer and Victoria Rubinroth, a princess of the Luthan race who escaped. On the eve of the First World War, Barney travels to Lutha to witness for himself the place where his mother was born. Barney is naturally mistaken for the king, which causes a great deal of confusion for both him and everyone else. To prevent Prince Peter from assuming the throne, Barney finally permits himself to be crowned king while pretending to be Leopold. To protect Lutha from the approaching Austrians in the second half of the book, Barney is compelled to assume the king's character. He forms a diplomatic partnership with Serbia and personally overpowers the Austrians. One of Prince Peter's goons mistakes the actual king Leopold, who has been his enemy throughout, for Barney and kills him. After finally being married to Princess Emma, Barney decides to continue ruling the Luthas.

This story, which takes place in the year 2137, may be the only one by this author to veer into science fiction. North and South America forbid travel eastward to ensure neutrality in the conflict that was suffocating Europe. Due to a technical issue, a Pan American ship is pushed beyond the permitted limit, leaving five crew members stranded on the open seas. They must go toward the east in the hopes of making landfall if they are to survive. Strangely, Burroughs believes that technology will suddenly become obsolete. The circumstances outlined 200 years from now are the same as they were at the beginning of the nineteenth century. This assumption of quiescence seems quite implausible given how rapidly technology has advanced over the past fifty years. It illustrates how ongoing conflict affects both people and property. And this was all done before the phrase "bomb them back to the Stone Age" became popular.

The first book in his Caspak trilogy, The Land That Time Forgot, is a fantasy book by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. The first chapter of the book, which takes place during World War I, is framed by the discovery of a manuscript recounting the plot from a thermos off the shore of Greenland. It claims to be the story of Bowen J. Tyler, an American passenger who was sunk by the German U-boat U-33 in the English Channel in 1916. By the time the saboteur is discovered, the submarine has already entered the Antarctic seas after being led off course. A group of beast men assault the castaways and capture Ahm, a Neanderthal Man. They discover that the island's indigenous name is Caspak. They find oil, which they intend to convert into U-33 fuel. Tyler departs from the other survivors to find Lys and save her. The many bands of near-human primitives, each of which represents a distinct stage of human development, engage in a series of adventures.

Edgar Rice Burroughs, a native of the United States, wrote the book The Son of Tarzan. The story begins with Jack, the young son of Tarzan and Jane, enthralled with Ajax, the star of a trained ape performance, unaware of his father's brutal background. Paulvitch, Tarzan's former enemy who seeks revenge on the ape-man, has brought Ajax, who is actually Tarzan's lifelong buddy Akut, to London. Jack and Akut travel to Africa where they adopt the life of Jack's strong father after killing Paulvitch in self-defense. The Greystoke heir, who grows to maturity in the forest and acquires the moniker Korak, the Killer, befriends Meriem, an Arab waif who has been saved from a life of suffering in the village where her adoptive father lives. The appearance of evil men challenges the couple's beautiful jungle existence, but their plan to split them apart-and the dangers that follow-only deepen Korak and Meriem's relationship. How Tarzan and Jane will survive this jungle life? How will they both rescue themselves from this evil man? How was Paulvitch killed? What will happen next? These questions can cause curiosity in the reader's mind which can be solved after reading this book.

The Return of Tarzan is the second book by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs'. The book starts where ''Tarzan of the Apes'' ended, the ape-man is recovering from his sacrifice at marriage to Jane Porter and goes to visit Paul d'Arnot in France. This story is based on the adventures of Tarzan as he travels back to Paris to see his buddy Paul D'Arnot after becoming depressed about the loss of Jane Porter's hand to his cousin Clayton. Tarzan's adventurous character is more suited to a position in the French Secret Service and he made two friends, who are Nikolas Rokoff and Alexis Paulvitch, and it turns out that Rokoff who is the evil brother. Later, Tarzan makes friends with the Waziri tribe and takes them on a journey to discover the abandoned city of Opar, a realm inhabited by a bestial race and ruled by the erratic high priestess La. There, Tarzan and Jane Porter will cross paths once more, but will they be able to see that their love is meant to be? Will Tarzan escape? Will Jane marry Clayton? Will Rokoff be successful in his sinister plans? To find out the answer readers should read this novel!

American author Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote a science fantasy book titled The Warlord of Mars. The Gods of Mars, the first book in the series, ended abruptly where this one picks up. The story opens with the wife of John Carter and two other women are imprisoned in a slowly revolving jail linked to the Temple of the Sun, which is only accessible to outside world once a year. Meanwhile, Xodar, a friend of Carter's, has taken over as the new Jeddak of the black Martian First Born, and the white Martian therns who oppose the traditional religion now have a new leader. The Holy Hekkador Matai Shang is one of the people who still supports the ancient, discredited religion. Meanwhile, Xodar, a friend of Carter's, has taken over as the new Jeddak of the black Martian First Born, and the white Martian therns who oppose the traditional religion now have a new leader. The Holy Hekkador Matai Shang is one of the people who still supports the ancient, discredited religion. Later, the story takes John Carter to the north polar cap where he discovers the Yellow Martians, who live on the north polar cap behind a ring-shaped ice barrier. Will our hero die as a result of this frozen civilization?

A great surprise from Burroughs and from 1927. This is unlike anything else I've read from ERB. It replaces the fantasy and imagination that made him famous with an unexpected authenticity and attention to detail. And both an anger and compassion. A very good early "red indian" pulp novel written by a man who used to hunt them, and who had the courage to say it was wrong and to say something important about in the midst of the pulp. (Jonathan Ammon) About the author:Edgar Rice Burroughs, (born September 1, 1875, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.-died March 19, 1950, Encino, California), American novelist whose Tarzan stories created a folk hero known around the world.Burroughs, the son of a wealthy businessman, was educated at private schools in Chicago, at the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts (from which he was expelled), and at Michigan Military Academy, where he subsequently taught briefly. He spent the years 1897 to 1911 in numerous unsuccessful jobs and business ventures in Chicago and Idaho. Eventually he settled in Chicago with a wife and three children; he began writing advertising copy and then turned to fiction. The story "Under the Moons of Mars" appeared in serial form in the adventure magazine The All-Story in 1912 and was so successful that Burroughs turned to writing full-time. (The work was later novelized as A Princess of Mars [1917] and adapted as the film John Carter [2012].) The first Tarzan story appeared in 1912; it was followed in 1914 by Tarzan of the Apes, the first of 25 such books about the son of an English nobleman abandoned in the African jungle during infancy and brought up by apes. Burroughs created in Tarzan a figure that instantly captured the popular fancy, as did his many tales set on Mars. The Tarzan stories were translated into more than 56 languages and were also popular in comic-strip, motion-picture, television, and radio versions.In 1919, in order to be near the filming of his Tarzan movies, Burroughs bought an estate near Hollywood (at a site that would later be named Tarzana). He continued to write novels, ultimately publishing some 68 titles in all. During World War II he became a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and at age 66 was the oldest war correspondent covering the South Pacific theatre. (britannica.com)

The People That Time Forgot is a fantasy book by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs, this is Burroughs's second book in his Caspak trilogy. The pulpy male adventure is found in The Land that Time Forgot. In the first tale, a shipbuilder named Bowen Tyler and his love interest Lys La Rue is on a cruise ship headed for France when a German U-boat sinks it. Following a grueling series of action scenes, the couple and their devoted dog are left stranded on an uncharted continent known as Caprona, or Caspak by the locals. Then, the story takes a turn to Tom Billings, secretary of the Tyler shipbuilding business embarks on a rescue mission to the ancient island of Caspak in order to save his friend, but after his aircraft is shot down by a pterodactyl, he is forced to enlist the aid of a stunning cavewoman to navigate the increasingly sophisticated human societies that live there. In the sequel, the book prompts a hunt for the missing survivors aboard the yacht "Toreador" under the direction of Billings, a former Tyler classmate. This story can take the readers to an adventurous emotion that how Tom Billings successfully turned his rescue mission!

Two classic masterpieces of fantasy adventure from the Pulp Era are featured in this volume! Journey to the Hollow Earth with Edgar Rice Burroughs' first two books of the Pellucidar series in this classic reprint presentation from Lost Continent Library.

Dans la jungle quatre groupes vont se rencontrer et s'affronter: Tarzan et ses amis, hommes et bêtes, deux explorateurs américains (un bon et un méchant) et leurs porteurs, une troupe de bédouins cruels à la recherche d'une cité renommée où se trouve un fabuleux trésor, et enfin, dans une vallée bien défendue et isolée, les descendants de deux groupes de croisés, l'un anglais, l'autre français, vivant tous les deux comme au temps des croisades...

The fourth book in the Barsoom series and a science fantasy, Thuvia, Maid of Mars is written by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. The protagonists of the previous three novels in the series, John Carter and Dejah Thoris are no longer the main characters in this book; instead, it is their son, Carthoris. The story starts with Carthoris who is in love with Thuvia. Unfortunately, Kulan Tith, Jeddak of Kaol, has Thuvia's pledge. Now the only thing that can end a man and woman's engagement is death. Carthoris finds himself in a difficult situation as a result of this circumstance. Thuvia experiences the typical Burroughsian heroine's destiny of being abducted and in need of rescue, so Carthoris sets out to find the love of his life. The story turns out that Carthoris is blamed for Thuvia's kidnap. Read this amazing book by Edgar Rice Burroughs to find out how he handles the situation and saves his love.

Four science fiction and fantasy stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs are collected in Llana of Gathol, which was first published in Amazing Stories in 1941. It is the sixth book overall and the final to be released while the author is still alive. This book is seen as an example of a writer indulging in self-parody late in their careers since the stories have a lighter tone than those in earlier books in the series.Llana of Gathol, the "damsel in distress" character performed by Dejah Thoris and Thuvia in earlier Barsoom series installments, is the focus of the stories in this collection. She is John Carter's granddaughter.Carter, Llana, and Pan Dan Chee, a young guy they pick up along the road, go on a series of adventures to safely return Llana to her home. They met an old, crazy hypnotist who has been using hypnosis to keep people alive for almost a million years. They proceed to the country of Pankor, where soldiers are stored there in frozen conditions until a battle breaks out. He finds his granddaughter, Llana of Gathol, who is being kept captive by one of those coincidences that are typical in Burroughs's works. They eventually arrive at the country of Invak, whose citizens have perfected the skill of becoming invisible. John Carter takes a plane to the remote city of Horz in quest of tranquilly.

Edgar Rice Burroughs, a native of the United States, wrote a brief contemporary mystery called The Oakdale Affair. The Mucker (1914-1916) is a partial sequel to Bridge and the Oskaloosa Kid, which was written in 1917 under the working title of the same title. In 1919, it was made into a silent movie starring Evelyn Greeley. In the earlier piece, Bridge, the protagonist, was a supporting figure. In March 1918, Blue Book Magazine published it for the first time. In The Oakdale Affair and The Rider, published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. in February 1937 and then reprinted by Grosset & Dunlap in 1937, 1938, and 1940, it was first published alongside the unrelated story "The Rider". The novella was initially published independently as a paperback by Ace Books in July 1974. Later hardback copies were published by Ameron and Buccaneer (1977); a later paperback edition was published by Charter (1979). The last 174 lines of the magazine version's original ending are left out of the majority of versions, although the Buccaneer and Charter editions include it again. A robber steals the daughter of bank president Jonas Prim, Abigail's possessions, as well as the clothing of a servant, from Prim's residence in Oakdale.

American of low social class Billy Byrne was born in the slums of Chicago. He disregards individuals who earn a living by choosing a life of thievery and violence. After being wrongfully charged with murder, he runs away to San Francisco and is kidnapped by pirates on a ship. The ship's covert mission to kidnap a yacht and hold a millionaire's daughter's ransom is shortly carried out. Billy Byrne's Barbara is kidnapped by headhunters descended from medieval Japanese. He saves the life of one kidnapper, Theriere, rather than let him be washed overboard. After a terrible storm, the ship is damaged and only makes it to land with Billy's help at the wheel. Barbara, played by Billy Byrne, is taken hostage by headhunter descendants of medieval Japanese. Instead of letting one kidnapper, Theriere, drown, he manages to save his life. The ship is wrecked after a tremendous storm, and Billy's assistance at the helm is the only reason it makes it to shore. Billy keeps Barbara safe from the jungle as his injuries mend. When Billy realizes he can never fit in with Mallory, he breaks off his engagement with her. When she hears about Billy's struggle on the news, Barbara sends for him. He explains that she and Mallory must be married since the gap between them cannot be filled.

Under the working title "Number Thirteen," American author Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote the science fiction book The Monster Men in 1913. A Man Without a Soul was the title under which it initially appeared in print in the November 1913 edition. Professor Arthur Maxon of Cornell University visits a secluded Pamarung Island in the East Indies with his daughter Virginia. The first experiment escaped and kidnapped Virginia. In his fanatical preoccupation, Maxon aims to marry the perfect human being produced by Experiment Number Thirteen to Virginia. After failing in his effort to use Jack against Maxon, Jack von Horn hands over the other eleven monsters to the pirate Muda Saffir. Virginia is taken off by Von Horn, while Budadreen and his gang steal Maxon's riches. The monsters are subdued and tamed by Jack, but Maxon turns against him and chases him.After overcoming several Dayaks, Jack's band finally finds itself in the company of an orangutan group. After that, to keep the location of the riches a secret, von Horn murders his friends. Virginia is ultimately informed by Von Horn that Jack is Number Thirteen, but she still chooses to love Jack. The hunt comes to an end at the location of the unearthed "prize," when von Horn's decapitated body is discovered next to the unlocked box.

This historical novel, "The Outlaw of Torn," was written by Edgar Rice Burroughs; he was the creator of Tarzan. This was Edgar's second novel; his first was a science fiction novel named "The Princess of Mars," and he is well known for his third work, "Tarzan of the Apes." The story of this novel is set in the 13th century in England and tells us about the fictitious outlaw Tom. He purportedly harried the nation at the time of a power struggle between King Henry III and Simon de Montfort. Norman, the supposed son of the Frenchman de Vac, the king's ex-fencing master, has a grudge against his former employer and raises the boy to be a simple, brutal human killing machine with a hatred of all things English. This novel has war, historical romance, and revenge, all together with courage and emotions.