The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)

Posted on 07 October 2017 by Edgar Rice Burroughs

After the long exile on Earth, John Carter finally returned to his beloved Mars But beautiful Dejah Thoris, the woman he loved, had vanished Now he was trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars an Eden from which none ever escaped alive. Free Read The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2) by Edgar Rice Burroughs For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a fun book Taking up where A Princess of Mars left off, it is the story of John Carter s second visit to Barsoom and chronicles his encounter with an ancient religion that has deceived Martian culture Entertaining, imaginative and even a little allegorical it also displays Burroughs knack for weaving a cliffhanger, as every other chapter finds the characters in some trouble they cannot get out of Even the ending is designed to make the reader want to bu Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a fun book Taking up where A Princess of Mars left off, it is the story of John Carter s second visit to Barsoom and chronicles his encounter with an ancient religion that has deceived Martian culture Entertaining, imaginative and even a little allegorical it also displays Burroughs knack for weaving a cliffhanger, as every other chapter finds the characte... Rolling ochre sea bottom of long dead seas, low surrounding hills, with here and there the grim and silent cities of the dead past great piles of mighty architecture tenanted only by age old memories of a once powerful race, and by the great white apes of Barsoom.If anything, Edgar Rice Burroughs is the founding father of the guilty pleasure No, these books aren t literary masterpieces No, these books are not politically correct But damn they re fun to read There was a brief and futile effo Rolling ochre sea bottom of long dead seas, low surrounding hills, with here and there the grim and silent cities of the dead past great piles of mighty architecture tenanted only by age old memories of a once powerful race, and by the great ...the further adventures of John Carter on Barsoom John Carter returns to Mars after a mysterious 10 year absence he appears in the vale of the Plant Men and the White Apes you better run, John Carter, run uh oh, John you are running right into the clifftop lair of the dreaded White Men of Mars and then into the subterranean lair of the dreaded Black Men of Mars think fast and carry a big sword, John Carter John Carter wears an excited yet contemptuous expression while slaughtering his enemi the further adventures of John Carter on Barsoom John Carter returns to Mars after a mysterious 10 year absence he appears in the vale of the Plant Men and the White Apes you better run, John Carter, run uh oh, John you are running right into the clifftop lair of the dreaded White Men of Mars and then into the subterranean lair of the dreaded Black Men of Mars think fast and carry a big sword, John Carter John Carter wears an excited yet contemptuous expression while slaughtering his enemies he s a man s man he laughs at danger then runs right towards it and yet he has no problem shedding tears at the thought of women and children in danger awww the White Men of Mars are cannibalistic theocrats ...Fun, a whole lot of heroic, cheesy fun That is the best way I can think of to describe the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs This is not great literature and there are some attitudes towards women and minorities that need to be overlooked as a sign of the times But there is also adventure and thrills on almost every page and John Carter is a larger than life good guy. I didn t like this quite as much as the first one, in pa...Although I ve reviewed Burroughs series opener, A Princess of Mars, here on Goodreads, I ve never reviewed this sequel and the recent John Carter movie and resulting uptick of interest in the series suggested to me that I ought to IMO, it has many of the same strengths and weaknesses of the first book, so much of what I wrote in the earlier review would apply here too And the first book should definitely be read before this one you need the gras Although I ve reviewed Burroughs series opener, A Princess of Mars, here on Goodreads, I ve never reviewed this sequel and the recent John Carter movie and resulting uptick of interest in...This is only half of the 2d book in the Barsoom series Yes, I know the next one is called book 3, but he cliff hanger that this book leaves us on should be a shooting offense Before starting this book, make certain you have The Warlord of Mars Barsoom, 3 you carry it with you when you get close to the end of this book If not, you will almost certainly die of massive frustration It s another quick, fun read by one of the masters of the action pulp era You really should read A Prin This is only half of the 2d book in the Barsoom series Yes, I know the next one is called book 3, but he cliff hanger that this book leaves us on should be a shooting offense Before starting this book, make certain you have The Warlord of...The Gods of Mars is another exciting installment in the John Carter Barsoom series This one picks up from the cliffhanger that ended the first book of the series John Carter returns to Mars after being on Earth for 10 years Eager to be reunited with his Martian princess assuming she still lives and over hasn t moved on romantically , he unexpectedly finds himself transported to the Martian version of the Garden of Eden a place from which there is no return And there Carter immediatel The Gods of Mars is another exciting installment in the John Carter Barsoom series This one picks up from the cliffhanger that ended the first book of the series John Carter returns to Mars after being on Earth for 10 years Eager to be reunited with his Martian princess assuming she still lives and over hasn t moved on romantically , he unexpectedly finds himself transported to the Martian version of the Garden of Eden a place from which there is no return And there Carter immediately faces the proverbial trouble in paradise The action starts from the first chapter and the momentum builds chapter after chapter, never letting up.The ride is a lot of fun Some of the actio...Most of the first three quarters of this book are one exhausting battle scene after another or the capture of the protagonist and his friends and their escaping Repeatedly They battle, they are captured, and escape several times That is the basic plot In the last quarter, they really do escape and there is a tiny amount of plot development that results in, yes, their captivity again The ending is another big battle There is some relief when protagonist John Carter meets a character who he Most of the first three quarters of this book are one exhausting battle scene after another or the capture of the protagonist and his friends and their escaping Repeatedly They battle, they are captured, and escape several times That is the basic plot In the last quarter, they really do escape and there is a tiny amount of plot development that results in, yes, their captivity again The ending is another big battle There is some relief when protagonist John Carter meets a character who he has not met before but with whom he has a deep connection This connection is apparent from their first page together, b...Ten years have passed since the events ofA Princess of MarsJohn Carter has finally found a way to return to Barsoom, and hopefully to his wife, Princess Dejah Thoris As with the previous novel the exact method of this transportation is completely ignored presumably because Burroughs couldn t think of a convincing way to achieve it Again, the style of narration is unusual there is an introduction from Carter s nephew that explains that the book is his presentation as a novel of Carter Ten years have passed since the events ofA Princess of MarsJohn Carter has finally found a way to return to Barsoom, and hopefully to his wife, Princess Dejah Thoris As with the previous novel the exact method of this transportation is completely ignored presumably because Burroughs couldn t think of a convincing way to achieve it Again, the style of narration is unusual there is an introduction from Carter s nephew that explains that the book is his presentation as a novel of Carter s memoirs which he found after his return to Barsoom A third person narrative, but one person removed To all intents and purposes though, the main body of the novel is third person and the one person removed facet doesn t distract at all.This ...John Carter returns to Mars Ratherbriskly and with less introduction.He lands in a waste and soon finds himself in a fight and in a fight next to his old friend Tars Tarkas, who reveals him that this is the end of the hallowed pilgrimage Martians take at the end of their lives, this horror of a land Pressing on through forces of white apes and plant men, they f...

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07 October 2017

Edgar Rice Burroughs