Best Edgar Rice Burroughs Books

John Carter must breach the rotating Temple of the Sun to save Dejah Thoris from both imprisonment and a jealous rival who's sworn to kill for Carter's love.

Burroughs invented the sword-and-planet genre with Carter's telepathic transport to Mars, where he battles four-armed Tharks and courts the incomparable Dejah Thoris. Pure adventure across an alien world.

Tan Hadron faces an unlikely hero's journey through cannibals, giant spiders, and mad scientists in this pulp throwback that defined science fiction adventure for generations.

Headstrong Princess Tara crash-lands in unexplored Mars, fleeing deadly Banths and discovering the strategic game of Jetan played with living pieces. Gene Engene's narration captures the pulp adventure spirit of Burroughs' Martian tales perfectly.

The Warlord of Mars battles giants and uncovers ancient secrets in this final adventure. Burroughs delivers classic sword-and-planet action with radium rifles and alien civilizations.

Burroughs' pioneering science fiction adventure follows Confederate soldier John Carter's journey to Mars, where his Earth-born strength makes him a formidable warrior in alien conflicts.

In Morbus, the ill-omened city, John Carter meets Ras Thavas, whose success at creating artificial life becomes a nightmare when his synthetic beings rebel. Burroughs explores the dangers of playing god in classic pulp style.

Burroughs sends another generation into Martian peril as Llana faces mummified ancients, black pirates, and the usual array of deadly Barsoomian threats across four linked adventures.