The Barsoom Collection: John Carter Books 1-6
Barsoom #1-6 • Book 1
by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Christopher Ragland
Narrated by Christopher Ragland
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Every space opera, planetary romance, and pulp hero you've ever loved borrowed something from these six books — now hear them back to back.
- Great if you want: classic pulp adventure that shaped modern sci-fi
- Listening experience: fast-moving and episodic — each book resets the stakes
- Narration: Ragland keeps a brisk, adventure-serial energy across 45 hours
- Skip if: dated gender and race tropes are a dealbreaker for you
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About This Audiobook
From the red deserts of Barsoom to the courts of the Warlord of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs' first six John Carter novels chart one of science fiction's foundational epic journeys: a Civil War soldier transported to a dying planet where he becomes its greatest warrior and defender. This collection gathers A Princess of Mars through The Master Mind of Mars, covering the romance and war that made Carter a legend, the gods who turned out to be frauds, and the increasingly strange civilizations waiting beyond each new horizon.
Christopher Ragland narrates the entire 45-hour collection, a formidable undertaking that he handles with consistent energy and period-appropriate heroic register. His delivery suits the pulp adventure tone Burroughs perfected, keeping the momentum up across hundreds of chapters without the variation in vocal register that a multi-narrator production might offer. At nearly 45 hours, this is a significant audio commitment that rewards listeners who want to consume the foundational Barsoom saga in one sustained journey.