Description:
Book 5 of the Barsoom Saga - Authorized by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., and Featuring Rare and Previously Unpublished Archival Materials
The largest storm known to the history of Barsoom sweeps the flier of Tara of Helium, headstrong daughter of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, halfway across the face of the planet to the mysterious Valley of Bantoom. There rule the ghoulish, bodiless heads known as kaldanes riding upon the eerie headless torsos of their rykor mounts. Behind Tara comes the warrior Gahan of Gathol, intent on rescuing the princess who has spurned his love. But escape from the spine-chilling warrens of Bantoom's kaldane king will lead Tara and Gahan-along with Ghek, their unlikely kaldane companion-to the even stranger and deadlier city of Manator, where they must survive the arena in a bloodthirsty game of living chess.
This special edition Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library compilation and all other new material therein (c) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks John Carter(R), John Carter of Mars(R), Dejah Thoris(R), Tars Tarkas(R), Tara of Helium(TM), Barsoom(R), A Princess of Mars(R), Gods of Mars(R), Warlord of Mars(R), Edgar Rice Burroughs(R), and Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library(TM) Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Brief description: Joe Jusko is among today's most acclaimed fantasy, pin-up, and comic artists. His work has been featured on book and comic posters, and on the much-praised 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards. Jusko is a recipient of myriad industry honors, including a Certificate of Merit from the Society of Illustrators and a 2001 Chesley Award nomination. Fittingly, he was born on September 1, sharing his birthday with Edgar Rice Burroughs. Jusko's longtime love of Burroughs' work continues to inspire him in illustrating the Authorized Library and bringing the author's creative vision to life.
Review Quotes:
"[Edgar Rice] Burroughs is probably the most influential writer in the entire history of the world." Ray Bradbury, author of The Martian Chronicles
"[Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom saga] aroused generations of eight-year-olds, myself among them, to consider the exploration of the planets as a real possibility, to wonder if we ourselves might one day voyage to Mars." Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos
"[I]t was not the purely fictional aspect of the [Mars] cycle which gave it its power, but its mythic nature, its playing upon primal urges and submerged forces within the human psyche which gave the books their appeal and which give them their continued validity." Richard A. Lupoff, author of Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure