A princess of Mars
- First published
- 1912
- Reading level
- Fairly demanding
- Price
- Free
About the book
"A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel first serialized in 1912. Confederate veteran John Carter is mysteriously transported to Mars, a dying desert planet called Barsoom. With superhuman strength from the planet's lower gravity, he becomes entangled with warlike Green Martians and rescues Dejah Thoris, a princess of the humanoid Red Martians. Carter must navigate deadly political conflicts between alien races while fighting to protect the princess and save all life on Mars from extinction.
- Science fiction
- Mars (Planet)
- Princesses
- Carter, John (Fictitious character)
- Dejah Thoris (Fictitious character)
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #62. A princess of Mars on Wikipedia.
