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Llana of Gathol

Llana of Gathol

AdventureComic Fiction
Published
1948
Language
English

Synopsis

Llana of Gathol is a collection of four adventure stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs set in the Barsoom universe, the second-to-last book in his Mars series. The stories follow John Carter's granddaughter, Llana, as she is pursued and rescued across the dangerous lands of Barsoom. Each tale escalates in peril and scale, escalating from the hypnotic clutches of an ancient sorcerer to the hidden realms of the invisible and the frozen. The collection is known for its adventurous spirit and the whimsical humor that marked Burroughs's later work, and it is considered one of his most entertaining and imaginative entries in the series.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousLightheartedWhimsical
Dark AcademiaSurvivalQuestMentor FigureMultiple POVsMorally Grey

Genres

Adventure Comic Fiction Fantasy

About the author

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Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a businessman. During the Chicago influenza epidemic in 1891, he spent half a year on his brothers' ranch on the Raft River in Idaho. He attended the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and then the Michigan Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1895. He failed the entrance exam for West Point, and so became an enlisted soldier with the 7th U.S. Cavalry in Fort Grant, Arizona Territory. He was discharged in 1897, ha...

Characters

Llana of GatholProtagonist

John Carter's granddaughter, a skilled rider and fighter who becomes the central figure of the collection as she is pursued and rescued across the Barsoom world.

Commander John CarterSupporting

Llana's grandfather, the legendary Barsoomian hero, who rescues her and guides her through the dangers of the Barsoomian lands.

Pan Dan CheeSupporting

A young man who joins Carter and Llana on their quest, and who becomes a close ally and love interest.

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