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The Chessmen of Mars

The Chessmen of Mars

ClassicsHistorical Fiction
Pages
200
Published
1922
Language
English

Synopsis

Tara of Helium, daughter of the legendary John Carter, finds herself stranded on a perilous part of Mars. She must navigate a land where inhabitants are living chess pieces in a deadly game. To survive and reunite with her family, Tara must master the rules of this brutal world.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousLighthearted
QuestSurvival

Genres

Classics Historical Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Adventure

Authors

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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...

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