Publisher's Synopsis
Thuvia Maid of Mars is a science fiction novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The story is set on the planet Mars, where the ancient civilization of Barsoom is in decline. The novel follows the adventures of Carthoris, the son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, and Thuvia, a princess of Ptarth. Carthoris falls in love with Thuvia, but she is kidnapped by the evil prince of Dusar, who plans to use her as a pawn in his bid for power. Carthoris sets out to rescue her, and along the way he encounters a variety of strange creatures and dangerous foes. The novel also explores the themes of honor, loyalty, and redemption, as Carthoris must confront his own weaknesses and make difficult choices in order to save Thuvia and restore justice to Barsoom. Thuvia Maid of Mars is a thrilling adventure story that will appeal to fans of science fiction and fantasy. It is the fourth book in the Barsoom series, but can be enjoyed as a standalone novel.1920. After a rambunctious youth and series of short-lived jobs including door-to-door salesman, accountant, a peddler for a quack alcoholism cure and finally pencil sharpener wholesaler, Burroughs found his calling as writer. As the story goes, one of Burroughs' duties was to verify the placement of advertisements for his sharpeners in various magazines. These were all-fiction pulp magazines, a prime source of escapist reading material for the expanding middle class. Burroughs spent time reading those magazines and decided he could write those stories just as well. He was lucky his first time out and sold Under the Moon of Mars. The Tarzan series followed this and Burroughs was now a full-fledged writer. The fourth book in Burroughs' Martian series, the story is about Carthoris falling in love with Thuvia, princess of Ptarth, who was rescued by John Carter from the Therns. Thuvia is stolen away by Astok, Prince of Dusar, Ptarth's rival. Carthoris follows her across Barsoom and rescues her, encountering some strange and fascinating creatures. Thuvia, unfortunately, is already betrothed to Kulan Tith, Jeddak of Kaol, ally of Helium. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
