A Princess of Mars

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A Princess of Mars is Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1912 science fantasy novel that introduces Civil War veteran John Carter’s adventures on the planet Barsoom (Mars), launching the long-running Barsoom series.

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instanceOf novel
planetary romance
science fantasy novel
author Edgar Rice Burroughs NERFINISHED
containsElement Martian airships
ancient Martian civilizations
duels and gladiatorial combat
teleportation to Mars
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresSpecies Green Martians NERFINISHED
Red Martians NERFINISHED
fictionalPlanetName Barsoom NERFINISHED
firstBookInSeries Barsoom series NERFINISHED
followedBy The Gods of Mars NERFINISHED
frameNarrator Edgar Rice Burroughs (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
genre adventure fiction
science fantasy
sword and planet
hasLoveInterest Dejah Thoris NERFINISHED
hasTheme culture clash
heroic adventure
honor and loyalty
romance
influencedGenre planetary romance
science fiction
language English
laterBookPublicationYear 1917
laterBookPublisher A. C. McClurg NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Dejah Thoris NERFINISHED
John Carter NERFINISHED
Tars Tarkas NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
notableCharacter Kantos Kan NERFINISHED
Sarkoja NERFINISHED
Sola NERFINISHED
Tal Hajus NERFINISHED
originalMedium pulp magazine serialization
originalPublicationYear 1912
originalPublisher The All-Story magazine NERFINISHED
originalTitle Under the Moons of Mars NERFINISHED
protagonistAllegiance Helium NERFINISHED
protagonistName John Carter NERFINISHED
protagonistOccupation Confederate Army veteran
publicDomainStatus public domain in many countries
series Barsoom NERFINISHED
setting Barsoom NERFINISHED
Mars NERFINISHED

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John Carter (film) basedOn A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs notableWork A Princess of Mars