Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tara and Gahan are each Barsoomian royalty, residing in two prominent cities, Helium and Gathol. Hoping to align the cities and enjoy the advantages of a romantic union, Gahan wishes to marry Tara. However, Tara does not reciprocate this love. After rejecting the engagement, Tara sets out in her flying ship. When she flies into a turbulent storm, Tara crashes...

When John Carter discovers that his beloved wife, Dejah, has been imprisoned in the Temple of the Sun, he is desperate to rescue her. However, the prison, which slowly rotates, is only opened once a Barsoomian year. As Dejah's prison sentence drags on for over a hundred days, the window of opportunity is narrowing for Carter to save her. Amid...

From the legendary master of adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs... The book that launched a thousand imaginations, now in a fine new authorised edition! John Carter is on the run. His prospecting partner is dead, and the killers are hot on his trail. Seeking refuge in the rugged Arizona hills, John hides in a cave only to succumb to strange vapours....

What if our Earth was hollow? Over a century ago, many believed in the Hollow Earth theory. Against this backdrop, Edgar Rice Burroughs penned his subterranean masterpiece, At the Earth's Core. This re-release, authorised by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., contains all the joy of the original with language refreshed for this millennium's readers. Plunge deep below the Earth's crust with...

From the legendary master of adventure Edgar Rice Burroughs... The book that launched a thousand imaginations, now in a fine new authorised edition! John Carter is on the run. His prospecting partner is dead, and the killers are hot on his trail. Seeking refuge in the rugged Arizona hills, John hides in a cave only to succumb to strange vapours....

What if our Earth was hollow? Over a century ago, many believed in the Hollow Earth theory. Against this backdrop, Edgar Rice Burroughs penned his subterranean masterpiece, At the Earth's Core. This re-release, authorised by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., contains all the joy of the original with language refreshed for this millennium's readers. Plunge deep below the Earth's crust with...

The classic novel of a boy raised by apes in the African jungle, now the basis for a major motion picture, The Legend of Tarzan, starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Samuel L. Jackson, and Djimon Hounsou. Originally published in 1914, Burroughs’s Tarzan of the Apes, the ideal image of pure animalistic power at odds with the civilized world, appealed to...

In Edgar Rice Burroughs' timeless tale, Civil War veteran John Carter finds himself on the planet Barsoom, where he's taken prisoner. Amidst danger and unexpected affection for a captive princess, Carter navigates uncharted territory. This futuristic saga of adventure, romance, and conflict has left an indelible mark on fantasy and science fiction literature, inspiring generations of authors including Arthur C....

Escape on Venus is the fourth book in the Venus series (sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series") by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It consists of four interconnected stories published in Fantastic Adventures between 1941 and 1942: "Slaves of the Fishmen," "Goddess of Fire," "The Living Dead," and "War on Venus." A collected edition of these stories was published in...

Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely connected short stories by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series about the title character Tarzan. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been...

Synthetic Men of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs invites you on a thrilling journey with John Carter, the mighty Warlord of Mars, as he rides to new and terrifying adventures. Captured by deadly warriors mounted on huge birds, he is taken to the ill-omened city of Morbus. There, he encounters Ras Thavas, an evil genius and master surgeon, who has...

Mars has become divided by love. Not one, but two princes and a Jeddak are vying for the love of Thuvia of Ptarth. When she is mysteriously kidnapped, treachery threatens to throw Barsoom into bloody war. Now Cathoris must follow in the footsteps of his father, John Carter, and overcome phantom armies, dangerous spies, and savage beasts as he attempts...

John Carter, veteran of the American Civil War, finds himself transported from Arizona to Mars when hiding from attackers in a secret cave. The inhabitants greet him, referring to the planet as Barsoom, and Carter finds that he has superhuman strength and agility due to the different gravity of this new world. After joining the nomadic tribe of green, six-limbed...

Blast off into the unknown with this collection of ten classical works of science fiction and fantasy.Long before we ventured into outer space or explored the most remote regions of the planet, writers have spun stories of what might lie in those unknown worlds, or what awaits humanity in the future. Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy is a...