The John Carter Trilogy of Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and The Warlord of Mars -A Pulp-Lit Annotated Omnibus Edition - Couverture rigide

Burroughs, Edgar Rice; John, Finn J D

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ISBN 10 : 1945032006 ISBN 13 : 9781945032004

Editeur : Pulp-Lit Productions, 2016

Synopsis

The original interplanetary swashbuckler:
John Carter is a fighting man of Earth (or is he?) transported suddenly to the surface of a strange planet full of fierce green giants, savage white apes, and noble but warlike humans -- including the one he loves. But can he save her from the doom that threatens to destroy the entire planet?

In a little over 100 years, the Martian tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs have changed the literary world, launching science fiction as a literary category and inspiring generations of young readers to spin their own wildly imaginative tales of distant planets and strange civilizations. This collection, gracefully and unobtrusively annotated, comprises the first three books of the series, which combine as a trilogy to tell the story of Captain Jack Carter's adventures among the many strange civilizations of a dying planet.

About the Author:
Edgar Rice Burroughs came to the craft of fiction writing late in life, after trying his hand at a wide variety of trades and business ventures. By the time he sat down to write his first novel, A Princess of Mars, he had been a high-plains cowboy, a U.S. Cavalry soldier, an industrial gold miner, a railroad policeman, a door-to-door salesman, a store owner and a serial entrepreneur.

Then one day, while working as a wholesale representative for a going-nowhere pencil sharpener maker, Burroughs decided to while away some of the extra time by getting started on a crazy story to submit to one of the pulp fiction magazines. The result was A Princess of Mars -- and the launching of the literary career of one of the most prolific, successful authors in history.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This Annotated Omnibus Edition contains the first three novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian tales (the Barsoom series). The first of these novels, A Princess of Mars, was Burroughs' first book, and he wrote the next two novels in quick succession. Together they tell the story of John Carter of Mars — how he came to Mars, met the love of his life, and quickly found himself occupied full-time defending her and saving his adopted planet from interplanetary evildoers. This trilogy opened the doors of popular science fiction to an entire nation and world. It launched the original pulp science fiction storyworld and series, often imitated but never duplicated, and has inspired four generations of young sci-fi and fantasy writers, artists, moviemakers and videogame designers. And, of course, it's a ripping great story. This Pulp-Lit Press Annotated Omnibus Edition takes those three novels together as a coherent story. Each is gracefully and unobtrusively annotated, to help the modern reader put it in the proper literary and historical context for maximum reading enjoyment. All annotations are presented together in a single chapter, easily skipped by readers who prefer to get on with the story.

Biographie de l'auteur

By day, Finn J.D. John teaches New Media Communications at Oregon State University, with special emphasis on the creation of trans-media storytelling franchises. By night (and by weekend, and by very-early-morning, and by every-other-minute-of-his-free-time) he produces the twice-weekly Pulp-Lit Storytellers Club podcast and the thrice-weekly Offbeat Oregon History podcast. He writes a locally syndicated weekly newspaper column titled “Offbeat Oregon History” (http://offbeatoregon.com), which runs regularly in 16 community newspapers in his home state, and is the author of Wicked Portland: The Wild and Lusty Underworld of a Frontier Seaport Town, published in 2012 by The History Press. Finn is the principal creative at Pulp-Lit Productions, a trans-media publishing house specializing in early-20th-century novels published in serial form in pulp magazines. He can be reached via Twitter at @offbeatoregon or by e-mail at finn@offbeatoregon.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pulp-Lit Productions
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1945032006
• ISBN 13: 9781945032004
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 634
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible