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Un soldado norteamericano, John Carter, huyendo de unos bandidos se interna en una gruta y, por razones desconocidas, se despierta en el planeta Marte. Pero no en nuestro planeta Marte, tal y como lo conocemos hoy en día, sino en Barsoom, que es como los marcianos denominan a su mundo. Allí nuestro héroe encontrará un mundo maravilloso por descubrir, una civilización nueva y fascinante, aire respirable, canales, agua y diferentes razas enfrentadas. Una obra llena de aventura, intriga y ciencia ficción.

It is the 14th century, and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur - the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe's population was destroyed. But what if the plague had killed 99 percent of the population instead? How would the world have changed? This is a look at the history that could have been - a history that stretches across centuries, a history that sees dynasties and nations rise and crumble, a history that spans horrible famine and magnificent innovation.

The Ultimate Science Fiction Mega Collection contains 16 of the greatest science fiction works ever written.

Transported to the mysterious red planet of Barsoom, Confederate veteran John Carter finds himself thrust into a world of savage tribes, deadly creatures, and crumbling empires. On Mars, where gravity grants him extraordinary strength and agility, Carter must navigate a brutal landscape where honor is prized—and betrayal lurks in every shadow. Amid the chaos, he encounters a princess whose fate is bound to the destiny of a dying world… and whose courage may rival his own.

For six long Martian months, John Carter has haunted the terrifying Temple of the Sun. Inside the walls of this mysterious revolving tower is his beloved wife, Dejah Thoris, the beautiful princess of Barsoom. Worse yet, his wife is trapped there with the lovely but wicked Phaidor, who has sworn to make John Carter her own - even if it means murder. How can Carter gain access to the Temple, whose doors swing open only once a year? And when he does find his way inside, will he find Dejah Thoris's welcoming embrace - or her corpse?

Two complete audiobooks for the price of one - and the beginning of one of science fiction's most imaginative series. John Carter is a Civil War veteran with nothing left to lose. He heads out West looking for gold and ends up somewhere considerably further from Virginia than he bargained for -...

Three complete audiobooks for the price of one - the full Barsoom trilogy and the perfect way to lose yourself in one of science fiction's most imaginative worlds. John Carter didn't choose Mars. Mars chose him. Transported from the Arizona desert to a dying red planet, he finds himself stronger...

A Princess of Mars was the first book by Edgar Rice Burroughs to feature the character John Carter. It led to an 11-book series featuring his adventures and became the basis for the 2012 movie. Carter is a war-weary former military captain during the Civil War who is inexplicably transported to Mars. He quickly (and reluctantly) becomes embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions among the inhabitants of the planet.

John Carter returns in this, his most thrilling adventure yet! Continuing where The Gods of Mars left off, we see John Carter, desperately seeking to rescue his lost wife; Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium. To this end, he pursues his two adversaries: Matai Shang, father of Therns, and Thurid the...

The classic sci-fi adventure continues, brought to life in a whole new way. John Carter is back on Mars. After years stranded on Earth with no way to return, he finds himself once again on the red planet - only to discover that the world he left behind has changed in ways he never expected. What...

The classic sci-fi adventure, brought to life in a whole new way. John Carter is a Civil War veteran with nothing left to lose. He heads out West looking for gold and ends up somewhere considerably further from Virginia than he bargained for - transported to the surface of Mars, where the...

The classic sci-fi adventure reaches its epic conclusion, brought to life in a whole new way. John Carter has survived the valley of false gods and the treachery of Barsoom's most powerful institutions. But the fight isn't over. The woman he loves is still a prisoner, scattered enemies are...

John Carter is a veteran looking to make his way in the world after the Civil War. After finding gold in Arizona, he is chased into hiding in a cave that turns out to house a portal to Mars. He quickly discovers that Mars is inhabited by many intelligent lifeforms who have used advanced science to create a welcoming natural environment on the red planet. John is soon drawn into a tribe of nomadic Martians and quickly rises in their ranks due to his otherworldly strength. Eventually, John’s group gets into a dispute with a rival tribe.

The year is 2137. For two centuries, the Western Hemisphere has lived in complete isolation—protected by a law forbidding anyone from crossing the thirtieth meridian. Lieutenant Jefferson Turck, an officer in the navy of the Pan-American Federation, has spent his life believing that Europe no...

Evil men have come to the land of Tarzan of the Apes, looting and killing as they move. But other evil lurks in a small valley of the Ghenzi Mountains, where the last remnants of an ugly, perverted people dwell in what they call their faith—an ancient belief that came from Rome nearly 2,000 years before. Now they are wicked and many of them are insane. And now they have captured Lady Barbara Collis and mean to use her as a human sacrifice—unless Tarzan arrives in time!

Mysteriously projected to Mars, Captain John Carter of Virginia finds himself a captive of the savage Tharks, four-armed green Martian warriors roving the dead sea bottoms. Among them he meets one who will change his life forever—the incomparable Dejah Thoris, regal princess of the nation of Helium, captured while on a scientific mission to study the dwindling atmosphere of dying Barsoom. With the steel of his sword and the strength of his earthly muscles, John Carter will stop at nothing to free the woman who has captured his heart, even as she spurns his love.

Long has John Carter waited for the revolving door of the devious Temple of the Sun to open, not knowing whether his beloved Dejah Thoris lives or has perished upon the other side. But before the door can open, the princess is spirited away by a conspiracy of her husband’s deadliest enemies. The trail leads from the steaming swamps of Kaol and Ptarth to the frigid Carrion Caves lying beyond the ice barrier that fringes the far north.

After ten long years stranded on Earth, John Carter returns once again to Barsoom. But this time, he finds himself fighting for his life in the Valley Dor—the presumed Martian paradise that is in reality a violent hellscape, where legions of blood-thirsty Plant Men and four-armed great apes reward with bitter death believers who take the final pilgrimage down the sacred River Iss. Reunited with Tars Tarkas, his loyal green Martian friend, John Carter runs awry into the hands of the Holy Therns, the ancient cult that in secret rules all Barsoom.

When Tarzan of the Apes frees a man being tortured by cruel bandits, he is surprised to learn that the stranger comes from no race or country the ape-man knows. He is from the fabled land of Onthar, where lie two ancient cities unknown to the outside world. One is Athne, city of ivory; the other is Cathne, city of gold and evil. There great prides of trained lions are used to hunt down men and wage eternal war. And there Tarzan meets the beautiful queen Nemone, who is determined to have Tarzan as her king...or feed him to the lions!

Cruel slave traders have invaded the jungle domain of Tarzan of the Apes. Now they head toward a fabled empire of riches that no outsider has ever seen, intent on looting its great treasures. And toward the same legendary land stumbles the lost James Blake, an American whom Tarzan has vowed to rescue. Following them, the ape-man comes upon the lost Valley of the Sepulcher, where Knights Templar still fight to resume their holy crusade to free Jerusalem.