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Giant Spiders. Death Ray Guns. Personal Flyers. Cannibals. Sword Fights. From the fertile mind of Edgar Rice Burroughs comes the tale of A Fighting Man of Mars. Hadron of Hastor sets out to rescue a lovely kidnapped woman he believes he is in love with. Along the way, his adventures among the little-known ancient cities of Mars, his comradeship with a brave warrior-woman named Tavia, and their struggle together against the hordes of a cunning monarch, make for an exciting classic science fiction adventure.

When the hard-won peace of the primitive Empire of Pellucidar is shattered by the invasion of the fierce Korsar sea-rovers, Emperor David Innes sends his caveman horde to battle. One of the bravest of his club-swinging warriors is Tanar the Fleet One. Despite the strange weapons of the invaders, David and his skin-clad band thrust back the Korsars and force them to flee in their ships--but with them they take several captives, including Tanar. But the bronzed warrior from the kingdom of Sari is no easy prisoner to keep.

When Carson Napier's giant rocket crash-lands on the planet Venus, he knows that there will be no return to Earth for him. His only option: find a way to survive until other Earth rockets can reach him—if they can! Beneath the eternal clouds, contrary to everything science predicted, Carson finds a race of strange people inhabiting trees that make the giant redwoods of California look like mere saplings.

In 1888, a young British couple are left behind in an African jungle. Seeing no other way than to make a life for themselves, they've soon built a cabin and had a son. When they die unexpectedly, their young boy ends up in the care of a she-ape, who calls him Tarzan. Growing up, Tarzan struggles with being different. But one day, he finds his parents' cabin and suddenly it all starts to make sense. 'Tarzan of the Apes' (1912) is the first in a series of twenty-four books about Tarzan, which author Edgar Rice Burroughs worked on until the 1940s.

"There was but a single forlorn hope, and I took it." After being unwillingly transported back to Earth, John Carter finally finds a way back to Mars, exited to be reunited with his beloved wife Dejah Thoris after a ten-year separation. Unfortunately, John Carter arrives at the one place on Mars you can never leave: the Barsoomian afterlife. Heroric, cheesy and imaginative, 'The Gods of Mars' is even more entertaining than 'A Princess of Mars'. When it comes to these Martian adventures, there is no such thing as a small taste.

Following the events of the first novel, Tarzan is grieving his beloved Jane, who is about to marry someone else. But he soon finds that there is more love to be had as he sets off to visit France, where he, besides causing some serious problems with Russian blackmailers, encounters several alluring women. But is Tarzan really done with Africa? And Jane? 'The Return of Tarzan' (1913) is the second in a series of twenty-four books about Tarzan, which author Edgar Rice Burroughs worked on until the 1940s.

"Yes, I was a fool, but I was in love, and though I was suffering the greatest misery I had ever known I would not have had it otherwise for all the riches of Barsoom. Such is love, and such are lovers wherever love is known." After the Civil War, Captain John Carter travels to Arizona with his friend, fellow veteran James Powell. When James gets murdered by Native Americans, John hides in a cave and is knocked out by a strange gas. When he wakes up, he is no longer on planet Earth.

John Carter on joutunut vaimonsa Dejah Thorisin ja lastensa luota Marsista takaisin Maahan. Kymmenen pitkän vuoden kuluttua hänet vedetään takaisin Marsiin. Kotiin perheensä luo hän ei vieläkään pääse vaan joutuu Dorin laaksoon - paikkaan jota marsilaiset pitävät manalana. Carterin onneksi hänet tulee pelastamaan tuttu taistelukumppani Tars Tarkas. Kaksikko ei kuitenkaan pääse puusta pitkään ennen kuin heidät otetaan kiinni ja heitetään vankilaan.

Yhdysvaltojen sisällissodan veteraani John Carter vaihtaa maisemaa koto-Virginiasta Arizonan osavaltioon kullan perässä. Kullan perässä on toki muitakin. Taistelu arvokkaasta mineraalista on niin ankaraa, että Carter joutuu pakenemaan muita kullankaivajia erääseen pimeään luolaan. Luola ei kuitenkaan ole pelkkä tavallinen luonnonilmiö. Se on mystinen tie suoraan planeetta Marsiin!

In 1980, a UFO was tracked on military radar in Rendlesham Forest, England. It landed near two of the most strategically important military bases in NATO, and was approached by military witnesses who touched the hull. This explosive new book tells the full story of this incident, which is set to become better-known than Roswell.

"The Gods of Mars" is the second volume of the famous Barsoom series. It was first published in All Story as a five part serial in the issues for January May 1913. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in September, 1918. At the end of the first book, "A Princess of Mars", John Carter is unwillingly transported back to Earth. "The Gods of Mars" begins with his arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a ten year separation from his wife Dejah Thoris, his unborn child, and the Red Martian people.

In the untamed heart of the African jungle, Edgar Rice Burroughs unfolds the riveting tale of Tarzan of the Apes. Orphaned and raised by a band of apes, a young boy emerges as the formidable Tarzan, mastering the perils of the wild with unparalleled bravery and agility. But his primal world is forever altered with the arrival of the compassionate Jane Porter, igniting a conflict between his savage upbringing and the stirrings of a civilized heart.

Prolific sci-fi and fantasy writer Edgar Rice Burroughs's second novel follows a rebel outlaw in 13th century England during the Second Barons' War, making for an adventurous tale akin to Robin Hood that's perfect for anyone that loves an historical action and adventure story.

"Tarzan of the Apes," the original masterpiece by Edgar Rice Burroughs, transports listeners to the lush, mysterious depths of the African jungle where Tarzan, a child raised by apes, grows into a formidable figure, bridging the gap between the wild and the civilized.

Beneath the veil of illness, a light shines - the light of Healing for the Age of Enlightenment. This transformative guide, penned by Stanley Burroughs, unlocks the secrets to vibrant health through a three-pronged approach: a detoxifying Master Cleanser, the energy-activating Vita-Flex technique, and the harmonizing power of color therapy.

Tarzan disenchanted with civilized life leaves America for Europe. But after numerous scrapes and adventures Tarzan is ultimately ambushed and thrown overboard the ship he has taken passage on. He swims for his life and miraculously finds himself in the coastal jungle where he was brought up by apes. Tarzan once again becomes part of the jungle life and finds himself actively protecting a new adopted family. But Civilization is only around the corner and it is not finished with Tarzan. Non-stop action and adventure!

The first book in the legendary Tarzan series tells the story of John Clayton, born in the coastal jungles of Africa to a marooned couple from England, adopted as an infant by apes after they die, then raised in ignorance of his human heritage.

In this, the second book of Burroughs' Amtor series, Napier travels over perilous mountains and through forests, inhabited by creatures more terrifying than any nightmare, in search of the lovely princess Duare, who has been snatched from his arms. In the Room of the Seven Doors, Napier faces the choice of his life. Six doors led to terrible deaths—the seventh is the door to life. But for him, this door too leads only to new dangers on a planet whose beasts and men are more frightful than any that stalk his native Earth.

O que há dentro do planeta Terra? Para salvar David Innes das garras de seus inimigos, o rei da selva entra na crosta da Terra! Durante essa jornada, ele descobre os mistérios de Pellucidar, um mundo estranho habitado por criaturas selvagens pré-históricas provindas do início dos tempos.

World War I infantry captain Ulysses Paxton is transported to Barsoom, where he encounters evil scientist Ras Thavas and his diabolical brain transplant experiments. Paxton falls in love with the beautiful Valla Dia, whose body has been swapped with the cruel Xaxa, Jeddara of Phundahl. Can Paxton save Valla Dia from a hideous fate and win her hand?