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Princess of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Michael Moorcock, Henry Franke, Joe Jusko (2024)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages201 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age13
Goodreads3.81/5 (60952)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeathCaptivity

Heroine archetypes

Royalty / Princess

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Synopsis

I am a very old man; how old I do not know. Possibly I am a hundred, possibly more; but I cannot tell because I have never aged as other men, nor do I remember any childhood. So far as I can recollect I have always been a man, a man of about thirty. I appear today as I did forty years and more ago, and yet I feel that I cannot go on living forever; that some day I shall die the real death from which there is no resurrection. [Adventures of John Carter in Mars -- from the author of the Tarzan series.]

Is Princess of Mars appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

Classic pulp adventure with sword-and-sandal violence typical of early 20th-century science fiction. Contains action sequences with combat and conflict but minimal graphic detail, and mild romantic elements appropriate for teens.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity, death, and violence.

Publisher age: Adult·Our content rating: 13+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Teens will enjoy the fast-paced adventure of a mysterious immortal soldier transported to Mars and facing alien cultures and dangers.

Tags

Planetary RomanceScience FantasyClassic Pulp AdventureInterplanetary Travel