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The gods of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1963)

SubgenreSword & Sorcery
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages190 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.89
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

CaptivityViolence

Positive tags

AdventureQuestSurvivalHopeful Ending

Hero archetypes

Fish out of WaterExile

Heroine archetypes

Captive / PrisonerWarrior / Soldier

Protagonist archetypes

Reluctant Hero

Tropes

Portal FantasyFish out of WaterQuestLost CivilizationForbidden LoveRescue Mission

Themes

Exile and ReturnForbidden PlacesLove and DevotionSurvival Against OddsExploration

Synopsis

After the long exile on Earth, John Carter finally returned to his beloved Mars. But beautiful Dejah Thoris, the woman he loved, had vanished. Now he was trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars--an Eden from which none ever escaped alive.

Is The gods of Mars appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Classic planetary adventure with action violence typical of early pulp SF. John Carter fights alien creatures and enemies to rescue his beloved from a dangerous paradise—no graphic content or language.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity and violence.

Who'll love this

A brave hero returns to Mars to rescue the woman he loves from a deadly paradise where no one has ever escaped.

Tags

Planetary RomanceScience FantasyPulp Adventure