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New Releases—fictionNow a major motion picturefrom Disney StudiosRead by Scott BrickCategory: Science FictionRunning Time: 7 hrs 30 min - UnabridgedTerritory: Non-Exclusive World EnglishOn Sale Date: 03/05/2012Trade 9781452606781 6 Audio CDs $24.99Library 9781452636788 6 Audio CDs $83.99MP3 9781452656786 1 MP3-CD $24.99Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950)started to write for pulp fiction magazinesat the age of thirty-five. In 1912, his firsttrue success came with the publicationof Dejah Thoris, Princess of Mars in All-Story Magazine. Later that same year, hewrote his best-known book, Tarzan of the Apes. Otherpopular stories from Burroughs’s pen include the Carsonof Venus books, the Pellucidar tales, and The Land ThatTime Forgot, a total of some sixty-eight titles.Scott Brick has recorded over five hundred audiobooks,has won over forty AudioFile Earphones Awards, andhas twice received Audie Awards for his work on theDune series. He has been proclaimed a Golden Voiceby AudioFile magazine as well as Publishers Weekly’s 2007Narrator of the Year.Edgar Rice BurroughsJohn Carter in aPrincess of MarsBook One in the Barsoom SeriesIn this landmark of science fiction, Civil War veteran JohnCarter is transported to a dying planet, where he must facegiant green barbarians to rescue a Martian princess.Civil War veteran John Carter is transported to a dyingplanet, where he must elude capture by giant greenbarbarians to rescue a Martian princess from certain doom.In this landmark of science fiction, the myths and mystery ofthe red planet supply a vibrant backdrop for a swashbucklingepic.Published in 1912, A Princess of Mars introduced a popularseries of novels recounting John Carter’s Martian exploits.Author Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creatorof Tarzan, employed a new style of writing that combinedthe genres of fantasy, adventure, and science fiction. Hisimaginative setting—an advanced but decaying civilization,where Olympian heroics play out against malevolent forcesand ever-changing fortunes—endures as a timeless world, inwhich love, honor, and loyalty form the basis for fast-pacedromantic adventures.Marketing• John Carter, the Disney movie starring Taylor Kitsch,has a reported budget of over $250 million• In theaters nationwide March 9, 2012• Directed by Andrew Stanton of Pixar• John Carter trailer featured during Super Bowl XLVI• New recording by 2011 Publishers Weekly Listen-UpAward Winner Scott Brick• Tantor Classics include PDF eBooks, each of whichcontains the full text of the book• First published in 1912Praise for a princess of mars“[Burroughs] has created a novel that speaks to thesensibilities and tastes of a modern audience.” —SF SiteAlso By edgar rice burroughsbarsoom SeriesThe Gods of Mars:Book TwoISBN 13: 9781400109340The Warlord of Mars:Book ThreeISBN 13: 9781400109319Thuvia, Maid of Mars:Book FourISBN 13: 9781400109234The Chessmen ofMars: Book FiveISBN 13: 97814001092584For more titles, please visit us online.