"The Warlord of Mars" (1914) is the 3rd of ll John Carter novels from the pen of Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is a direct continuation of the first two in the series--"A Princess of Mars" and "The Gods of Mars"--and a reading of those earlier titles is absolutely essential before going into this one. Here, Carter tries to rescue his princess, Dejah Thoris, from the clutches of some particularly nasty villains. In his relentless pursuit, one that makes Indiana Jones look like a slacker, Carter travels from the south pole of Mars to the forbidden lands of the north. He encounters many varieties of monster, such as the apt and the sith, and gets into more fights and cliffhanging situations than a reader would believe could be packed into a mere 160 pages. The pace of the book is furious, never pausing for breath, and the final battle in the north polar city of Kadabra, in which the combined armies of Barsoomian green, red and black men attack the yellow tribes of the north, is thrilling in the extreme. What amazing films these first three John Carter novels would make, if done faithfully and with the requisite ... million thrown into each one!
So why the 3-star rating? Well, there are numerous problems with the book that prevent me from giving it top grades, despite the fun I had reading it. For one, there are countless inconsistencies and implausibilities. For example, it is difficult for the reader to accept that Carter's enemies cannot recognize him, just because he has smeared some red tint over his skin. Difficult to believe that Carter is able to scale the side of a tower in the pitch black of night. Difficult to believe that Carter (or any man) could live in a pit for nine days without food and especially water. Verrry hard to believe that Thurid, Carter's archenemy, could carry the struggling captive princess over a foot-wide ledge without toppling into the abyss beneath. Impossible to believe that Dejah Thoris couldn't recognize Carter by his voice alone, despite his yellow-man disguise. All these are hard to swallow in the extreme. As for the inconsistencies: It is stated that Carter saved Thuvia from the Warhoons in book 2, when in actuality it was Carthoris, Carter's son. The city of Kaol is said to be rendered invisible by the forest that surrounds and tops it, but later it is stated that this forest is cut back from the city. Huh? Worst of all is the aforementioned tower-scaling scene, in which dusk becomes early afternoon in a matter of minutes. Here's something that Ed Wood would have appreciated! This day/night confusion is straight out of "Plan 9," but for me is the hallmark of incredibly sloppy writing and even poorer copyediting. Further, Burroughs' descriptions of the Valley of the Therns, and its geographic proximity to the land of the First Born, are simply impossible to visualize. Throw in a bunch of misplaced modifiers and some awkward turns of phrase and you've got a real mess of a manuscript. So why did I have a tear in my eye by the book's end, when Carter gets his rewards and the entire city of Helium turns out to greet him? I guess that the power of storytelling can outweigh petty matters of consistency and grammar. And Burroughs WAS a great teller of tales, and this book IS as thrilling as they come.

The Warlord of Mars is significant to ERB fans in that it concludes his original Martian Trilogy. The story itself is a step down from the adventure that is The Gods of Mars and fails to come close to the excellence of A Princess of Mars. That being said, this is still a fun story.

Burroughs concludes his trilogy with a chase across Mars. The story picks up 6 months after The Gods of Mars. John Carter follows the kidnappers of his wife across river, desert, jungle, fortress and ice. The story itself is, as with all the Martian Trilogy, quite entertaining. However, this book cuts almost all the human interaction out that made the first two books the classics they are.

I have read this book some ten times, and I still enjoy it. As I've grown older I have discovered many Sci Fi authors and stories, but none that enrapture my imagination like the original Martian Trilogy by Edgar Rice Burroughs. This is a must read for anyone who enjoyed the first two books, as it actually has a final conclusion.

Yes, the books (all 11!) are great works, despite the quaint narrative in use at that time.

I would like to take (small) issue with the remarks of "_Vegas_" though. The first three books were indeed intended as a trilogy, and were marketed as such in the early part of the 20th cenury, in "THE ALL-STORY" magazine. The fact that the first three books cover a continuous story, with a definite conclusion in this third book, also points to it being written a true trilogy. Please do not allow yourself to be confused by the fact that 7 (or 8) more "John Carter" novels succeeded this one.

I've read this collection several times in my distant past, and loved the stories! I was very disappointed when I received the CD and learned that the only way I could read it was on a PC monitor. Audio or the ability to print the stories for reading is not available on the CD. It is extremely misleading on the way it's sold. Buyer Beware!

The John Carter of Mars Series is my all time favorite Science Fiction series, and in fact it was this ERB series that got me started on a lifetime of reading. And it IS nice to see it collected on a cd rom for delivery to yet another generation. I still have ten of the eleven novels in the series in paperback from my childhood, but have been unable to find a replacement for "The Princess of Mars" that fell apart after the Nth reading. Now that I've ordered the first five on the cd rom, I hope to get my kids hooked on them as well.

i read my first John Carter book when i was 12 years old; i am considerably older than that now and still enjoy re-reading them; a must for anyone who likes good story telling with the added dimension of science fiction - science fiction that was remarkably advanced for its time

I was never one to enjoy history much until my college history class used this book for the main text. I found this book great reading (interesting and kept my attention most of the time). I must say that after that class and this book, I have become much more interested in aspects of history. This book is wonderful and I would recommend it to any college professor of history or high school student with even a slight interest in history!

I used this book for self-study after many years away from any formal courses, and I was very pleasantly surprised to find myself engrossed in the lucid and engaging descriptions, the beautiful illustrations and photographs, and helpful index. It covers, at just the right level of detail, American History from the colonization of the Americas to Clinton's presidency. It gives a big picture without being condescending and simplistic, but also without assailing you with inessential jargon and names.

I looked at many different American History surveys and this is my favorite by far. On the other hand, if you already know the main outlines of American History, and want detailed analyses of particular periods, then this book will not be as helpful, as it is merely an overview and the bibliography is not very detailed or well annotated.

This book has been a great aid in writing my research papers! I really liked the way the book was broken down between chapters and sections, it made choosing a research topic much easier. The book was also very well written and to the point, it was not at boring at all!

I simply loved this book. The secondary characters make this book great. The only flaw is I wish there could have been more of these characters. And much more of Rosamund. Try to find the book anyway you can.

This sequel to "Devoted" is every bit as wonderful. The characters seem to come alive, and what characters they are too! This novel has almost everything. Action (great battle scenes), love (very tasteful sex scenes), and humour in good doses. I found myself laughing out loud more than once. And there is also magic and fantasy, although not enough to make it a fantasy novel. Just enough to make those times seem very magical and mystical. There is also the clash of religion, pagan and Christian, but what shows through in the end is that good will always prevail over evil, and through love and kindness, evil can be turned into good. This is a wonderfully engrossing book....recommended.

life, death, love, romance, sex - this book has everything! the romance of godwin and rosamund is especially beautiful.

Different from her other works. I almost couldn't believe it was her writing this suspense. It reminded me somewhat of Greg Iles "The Quiet Game", also a story of a widower father who is an attorney and getting involved in a case in his home town that affects him personally.

In this story, the attorney, John O'Rourke, is a widower with 2 kids, a teen son and a daughter. He is trying his best to raise them in his home town where everyone knows them, but is making enemies by taking on a horrible case. He is representing an admitted serial killer of young women and the town hates him for it. Along comes a lovely woman who believes this serial killer may be the cause for her sisters disappearance 6 months prior in this area. John is torn between wanting to help the woman, whom he is attracted to, and doing his best for his client. The story takes many twists and turns and is written very well. You feel connected to these characters and think about them even when you are not reading... that's the sign of a well written novel.

Luanne writes in the same New England setting that she has used in her other books. Her characters, even the pets, have captivating personalities, and the discriptive locale always makes you want to go there. Another great book by Ms. Rice... do some more like this, Luanne.

The audio book was very very good. I am a Linda Emond audio book fan. Linda Emond did an excellent job reading every characters' part. She kept the suspense building and building. I felt as if I understood the authors story line very well and may have been a part of the story. Luann Rice, of course, wrote a good book.

Linda has also read A Woman Betrayed by Barbara Delinsky, Mount Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins Clark, Candyland by Evan Hunter and Ed McBain, and Good Harbor by Anita Diamant. All published by Simon and Schuster.

I made the mistake of starting the book while at work. I had all I could do to put it down long enough to drive home and get ready for bed!

This is a great departure from her usual story lines, so I think that may be one reason I really dove into it. The other reason, and probably the biggest reason, is that I'm a paralegal and can easily put myself in John O'Rouke's position. However, I didn't expect the book to end the way it did. It was a cool, surprising twist at the end. I'm still trying to decide, though, whether the last chapter was a good ending. I think they might have left a couple chapters out!

Patricia Rice does a nice job of mixing romance and adventure in this book. It's not the kind that you stay up all night reading, but it's worth picking up. I liked Nobody's Angel and Blue Clouds better but, if this had been my first PR book, I would have bought more based on this story. I've been to St. Lucia and it was fun reading about some of the familiar places.

A dream assignment to St. Lucia (small island nation in the southern end of the Caribbean) hits a curve ball while cocaine is found in Penny's luggage. Fortunately for her, a handsome American who knows the locals says she's his wife and they let her go. So much for logical opening chapters.

Still, this is a fun light read. Charlie needs the "cover" of a wife while trying to local a missing employee on the island where he grew up. Penny, an otherwise intelligent woman, thinks she's going to jail if she doesn't go along with Charlie. It takes awhile for them to uncover the reasons behind the disappearance but the romantic tension grows at a nice pace. I also appreciated that the protagonists were tall, attractive AND smart.

What I really liked about this book is that the author keeps a good balance of humor, romance, and suspense. Some of the so-called romantic suspense I've read lately has been really dark - violent, kinky sex and otherwise bleak. Rice does a good job of avoiding those traps and the result is a romance with suspense -- just the way I like it.

This is a good read, and the setting was unusual and a welcome change of pace. The beauty and the brain pairing is a classic and works well here, and the sexual tension is good. I would've liked more information earlier in the book as to exactly what Charlie was worried about/running from, because it seemed a lot of time was spent initially running about and escaping--and I had no idea from what. Rather than suspenseful, it was confusing. An inkling or two would've cleared this up and made the suspense a bit more focused. I also didn't think the reader had to be told repeatedly that the hero was an ex-football player with an ex-football player physique. After a while, the heroine's constant reference to the oaf/ape/big lug/dumb jock etc. was distracting. In this case, a little goes a long way. All in all, a solid read and a rollicking good adventure story. You could really feel the jungle heat and smell the wildflowers, and I have to say, I wouldn't mind being dragged through the jungle by Charlie.

Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of is the fascinating and informative biography of a circus man whose fame became so great (seen as he was by more Americans of the time than just about anyone else) that at one point he ran for presidency of the United States. This compelling and superbly presented biography traces the life of Dan Rice, his rise in the public eye and the reasons behind his eventual descent into total obscurity. An amazing cultural history of America in the mid-eighteenth century as well as a close personal look at one flamboyant man who struggled through the roiling times, Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard of is a biography especially recommended to circus buffs, as well as students of 19th century American life, culture, and politics!

This book fills in a gap in historical research about an exciting time for the American Circus. The book is extremely readable and extremely well researched. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in the circus, the Civil War, or history.

Indispensable for any fan of circus or clowning and
important and highly intriguing for anyone interested
in the evolution of American popular entertainment,
DAN RICE: THE MOST FAMOUS MAN YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF
is an exemplary biography.

Culled from an unbelievable amount of research, this is
the story of the rise and fall of one of the acknowledged
masters and true geniuses of American circus comedy. It
cuts through the mythology and humbug to give you the far
more interesting story of a man who embodied his era and
rose to a level of national prominence that few comedians
(let alone circus clowns) ever come close to.

Even if you have never heard of Dan Rice, you will find this
book an absolutely fascinating read from start to finish.

If you love the American circus and it's clowns, this book
is a little slice of heaven. -- EXCELSIOR!

I was a bit disappointed with this book. The description of the book did not match the actual story. First of all, this book simply can not be compared to the Story of O and if that is what you are looking for go elsewhere. The idea of the story was great...love is a necessary part of submission, but I felt the writing was choppy and elementary.

have to say without a doubt this is the BEST bdsm,Master/slave novel i have read, i realted to this story in so many ways. it is a must read, you will not put it down!!!

This book was great. I read it in a day at work. I loved it. It's everything I wanted myself and was lucky enough to find. Love and caring are a big thing and mixed with a scene relationship is very powerful. This book had just the right mix. Although still a "chick" book it still had a lot of the scene in it. I highly recommend it!!!

I recommed this book for six year olds. The rice cake ran away because it didn't want to be eaten. Read this book to see what happens. Enjoy!

The Run Aaway Rice Cake is a about this family called the Chang family. They make a rice cake. It becomes alive. It runs away. I recommend this book to people who like silly stories and rice cakes. By Bryan G.

This book is mostly about the Chang family and New Years Eve. The Chang family was cooking rice cakes and suddenly, when they
lifted the cover off the rice cake ran away from the fisherman,
a neighboor and the dragon. But they still coudn't get the rice cake. Xavier S.