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The gods of Mars — Edgar Rice Burroughs

The gods of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

  • Fantasy
  • Book language: English
  • 217 pages

The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the second Barsoom novel, a science-fantasy adventure. John Carter returns to Mars and becomes entangled with a mysterious cult and false gods as he navigates perilous lands. It is worth listening to for its imaginative world, brisk turns, and classic sense of adventure.

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The Gods of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Contents
CHAPTER I. The Plant Men
CHAPTER II. A Forest Battle
CHAPTER III. The Chamber of Mystery
CHAPTER IV. Thuvia
CHAPTER V. Corridors of Peril
CHAPTER VI. The Black Pirates of Barsoom
CHAPTER VII. A Fair Goddess
CHAPTER VIII. The Depths of Omean
CHAPTER IX. Issus, Goddess of Life Eternal
CHAPTER X. The Prison Isle of Shador
CHAPTER XI. When Hell Broke Loose
CHAPTER XII. Doomed to Die
CHAPTER XIII. A Break for Liberty
CHAPTER XIV. The Eyes in the Dark
CHAPTER XV. Flight and Pursuit

CHAPTER XVI. Under Arrest
CHAPTER XVII. The Death Sentence
CHAPTER XVIII. Sola's Story
CHAPTER XIX. Black Despair
CHAPTER XX. The Air Battle
CHAPTER XXI. Through Flood and Flame
CHAPTER XXII. Victory and Defeat

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Contents

  1. The Gods of Mars
  2. Contents
  3. CHAPTER I THE PLANT MEN
  4. CHAPTER II A FOREST BATTLE
  5. CHAPTER III THE CHAMBER OF MYSTERY
  6. CHAPTER IV THUVIA
  7. CHAPTER V CORRIDORS OF PERIL
  8. CHAPTER VI THE BLACK PIRATES OF BARSOOM
  9. CHAPTER VII A FAIR GODDESS
  10. CHAPTER VIII THE DEPTHS OF OMEAN
  11. CHAPTER IX ISSUS, GODDESS OF LIFE ETERNAL
  12. CHAPTER X THE PRISON ISLE OF SHADOR
  13. CHAPTER XI WHEN HELL BROKE LOOSE
  14. CHAPTER XII DOOMED TO DIE
  15. CHAPTER XIII A BREAK FOR LIBERTY
  16. CHAPTER XIV THE EYES IN THE DARK
  17. CHAPTER XV FLIGHT AND PURSUIT
  18. CHAPTER XVI UNDER ARREST
  19. CHAPTER XVII THE DEATH SENTENCE
  20. CHAPTER XVIII SOLA’S STORY
  21. CHAPTER XIX BLACK DESPAIR
  22. CHAPTER XX THE AIR BATTLE
  23. CHAPTER XXI THROUGH FLOOD AND FLAME
  24. CHAPTER XXII VICTORY AND DEFEAT

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