Review: Excellent Early 20th Century Science Fiction
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2013
Once you accept the mumbo-jumbo elements of how Civil War veteran John Carter is transported to Mars, you can settle back and appreciate the remarkable fantasy world that Edgar Rice Burroughs describes.  In a driving narrative that never lags, Burroughs succeeds in creating a multi-layered society rife with racial animosity and social unrest.  Carter becomes the igniting spark, the focal point for societal change at all levels.  This book is actually the first of a trilogy.  Books two and three are "The Gods of Mars" and "Warlord of Mars" respectively.  They are all excellent - so good you'll have trouble believing that they were written nearly a hundred years ago.