num_pages: 220
description: Held captive by grotesque bodiless heads, Princess Tara of Helium was rescued by a warrior who dared not reveal his name. But escape led the daughter of the Warlord of Mars into even more loathesome peril -- as the prize in a bloody game of living chess.
language: English
title: The Chessmen of Mars
titlecomplete: The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom, #5)
characters: John Carter, Gahan of Gathol, Tara
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Pulp, Adventure, Sword and Planet, Planetary Romance, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 7723
places: Barsoom
series: Barsoom
publisher: Del Rey