description: First Published - 1922.Helium, a spoiled princess and John Carter's daughter, rejects Gahan, Jed of Gathol, as a suitor and foolishly flys off into a great storm. Gahan gives chase. By the time he finally catches up to Tara, she has forgotten who he is, and he assumes the name Turjun, a panthan mercenary. Together they challenge the power of O-Tar, Jeddak of Manator, whose barbaric nation of Red Men have preyed upon Gathol for centuries. The Manatorians have elevated Jetan, Martian chess, to an unprecedented level of skill and they use live chessmen who fight for live princesses. Gahan finds himself fighting for Tara on the chessboard of Manator, and haunting O-Tar's palace.
language: English
title: The Chessmen of Mars
titlecomplete: The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom, #5)
characters: John Carter, Tara, Gahan of Gathol
genres: Science Fiction Fantasy, Sword and Planet, Planetary Romance, Fantasy, Pulp, Adventure, Fiction, Classics, Audiobook, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 7723
places: Barsoom
series: Barsoom
publisher: Quiet Vision Pub