▁by ▁Ot is ▁Adel bert ▁K line ▁in ▁the ▁planet ary ▁rom ance ▁sub gen re ▁pione ered ▁by ▁Ed gar ▁R ice ▁B urr ough s . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁serial ized ▁in ▁seven ▁parts ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁Arg os y ▁beginning ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁book ▁form ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁hard cover ▁by ▁A val on ▁Books ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ; ▁the ▁first ▁paper back ▁edition ▁was ▁issued ▁by ▁A ce ▁Books ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Later ▁trade ▁paper back ▁ed itions ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁P ulp ville ▁Press ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁Pa izo ▁Publishing ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁a ▁semi - sequ el ▁to ▁K line ' s ▁earlier ▁S words man ▁of ▁Mars , ▁as ▁the ▁setting ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁books ▁have ▁some ▁characters ▁in ▁common . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Jerry ▁Morgan , ▁a ▁man ▁with ▁no ▁future ▁on ▁Earth , ▁is ▁offered ▁a ▁new ▁life ▁on ▁Mars . ▁He ▁starts ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁wrong ▁foot , ▁meeting ▁a ▁prin cess ▁and ▁killing ▁the ▁fear some - looking ▁Mart ian ▁be ast ▁he ▁takes ▁to ▁be ▁men acing ▁her , ▁which ▁actually ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁pet . ▁From ▁there ▁Morgan ▁becomes ▁ent ang led ▁in ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Mart ian ▁royal ▁court , ▁sp urn s ▁the ▁adv ances ▁of