title: The Chessmen of Mars, with eBook (Barsoom)
author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
description: After serving in the Seventh Cavalry and a reserve militia during World War I, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) wrote for pulp fiction magazines. His best-known book, Tarzan of the Apes, was the start of his longest and most successful series.
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  ## The Chessmen of Mars
  
  
    
  
  
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  _( Barsoom series - 5 )_
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Edgar Rice Burroughs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  In this novel Burroughs focuses on another a younger member of the family
  established by John Carter and Dejah Thoris, protagonists of the first three
  books in the series. The heroine this time is their daughter Tara, princess of
  Helium, whose hand is sought by the gallant Gahan, Jed (prince) of Gathol.
  Both Helium and Gathol are prominent Barsoomian city states.
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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