

Thuvia, Maid Of Mars
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Narrator: Raymond Todd
Unabridged: 4 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/01/2006
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction
Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Narrator: Raymond Todd
Unabridged: 4 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 01/01/2006
Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction
Edgar Rice Burroughs was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1875, to a prosperous family. His father was a civil war veteran. Burroughs attended several private schools, concluding with the Michigan Military Academy at Orchar Lake. Here he later became an instructor and assistant commandant. During the First World War, he served in the Seventh Cavalry and Illinois Reserve Militia, and in 1900 he married Emma Centennia Hulbert, with whom he had two sons and one daughter. Burroughs tried his luck at several different occupations, including railroad policeman, advertising agency partner, and office manager, none of which were successful, and the family lived near poverty.
The turning point came when Burroughs started to write for pulp fiction magazines at the age of thirty-five. In 1912, Burroughs's first true success came with the publication of Dejah Thoris, Princess of Mars in All-Story Magazine, which introduced his popular, invincible hero of Mars, John Carter. The Martian series eventually reached eleven books. Later that same year, Burroughs wrote his best-known book, Tarzan of the Apes. This was the start of his longest and most successful series, which eventually reached twenty-four books. Other popular stories from Burroughs's pen include the Carson of Venus books, the Pellucidar tales, and The Land That Time Forgot, a total of some sixty-eight titles.
In 1913, Burroughs founded his own publishing house, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., which still publishes his works today. Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises and Burroughs-Tarzan Pictures were founded in 1934. Burroughs also found time to dabble in politics and was elected mayor of California Beach in 1933. During World War II, at the age of 66, he served as a war correspondent in the South Pacific and wrote columns for the Honolulu Advertiser. Burroughs died of a heart ailment on March 19, 1950.
The 4th installment of the John Carter/Barsoom series. I continue to be entertained by each and every tale Burroughs tells. I think this one has been my favorite so far! This story branches away from John Carter and Deja Thoris to focus on Carthoris and Thuvia - each played parts in the earlier stori......more
I can't put my finger on the reason for it, but this isn't my favorite Barsoom book. Having said which, it's still a very strong entry in the series. This is the first book written in third person, so you actually get multiple points of view. It's also the first book not to feature John Carter as a......more
As is true for most series that continues on for several books, the weight of worldbuilding often takes on much more significance than the outright plot of the tale before us. To be clear, I don't think that's a bad thing. It showcases the author's imagination and the depth to which he can take it. B......more
The fourth book of the Barsoom saga is a study in contrasts. Here, Burroughs breaths new life into the series with new concepts and fresh imagination, but it is also where he starts to phone it in. So let's get the complaints out of the way first. And prepare for spoilers, because I've got a bit of......more
In Thuvia, Maid of Mars, John Carter's son Carthoris and the love of his life, Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth, take the center stage. After rejecting, Carthoris' offer of live, Thuvia is abducted by his enemies. Carthoris travels all overs Mars to find her and Thuvia herself holds her ground. This was an......more