John Carter of Mars: The Barsoom Saga

“A mortal warrior transported across the cosmos to a dying red planet uses superhuman martial prowess to save an empire and win the heart of a Martian princess.”

The foundational epic that birthed modern space opera and superhero fiction. John Carter, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, is mysteriously transported across space to the dying, war-torn red planet of Mars—known to its inhabitants as Barsoom. Gifted with superhuman strength, incredible agility, and bone-crushing leaps under Mars's lesser gravity, Carter navigates savage four-armed green Tharks, ancient soaring sky-cities, and political intrigue, fighting to protect the incomparable Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium. A breathtaking, 104-chapter saga of planetary romance, fierce blade combat, and cosmic wonder.