Download or read book John Carter of Mars: Volume 1 written by Edgar Rice Burroughs and published by Joe Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic of early, pulp science fiction writing this volume one of Edgard Rice Burroughs popular series introduces the hero John Carter, a civil-war veteran is mysteriously transported to Mars, or as it is known to its inhabitants Barsoom. Carter, who finds that he has superhuman strength in the Martian gravity, soon become embroiled in the affairs of the various warring Martian tribes and falls in love with the humanoid Dejah Thoris, a princess on the planet. In these first three books in the series Carter transitions from an alien outsider to royalty on the planet of Barsoom.