To refresh my memory, I bought this copy in the Cosmo Classics series of books. When I heard that a Disney film had been made based on this first book, `A Princess of Mars', I just knew I had to see it. I could not put the book down and immediately followed it by reading the rest of the series. I fell in love with Dejah Thoris and was blown away by the magnificent descriptions of the fight scenes. I casually started reading it and was soon completely immersed in the adventures of John Carter. At the time I was very much into `The Eagle' comic, featuring the intrepid `Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'. I read this book and my mind was taken back six decades, when as a twelve-year-old boy I found it and others in the `Barsoom' series in a chest full of old books that belonged to my grandfather. I felt the steel tear into my chest and all went black before me. Sarkoja, her face livid with baffled rage, whipped out her dagger and aimed a terrific blow at Dejah Thoris-and Zad was once more advancing on me with reddened blade. Then I knew what had blinded me at that crucial moment, and how Sarkoja had found a way to kill me without herself delivering the final thrust! ![]() Standing on her chariot with Sola and Sarkoja, my beloved Dejah Thoris turned on Sarkoja with the fury of a tigress and struck something that flashed in the sunlight from her upraised hand. It caught me in the left shoulder but as my vision cleared a sight met my astonished gaze that almost made me forget the fight. The green warrior decided to close in and end the battle just as he rushed me, a blinding light struck full in my eyes, so that I could not see Zad's approach and could only leap blindly to one side to avoid his mighty blade. And between them and rescue lay a thousand miles of deadly enemies and unknown dangers. ![]() With him was Dejah Thoris, lovely Princess of Helium. Suddenly projected to Mars, John Carter found himself captive of the savage green men of Thark.
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