John Carter is back and in the Barsoonian city of Zodanga, where he discovers the Assasins guild is alive and well!

After the long exile on Earth, John Carter finally returned to his beloved Mars. But beautiful Dejah Thoris, the woman he loved, had vanished. Now he was trapped in the legendary Eden of Mars -- an Eden from which none ever escaped alive. The Gods of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second of his Barsoom series. It was first published in The All-Story as a five-part serial in the issues for January-May 1913.[1] It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in September, 1918. Excerpt: For moments after that awful laugh had ceased reverberating through the rocky room, Tars Tarkas and I stood in tense and expectant silence. But no further sound broke the stillness, nor within the range of our vision did aught move.At length Tars Tarkas laughed softly, after the manner of his strange kind when in the presence of the horrible or terrifying. It is not an hysterical laugh, but rather the genuine expression of the pleasure they derive from the things that move Earth men to loathing or to tears.Often and again have I seen them roll upon the ground in mad fits of uncontrollable mirth when witnessing the death agonies of women and little children beneath the torture of that hellish green Martian fete-the Great Games. I looked up at the Thark, a smile upon my own lips, for here in truth was greater need for a smiling face than a trembling chin.

Mars! The Red Planet! For generations, people have wondered what it would be like to travel to and live there. That curiosity has inspired some of the most durable science fiction, including Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and the work of Isaac Asimov. Now the award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan has brought together thirteen original stories to explore the possibilities. After reading Life on Mars, readers will never look at the fourth planet from the sun the same way again.

"The Master Mind of Mars" is a science fiction novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. First published in 1928, it is the sixth book in Burroughs' "Barsoom" series, also known as the John Carter of Mars series. The story is set on the fictional planet Mars (Barsoom) and follows the continuing adventures of John Carter, a Confederate soldier transported to Mars, as he becomes embroiled in the conflicts and mysteries of the Martian civilizations.

The Warlord of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in June, 1913, going through five working titles; Yellow Men of Barsoom, The Fighting Prince of Mars, Across Savage Mars, The Prince of Helium, and The War Lord of Mars. The finished story was first published in All-Story Magazine as a four-part serial in the issues for December, 1913-March, 1914.[1] It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in September, 1919.

**This deluxe collection contains five complete novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs, including the original illustrations ** Barsoom, a name that has inspired the imaginations of readers for a century. Edgar Rice Burroughs created his vision of a dying Mars to serve as a backdrop for the adventures of John Carter, one time Earthman. These tales of swashbuckling intrigue, war, and romance have served as the foundation of such diverse careers as those of Carl Sagan and George Lucas. Resurrected Press has collected the first five of these tales, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, The Warlord of Mars, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, and The Chessmen of Mars in one volume to entertain yet another generation with these marvelous stories.

John Carter returns to the red planet ten years after his Martian death in search of his wife, Princess Dejah Thoris. He joins forces with his old comrades and forms new lifetime alliances as he battles hostile enemies, previously unknown to his people of Barsoom. His adventures reveal the truth about the Gods of Mars. This is the second of eleven in the popular 'Martian' series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.