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On a dying Mars, a young prince pursues a woman he loves but has no right to claim.
Carthoris of Helium, son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, loves Thuvia, princess of Ptarth. She loves him too, but she is promised to Kulan Tith, ruler of Kaol. When the jealous prince Astok schemes to take her, love becomes a test of honor, and Carthoris takes to the skies alone.
Edgar Rice Burroughs carries the chase across Barsoom, a desert world of flying ships, green warriors, and swords. Thuvia brings courage and a rare power to calm wild beasts with her mind. Beyond the pursuit lies Lothar, a lost city whose people practice a strange mental art, where the dead seem to fight.
What you’ll discover
- Love against honor Follow Carthoris as his love for a promised princess tests the claims of duty.
- A princess with power Meet Thuvia, whose courage and command of wild beasts make her far from helpless.
- A lone flight Take to the skies with a young airman who refuses to wait for armies.
- The mystery of Lothar Enter a lost desert city where the power of thought takes a startling form.
- A world of swordplay Explore a dying Mars where flying ships and drawn swords share the same adventure.
Who will love it
For readers who love planetary romance, quick action and chivalrous heroes, and anyone curious about the roots of modern science fantasy. Flying ships, forbidden love and beasts commanded by thought bring Barsoom to life.
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The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A prince of Helium loves a promised princess
- A rival prince plots to take her
- Carthoris takes to the skies in pursuit
- Thuvia and her gift with wild beasts
- The strange city where armies are made of thought
- What the tale is about and how it is told
Who’s who
- CarthorisPrince of Helium and son of John Carter, a bold young airman who loves Thuvia and tries to act with honor.
- ThuviaA princess of Ptarth, brave and quick, who can calm wild beasts with her mind, and who loves Carthoris.
- AstokA proud prince of Dusar who wants Thuvia for himself and will use any scheme to win her.
- Kulan TithThe ruler of Kaol, to whom Thuvia has been promised, and who may blame the wrong man for her loss.
- John CarterThe Virginian who first came to Mars, Warlord of Barsoom, father of Carthoris and husband of Dejah Thoris.
- Dejah ThorisThe Princess of Helium and mother of Carthoris, whose name and pride her son carries with him.
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Thuvia, Jungfrau des Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1916
Carthoris pursues a rival prince across Mars to save Thuvia, the woman he loves but cannot claim.
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Thuvia, Maid of Mars is the fourth of Edgar Rice Burroughs's tales of Barsoom, his name for a dying, desert Mars of red men, green warriors, flying ships and swords. It was written during the years of the First World War, for readers of pulp magazines who wanted to be carried far from home.
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A prince of Helium loves a promised princess
The story begins with Carthoris, the son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Helium. He has his father's strength and his mother's pride, and he has grown up among the great fleets and towers of his home city. He is also restless, because a young man of Barsoom is expected to prove himself in the air and on the battlefield.
His trouble is of the heart. He loves Thuvia, a princess of the realm of Ptarth, and she loves him in return. But Thuvia has been promised to Kulan Tith, the ruler of Kaol, in a match meant to keep peace between powerful cities. On Barsoom, such promises are matters of state, and breaking one can start a war.
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What is Thuvia, Maid of Mars about?
It tells of Carthoris, son of John Carter, who tries to save Thuvia of Ptarth, the woman he loves, from a rival prince, in a chase across Barsoom, Burroughs's version of Mars.
Do I need to read the other Barsoom books first?
No. It is the fourth Barsoom book, but it centers on a new hero, Carthoris, and its story stands on its own. Earlier books add background about John Carter and Helium.
Who is Thuvia and what are her powers?
Thuvia is a princess of Ptarth. She has a Martian gift for calming and commanding wild beasts through thought.
The author
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875–1950 · American adventure novelist
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer born in Chicago in 1875. He wrote novels about Tarzan and novels set on Mars. His first Mars story appeared in 1912 and became the book A Princess of Mars in 1917. He later lived in California and died in Encino in 1950.
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