Resumen
Resumen de Thuvia, doncella de Marte
Para quién es
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.
De qué trata este libro
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. This time the hero is not John Carter, the Virginian and Warlord of Mars. It is his son, the young airman Carthoris of Helium.
The book gives you a chase across a whole planet, a love that cannot be spoken, and a strange city where the dead seem to fight. It also gives you a heroine who is far from helpless, with a rare gift for calming wild beasts. If you have not read the earlier books, you can still follow it. Let us begin with the young prince and the woman he is not allowed to love.
En este resumen
- 1A prince of Helium loves a promised princessFree
- 2A rival prince plots to take her
- 3Carthoris takes to the skies in pursuit
- 4Thuvia and her gift with wild beasts
- 5The strange city where armies are made of thought
- 6What the tale is about and how it is told
Idea clave 1 de 6
A prince of Helium loves a promised princess
Early in the story we meet Carthoris, the son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Helium. He has his father's strength and his mother's pride.
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 with her father's friend and powerful ally. On Barsoom, such promises are matters of state, and breaking one can start a war.
Carthoris longs to claim her. Instead he tries to behave as a man of honor should. The romance is full of long looks, hard silences and speeches that stop short of the truth. Burroughs uses this restraint to make the later danger feel heavier, since Thuvia herself doubts the intentions behind his help.
The setting matters here. Barsoom is a world where water is scarce, cities are proud, and every ruler watches the others. A single insult between thrones can send fleets into the sky. Before a sword is drawn, the reader already feels how thin the peace is.
That’s 1 of 6 key points.
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Who’s who
- Carthoris
- Carthoris is a young prince of Helium, son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, who loves Thuvia.
- Thuvia
- Thuvia is a princess of Ptarth who loves Carthoris, is promised to Kulan Tith, and can calm wild beasts.
- Astok
- Astok is a proud prince of Dusar and Carthoris's rival, willing to scheme to win Thuvia.
- Kulan Tith
- Kulan Tith is the ruler of Kaol and the man to whom Thuvia has been promised.
- John Carter
- John Carter is the Virginian Warlord of Barsoom, husband of Dejah Thoris and father of Carthoris.
- Dejah Thoris
- Dejah Thoris is the Princess of Helium, wife of John Carter and mother of the young prince Carthoris.
About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 48,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 3 h 10 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 12 other languages
Questions about Thuvia, doncella de Marte
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.
What is Lothar in Thuvia, Maid of Mars?
Lothar is a lost city on Barsoom whose people can create armies of warriors from thought. These phantom soldiers appear solid and can fight, which makes the city strange and dangerous.
Is Thuvia, Maid of Mars a science fiction novel?
Yes, it is early planetary romance, mixing science fiction with sword-and-adventure fantasy. It was written during the First World War years and first appeared in pulp magazines, so its style is fast.