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On a dying Mars, a soldier carries his sword into hostile country for a woman beyond his reach.
Tan Hadron of Hastor is a panthan: a soldier who serves for pay and takes his sword wherever it is wanted. But his love for Sanoma Tora gives him a purpose no payment can settle. When a crisis separates them, he sets out across Barsoom, driven by her fate and his own sense of honor.
In A Fighting Man of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs opens a world of dry sea bottoms, ancient cities, flying ships, and endless wars. Mars has lost most of its water and air. Across this harsh landscape, danger, pursuit, and escape test a young warrior whose loyalty matters as much as his skill with a sword.
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- A world running dry Explore Barsoom, where walled cities and ruling houses endure on a planet losing water and air.
- A soldier with honor Follow Tan Hadron as love draws his sword beyond the service of pay.
- Love beyond his reach Sanoma Tora's fate gives a dangerous journey its urgent, deeply personal purpose.
- Peril across hostile country Move through a chain of dangers, pursuits, and escapes with a skilled fighter.
- Loyalty under pressure See what honor demands when betrayal offers an easier path through danger.
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This book suits readers who enjoy old pulp adventure, swordplay and strange worlds, and anyone curious about the Barsoom series. If you want deep psychology or scientific accuracy about Mars, you may find it less suited.
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- Barsoom is a world built for adventure
- Tan Hadron fights for something he cannot claim
- The plot moves by danger, pursuit and escape
- Loyalty and courage carry the book
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- Tan HadronA young warrior and panthan from Hastor who loves a woman beyond his reach and relies on his sword and honor.
- Sanoma ToraThe woman Tan Hadron loves, whose fate drives his dangerous journey across Barsoom.
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by Edgar Rice Burroughs· 1931
A young Martian warrior sets out to rescue the woman he loves.
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Barsoom is a world built for adventure
Burroughs sets his story on Barsoom, his name for Mars. The planet has lost most of its water and air, and its people live in walled cities and ruling houses. Red men, green men and other peoples fight, trade and scheme across wide dead lands.
Travel there is hard. Warriors ride great beasts, sail in light flying ships and carry swords alongside radium weapons. Each region has its own customs, and a stranger can never be sure whether the next person he meets is friend or foe.
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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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What is A Fighting Man of Mars about?
It follows Tan Hadron, a young soldier of Hastor on the planet Barsoom, as he faces dangerous lands and enemies to act for the woman he loves. It is a fast adventure of swords, strange peoples and loyalty.
Do I need to read the other Barsoom books first?
No. It is part of the Barsoom series, but its hero is new and the world is explained as the story goes. Readers can begin here, though earlier books add background.
Who is Tan Hadron?
Tan Hadron is the hero, a skilled warrior from the city of Hastor. He is a panthan, a soldier who serves for pay, and he is guided by honor and love.
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