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Barsoom
Sign in to saveBarsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs. The first Barsoom tale was serialized as Under the Moons of Mars in pulp magazine The All-Story from February to July 1912 and published compiled as a novel as A Princess of Mars in 1917. It features John Carter, a late-19th-century American Confederate veteran who is mysteriously transported from Earth to the dying world of Mars where he meets and romances the beautiful Martian princess Dejah Thoris. Ten sequels followed over the next three decades, further extending his visi
Key facts
- Book series.name
- Barsoom/Mars Series
- Book series.image
- Princess of Mars large.jpg
- Book series.image_caption
- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, McClurg, 1917
- Book series.author
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Book series.country
- USA
- Book series.language
- English
- Book series.discipline
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- Book series.genre
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- Book series.pub_date
- 1912–1948, 1964
- Book series.number_of_books
- 11
- Fictional location.name
- Barsoom
- Fictional location.imagesize
- 250px
- Fictional location.caption
- 2012 map of Barsoom by Oberon Zell
- Fictional location.series
- Barsoom
- Fictional location.creator
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Fictional location.genre
- Planetary romance
- Fictional location.type
- Planet
- Fictional location.locations
- Helium, Zodanga, Ptarth, Gathol, Toonolian Marshes, Valley Dor, Okar
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Article
66 sectionsContents
- Series
- Etymology
- Character focus
- Form
- Introductions
- Authorship
- Genre
- Plot
- Motifs
- Villains
- Principal characters
- Earthmen
- Martians
- Martian descendants of John Carter and Dejah Thoris
- Environment
- Races and culture
- Red Martians
- Green Martians
- Yellow Martians
- Okarians
- White Martians
- Orovars
- Lotharians
- Therns
- Black Martians (First Born)
- Others
- Kaldanes and Rykors
- Kangaroo Men
- Hormads
- Technology
- Fliers
- Weapons
- Atmosphere plant
- Medicine and biology
- Clothing
- Fauna
- "Insects", "reptiles" and "birds"
- "Mammals"
- Domesticated
- Wild
- Other
- Themes
- American frontier
- Race
- Religious deception
- Excessive intellectualism
- Paradox of "Superiority"
- Antecedents and influences on Burroughs
- Scientific inspiration
- Previous Mars fiction
- Burroughs' influence
- Public figures
- Games
- Novels and short stories
- Poetry
- Film and television
- Adaptations
- Comic strips
- ''John Carter of Mars'' (1941–1943)
- ''The Martian'' (1958–1959)
- ''Tarzan'' (1994–1995)
- Comic books
- Film
- See also
- References
- External links
Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs. The first Barsoom tale was serialized as Under the Moons of Mars in pulp magazine The All-Story from February to July 1912 and published compiled as a novel as A Princess of Mars in 1917. It features John Carter, a late-19th-century American Confederate veteran who is mysteriously transported from Earth to the dying world of Mars where he meets and romances the beautiful Martian princess Dejah Thoris. Ten sequels followed over the next three decades, further extending his vision of Barsoom and adding other characters.
The Barsoom series, particularly the first novel, is considered a major influence on early science fiction.