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John Carter is mysteriously conveyed to Mars, where he discovers two intelligent species continually embroiled in warfare. Although he is a prisoner of four-armed green men, his Civil War experience and Earth-trained musculature give him superior martial abilities, and he is treated with deference by this fierce race. Falling in love with a princess of red humanoids (two-armed but egg-bearing), he contrives a daring escape and later rescues the red men from the hostility of another nation of their own race. In this struggle he enlists the aid of his former captors, whom he gradually civilizes, teaching them first the practical advantages of kindness to their beasts of burden and then of casting aside centuries of communal living in favor of the nuclear family. At last he even starts them on the path to mastering the arts of friendship and diplomacy. When the failure of the atmosphere-generator threatens the planet's inhabitants with extinction, Carter's luck, memory, and sheer determination make possible the salvation of the planet, but Carter himself falls unconscious before he knows the success of his efforts. The novel ends with his sudden involuntary return to Earth.
(Summary by Thomas Copeland)

Princess of Mars (Version 3), A by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 - 1950‪)‬ LibriVox

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John Carter is mysteriously conveyed to Mars, where he discovers two intelligent species continually embroiled in warfare. Although he is a prisoner of four-armed green men, his Civil War experience and Earth-trained musculature give him superior martial abilities, and he is treated with deference by this fierce race. Falling in love with a princess of red humanoids (two-armed but egg-bearing), he contrives a daring escape and later rescues the red men from the hostility of another nation of their own race. In this struggle he enlists the aid of his former captors, whom he gradually civilizes, teaching them first the practical advantages of kindness to their beasts of burden and then of casting aside centuries of communal living in favor of the nuclear family. At last he even starts them on the path to mastering the arts of friendship and diplomacy. When the failure of the atmosphere-generator threatens the planet's inhabitants with extinction, Carter's luck, memory, and sheer determination make possible the salvation of the planet, but Carter himself falls unconscious before he knows the success of his efforts. The novel ends with his sudden involuntary return to Earth.
(Summary by Thomas Copeland)

    Chapter 1

    Chapter 1

    • 16 min
    Chapter 2

    Chapter 2

    • 10 min
    Chapter 3

    Chapter 3

    • 16 min
    Chapter 4

    Chapter 4

    • 13 min
    Chapter 5

    Chapter 5

    • 9 min
    Chapter 6

    Chapter 6

    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

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2 Ratings

skinnpuppy ,

pretty good!

although not read by my favorite librivox narrator, Mark Smith, this reader (Thomas Copeland) narrates almost as good. The only problem he really has, is that sometimes he inhales audibly while narrating, which is slightly annoying. Other than that, very well done. (sometimes you can also hear him turning the pages of the book as he reads, but I dont mind that at all, it makes me feel like i am being read a bedtime story like i am a little kid again, and it’s actually rather pleasing)
Copeland has a very pleasing voice and cadance.
The story is also good, obviously.

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