The Master Mind of Mars - Softcover

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345278399 ISBN 13: 9780345278395

Publisher: Del Rey, 1979

Synopsis

Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Master Mind Of Mars, The

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From the Inside Flap:

Former Earthman Ulysses Paxton served Barsoom's greatest scientist, until his master's ghoulish trade in living bodies drove him to rebellion. Then, to save the body of the woman he loved, he had to attack mighty Phundahl, and its evil, beautiful ruler.

About the Author:

Edgar Rice Burroughs fame stems from the creation of Tarzan and the Barsoom science fiction series. He was born on September 1, 1875 in Chicago, Illinois, and entered military service in 1895. Two years later, he was diagnosed with a heart problem and was discharged. He drifted from job to job and in 1911, he found work selling pencil sharpeners. Because he had plenty of free time during this period, he started reading pulp fiction magazines. He thought that if people were getting paid for writing such rot, then he could write stories which were just as rotten. After seven years of being paid low wages he began writing his own fiction. The first Tarzan and John Carter stories were published in 1912.

About this edition

• Publisher: Del Rey
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0345278399
• ISBN 13: 9780345278395
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Illustrator: Michael Whelan