The Chessmen of Mars Author:Edgar Rice Burroughs From ERBville Press: Our old friend, John Carter, Warlord of Mars, and his beautiful wife, Dejah Thoris, appear again, but the story mainly concerns the adventures of Tara, Princess of Helium, daughter of the Warlord, among strange races in remote regions of the Red Planet. Among other astounding things we are shown the land of headless men, cre... more »atures with the power of detaching their heads from their bodies and replacing them at will. The title of the story comes from a grim and deadly war game, similar to chess, played on Mars with men and naked swords.« less
Throughout the novel, Gahan is forced to prove himself in the approved heroic manner of all Burroughsian protagonists in his effort to win Tara's heart. As always, the heroine must be rescued from numerous perils and sticky situations.