The Chessmen of Mars Author:Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter's daughter rejects her suitor Gahan, who pursues her to the land of the Manatorians, experts in Martian chess. There Gahan plays the game to fight for the woman he loves.
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.