A Fighting Man of Mars Author:Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for writing the classic Tarzan and John Carter stories. Burroughs was a prolific writer in many different genres and many of his books have been made into films. A Fighting Man of Mars is the seventh book in the John Carter of Mars series. The action follows Tan Hadron, a low-ranking offi... more »cer who falls in love with the daughter of a rich noble.« less