Tag: Edgar Rice Burroughs

The People That Time Forgot [Large Print]

The People That Time Forgot
The Caspak Trilogy, Volume 2 – Large Print
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

“The People That Time Forgot” are the inhabitants of “Caspak,” the native name for the island of Caprona, located somewhere in or near the Antarctic. Reported by the Italian explorer Caproni in 1721, the island’s location was subsequently “lost”. Both the island and the explorer are of course entirely fictional, and the island provides the setting for what has over the years become known as Burroughs’ science fiction “Caspak Trilogy.” Continue reading “The People That Time Forgot [Large Print]”

The Land That Time Forgot [Large Print]

The Land That Time Forgot
The Caspak Trilogy, Volume 1 – Large Print
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

“The Land That Time Forgot” is known as “Caspak,” the native name for the island of Caprona, located somewhere in or near the Antarctic. Reported by the Italian explorer Caproni in 1721, the island’s location was subsequently “lost”. Both the island and the explorer are of course entirely fictional, and the island provides the setting for what has over the years become known as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ science fiction/fantasy “Caspak Trilogy.” Continue reading “The Land That Time Forgot [Large Print]”

The Warlord of Mars [Large Print]

The Warlord of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

In this, the third of his tales of Barsoom, Burroughs concludes the trilogy that tells the story of the romance between John Carter and Dejah Thoris, who was trapped by the evil false goddess Issus in the Temple of the Sun at the end of “The Gods of Mars”. When his enemies flee north, taking Dejah Thoris and two other Martian princesses with them, John Carter pursues all the way to the polar region, discovering bizarre creatures and a hidden race of Martian men.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, the former Confederate officer is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and leading the armies of his allies in battle in this epic adventure that will leave John Carter astride an entire planet as “The Warlord of Mars”. Continue reading “The Warlord of Mars [Large Print]”

The Gods of Mars [Large Print]

The Gods of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

In this, the second of his tales of Barsoom, Burroughs returns to the romance between John Carter, mysteriously and unexpectedly returned to Earth at the end of a “Princess of Mars”, and Dejah Thoris. A decade after being torn away from his family on Barsoom, Carter is once again transported by mysterious forces to the red planet and, materializing in the Valley Dor, where Barsoomians make a last pilgrimage as life nears its end, finds himself thrust into a weird adventure involving the truth behind Martian beliefs in the afterlife and the Gods of Mars.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, the former Confederate officer is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, discovering a lost race of Barsoomians and the awful secrets behind the Gods of Mars while battling Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and discovering perfidy and treachery among both allies and enemies while leading armies and airborne navies in battle in the course of this epic adventure. Continue reading “The Gods of Mars [Large Print]”

A Princess of Mars [Large Print]

A Princess of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

This, the first of dozens of popular tales spun by Burroughs, is the story of the romance between John Carter, mysteriously transported to Mars from the Arizona desert, and Dejah Thoris, the “Princess of Mars” for whom the tale is named.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, former Confederate officer John Carter is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, with the earthling pitted against a variety of Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries and adventure on seemingly every page and finding a few friends – and the love of his life – in the course of this epic adventure. Continue reading “A Princess of Mars [Large Print]”

Caspak: The Complete “Land That Time Forgot” Trilogy

Caspak
The Complete “Land That Time Forgot” Trilogy
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

This quality edition has been prepared by human editors and is not a machine-scanned reproduction of old editions. It includes the complete text of all three novels comprising Edgar Rice Burrough’s “Caspak” trilogy, “The Land that Time Forgot”, “The People that Time Forgot” and “Out of Time’s Abyss” in a freshly edited and newly formatted volume printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover.

Originally written under the working title “The Lost U-Boat” and published as a three-part serial in 1918, the three tales chronicle the adventures of the survivors of a torpedoed ship and the German u-boat crew on the lost island of “Caprona”, called “Caspak” by the native inhabitants, and the members of the expedition that sets out to rescue the survivors. Continue reading “Caspak: The Complete “Land That Time Forgot” Trilogy”