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by Geary Gravel\"\"<\/a><\/strong>
\nCover art by Chris Peuler<\/strong>
\nMap of Barsoom by Cortney Skinner
\n<\/strong>News of the passing of a dear friend spurs John Carter, Warlord of Mars, to investigate a series of perplexing mysteries in the forbidding icy northern reaches of Barsoom. The enigmas only deepen as he embarks upon a journey to the far-flung treasure city of Gathol with his spirited daughter Tara and an unexpected stowaway. Ensnared in an insidious conspiracy that reaches from his early years on the Red Planet back into the dim recesses of the ancient past, John Carter and his trusted longsword are now all that stand in the way of a dread menace that threatens the existence of all life on Barsoom.<\/p>\n

Bonus Novelette: \u201cVictory Harben: Stormwinds of Va-nah\u201d<\/strong>
\nby Ann Tonsor Zeddies
\n<\/strong>Continuing her wayward journey upon the currents of spacetime, Victory Harben arrives in the strange hollow interior world of Va-nah from Edgar Rice Burroughs\u2019 classic The Moon Maid. Thrust into an uneasy alliance with a renegade Va-gas warrior and her young son, Victory must turn all her wits and skills toward survival\u2014for she and her companions have been marked for death by the brutal the Kalkar soldiers under the reign of the vile tyrant Orthis.<\/p>\n

About the Authors
\nGeary Gravel<\/strong> is the author of the Philip K. Dick Award finalist The Alchemists<\/em>, as well as the novels The Pathfinders<\/em>, A Key for the Nonesuch<\/em>, and Return of the Breakneck Boys<\/em>. He has also written several novelizations, including Hook<\/em>, based on the Steven Spielberg film, and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm<\/em>, based on the animated movie. He lives in western Massachusetts, where he worked for decades as a Sign Language Interpreter for the Deaf.<\/p>\n

Ann Tonsor Zeddies<\/strong> first encountered the ERB Universe as a child, when an old professor who lived down the street allowed her to choose a volume from his shelves. She chose Tarzan of the Apes<\/em>. Later, she read the adventures of John Carter aloud to her young son. She is the author of six science fiction novels, two of which were Philip K. Dick Award nominees. Her short fiction includes stories in The Ultimate Silver Surfer and Magic in the Mirrorstone<\/em>. She lives in Michigan with her husband, near the shores of an inland sea.<\/p>\n

About the Cover Artist
\nChris Peuler<\/strong> is a genre illustrator based in Chicago, working primarily in fantasy and science fiction. A traditionally trained digital painter, Chris has created vivid imagery for various gaming and book publications. He has previously provided the cover art for Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.\u2019s editions of Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds<\/em> by Matt Betts, Tarzan: Battle for Pellucidar<\/em> by Win Scott Eckert, Swords Against the Moon Men<\/em> by Christopher Paul Carey, and A Soldier of Poloda: Further Adventures Beyond the Farthest Star<\/em> by Lee Strong.<\/p>\n

John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten<\/em> is available in softcover and hardcover editions, as well as a hardcover Collector\u2019s Edition with a signed bookplate.*\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

BONUS TRADING CARD WITH PREORDER<\/strong>
\nAll preorders of John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten<\/em> placed directly from our online store will come with a special collectible ERB Universe Tara, Princess of Gathol\u2122 trading card!** Collect all of the trading cards by preordering each ERB Universe novel directly from ERBurroughs.com!<\/p>\n

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HARDCOVER COLLECTOR\u2019S EDITION<\/strong>
\nThe hardcover Collector\u2019s Edition features a special ERB Universe bookplate signed by authors Geary Gravel and Ann Tonsor Zeddies, as well as an ERB Universe John Carter of Mars trading card produced exclusively for the Collector\u2019s Edition, and is limited to only 200 copies.<\/p>\n

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* The hardcover Collector\u2019s Edition is available exclusively from ERBurroughs.com.
\n** Offer not valid for books purchased elsewhere.<\/h6>\n
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Swords of Eternity Super-Arc<\/strong><\/p>\n

A mysterious force hurls inventor Jason Gridley and his prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Victory Harben across space and time, bringing them face to face with heroes and heroines of unparalleled courage and ability\u2014Carson Napier, Tarzan, John Carter, and more. With the help of their intrepid allies, Jason and Victory will uncover a plot both insidious and unthinkable\u2014one that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of the universe!<\/p>\n

Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds<\/em><\/a> by Matt Betts
\nTarzan: Battle for Pellucidar<\/em><\/a> by Win Scott Eckert
\nJohn Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten<\/em> by Geary Gravel
\nVictory Harben: Fires of Halos<\/em><\/a> by Christopher Paul Carey<\/p>\n

The Dead Moon Super-Arc<\/strong>
\nKorak at the Earth’s Core<\/em><\/a> by Win Scott Eckert<\/p>\n

Other Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Novels
\n<\/strong>A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins<\/a><\/em> by Ann Tonsor Zeddies
\nMahars of Pellucidar<\/em><\/a> by John Eric Holmes
\nRed Axe of Pellucidar<\/em><\/a> by John Eric Holmes
\nTarzan and the Forest of Stone<\/em><\/a> by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
\nTarzan and the Valley of Gold<\/em><\/a> by Fritz Leiber
\nTarzan and the Dark Heart of Time<\/em><\/a> by Philip Jos\u00e9 Farmer<\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Trademarks Edgar Rice Burroughs\u00ae; Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe\u2122; ERB Universe\u2122; John Carter\u00ae; John Carter of Mars\u00ae; Dejah Thoris\u00ae; Tars Tarkas\u00ae; Carthoris\u2122; Tara, Princess of Gathol\u2122; Woola\u2122; White Ape\u2122; A Princess of Mars\u00ae; Gods of Mars\u00ae; Warlord of Mars\u00ae; Barsoom\u00ae; Tarzan\u00ae; Tarzan of the Apes\u00ae; Pellucidar\u00ae; Carson of Venus\u00ae; Jason Gridley\u2122; Victory Harben\u2122; Swords of Eternity\u2122; Beyond the Farthest Star\u2122; The Moon Maid\u2122; and Va-nah\u2122 owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Associated logos, characters, names, and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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