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The Chessmen of Mars

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Narrated by: John Bolen
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Impetuous and headstrong, Tara, Princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter, defies the elements by flying into a rare, fierce Martian storm. Hurtled half a planet from her home, she is threatened by grotesque, flesh eating monsters and barbarous warriors. Is the mysterious Panthan warrior friend or foe? As hero battles for maiden in the chess-like games of Jetan, the pieces are fighting men and the stakes are life and death!

The fifth in Burroughs' 11-volume Mars series, a blend of sci-fi and romantic adventure.

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In this fifth installment of Burroughs's Mars series, Tara, Princess of Helium, battles strange creatures in her effort to return to Kansas, or rather, Helium, after a vicious storm blows her into a strange new country. John Bolen gives each character in the intricate extraterrestrial thriller an accent from some country on Earth. But so strongly does he perform these that dialogue is often lost to human ears. His shrill, simpering female characters, admittedly few, all sound the same. These problems, combined with mispronounced words and oddly accented phrases, detract from the great story.
Action Packed • Imaginative Elements • Perfect Narration • Entertaining Series • Humorous Story • High Quality Tale

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The book and narration were perfection. I struggle to listen to a audible book when the narrator doesn't fit my minds eye. This was a perfect match.

Burroughs at his best.

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This is, for me, tied with the “Original Trilogy, (Princess, Gods, and Warlord) for my favourite Barsoom tale. I was going over my Kindle and found a FREE version that came with this. For 99 cents. So even if you never “read it” get the kindle book first. It has a fairly plain cover. No artwork. For 99 cents I can’t recommend this enough. I hope this helps.

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John Bolen might be a good reader for other books but when he drops into sotto voce for the women, it's unlistenable. I couldn't get past the first chapter.

This was a book I'd read as a child and loved. I picked it up here because it was inexpensive and went along with the whispersync program. Even at .99¢ it's not worth the audio price. I guess I'll just have to re-read this one the old fashioned way.

Great story... bad reader!

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John Carter minimally appears in this 5th Mars novel by ERB. #4 featured his son. This one features his daughter. The story is what it is, typical ERB. Fun stuff. Pulp drama. The narrator is...well...what can I say? He's okay? His pacing is bland. His female voices are all faltsetto. He mispronounces a number of words. And his Southern accent for John Carter...well, I'll leave that for others to judge, as I'm not from Virginia. The story carries it through, though. As Burroughs always does, if you love this sort of stuff.

The series moves on....

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