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DJ Image Full Size Cover Image Cover Art by Schoonover THE GODS OF MARS ERB Commenced writing this second Mars book on July 14, 1912 Read the eText Edition |
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Robert
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AMERICAN PUBLISHING HISTORY
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THE ALL-STORY: 1913 January - May Fred W. Small: no covers ~ b/w headpiece repeated in each installment FIRST A.C. McClurg & Co.: September 28, 1918 ~ 348 pages Frank E. Schoonover DJ repeated as sepia frontispiece REPRINTS A.C. McClurg & Co. ~ 1919 (Schoonover) Grosset & Dunlap ~ 1919 (Schoonover) Grosset & Dunlap ~ 1920 (Schoonover) Grosset & Dunlap ~ 1940 (no Schoonover frontispiece) Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. ~ March 26, 1948 (Schoonover) Canaveral Press ~ November 30, 1962 (Schoonover with Ivy cover art) Ballantine Books ~ January 1963 ~ 190 pages Robert Abbett cover Doubleday SF Book Club ~ January 1971: Paired with The Warlord of Mars ~ 336 pages Frank Frazetta DJ and six interiors (3 per novel) Ballantine Books ~ October 1973 Gino D'Achille cover Ballantine-Del Rey ~ May 1979 Michael Whelan cover For detailed information see: Robert
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Frank Frazetta Illustrations
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THE GODS OF MARS
Chronology Charts for The
Gods of Mars
From Chronology For the Princess of Mars Trilogy
by Fredrik Ekman
Refer to ERBzine
0507 for notations
| Earth Time | Barsoom Time | Event | Note | ||
| Apr 24, 1884 | 9 ord, 431 padan | Carthoris sees the face of Issus | 11 | ||
| Feb 1, 1886 | 10 ord, 393 padan | Tars Tarkas sets out for the Valley Dor | |||
| Feb 6, 1886 | 10 ord, 398 padan | Tardos Mors & Mors Kajak set out for Carthoris | |||
| Feb 20, 1886 | 10 ord, 412 padan | The expedition is captured by the yellow men | |||
| Mar 4, 1886 | 10 ord, 422 padan | Second advent upon Mars | 12 | ||
| Mar 4, 1886 | 10 ord, 423 padan | Dejah Thoris leaves Helium | |||
| Mar 5, 1886 | 10 ord, 423 padan | The black men attack | |||
| Mar 5, 1886 | 10 ord, 424 padan | Captured by the black men | |||
| Mar 7, 1886 | 10 ord, 425 padan | Flight from Omean | |||
| Mar 8, 1886 | 10 ord, 426 padan | Liberation of Tars Tarkas | |||
| Mar 8, 1886 | 10 ord, 427 padan | Dejah Thoris captured by the black men | |||
| Mar 9, 1886 | 10 ord, 428 padan | Rescued by the Xavarian | 13 | ||
| Mar 11, 1886 | 10 ord, 429 padan | Kidnapped by Zat Arrras | |||
| Feb 17, 1887 | 11 ord, 95 padan | Message relayed to Carthoris | 14 | ||
| Mar 13, 1887 | 11 ord, 118 padan | Fleet is ready to sail from Hastor | |||
| Mar 20, 1887 | 11 ord, 125 padan | Rescued from the pits | |||
| Mar 22, 1887 | 11 ord, 127 padan | The air battle | 15 | ||
| Mar 23, 1887 | 11 ord, 128 padan | The fight in the temple |
| Earth Time | Barsoom Time | Event | Note | ||
| Apr 7, 1884 | 9 ord, 260 padan | Carthoris sees the face of Issus | 11 | ||
| Feb 1, 1886 | 10 ord, 221 padan | Tars Tarkas sets out for the Valley Dor | |||
| Feb 7, 1886 | 10 ord, 227 padan | Tardos Mors & Mors Kajak set out for Carthoris | |||
| Feb 21, 1886 | 10 ord, 241 padan | The expedition is captured by the yellow men | |||
| Mar 4, 1886 | 10 ord, 251 padan | Second advent upon Mars | 12 | ||
| Mar 4, 1886 | 10 ord, 252 padan | Dejah Thoris leaves Helium | |||
| Mar 5, 1886 | 10 ord, 252 padan | The black men attack | |||
| Mar 5, 1886 | 10 ord, 253 padan | Captured by the black men | |||
| Mar 7, 1886 | 10 ord, 254 padan | Flight from Omean | |||
| Mar 8, 1886 | 10 ord, 255 padan | Liberation of Tars Tarkas | |||
| Mar 8, 1886 | 10 ord, 256 padan | Dejah Thoris captured by the black men | |||
| Mar 9, 1886 | 10 ord, 257 padan | Rescued by the Xavarian | 13 | ||
| Mar 11, 1886 | 10 ord, 258 padan | Kidnapped by Zat Arrras | |||
| Feb 17, 1887 | 10 ord, 593 padan | Message relayed to Carthoris | 14 | ||
| Mar 13, 1887 | 10 ord, 616 padan | Fleet is ready to sail from Hastor | |||
| Mar 20, 1887 | 10 ord, 623 padan | Rescued from the pits | |||
| Mar 22, 1887 | 10 ord, 625 padan | The air battle | 15 | ||
| Mar 23, 1887 | 10 ord, 626 padan | The fight in the temple |
| The Plant Men
A Forest Battle The Chamber of Mystery Thuvia Corridors of Peril The Black Pirates of Barsoom A Fair Goddess The Depths of Omean Issus, Goddess of Life Eternal The Prison Isle of Shador When Hell Broke Loose |
Doomed to Die
A Break for Liberty The Eyes in the Dark Flight and Pursuit Under Arrest The Death Sentence Sola's Story Black Despair The Air Battle Through Flood and Flame Victory and Defeat |
CAST OF CHARACTERS ~ PLACES ~
THINGS
Ref:
ERBlist Summary Project
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John Carter Tars Tarkas Thuvia Holy Therns Black Pirates Phaidor Matai Shang (Holy Hekkador) Xodar (Dator) Issus Thurid Carthoris Hor Vastus Kantos Kan Mors Kajak Tardos Mors Zat Arrras Dejah Thoris Sola Phartak Yersted |
PLACES
Hudson River Valley Dor Temple of Issus Lost Sea of Korus Otz foothills Helium Iss village of lost souls Isle of Shador Omean Sea Temple of Reward Zodanga Hastor Thark Temple of the Sun
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THINGS
plant men gold rubies emeralds diamonds banth white apes two man flier ten man cruiser pumping stations battleship submarine revolver thoats tal xat zode wireless utan |
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