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The Princess of Venus was the most beautiful woman on Venus: Duare the last hope of Vepaja , daughter of its king. Now she was gone, a captive of the terrible Thorists, the sworn enemies of her people. No man born of Venus had the strength and cunning to rescue her:only Carson Napier, a man of Earth whose crashed ship had marooned on the mist-shrouded planet. For the sake of her life, and the hope of her love,he was willing to undergo the horror of the room of the Seven Doors, to walk in the City of the Dead: to face the thousand. deadly perils that spelled glorious adventure - Lost on Venus or death - for him and his beloved princess. |
The novel was serialized in seven installments beginning
on the fourth of March and concluding on the ides of April, the fifteenth
– tax day. The only issue featuring the novel on the cover was the first
one, but artist Samuel Cahan drew a black and white illustration for each
issue.
There are differences between this original magazine version and the book version, and while not completely identified, the differences seem to be chapter divisions and minor changes in the text. The hardcover editions and the paperback versions don’t match, the paperback editions, which relied on “public domain” status used the original magazine publications as a guide. As a note, and not a legal opinion, copyright status in the US is for 96 years after the original publication or in this case, until 2029 – 96 years after the magazine publication. It could be argued that the slightly different hardcover version is a different copyright and it would last until 2031. Something for other folks to fight about later. “Lost on Venus” is an excellent ‘sword and planet” story, but it’s more than that. The novel features the Thorists, thinly disguised followers of a Hitleresque leader, ruling a country with obvious Nazi overtones. Ed always enjoyed a little political or religious satire. |
Argosy March 4, 1933 cover Art by Paul Stahr |
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Lost on Venus preliminary cover art by J. Allen St. John 1935. Gouache and watercolor on board. |
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J. Allen St. John Original Art - a detailed preliminary drawing for the page 48 illustration. "He was a large, gross man." |
Preliminary St. John Art |
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VENUS (AMTOR) SERIES in the ERBzine C.H.A.S.E.R BIBLIOGRAPHY
1.
Pirates
of Venus
2. Lost on Venus 3. Carson of Venus |
4.
Escape
on Venus
5. The Wizard of Venus (Tales of Three Planets) |
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Greystokes British Gallery
Lord
Greystoke's Gallery of Japanese Cover Art
Matania
art in the McWhorter Louisville Collection
Carson
Napier Before Venus by F. Ekman
JCB
Venus Gallery: EV
JCB
Venus Gallery: CV
Fortunino
Matania: Images of Amtor Art: Pirates of Venus
Fortunino
Matania: Images of Amtor Art: Lost On Venus
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