Cover of The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Gods of Mars

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

331 pages~6 hrs

To find his heart, he must defy the gods of a dying world.

After ten long years of exile, John Carter finally fights his way back to the red planet, only to find it transformed into a landscape of ancient cults and terrifying new enemies. To find his lost princess, he must challenge the very deities of Barsoom and uncover a conspiracy that threatens to consume the world.

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