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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
John Carter: The Himbo Warlord of Mars.
(The man forgets he's in disguise every 2 minutes and is still the most respected person on Barsoom?)
(The man forgets he's in disguise every 2 minutes and is still the most respected person on Barsoom?)
The third John Carter of Mars book picks up where the cliffhanger in the second book left off. This lightweight story amounts to one long chase scene, with added perils at every turn. Not that that is a bad thing, necessarily. It was quite fun, and Burrough's imaginative world is interesting. Naturally, the stiff dialogue and poor characterization that plague the previous books continues with this one as well, and John Carter seems a bit dimmer in this episode. However, if Andrew Stanton does indeed film a trilogy of John Carter films, as is rumored, this could be an exciting cinematic conclusion.
I love these! They’re so weird and so well written.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Overall, I have to say this is the weakest of the series so far, simply because it was such a direct continuation of a storyline. The story was much more concise and to the point, but I felt the book had a lot more "luck" for John Carter this time around. Too many times I felt he easily could have perished.
This story also has a lot less memorable characters introduced and to be honest, I would have preferred to spend a little more time in each of the locales to get a better mental image of them, particularly Kaol.
Overall, a decent story that finishes off the arc, but it didn't have me riveted like the first two books.
This story also has a lot less memorable characters introduced and to be honest, I would have preferred to spend a little more time in each of the locales to get a better mental image of them, particularly Kaol.
Overall, a decent story that finishes off the arc, but it didn't have me riveted like the first two books.
Not quite as strong as Gods of Mars -- at this point the pulp tropes are starting to wear a bit thin. Carter disguises himself as yet another race of Martians, infiltrates their highest echelons, eventually gets himself put in charge. Again! Also, there are a couple hilarious bits in the prose that come off tone-deaf to the modern reader -- obvious goofs that make Carter look like a bumbling idiot. Still a fun read, though.
More 3.5/5 stars.
Just after [b:The Gods of Mars|3147132|The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)|Edgar Rice Burroughs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1282720724l/3147132._SY75_.jpg|2816507], or at least 12 years after, John Carter is still searching for his wife Dejah Thoris and the Red Martian maiden Thuvia, along with the White Martian maiden Phaidor. They were last imprisoned in tomb, set by Phaidor's father Matai Shang, leader of the White Martian cult known as the therns. Xodar has assumed leadership of the Black Martians after John discredited the false goddess Issus. However, the Black Martian dator Thurid, dislikes John and Xodar and sets off in the middle of the night. John follows him and learns that he is in alliance with Matai Shang. Together with he faithful calot, Woola, John will traverse all of Mars once more to find his beloved wife. New allies and enemies will be made, including those of the once-thought-to-be-extinct Yellow Martians.
This was probably the best Barsoom book so far. While Edgar Rice Burroughs' typical run-on sentences are still there--which I'm not actually mad about--the prose is still pretty decent. If you've made it this far in the series, you can pretty much get around it.
John still continues to be the Virginian gentleman we've always known him to be; though he has a bit more edge in this book. He desperately wants to see Dejah again and will fight anyone and everyone who is willing to stand in his way. One thing that I did notice is that John gets injured more in this book, and has more defeats. He's in no way a weakling, but his physical defeats are more prominent here. I was fine with this as it gave him a bit of a balance to that added bit of edge. Other than that, there's obviously the damsel-in-distress stuff still going on with Dejah, but Thuvia and Phaidor show some mettle.
One thing I really did like about The Warlord of Mars, and something that has continually appeared throughout the series thus far much to my surprise, was the unity of all the Martians at the end. John makes friends and allies with all the Martians of different colors/races and unites them. This has always shocked me given that John used to be a Confederate soldier and the racial prejudices of Burroughs. Who knows? Maybe Burroughs was like H. P. Lovecraft and became slightly less prejudice as the years went on. Who knows?
Nonetheless, everything wrap-ups happily. John is finally reunited with Dejah and they kiss in a very sweet and romantic way.
Just after [b:The Gods of Mars|3147132|The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)|Edgar Rice Burroughs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1282720724l/3147132._SY75_.jpg|2816507], or at least 12 years after, John Carter is still searching for his wife Dejah Thoris and the Red Martian maiden Thuvia, along with the White Martian maiden Phaidor. They were last imprisoned in tomb, set by Phaidor's father Matai Shang, leader of the White Martian cult known as the therns. Xodar has assumed leadership of the Black Martians after John discredited the false goddess Issus. However, the Black Martian dator Thurid, dislikes John and Xodar and sets off in the middle of the night. John follows him and learns that he is in alliance with Matai Shang. Together with he faithful calot, Woola, John will traverse all of Mars once more to find his beloved wife. New allies and enemies will be made, including those of the once-thought-to-be-extinct Yellow Martians.
This was probably the best Barsoom book so far. While Edgar Rice Burroughs' typical run-on sentences are still there--which I'm not actually mad about--the prose is still pretty decent. If you've made it this far in the series, you can pretty much get around it.
John still continues to be the Virginian gentleman we've always known him to be; though he has a bit more edge in this book. He desperately wants to see Dejah again and will fight anyone and everyone who is willing to stand in his way. One thing that I did notice is that John gets injured more in this book, and has more defeats. He's in no way a weakling, but his physical defeats are more prominent here. I was fine with this as it gave him a bit of a balance to that added bit of edge. Other than that, there's obviously the damsel-in-distress stuff still going on with Dejah, but Thuvia and Phaidor show some mettle.
One thing I really did like about The Warlord of Mars, and something that has continually appeared throughout the series thus far much to my surprise, was the unity of all the Martians at the end. John makes friends and allies with all the Martians of different colors/races and unites them. This has always shocked me given that John used to be a Confederate soldier and the racial prejudices of Burroughs. Who knows? Maybe Burroughs was like H. P. Lovecraft and became slightly less prejudice as the years went on. Who knows?
Nonetheless, everything wrap-ups happily. John is finally reunited with Dejah and they kiss in a very sweet and romantic way.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No