The Chessmen of Mars is the fifth novel in the Barsoom Series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It revolves around the daring adventures of Tara, the brave daughter of John Carter on the planet Mars. Amidst spectral banths, terrifying kaldanes and unpredictable rykors, the story unfolds into a thrilling Martian tale.

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Prelude

I: Tara in a Tantrum

II: At the Gale’s Mercy

III: The Headless Humans

IV: Captured

V: The Perfect Brain

VI: In the Toils of Horror

VII: A Repellent Sight

VIII: Close Work

IX: Adrift Over Strange Regions

X: Entrapped

XI: The Choice of Tara

XII: Ghek Plays Pranks

XIII: A Desperate Deed

XIV: At Ghek’s Command

XV: The Old Man of the Pits

XVI: Another Change of Name

XVII: A Play to the Death

XVIII: A Task for Loyalty

XIX: The Menace of the Dead

XX: The Charge of Cowardice

XXI: A Risk for Love

XXII: At the Moment of Marriage

The Chessmen of Mars

Jetan, or Martian Chess

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fiction

science_fiction

adventure

fantasy