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The Chessmen of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Creators: Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) "The Chessmen of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel published in 1922. When Tara, princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter, crashes her flier in a storm, she finds herself captured by the horrific Kaldanes—large heads with crab-like legs who ride headless human bodies. Prince Gahan of Gathol sets out to rescue her, but conceals his identity as a humble mercenary. Together they must survive the deadly city of Manator, where captives fight to the death as living pieces in a giant chess game. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 6452