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The gods of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Creators: Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) "The Gods of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel first published as a serial in 1913. John Carter returns to Mars after ten years, only to materialize in the Valley Dor—the Martian afterlife from which no one may leave. There he discovers a dark truth: the supposed gods of Mars are frauds who enslave and devour pilgrims seeking paradise. Carter must fight through layers of deception, rescue his beloved Dejah Thoris, and lead a massive fleet against false deities to expose the lies that have deceived an entire world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 7379