The Chessmen of Mars
Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy
A storm blows Tara of Helium, John Carter's daughter, far off course in The Chessmen of Mars (1922), the fifth Barsoom novel. She is captured by the Kaldanes, brain-like creatures that ride headless bodies called rykors. Later she is forced into a game of jetan, Martian chess played to the death with living pieces. Gahan of Gathol, a prince she once scorned, follows her in disguise and fights to save her.
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