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Pitball might be my new favorite sport. It amazes me the sports some of these authors invent and I hate the fact I can‘t actually see them played in real life. Booktok does it again with another amazing fantasy series. Woola doesn‘t even mind being my kindle prop for hands free reading of it. #catsoflitsy #catswithbooknames #theprincessofmars #edgarriceburroughs #fantasysports

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 334

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Found these in an old used bookshop yesterday. All Frazetta covers too. Sad that someone added shorts to the woman on the Escape to Venus cover tho. Given how long ago these were written, I guess the censorship shouldn't surprise me. I enjoyed the John Carter of Mars books I read by him. (Known as the Barsoom series.) Since these were written after those, they might be even better. #scifibooks #oldscifi #tbrpile

A key historical event, a famous writer and a murder mystery all thrown together in this book. Enjoyable enough reads.

First book finished for #24B4Monday, 4 hrs 1 minute

Caspak novel number 2. This story follows Bowen Tyler's secretary, Mr. Tom Billings on a harrowing rescue mission to the land that time forgot. I had a lot of fun with this one, reading Tom with the voice of John Wayne. Liberal with Burroughs' signature blend of adventure, dire peril, and romance. It is no wonder that he is a perennial favorite of teenage boys everywhere. Available wherever audio books are sold.

Second chapter still.. Reading it very slowly because I am not feeling this is my kinda book (there is definitely such a thing!)

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Ehh. Like much early sci-fi, it is unintentionally hilarious based on our knowledge today. It is also disheartening because the author's imagination doesn't extend to making a society where women actually have autonomy 🙄

Outside of his various series, this one-off predictably contains adventure, romance, narrow escapes from death, and treacherous villains; all of the hallmarks that ERB is known for and why we continue to read him.

ERB's inspiration seems to be the fascist regime that was taking over Europe when the first half of the story was published in 1941. The hero is an American fighter pilot killed in WWII, who wakes up transported to a world where another fascist regime had all but taken over the planet. He finds himself in the last unconquered nation, and takes up their cause. Nice propaganda piece.