The Chessmen of Mars

Summary

The Chessmen of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fifth of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in January, 1921, and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February 18 and 25 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 1922. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in November 1922. This book contains scenes of violence as its author wrote them.

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Chapters (22)

1. 1. Tara in a Tantrum
2. 2. At the Gale's Mercy
3. 3. The Headless Humans
4. 4. Captured
5. 5. The Perfect Brain
6. 6. In the Toils of Horror
7. 7. A Repellent Sight
8. 8. Close Work
9. 9. Adrift Over Strange Regions
10. 10. Entrapped
11. 11. The Choice of Tara
12. 12. Ghek Plays Pranks
13. 13. A Desperate Deed
14. 14. At Ghek's Command
15. 15. The Old Man of the Pits
16. 16. Another Change of Name
17. 17. A Play to the Death
18. 18. A Task for Loyalty
19. 19. The Menace of the Dead
20. 20. The Charge of Cowardice
21. 21. A Risk for Love
22. 22. At the Moment of Marriage