The cover page is adapted from The Chessmen of Mars, a painting completed in 1922 by J. Allen St. John. The cover and title pages feature the League Spartan and Sorts Mill Goudy typefaces created in 2014 and 2009 by The League of Moveable Type. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Allen_St._Johnwww.theleagueofmoveabletype.com/
The Chessmen of Mars
章节(23)
- Prelude 0:00
- I: Tara in a Tantrum 6:02
- II: At the Gale’s Mercy 29:57
- III: The Headless Humans 54:18
- IV: Captured 1:22:41
- V: The Perfect Brain 1:51:38
- VI: In the Toils of Horror 2:14:29
- VII: A Repellent Sight 2:43:47
- VIII: Close Work 3:10:37
- IX: Adrift Over Strange Regions 3:33:20
- X: Entrapped 3:59:16
- XI: The Choice of Tara 4:21:37
- XII: Ghek Plays Pranks 4:46:53
- XIII: A Desperate Deed 5:08:46
- XIV: At Ghek’s Command 5:33:50
- XV: The Old Man of the Pits 5:59:24
- XVI: Another Change of Name 6:25:00
- XVII: A Play to the Death 6:49:53
- XVIII: A Task for Loyalty 7:14:01
- XIX: The Menace of the Dead 7:41:28
- XX: The Charge of Cowardice 8:02:41
- XXI: A Risk for Love 8:28:14
- XXII: At the Moment of Marriage 8:50:17
The Chessmen of Mars, the fifth installment in the Martian series, was originally serialized in six parts in Argosy All-Story Weekly before being published as a novel in 1922. It introduces Tara, Princess of Helium, the headstrong daughter of John Carter, the Warlord of Mars. Just like the rest of the novels in the series, this one is packed with imaginative characters and locations. In true Barsoomian fashion, Burroughs regales us with an action-packed adventure: planet-shaking storms, daring swordfights, horrific dungeons, complex alien cultures, and wild escapes. While the story may be considered a standard pulp adventure, it also introduces a bit of philosophy by exploring the connection between the mind and the body.
Of special note is Jetan, or Martian chess, which holds a central place in the storyline. Burroughs includes an appendix so that interested readers may play the game themselves.