Nov 2009
The Green Warriors of Barsoom
For those new readers who may not know what a Barsoomian green warrior looks like, this illustration is by Neal MacDonald, originally published in John Flint Roy's A Guide to Barsoom. Depending on who's doing the drawing, the position on the second set of arms can vary.
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Jeff Doten
Jeff Doten is a long-time Burroughs fan, and when RtB was near completion we sent him a draft to read. Thanks to Jeff for his feedback.
He has a number of Burroughs- and Barsoom-related websites, and they're all worth visiting:
JeffDoten.com
Barsoomia.org
TheFireGodsofVenus.com
StrangeWorldsAnthology.com
Barsoomia.org is a great resource for news on the upcoming John Carter of Mars film directed by Andrew Stanton at Disney/Pixar.
He has a number of Burroughs- and Barsoom-related websites, and they're all worth visiting:
JeffDoten.com
Barsoomia.org
TheFireGodsofVenus.com
StrangeWorldsAnthology.com
Barsoomia.org is a great resource for news on the upcoming John Carter of Mars film directed by Andrew Stanton at Disney/Pixar.
Mars Software
For those of us interested in Mars, here are a couple of programs to have a look at that take advantage of the wealth of imagery and data we now have.
The first is NASA's Mars24 Sunclock. A free program for Mac, Linux and Windows that delivers a visual representation of Mars' solar cycle and time. Configurable with a number of different skins included. Available here.
The other is the Mars 3D Space Survey screensaver. For Mac ($4.99) or Windows ($5.99). Factoids, music, multimonitor support. Free demo period. Mac version here. Windows version here.
The first is NASA's Mars24 Sunclock. A free program for Mac, Linux and Windows that delivers a visual representation of Mars' solar cycle and time. Configurable with a number of different skins included. Available here.
The other is the Mars 3D Space Survey screensaver. For Mac ($4.99) or Windows ($5.99). Factoids, music, multimonitor support. Free demo period. Mac version here. Windows version here.
About Return to Barsoom
Return to Barsoom is a modern look at Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars. Burroughs began his series of 11 books with A Princess of Mars in 1912, and ended with The Skeleton Men of Jupiter in 1942.
Burroughs is one of the best of the early science fiction writers who started out in pulp magazines. He is better known for creating Tarzan.
When I began reading the Tarzan books I was 12 or 13, and I thought they were fantastic. The first few were the best. I continued on to read ERB's other works, which included the Carter books. Whatever Burroughs may have lacked in subtlety in his writing, his stories were always imaginative and rich with detail. Read More...
Burroughs is one of the best of the early science fiction writers who started out in pulp magazines. He is better known for creating Tarzan.
When I began reading the Tarzan books I was 12 or 13, and I thought they were fantastic. The first few were the best. I continued on to read ERB's other works, which included the Carter books. Whatever Burroughs may have lacked in subtlety in his writing, his stories were always imaginative and rich with detail. Read More...