The Burroughs, Edgar Rice 1875-1950 creator text utu 1998 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Chessmen of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel published in 1922. When Tara, princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter, crashes her flier in a storm, she finds herself captured by the horrific Kaldanes—large heads with crab-like legs who ride headless human bodies. Prince Gahan of Gathol sets out to rescue her, but conceals his identity as a humble mercenary. Together they must survive the deadly city of Manator, where captives fight to the death as living pieces in a giant chess game. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chessmen_of_Mars Release date is 1998-01-01 Produced by Judy Boss Original publication data not identified Science fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1153 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1153 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133041.0 1153