A Bew Novel of Barsoom!

 

In the novel Dark Tides of Mars, author Chris L Adams transported readers back in time to Barsoom’s glory days, before the oceans evaporated and its proud peoples were forced to construct an atmosphere factory to keep themselves alive on a dying world. Now, learn why Barsoom was fated to face such an ecological apocalypse in this thrilling sequel, Gauntlets of Mars: A Novel of Barsoom, the newest volume in the Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs series!

Cover art by Douglas Klauba

Gauntlets of Mars features cover art and interior illustrations by renowned visual artist Douglas Klauba, and will be available in paperback, standard hardcover, and a hardcover Collector’s Edition. The book is expected to ship to customers Summer 2025. Across the Seas of Time Stranded one million years ago in the glory days of Barsoom, when great oceans spanned the planet’s now-barren deserts, warrior-scientist Dat Voga has faced some serious obstacles since he and his companion arrived in the middle of a hurricane. But the most serious challenge is yet to be overcome. The longer Dat Voga remains in the past, the more likely he will cause irreparable damage to the future…a future in which he and his friends may cease to exist. But with the secret to returning to his own era locked in the head of a deranged madman who dwells in another age, his fate may be sealed before his life even begins.

Sample interior illustrations by Douglas Klauba Special Offer with Preorder of Hardcover Collector’s Edition—Collectible Trading Card and Signed Bookplate! All preorders of the hardcover Collector’s Edition of Gauntlets of Mars placed directly from ERB, Inc.’s online store will come with an exclusive collectible trading card featuring the book’s cover art by Douglas Klauba. The hardcover Collector’s Edition is limited to only 200 copies and will feature a special bookplate signed by author Chris L Adams, artist Douglas Klauba, and ERB, Inc., President and Wild Adventures of ERB Series Editor James Sullos, along with a facsimile of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ signature. Get this special offer only by preordering Gauntlets of Mars: A Novel of Barsoom from our online store and selecting the option for the hardcover Collector’s Edition. The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs™ In the Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs series, today’s authors innovate and expand upon Burroughs’ classic tales of wonder in truly wild fashion, even moving his characters and storylines outside the bounds of canon to alternate universes! Preorder your copy of Gauntlets of Mars: A Novel of Barsoom today!

About Chris L Adams (Author) Chris spent years playing guitar in various bands and during that time was more of a voracious reader than a writer. After his last band collapsed, he turned from writing songs to writing stories, including his Barsoom duology, Dark Tides of Mars and Gauntlets of Mars. In addition to writing, Chris also dabbles in painting; the cover art for his latest novel, A Savage from Atlantis, was created from one of his paintings. More information about Chris and his works can be found on his website, including links, a list of available stories, and other items of interest. Chris resides in Southern West Virginia with his wife and daughter. About Douglas Klauba (Illustrator) An award-winning illustrator, Douglas Klauba was born and raised in Chicago, and is a graduate of the American Academy of Art. His paintings have been included in the art annuals of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, the Society of Illustrators, and Imagine FX magazine. He was Artist Guest of Honor at the 2016 Burroughs Bibliophiles Dum-Dum convention, and he previously provided artwork for the novels Tarzan Trilogy, Untamed Pellucidar, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold, The Girl from Hollywood Centennial Edition, Tarzan and the Forest of Stone, and Dark Tides of Mars, all published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. About Edgar Rice Burroughs The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes™ and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. His timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom to the miles-high forests of Amtor and the savage inner world of Pellucidar, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.

February release from Random House Penguin

 Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales

by Heather Fawcett

The third installment in the heartwarming and enchanting Emily Wilde series, about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves. Emily has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her Encyclopaedia of Faeries. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project yet: Studying the inner workings of a faerie realm — as its queen.

Hardcover $29.00

to The Stars by L. Ron Hubbard

 

To the Stars by L. Ron Hubbard, available from Amazon  for Kindle, Audiobook or Hardcover and at your favorite retailer.

 In most reviews people look upon this as a space opera, and it most certainly is: but on this reading, I am finding it to be about the growth and development of Alan Corday as a person.

Corday is in love and decides that he needs to go to Mars and make his fortune so that her father will have no objections to their marriage.

In his quest to find passage to Mars, he stumbles into a bar where Captain Jocelyn is recruiting a crew for his ship, Hound of Heaven and their trip to Alpha Centauri and other ports on the "long Haul".

Corday finds himself an unwilling member of the crew and fights against the role Jocelyn has planned for him. Corday is one of the few that understand the properties of Einstein's Theory and knows that many years may pass before his return to Earth and his reunion with his beloved Chica in New Chicago.

At the return of his voyage, Corday finds the world a changed place and finally finds his Chica.

When next we find Corday, he is on the ship again and is earning his spot as the second or third mate, depending on Captain Jocelyn's mood and how much Corday appears to be learning about repairing the ship, learning all the systems, and getting along with the crew.

Each return to Earth shows a much changed planet and the items that were needed or precious has changed. It also has become harder to find repair parts for so ancient a vessel.

I wish there were more adventures had Hubbard revisited this timeline in his career.

In the beginning Corday is an elitist and has a very hard time accepting his role on the ship. He has a hard time making friends and finally takes his position seriously as he begins to do his best to keep the ship in its best shape, makes friends, and finally understands his humanity.

In many of Hubbard's later works, he spends the time to develop the humanity needed to show the reader what it takes to make the harder decisions and how man can not think only of himself but for the good of the masses.

This is an interesting volume that retains its freshness of it's time and how he was one of the first the utilize Einstein's discoveries in his writings. You also need to read BATTLEFIELD EARTH to see how Hubbard was able to develop humanity in his writing and his characters.

This classic of science fiction is a must-read and is space exploration and intergalactic colonization that will stick with you long after you finish reading it.

I'm glad to see this available again and recommend it to those in the new generation of readers.