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The Chessmen of Mars

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Original author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

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"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.

The Chessmen of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1153.

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23 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter999 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Tara in a Tantrum3,629 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: At the Gale's Mercy3,664 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Headless Humans4,458 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Captured4,472 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: The Perfect Brain3,441 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: In the Toils of Horror4,518 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: A Repellent Sight4,331 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Close Work3,488 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Adrift Over Strange Regions3,977 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Entrapped3,487 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: The Choice of Tara3,746 words
  1. 13.Chapter XII: Ghek Plays Pranks3,434 words
  2. 14.Chapter XIII: A Desperate Deed3,712 words
  3. 15.Chapter XIV: At Ghek's Command3,841 words
  4. 16.Chapter XV: The Old Man of the Pits3,955 words
  5. 17.Chapter XVI: Another Change of Name3,920 words
  6. 18.Chapter XVII: A Play to the Death3,831 words
  7. 19.Chapter XVIII: A Task for Loyalty4,300 words
  8. 20.Chapter XIX: The Menace of the Dead3,232 words
  9. 21.Chapter XX: The Charge of Cowardice3,931 words
  10. 22.Chapter XXI: A Risk for Love3,361 words
  11. 23.Chapter XXII: At the Moment of Marriage4,976 words