nicanical
I like this follow-up to A Princess of Mars but it feels like it's on rails because of its constant fast pace, and how luck (or chance) resolves many of its conflicts.
The Gods of Mars has greater variety in settings and characters than Princess thanks to the introduction of two races: the Therns and the Black Pirates. Edgar Rice Burroughs gives readers more of the same action from the first book, set against a backdrop of new histories and superstitions intertwined with those of the Red Martians and Tharks, met previously. We also learn what happened to Dejah Thoris after the ending of Princess.
Burroughs follows a pattern: John Carter is captured; in captivity, John Carter meets an ally or a damsel in distress; John Carter escapes, rescuing his new companion; John Carter is captured again. Gods is several of these arcs back to back. I worry about subsequent entries in this series being too predictable.
I like this follow-up to A Princess of Mars but it feels like it's on rails because of its constant fast pace, and how luck (or chance) resolves many of its conflicts.
The Gods of Mars has greater variety in settings and characters than Princess thanks to the introduction of two races: the Therns and the Black Pirates. Edgar Rice Burroughs gives readers more of the same action from the first book, set against a backdrop of new histories and superstitions intertwined with those of the Red Martians and Tharks, met previously. We also learn what happened to Dejah Thoris after the ending of Princess.
Burroughs follows a pattern: John Carter is captured; in captivity, John Carter meets an ally or a damsel in distress; John Carter escapes, rescuing his new companion; John Carter is captured again. Gods is several of these arcs back to back. I worry about subsequent entries in this series being too predictable.
