Chessmen of Mars (version 3)
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
About this book
In the fifth book in the Barsoom series, Tara of Helium, daughter of John Carter, becomes lost in an unknown area of Mars when her single-seat flier is caught in a rare Martian hurricane. She is first captured by the bizarre and hideous Kaldanes, then the brutal Manatorians, where she is the prize in a tournament of Martian chess, jetan, that is played by live game pieces, and to the death! (Summary by Mark Nelson)
Chapters (22)
1 Tara in a Tantrum
2 At the Gale's Mercy
3 The Headless Humans
4 Captured
5 The Perfect Brain
6 In the Toils of Horror
7 A Repellant Sight
8 Close Work
9 Adrift Over Strange Regions
10 Entrapped
11 The Choice of Tara
12 Ghek Plays Pranks
13 A Desperate Deed
14 At Ghek's Command
15 The Old Man of the Pits
16 Another Change of Name
17 A Play to the Death
18 A Task for Loyalty
19 The Menace of the Dead
20 The Charge of Cowardice
21 A Risk for Love
22 At the Moment of Marriage
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