Pirates of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875 - 1950)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Fantasy Fiction

Read by: Phil Chenevert in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Carson Napier
00:22:00 - 02 - Off for Mars
00:47:32 - 03 - Rushing Toward Venus
01:23:29 - 04 - To the House of the King
01:47:08 - 05 - The Girl in the Garden
02:17:52 - 06 - Gathering Tarel
02:46:34 - 07 - By Kamlot's Grave
03:14:12 - 08 - On Board the Sofal
03:37:33 - 09 - Soldiers of Liberty
03:57:29 - 10 - Mutiny
04:22:43 - 11 - Duare
04:42:51 - 12 - 'A Ship!'
05:08:37 - 13 - Catastrophe
05:33:56 - 14 - Storm

Edgar Rice Burroughs, of Tarzan fame, wrote many great adventure stories that were serialized in the magazines of t he 1930s. This is the first book in what is called the Venus series and starts it off with tons of action and excitement. It was published as a book in 1934. Our hero Carson accidentally lands on the mysterious, cloud-covered planet of Venus (he was shooting for Mars, believing Venus inhospitable to all life). Landing there he finds that the clouds conceal a wondrous secret: the strikingly beautiful yet deadly world of Amtor. In Amtor, cities of immortal beings flourish in giant trees reaching thousands of feet into the sky; ferocious beasts stalk the wilderness below; rare flashes of sunlight precipitate devastating storms; and the inhabitants believe their world is saucer-shaped with a fiery center and an icy rim. Stranded on Amtor after his spaceship crashes, astronaut Carson Napier is swept into a world where revolution is ripe, the love of a princess carries a dear price, and death can come as easily from the blade of a sword as from the ray of a futuristic gun. And yes, he does become a pirate. If you are looking for a pure adventure story, this is still a great one. (Summary by phil c)

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