Publisher's Synopsis
Thuvia. The name rolls off the tongue thick with the promise of adventure. As we approach the 100th anniversary of its publication in novel form in 2020, Thuvia, Maid of Mars still holds sway over the imagination of the reader. Transported to a Martian world at the end of its life and short on resources, where the races of Mars fight to control the increasingly scarce elements necessary for survival, it seems prescient that Edgar Rice Burroughs should so effectively craft a world in its death throes. Even in the face of global annihilation, the races of Mars engage in the dance of war - in the tradition of endless conflict. Sitting at my desk 100 years in his future, Burroughs' Barsoom appears far less alien than it did when I originally read this book as a teen over 30 years ago.However, the call to adventure is still clarion. The promise of romance and the thrill of victory in battle remains embedded in the DNA of our masculinity. Burroughs intimately understands this fact and distills adventure from the ether that is 100 proof. Thuvia goes down like a smooth shot, setting fire to the imagination as it spreads and reaches the extremities of our common adventurer's soul. Buckle up for adventure, dear reader! Put down the computer in your hand. Pour yourself a smooth snifter of brandy, pack your pipe, find your chair, and prepare for adventure in a world both familiar and alien. Fight the Martian hordes! Save Thuvia! Lose yourself in the primal, collective fantasy of manhood! Barsoom awaits!
