“Thuvia, Maid of Mars” and “The Chessmen of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, (1972). Book club edition. Art by Frank Frazetta.

            The winds of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Mars blow across a world where danger, daring and adventure are the lifeblood of its untamed inhabitants.  Here are magnificent cities glistening with barbaric splendor and peopled by the noble red men of Mars . . . savage, rampaging hordes of giant, multi-limbed green men who roam the Martian plains . . . fierce beasts of prey whose hideous cries are the dreadful chorus of the red planet’s night.  

In “Thuvia, Maid of Mars," the first of two complete novels, Carthoris, son of the legendary John Carter, is accused of abducting the beauteous Princess Thuvia.  To clear his name, and to rescue the woman he loves, he must battle hosts of diabolical foes.  Yet all seems lost when they fall into the hands of Tario, mad ruler of Lothar – for he proposes to sacrifice them to his savage, beast-like god!

In “Chessmen of Mars,” Prince Gahan of Gathol braves all the dangers the red planet can offer in a desperate search for the lost Tara of Helium, John Carter’s daughter.  The ultimate test of courage awaits him when she is captured by the city of Manator and made the prize in a game of Martian chess – played with living pieces – and played to the death!  [From the blurb on the dustjacket]

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Frank Frazetta (1928-2010) was an American artist who specialized in fantasy and science fiction themes. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential illustrators of the 20th century, and his distinctive style has inspired generations of artists and filmmakers. 
 
Frazetta began his career as a comic book artist, working on titles such as Buck Rogers, Li'l Abner, and Vampirella. He gained fame for his cover paintings of Conan the Barbarian, Tarzan, and John Carter of Mars, among other pulp fiction characters. He also created posters for movies such as What's New Pussycat?, Mad Monster Party?, and The Gauntlet. In 1983, he collaborated with animator Ralph Bakshi on the film Fire and Ice, based on his original characters and designs.   [Source: Wikipedia]

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