# The Chessmen of Mars

By Edgar Rice Burroughs.

"The Chessmen of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel published in 1922. When Tara, princess of Helium and daughter of John Carter, crashes her flier in a storm, she finds herself captured by the horrific Kaldanes—large heads with crab-like legs who ride headless human bodies. Prince Gahan of Gathol sets out to rescue her, but conceals his identity as a humble mercenary. Together they must survive the deadly city of Manator, where captives fight to the death as living pieces in a giant chess game. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Science fiction; Mars (Planet) -- Fiction

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Chessmen of Mars (version 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/8699) by Edgar Rice Burroughs (9 h 16 min, English)
- [Chessmen of Mars (version 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/8280) by Edgar Rice Burroughs (9 h 5 min, English)
- [Chessmen of Mars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/2072) by Edgar Rice Burroughs (10 h 20 min, English)

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