The Chessmen of Mars (version 3)
by Edgar Rice Burroughs · Free audiobook · 23 chapters
LibriVox recording of The Chessmen of Mars (version 3) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Read in English by Mark Nelson 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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B 00-11 (132MB) Download M4B 12-22 (123MB)
Chapters
- 1. 00 - Prelude - John Carter Comes to Earth6:17
- 2. 01 - Tara in a Tantrum24:21
- 3. 02 - At the Gale's Mercy24:19
- 4. 03 - The Headless Humans27:44
- 5. 04 - Captured28:13
- 6. 05 - The Perfect Brain23:13
- 7. 06 - In the Toils of Horror29:10
- 8. 07 - A Repellant Sight26:34
- 9. 08 - Close Work23:25
- 10. 09 - Adrift Over Strange Regions25:57
- 11. 10 - Entrapped23:12
- 12. 11 - The Choice of Tara25:04
- 13. 12 - Ghek Plays Pranks22:20
- 14. 13 - A Desperate Deed26:04
- 15. 14 - At Ghek's Command25:23
- 16. 15 - The Old Man of the Pits23:58
- 17. 16 - Another Change of Name24:43
- 18. 17 - A Play to the Death23:19
- 19. 18 - A Task for Loyalty26:28
- 20. 19 - The Menace of the Dead20:50
- 21. 20 - The Charge of Cowardice25:12
- 22. 21 - A Risk for Love22:05
- 23. 22 - At the Moment of Marriage28:19