John carter of mars is a fictional virginian a veteran of the american civil war transported to mars and the initial protagonist of edgar rice burroughs barsoom storieshis character is enduring having appeared in various media since his 1912 debut in a magazine serial the 2012 feature film john carter marked the 100th anniversary of the characters first appearance. A princess of mars originally titled under the moons of mars is the first novel in edgar rice burroughs martian series originally published under the pseudonym norman bean presented as a book of memoirs by protagonist john carter it relates the story of how he arrived on mars became a hero to its people and won the heart of the beautiful princess dejah thoris of helium the story . Buy john carter in a princess of mars barsoom unabridged edition by burroughs edgar rice brick scott isbn 9781452606781 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. John carter barsoom series 7 novels a princess of mars gods of mars warlord of mars thuvia maid of mars chessmen of mars master mind of mars fighting man of mars complete with illustrations kindle edition by burroughs edgar rice st john j allan download it once and read it on your kindle device pc phones or tablets use features like bookmarks note taking and highlighting