A Prince Of Mars

by Rob Dorsey

Overview

A Prince of Mars is a tale of the planet Barsoom, which we call Mars, and Prince Darus of Helium the second son of the Virginia Cavalryman John Carter and his Martian wife, the Princess Dejah Thoris. The noble prince attempts to settle a rebellion following a great civil war between Helium and the aggressor city-state of Zodanga. Zodanga loses but an army of Zodangan holdouts will not surrender and the battle goes on for thirty-five more years as the Zodangan rebels continue to fight a guerilla war against Helium. Prince Darus hatches a plan to surreptitiously imbed himself and his Zodangan adjutant into the rebel ranks, commanded by their evil Jeddak (king) Teyos Than. Darus is to be surprised by what he discovers there and how his discoveries alter the course of the rebellion, his Royal Family and his own life. There are great and dangerous beasts he must conquer, sword duels to be fought and new relationships to nurture, all amongst the bizarre creatures and alien hordes of the Red Planet. Here, A Prince of Mars discovers that, like his father, he might find love in the most unexpected of places.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940157558130
Publisher:	Rob Dorsey
Publication date:	02/04/2017
Series:	The Barsoom Pentalogy , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	554
File size:	581 KB

About the Author

Rob Dorsey was born in Athens, Texas in 1947 and attended, East Texas State University from 1965 to 1969. Dorsey then spent thirty five year career as an airline pilot flying world-wide. This career took Rob to virtually every country on the globe forming a richness of life experience that few enjoy and which informs his writing. In 1992 Rob married Robin Phelps, an enthusiastic partnership that has endured undiminished until this day. During his flying career he wrote for various aviation magazines including an eight year stint as a monthly columnist for Sport Aviation. Rob retired from commercial aviation in 2005 to write full time. This allowed him to pick up more magazine work and to begin working on novels.
Rob decided to make the jump from journalist to novelist in 2012.
Rob has a unique conversational style that has been a favorite of thousands of readers and fans. Rob Dorsey lives and works in the verdant hills of Kentucky with his wife and dogs. He can be reached through his website RobDorsey.com and welcomes all comments and questions.

Editorial Reviews

A Prince of Mars by Rob Dorsey is a science fiction story that tells of the coming of age of Darus. Darus is the second son of John Carter and the Crown Princess to the Helium Empire, characters from the 1917 novella, A Princess of Mars. But A Prince of Mars embraces the technological advances of this century. It is an action, adventure, and love story all rolled into one.
Dorsey took the time to write characters that weren't perfect and gave them human issues. I loved that about this story.

Readers' Favorite - Janelle Fila

I was looking forward to delving into this book. It is not often you get to see a new take on old favorites. I was not disappointed. Although the characters were different, it felt like seeing more to the story. You can see that author Rob Dorsey truly knows how to weave a fantastic story. This is a unique and yet familiar story that pulls you in and holds on tight until the very last page. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

Readers' Favorite - Katheryn Bennett

A Prince of Mars is filled with action that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. I enjoyed this book very much. I liked the science fiction aspects of it and appreciated how Dorsey tried to bring this story into the modern age. Dorsey did a nice job of creating a beautiful imaginary world that I wanted to be a part of. His characters all belonged in this world and I especially liked Zurah and her kick butt style. This is a fun read that will appeal to readers of action adventure stories

Readers' Favorite - Taylor Wade