The gods of Mars: A breathless return to the dying red planet, where a Virginian swordsman battles ancient gods for the love of a Martian princess.

After a decade of Earthly exile, Captain John Carter is inexplicably pulled across the void of space back to the dying red planet he once called home. But the Barsoom he returns to is not the one he remembers.

Instead of the welcoming arms of his beloved Dejah Thoris, Carter materializes in the terrifying Valley Dor-the mythical Martian afterlife that is no paradise, but a gruesome slaughterhouse guarded by monstrous plant-men and towering white apes.

Reunited with his fiercely loyal friend, ...