I'm loving everything about the relaunch of the Edgar Rice Burroughs universe and especially enjoyed this first novel from Matt Betts set on the Amtor that Burroughs first imagined. As a longtime Edgar Rice Burroughs fan, I was delighted with this new novel featuring one of his most iconic characters. . http://edgarriceburroughs.com/erbuniverse/. To save her life, the courageous Earth man stole the only airplane on Venus. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. When DC Comics had the rights to various Edgar Rice Burroughs properties, they adapted Pirates of Venus in Korak, Son of Tarzan #46-50 and #52-53. The Author does a very good job of keeping it interesting and moving compared to the John Carter books. The biggest problem is the problem of the source material. To save her life, the c. On the mist-shrouded planet of Venus, advanced civilizations blessed with eternal youth co-existed with cities haunted by the living dead, while bloodthirsty man-beasts stalked the luminous nights. But on the lovers’ flight to freedom, they learned that Duare’s father had been captured by a mad dictator. Stranded on the planet Venus, known as Amtor to its inhabitants, Earthman Carson Napier has faced countless perils to win the hand of the courageous Duare, his beloved princess, and to be bestowed with high honors and the title of prince in the powerful nation of Korva. Carson of Venus is the third book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series") by Edgar Rice Burroughs. If I didn't know better, I would think I had just read a long-lost Edgar Rice Burroughs manuscript discovered somewhere in the depths of the offices of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.. Matt Betts does a truly wonderful job of matching the tone and pacing of Burroughs' five original Carson of Venus books. And Carson is no John Carter. As a longtime Edgar Rice Burroughs fan, I was delighted with this new novel featuring one of his most iconic characters. I think I was lured by the front page picture, which is not the one on the cover for this review. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs'Pirates of Venus. Of course, along the way Duare gets captured and it's up to Carson to rescue her. I read this as a teen-age boy and enjoyed it, but as an old man now this genre is weak and boring stuff. In 1941, Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote his last story of Carson of Venus, a novelette called “The Wizard of Venus”. Carson of Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs, June 15, 1991, Del Rey edition, Mass Market Paperback in English On the whole, not bad, but maybe on the level of Otis Kline. For the dedicated reader, part of the thrill of... On the mist-shrouded planet of Venus, advanced civilizations blessed with eternal youth co-existed with cities haunted by the living dead, while bloodthirsty man-beasts stalked the luminous nights. We still have pirates. This time Carson and Duare are able to escape by flying off in the plane he was able to design and build with the help of the scientists of Havatoo. Plot. #3 in the fantasy adventures of Carson Napier on the planet Venus. In any given month, the range of new books hitting the shelves can be frankly astonishing. It was serialized in 1938 in six weekly installments from January 8 to February 12 in Argosy, the same publication where the previous two Venus novels appeared. If you've read the previous books in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Venus series, then it's more of the same. The book launches the new ERB Universe and the new Swords of Eternity arc! Though this latest adventure of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famed science fiction hero was not penned by Burroughs himself, it is in both style and spirit a thoroughly Burroughs-style adventure. Carson of Venus #1 Pirates of Venus comes with two covers - Main and Limited-Edition B&W Cover by living legend Michael Kaluta, In Shops: Dec 05, 2018 SRP: $3.99 Start by marking “Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds (Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. I listened to the audio book and found it filled with lots of interesting ideas, great adventures and very entertaining. Most people know this series as the inferior clone to the John Carter of Mars body of work and, as accurate as that assessment is, the stories have their own charm. They think they find such a place in the city of Sanara, which is under siege by the Zani. It's not that Carson and his friends intentionally disobey orders -- it's that they just keep stumbling on things that take them further from home and closer to the source of their (and their kingdom's) latest problem. When a mysterious enemy attacks his adopted nation of Korva, Earthman Carson Napier discovers his own arrival on Venus years ago may have unknowingly triggered the strike. This is all this book really is. Having only read one of the original books, and that quite recently, I'm not as familiar with the Carson series as the Tarzan books, the Mars series, or the Pellucidar noves, but from what I've read, Matt Betts captures Carson and his supporting cast quite well, and tells a thrilling adventure story. When a mysterious enemy attacks his adopted nation of Korva, Earthman Carson Napier discovers his own arrival on Venus years ago may have unknowingly triggered the strike. I think I was lured by the front page picture, which is not the one on the cover for this review. Picking up where the "Fear on Four Worlds" story ended, Carson finds himself alone in the jungles of Amtor, where he embarks on a single-man crusade to rescue his beloved … The first book in the Carson story is The Pirates of Venus. Artist: Michael Kaluta ~ Writer:Len Wein. Carson, 27 years old, is a rich, handsome blond haired, blue eyed man has the idea of exploring Mars. I did appreciate the satire of Fascism. The third installment in the adventures of Carson Napier on Venus is very much like the first two. CARSON OF VENUS ~ Art by MichaelKaluta. I read the Barsoom series as a kid and loved it, and while a lot of those books don't hold up well as anything but pulp, Carson of Venus is a new level of silliness. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. It makes the story feel more real. The Carson of Venus tales are a lot of fun, largely due to his being less perfect a hero than Tarzan or John Carter. The novels, part of the Sword an… The official synopsis on the main site is After the carnage of World War 1, flying Ace Carson Napier had given up on life and the "civilized" world. Yet it will also appeal to those new readers who have not yet had the pleasure of reading a Burroughs adventure. Korak Comic No. A fun new adventure with Edgar Rice Burroughs' often overlooked interplanetary hero, Carson Napier. From the author learning of these amazing events in a strange and otherworldly manner, to the new and dangerous new lands that Carson Napier travels, to the strange beings - both friend and foe - whom Carson encounters, The Edge of All Worlds has all the fun and exciting elements that drew all of us the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs originally. In 2022, Carson Napier, funds a private venture to Mars (think Elon Musk), but his ship is pulled through a wormhole and he crash-lands on Amtor (new Venus) where he must rescue Duare from a host of alien races and creatures. 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