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 the first of Burrough's Venus series that I have read. Trademarks Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, ERB Universe™, Tarzan®, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, Carson of Venus®, Carson Napier™, Pellucidar®, Beyond the Farthest Star™, The Moon Maid™, The Moon Men™, Jason Gridley™, Victory Harben™, and Swords of Eternity™ owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All associated logos, characters, names, and distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Softcover, Hardcover, Hardcover Collector’s Edition. Carson, 27 years old, is a rich, handsome blond haired, blue eyed man has the idea of exploring Mars. Earth man Carson Napier knew how to survive the planet’s many perils-but now a merciless tribunal had condemned Carson’s beloved princess Duare to death. The invaders’ trail of death and destruction leads Carson and his beloved princess Duare headlong into battle against a seemingly invincible, primordial race. If you've read the previous books in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Venus series, then it's more of the same. Another rip-roaring adventure with Carson Of Venus and the love of his life, Duare. In the garden of the Palace, Carson finds a beautiful woman and commits a sin that cannot be pardoned under any circumstances – falling in love with Venus’ princess. Written by me, illustrated and lettered by Ronn Sutton, and colored by Maggie López. Carson Napier's adventures on the planet Venus take a terrifying turn in this all-new mini-series! He is Director of Publishing at Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., and lives in Southern California. To see what your friends thought of this book. Complications arise as the traitorous ruler of Sanara sends Carson on a secret mission to the rival city of Amlot, supposedly on a vital mission but in reality to get him out of the way so that he can claim the lovely Duare. This is pretty run-of-the-mill Burroughs. So I thought this was a fairly interesting book. Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds (Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe #1) It is sometimes known as the Carson Napier of Venus Series, after its main character, Carson Napier. Maybe that was due to the time it was written? He was born in India where he learned telepathy from guru Chand Kabi. The main part of the story has Carson on a secret mission from. All Preorders of Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds placed directly from our online store will come with a special collectible ERB Universe Victory Harben trading card! A review of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Carson of Venus: Pirates of Venus by American Mythology by Len Wein and Mike Kaluta. Refresh and try again. They eventually make it to the city of Sanara, which is under seige from the Zani. 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. The third book in the Venus series. Subscribe on the link below. And so is the danger of a planet full of vicious creatures and treacherous villains. Carson, 27 years old, is a rich, handsome blond haired, blue eyed man has the idea of exploring Mars. I liked the group of Warrior women that Carson and Duarte met, and that the roles were kind of reversed in terms of male and female genders. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. And Carson is no John Carter. In the main plot about the Nazis (called "Zanis" in the story), Carson infiltrates the military and triggers a revolt among the anti-Nazis while he rescues a princess in distress and is decreed to be royalty upon victory. Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres. INDIA is a world unto itself, apart in manners,customs, occultism from the world and life with which we arefamiliar. He has also scripted comic books featuring Burroughs’ characters, such as Tarzan, Dejah Thoris, and Carson of Venus. It was serialized in Argosy in 1938 and published in book form a … It was ok, but it was not a story that gripped me. (no sex or intimate kissing), Jeff VanderMeer's Climate Fiction Reading List. Download Carson of Venus free in PDF & EPUB format. Napier attempted a solo voyage to Mars, but, because of mistaken navigational calculations, he finds himself heading toward the planet Venus instead. 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. Christopher Paul Carey is the author of Swords Against the Moon Men, an authorized sequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic science fantasy novel The Moon Maid, and the forthcoming ERB Universe novel Victory Harben: Fires of Halos. One knows, as surely as a princess will need to be rescued in an early Nintendo game, a princess will need to be rescued in each of these volumes. 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. But Carson is not alone, as Princess Duare battles at his side against unearthly creatures and savage landscapes! Tarzan: Battle for Pellucidar by Win Scott Eckert (Coming Soon) The weakest of the Carson books in my opinion. by Christopher Paul Carey. Tarzan®, Moon Men™, John Carter of Mars®, and more! We still have Duare in constant need of rescue. Carson of Venus is back in the first novel of groundbreaking Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series! November 1981 It’s okay. But Carson is not alone, as Princess Duare battles at his side against unearthly creatures and savage landscapes! Lots of fun. They think they find such a place in the city of Sanara, which is under siege by the Zani. He is also an accomplished speculative poet, and lives in Ohio with his wife and children. The third installment in Edgar Rice Burroughs’s adventures set on the planet Venus finds Carson Napier aloft in an aircraft of his own design, winging over unknown lands with his princess-girlfriend at his side. I thought I might enjoy Burroughs, but his ridiculous use of absurdly incoherent persons and place names was just too distracting. Tarzan and the Dark Heart of Time. Together they recover timeworn records from deep in the ruins of a dead Mahar city, hoping to use knowledge of Pellucidar’s former reptilian overlords to jumpstart the Gridley Wave. Victory Harben: Fires of Halos by Christopher Paul Carey (Forthcoming), Classic Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Novels, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published 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. 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 … Carson Napier and his beloved Duare, princess of Vepaja, are still searching for a place where they can live in peace. Carson Napier receives some disturbing information about a friend from the worst possible source. 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. But when their experiment goes terribly wrong, Jason and Victory suddenly find themselves drawn into the inscrutable machinations of an ancient evil. Consonant with stories written to be produced in serial form, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Venus” series is predictable and, at times, inflated to meet the word counts and expectations of its original venue. HARDCOVER COLLECTOR’S EDITION Copyright © Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. “The first version was too busy and a little stiff. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. He builds a rocket to do that, but because he fails to consider the moon's gravity in his calculations, ends up on Venus. 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 … Most of the stories were first serialized in Argosy, an American pulp magazine. Not to be taken seriously; for teen-age boys mostly. Obviously, pulp sci-fi/fantasy which is fine if you like this sort of thing. I took a lot out. But it was so entertaining! With the help of their intrepid allies, Jason and Victory will uncover a plot both insidious and unthinkable—one that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of the universe! But on the lovers’ flight to freedom, they learned that Duare’s father had been captured by a mad dictator. The long-awaited continuation of the Carson of Venus: Fear on Four Worlds story line comes to an incredible conclusion in a sci-fi tale that ushers Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic characters into an era of all-new adventure! One also knows from the outset that all of the tropes of pulp fiction will be present in the story: kidnapping, betrayal, pirates, fanatic cults, and improbable infiltration and escapes. It is clearly written for young readers. He builds a rocket to do that, but because he fails to consider the moon's gravity in his calculations, ends up on Venus. In Carson of Venus: Eye of Amtor, stranded Earthman Carson Napier fights against time and the planet Venus itself, tasked with gathering natural artifacts from across wild Amtor before a mad king executes his friends Ero Shan and Nalte. Carson has again rescued Duare this time from the evil clutches of Skor, the jong of death. Bonus Novelette: “Pellucidar: Dark of the Sun” I did appreciate the satire of Fascism. From Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. The main part of the story has Carson on a secret mission from Sanara to infiltrate the city of Amlot and the Zani and deposing their leader Malthu Mephis, and then back to Sanara to rescue the ever in peril Duare, first from the advances of the nefarious ruler of Sanara and then from her home city of Vepaja. I read this many decades ago. 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. When the very principle of physics behind the Gridley Wave mysteriously fails, cutting off all communication between the hollow world of Pellucidar and the outer crust, inventor Jason Gridley seeks help from his brilliant young protégé, Victory Harben. Cover artist Chris Peuler is a genre illustrator based in Chicago, working primarily in fantasy and science fiction. I thought it might be along the line of Conan the Barbarian in space or something like that. This is all this book really is. Burroughs wrote the novel in July and August 1937. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I liked the idea of a whole civilization existing on Venus that we didn't know about, yet somehow this Carson guy ends up on Venus as one of the only human beings, and he has yellow hair which is apparently not heard of on Venus. Carson Napier was a man who had grown exhausted with the planet Earth, he built himself a rocket ship intended for Mars. For its territory is unmapped, its inhabitants strange and he has undertaken to restore a native princess to her lost homeland. But after returning to the grand city of Havatoo, Duare is sentenced to death for just being a stranger. It was ok, but it was not a story that gripped me. The Venus series was a vehicle for Burroughs' use of satire and commentary on current events (in the 1930s). by Matt Betts If you've read the previous books in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Venus series, then it's more of the same. In Carson of Venus: Eye of Amtor, stranded Earthman Carson Napier fights against time and the planet Venus itself, tasked with gathering natural artifacts from across wild Amtor before a mad king executes his friends Ero Shan and Nalte. In the main plot about the Nazis (called "Zanis" in the story), Carson infiltrates the military and triggers a revolt among the anti-Nazis while he rescues a princess in distress and is decreed to be royalty upon victory. Obviously, pulp sci-fi/fantasy which is fine if you like this sort of thing. There is less reliance on coincidence and more focus on the hero responding to mistakes. ', "Carson of Venus" is the published title for this work. Not to be taken seriously; f. Pure escapist fantasy for light reading; takes place on Venus with three plot lines: (1) Amazon society where men are obsequious servants of women, (2) Nazi-like society with Hitler character named "Mephis" and (3) pirate adventure on the high seas. Reading it feels a bit like daydreaming - it's pleasant and enjoyable in a way that makes you feel like you're putting the world on hold for a while, but also making you feel like maybe there's something else you should be doing instead. Trademarks Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes®, Lord of the Jungle®, Tarzan and Jane®, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, Barsoom®, Pellucidar®, The Land That Time Forgot®, Carson of Venus®, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library™, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, The Wild Adventures of Edgar Rice Burroughs™, and others owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Associated logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Click here for an expanded list of trademarks. Although it builds slowly, “Carson of Venus” actually rises to a high rarely seen in Burroughs' work outside of the early Barsoom books. Disney’s Tarzan Characters © Disney and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The third installment in the adventures of Carson Napier on Venus is very much like the first two. It makes the story feel more real. Held prisoner behind the walls of the villainous Skar's … "Carson of Venus" #217 (my 29th strip). 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. Inspired from the Venus novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A traditionally trained digital painter, Chris has created vivid imagery for various gaming and book publications, including the cover art for Swords Against the Moon Men and A Soldier of Poloda: Further Adventures Beyond the Farthest Star published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds is available in softcover and hardcover editions, as well as a hardcover Collector’s Edition with a signed bookplate.*. On the mist-shrouded planet, advanced civilizations blessed with eternal youth co-existed with cities haunted by the living dead, where bloodthirsty man-beasts stalked the luminous nights; Napier knew how to survive the planet’s many perils. Carson oN Venus 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 … Earth man Carson Napier knew how to survive the planet’s many perils-but now a merciless tribunal had condemned Carson’s beloved princess Duare to death. The upcoming movie from angelic pictures based on the novel pirates of venus. Start by marking “Carson of Venus (Venus, #3)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. At the lowest point in his life, Carson's fortune changes as he inherits the expansive estate of his lost Grandfather. ", #3 in the fantasy adventures of Carson Napier on the planet Venus. I found myself cheering for the characters every time. Welcome back. The girl gets kidnapped, a lot, and Carson saves her. The hardcover Collector’s Edition features a special ERB Universe bookplate signed by authors Matt Betts and Christopher Paul Carey, as well as an ERB Universe Carson of Venus trading card produced exclusively for the Collector’s Edition, and is limited to only 200 copies. CARSON OF VENUS™ Episode # 224 is LIVE! I think I was lured by the front page picture, which is not the one on the cover for this review. Carson and Duare are flying their plane in search of somewhere that they can call home. ** Collect all of the trading cards by preordering each ERB Universe novel directly from ERBurroughs.com! Of course. Will Carson be able to solve the mysteries of his past and the enigmatic visitors before the entire planet descends into chaos? It was serialized in Argosy in 1938 and published in book form a year later. But that is not Carson’s only challenge, for an uncanny phenomenon has entangled him with two strange individuals from beyond spacetime. John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten by Geary Gravel (Forthcoming) It’s just not as good as the Barsoom books that ERB wrote. Of the many good things that have come to us out ofIndia I am concerne… Carson of Venus (1973) Frank Frazetta - Original Oil Painting "Carson of Venus" (Ace Books, 1973). 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. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Of course, along the way Duare gets captured and it's up to Carson to rescue her. 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. The Author does a very good job of keeping it interesting and moving compared to the John Carter books. But Carson is not alone, as Princess Duare battles at his side against unearthly creatures and savage landscapes! The working title was probably "Edgar Rice Burroughs Running Out of Ideas. The groundbreaking Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe launches with the first in a series of all-new canonical novels expanding Edgar Rice Burroughs worlds.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. They eventually make it to the city of Sanara, which is under seige from the Zani. Carson and Duare are flying their plane in search of somewhere that they can call home. 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 CHRISTOPHER PAUL CAREY is the author of several novels, including Swords Against the Moon Men, an authorized sequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Moon Maid. It has the same thing as the 2nd book where there is a side character introduced that is a way more interesting woman than his love interest. We’d love your help. Of course, along the way Duare gets captured and it's up to Carson to rescue her. The novels, part of the Sword an… The second version is far superior to artistically." I thought it might be along the line of Conan the Barbarian in space or something like that. When I got the chance to paint it again, I corrected the whole design. 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