A Fighting Man of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Author: Edgar Rice BurroughsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2010-02-10
ISBN: 1595472312
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: Nuvision Publications, llc
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- ISBN13: 9781595472311
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of A Fighting Man of Mars
Book Review: NODDING AT STAR WARS
Summary: 4 Stars
There are many parallels between A FIGHTING MAN OF MARS and STAR WARS. Actually, not just this book, but the whole series is chock-full of them.
Seeing as most of the other reviewers have already covered the plot, this review will point out some of the scenes in the book that bear slight, or even great resemblances to events in the STAR WARS movies.
1) An integral part of the plot has to do with a disintegrating-ray gun. Compare this to the laser of the Death Star that vaporizes planets.
2) There is a flier/spaceship that is invisible. Compare this to the cloaking device referenced in some of the Star Wars movies.
3) In the chapter "Cornered" there is a scene where the main character, Hadron of Hastor, fights a great white ape and cuts its wrist off with the sword. Compare this to THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK where Luke cuts off the arm of the white Wampa after escaping the cave on Hoth.
4) In the chapter "Sentenced to Die" there is a scene where two of the characters enter the chamber of a reclining female captive. This is somewhat similar to Han and Luke entering Princess Leia's chamber in STAR WARS.
5) In the chapter "The Death", upon the opening of a door, a once-trusted friend has apparently betrayed her friends as they find themselves staring into a room of warriors. Compare this to Lando's betrayal of Han and Leia to Darth Vader in the EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.
6) In the same chapter, a sword lodged in the mouth of a lizard aids the victory of the victims. Compare this to the Rancor-pit in RETURN OF THE JEDI, where Luke lodges the bone in the Rancor's mouth.
Then of course there are the more obvious precursors to STAR WARS: The Jeds and Jeddaks being the Jedi and the banths being the banthas. Also many of the descriptions of the fliers and flying craft of Barsoom make it easy to visualize Jabba's pleasure barge-type vehicles and Star Destroyers.
Even without the parallels to STAR WARS, this is still a great book to read. Although I rate it at a 4 it's probably closer to a 4.25. Each chapter is full of adventure and leaves you ready to dive into the next. There is a great motto in "We Still Live!" that is used throughout. Finally, all the loose ends and side-plots get neatly tied up at the conclusion of the story.
With the exception of a few cases of Deus Ex Machina, there is very little to not recommend this book, and although it is part of a series, it can easily be read as a stand-alone.
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