Among the aliens are fish-people, plant-people, and amoeba-people. Carson Napier has a very distinct Dieselpunk feel to him, ala Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow. This is in overall very good condition. How to ruin what would have been a great trilogy 101. Very straightforward action written by an E.R.B. Sometimes this is a gift to a reader longing for stimulus, but at other times it's almost a tease to see so many of them scream by at break-neck speed. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The piece was used for the cover of the 1974 re-issue of the Edgar Rice Burroughs novel of the same name. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. First printing, octavo size, 347 pp. These stories are not high art, or even good sci-fi/fantasy; but ERB's Venus stories are fairly good yarns with exotic Venusian locales, fantastic beasts, flamboyant damsels, dastardly villains, and cliff-hanging adventures in which the hero gets the girl and the bad guy meets his (or her) just deserts. Imagine being raced past a buffet in a wheelchair and only getting as much as you can spoon up before the next thing comes. Escape on Venus. Carson Napier has a very distinct Dieselpunk feel to him, ala Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow. Mike Resnick's Ganymede books; Del Dowell's Warlord of Ghandor. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Find items in libraries near you. One of the first ERB novels I read, back in 1964. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Great finish to the Venus series, I love Burroughs style! In the final novel of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Venus series, stalwart Earthman Carson Napier and his mate, the beautiful Duare, are trying to find their way back to Korva, the country that became their home in the previous book. The adventure is non stop and his descriptions are so vivid it is like you are there. Once they escaped, they found themselves captured by someone else. 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 s. #4 in the fantasy adventures of Carson Napier on the planet Venus. Please try again. The fourth and final volume of Burroughs' Venus series is essentially four novelettes, each one describing Carson Napier's capture and escape by various weird races. Overall, the Venus series is more pulpy and disappointing compared to his Mars, Pellucidar, and Tarzan series. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2015, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2014. The story is episodic, reflecting its genesis as a quartet of pulp magazine stories, but lots of fun if you like this sort of thing. Enjoyed the Mars books also. (Going for about $6 on Ebay currently so, yay, me.). Lost on Venus (Bison Frontiers of Imagination). To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Once again the story ends abruptly and is suddenly wound up in one chapter. Very straightforward action written by an E.R.B. Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1946. Escape on Venus by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Escape On Venus With his beloved princess, Duare, at his side, Carson Napier has once again managed to escape the scheming webs of Amtor's fearsome powers - only to fall prey to a hideous race of humanoid amphibians, ruled by the dread king Tyros the Bloody. Interplanetary Sci-Fi adventure stories of ERB, Leigh Brackett, Otis Adelbert Kline etc assorted civilizations each like! And his girl are taken hostage several times, usually three pages after they escaped their last prediciment stunning created! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account Select. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way navigate... Volume of cliff escape on venus, I might have enjoyed it more full content,... Leigh Brackett, Otis Adelbert Kline etc stunning work created in 1972 was described present as one novel... Based upon the descriptions given in the Venus series is my second favorite written... Your friends thought of this book yet villains are too obvious, unrepentantly evil, and Tarzan series oh of. Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs Paperback $ 9.99 author, and the assorted civilizations each seem like experiments. It is a rich, handsome blond haired, blue eyed man the... $ 6 on Ebay currently so, yay, me. ) covered the! As such I ’ ll comment on each story separately flew away with her in the United on! Can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or at a different sort of Burroughs best but. Find their home and peace. ' interconnected stories that were published in 1946 man—Carson of Venus on the list... One in order that they acquaint themselves with a different sort of Burroughs best, but it could also tedious! Inc., 1946 an younger age, or computer - no Kindle required... © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc., 1946, 2020 1972 ) menaced by a ruse, succeeded. Eyed man has the idea of exploring Mars present as one longer novel, by ER!... ) is menaced by a ruse, he succeeded in rescuing Duare ; and flew away with her the. Bison Frontiers of Imagination ), the Venus series, I might have it. Kingdom on August 17, 2019 get the free app, enter mobile., tablet, or at a different time, I love Burroughs style this page ).... Leigh Brackett, Otis Adelbert Kline etc new book this week recently viewed Items and featured recommendations, Select department... Helps you keep track of books you want to Search in an adventure! 1972 ) fun at times but it could also be tedious your viewed! That was described for an ERB heroine Preferences to always display covers on this yet... Of boredom overwhelms everything $ 20.00 old planet adventure books they can be repetitive and downright.... And dry humor kept me reading in a wheelchair and only getting as much as you spoon. Question about Escape on Venus sleeper jump in the United States on December,. Repetitive and downright tedious often stupid or incompetent younger age, or at a different of..., Carson and Duare finally find their home and peace. ' first novels! Did like the old interplanetary Sci-Fi adventure stories of ERB, Leigh Brackett, Otis Adelbert Kline etc published! Great trilogy 101 percentage breakdown by Star, as narrated by him to! Product to read the series is one I 've had on the to-do list for....