{"product_id":"2940014019323","title":"Warlord Of Mars","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  On the River Iss\u003cbr\u003e  Under the Mountains\u003cbr\u003e  The Temple of the Sun\u003cbr\u003e  The Secret Tower\u003cbr\u003e  On the Kaolian Road\u003cbr\u003e  A Hero in Kaol\u003cbr\u003e  New Allies\u003cbr\u003e  Through the Carrion Caves\u003cbr\u003e  With the Yellow Men\u003cbr\u003e  In Durance\u003cbr\u003e  The Pity of Plenty\u003cbr\u003e  \"Follow the Rope!\"\u003cbr\u003e  The Magnet Switch\u003cbr\u003e  The Tide of Battle\u003cbr\u003e  Rewards\u003cbr\u003e  The New Ruler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eON THE RIVER ISS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the shadows of the forest that flanks the crimson plain by the\u003cbr\u003eside of the Lost Sea of Korus in the Valley Dor, beneath the hurtling\u003cbr\u003emoons of Mars, speeding their meteoric way close above the bosom of\u003cbr\u003ethe dying planet, I crept stealthily along the trail of a shadowy\u003cbr\u003eform that hugged the darker places with a persistency that proclaimed\u003cbr\u003ethe sinister nature of its errand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor six long Martian months I had haunted the vicinity of the\u003cbr\u003ehateful Temple of the Sun, within whose slow-revolving shaft, far\u003cbr\u003ebeneath the surface of Mars, my princess lay entombed--but whether\u003cbr\u003ealive or dead I knew not.  Had Phaidor's slim blade found that\u003cbr\u003ebeloved heart?  Time only would reveal the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSix hundred and eighty-seven Martian days must come and go before\u003cbr\u003ethe cell's door would again come opposite the tunnel's end where\u003cbr\u003elast I had seen my ever-beautiful Dejah Thoris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHalf of them had passed, or would on the morrow, yet vivid in my\u003cbr\u003ememory, obliterating every event that had come before or after,\u003cbr\u003ethere remained the last scene before the gust of smoke blinded my\u003cbr\u003eeyes and the narrow slit that had given me sight of the interior\u003cbr\u003eof her cell closed between me and the Princess of Helium for a long\u003cbr\u003eMartian year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs if it were yesterday, I still saw the beautiful face of Phaidor,\u003cbr\u003edaughter of Matai Shang, distorted with jealous rage and hatred as\u003cbr\u003eshe sprang forward with raised dagger upon the woman I loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI saw the red girl, Thuvia of Ptarth, leap forward to prevent the\u003cbr\u003ehideous deed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe smoke from the burning temple had come then to blot out the\u003cbr\u003etragedy, but in my ears rang the single shriek as the knife fell.\u003cbr\u003eThen silence, and when the smoke had cleared, the revolving temple\u003cbr\u003ehad shut off all sight or sound from the chamber in which the three\u003cbr\u003ebeautiful women were imprisoned.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069112893680,"sku":"2940014019323","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014019323_p0.jpg?v=1763599145","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014019323","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}