Black Amazon of Mars: Unabridged

Black Amazon of Mars (1951) is a novel about a female warrior on the Mars, by Leigh Douglass Brackett. Excerpt from the book: "Grimly Eric John Stark slogged toward that ancient Martian cityamp;mdash;with every step he cursed the talisman of Ban Cruach that flamed in his blood-stained belt. Behind him screamed the hordes of Ciaran, hungering for that magic jewelamp;mdash;ahead lay the dread abode of the Ice Creaturesamp;mdash;at his side stalked the whispering spectre of Ban Cruach, urging him on to a battle Stark knew he must lose!"