The Chessmen of Mars: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Chessmen of Mars, credited to Edgar Rice Burroughs, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Chessmen of Mars is a science fiction novel by the mental sword- and physical pen- wielding author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It the fifth installment of his Barsoom series. The Chessmen of Mars is a tale of wonder and excellence that follows John Carter and Dejah Thoris, along with their daughter Tara, princess of Helium, as she is sought after by Gahan, Jed of Gathol. Adventure and perile ensue as the story unfolds. Note: The Prelude and Chapter 1 are read by two different readers. Variety is the spice of life. (Summary by tubeyes)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Chessmen of Mars
• Author credits: Edgar Rice Burroughs
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 10:19:50

Catalogue topics

• adventure
• burroughs
• john carter
• barsoom
• sword and planet

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 00 - Prelude: John Carter Comes To Earth — 6:59
2. 01 - Tara in a Tantrum — 26:45
3. 02 - At the Gale's Mercy — 26:24
4. 03 - The Headless Humans — 29:50
5. 04 - Captured — 29:38
6. 05 - The Perfect Brain — 25:35
7. 06 - In the Toils of Horror — 31:30
8. 07 - A Repellent Sight — 27:40
9. 08 - Close Work — 22:47
10. 09 - Adrift Over Strange Regions — 26:51
11. 10 - Entrapped — 24:05
12. 11 - The Choice of Tara — 26:24
13. 12 - Ghek Plays Pranks — 22:37
14. 13 - A Desperate Deed — 25:31
15. 14 - At Ghek's Command — 26:07
16. 15 - The Old Man of the Pits — 25:20
17. 16 - Another Change of Name — 26:50
18. 17 - A Play to the Death — 25:52
19. 18 - A Task for Loyalty — 28:28
20. 19 - The Menace of the Dead — 22:02
21. 20 - The Charge of Cowardice — 26:59
22. 21 - A Risk for Love — 24:51
23. 22 - At the Moment of Marriage — 33:34
24. 23 - Prelude: John Carter Comes To Earth — 5:44

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