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Bezig met laden... A Guide to Barsoomdoor John Flint Roy
  
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THE OFFICIAL, DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO BARSOOM AND THE WORLD OF JOHN CARTER OF MARS**Fully Illustrated**COME TO BARSOOM... AND ENJOY THE WONDERS OF ERB'S MARSWhen Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) wrote "Dejah Thoris, A Princess of Mars," in 1911, he had no idea that he was opening a new era in the science fiction field. His account of fifteen-foot green men, eight-legged beasts, oviparous females, and swordswinging red men was an immediate success.And the public clamored for more.Over a period of thirty years, Burroughs wrote ten Martian tales... the story of life and death, romance and tragedy on the Red Planet is undoubtedly one of the greatest series of all time. Burroughs created a world of dead seabeds, towering mountains, polar ice caps, underground rivers ... he peopled the planet with four different human races and one semihuman. He gave Mars a history, several phases of civilization and an assortment of religions. He added dauntless heros, beautiful maidens, evil villains and fearful monsters?all the ingredients necessary for a series of thrilling adventures on any world!Featuring over two dozen illustrations, including maps of the North and South Poles of Barsoom, as well as of the planet's Western and Eastern Hemispheres?AND IT'S ALL HERE IN THE ONLY OFFICIAL GUIDE TO BARSOOMCONTENTS:Introduction to the 2012 by Mike ResnickIntroductionI ? A Brief History of Pre-Carter BarsoomII ? A Geography of Barsoom, Including a Gazetteer-Index and Hemispheric and Polar Maps of Its SurfaceIII ? A Biography of Barsoom, Including a Dictionary of People, Past and Present, Whose Names Appear in the Barsoomian SagasIV ? The Flora and Fauna of Barsoom, Including a Dictionary of Barsoomian Plants and AnimalsV Measurements ? on Barsoom?Linear, Time, Monetary?and a List of Barsoomian NumbersVI ? The Language, Religions, and Customs of BarsoomVII ? A General Barsoomian Glossary: Terms, Titles, Organizations, Games, Weapons, Buildings, Streets, Etc.VIII ? Quotations, Proverbs, and Expletives?From the Rich Heritage of Barsoom and the Pen of John CarterIX ? Barsoomian Science and InventionX Through ? Space to Barsoom?XI ? "Edgar Rice Burroughs": A Brief Biographical SketchAcknowledgments and SourcesFrom the AuthorILLUSTRATIONS:The Avenue of Quays in AaanthorPlant MenThe Atmosphere PlantThe Zitidar (above) and the Thoat (below)Maps of the North and South Poles of Barsoom, as well as of the planet's Western and Eastern HemispheresA Green ManThe Game of YanoA Calot (Barsoomian Watchdog) and His Red Man MasterAn Orovar HelmetA Jetan Piece: ThoatA Jetan Piece: Warrior, or ThanThe Banth, or Barsoomian LionMan-FlowersArtists Conception of the Barsoomian Table of Linear MeasurementTwo Barsoomian Watches and a Barsoomian ClockA Sith and Its Unidentified VictimA White ApeThe Palace of Peace in PtarthA Torch of HorzThe Pit of Plenty in KadabraThe Ulsio, Martian RatA Calot TreeAn Apt vs. a Red ManA Conventional Ground FlierA Flier of Okar and PanarThe Pedestal of Truth in the Temple of Reward of Greater HeliumDon't get stuck in the Valley of Lost Souls -- Learn your way around Barsoom today! Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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To start with there is a brief history of pre-Carter Barsoom, followed by a geography (with basic maps of the hemispheres), an index of place names, and later on in the book there is also a dictionary of the vegetation and wealth of animal life in detail. Local measurements, including time, and numerical systems including monetary are covered in a separate chapter. You then are treated to a biography of important people, past and present, pertaining to the sagas. Towards the end of the book the author covers language, religions and customs.
To finish, we have a glossary of terms, titles, organisations, weapons, buildings, etc. Followed by a list of proverbs and expletives; then the science and various inventions on the planet are briefly covered.
The author then gives a lecture on why you can never 'travel' to Barsoom via a spacecraft to Mars as we know it; and another explaining the difference between Edgar Rice Burroughs the author and Edgar Rice Burroughs the narrator of the Barsoom stories.
I have given this edition five stars. Considering the poor paper stock and basic two-tone illustrations, some may consider my rating too generous. Would I have not preferred a lavishly bound volume (a la Folio Society) with detailed fold-out maps detailing the land regions in full colour; and glossy colour plates of the characters and places? Sure. But that edition does not exist; and if it did it would necessitate a great deal of artistic improvisation in order to turn Burroughs' textural details into fleshed out illustrations, map contours and mountain ranges. Perhaps some day that edition will exist and to critical acclaime, much in the same way as Middle Earth companions have done. When that day comes I will gladly knock a few stars off this edition; but rest assured, with all it's faults, this book is currently the one you are looking for, and I can not think of a better companion to the epic saga.
Highly recommended.
My review of the 1976 Ballantine Books edition. (