A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs | Day 12 | Chapters 23-24 | Summary and Q&A

TL;DR

The Adventure in Mystery Book Club discusses upcoming book choices and recaps chapters from Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Key Insights

• 📔 The Adventure in Mystery Book Club emphasizes the importance of voting for a new book choice and finding books in the public domain.
• 🥹 John Carter discovers that Deja Thoris is being held captive in Zodanga and is forced into an arranged marriage for political reasons.
• 🫱 The war between Zodanga and Helium is causing discontent among the people of Zodanga.
• 🍳 John Carter's attempts to rescue Deja Thoris are complicated by cultural norms and his inability to convince her to break her word.
• 🥺 The Tharks, led by Tars Tarkus, join forces with John Carter to plan an attack on Zodanga.
• 👊 John Carter successfully infiltrates Zodanga with a group of warriors, while the remaining Tharks attack the barracks.

Transcript

good afternoon everyone welcome to the adventure in mystery book club i'm bill mallory we are here to read a couple of chapters from princess of mars by edgar rice burroughs the first of john carter warlord of mars books um just a reminder that i um have placed a uh a little announcement on the facebook page saying by the way it's now time to pick ... Read More

Questions & Answers

Q: What does the Adventure in Mystery Book Club remind its members to do?

The club reminds members to vote for a new book and suggests accessing books from Project Gutenberg, a free site for public domain books.

Q: What happened in the previous chapters of Princess of Mars?

John Carter infiltrated Zodanga, joined the flying core, and saved a Red Martian. He discovered that Deja Thoris, his love interest, is being held captive by the Zodangans.

Q: Why is Deja Thoris unwilling to go with John Carter?

Deja Thoris has already given her word to marry a Zodangan prince to end the war. In Martian culture, breaking one's word is not acceptable.

Q: What does John Carter learn about the war between Zodanga and Helium?

The Zodangans took advantage of Helium's fleet being away to attack them. However, the war is unpopular among the people of Zodanga, and tensions are rising.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• The Adventure in Mystery Book Club reminds members to vote for a new book and discusses the availability of books in the public domain.

• In the previous chapters of Princess of Mars, John Carter infiltrates Zodanga, joins the flying core, and saves a fellow Red Martian. He discovers that his love interest, Deja Thoris, is being held captive by the Zodangans.

• John Carter tries to rescue Deja Thoris but discovers that she has agreed to marry a Zodangan prince to end the war. He is unable to convince her to break her word.