So, several years later, the air factory on Mars is breaking down, and only a very specific musical key will unlock the factory’s front doors. Rather conveniently, Carter suddenly remembers that musical key a decade later and opens the door, but then passes out. He awakens in the Arizona desert. Poor bastard.
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Mental teleportation was, I feel, one of the most clever devices in ERB’s story. Also, if you come across any of the really good reprints, there were appendixes in which ERB would explain items like the Barsoomian version of Chess. For you romantics, see if you can find a copy of “The Eternal Lover” I believe it is one of his most neglected and most beautiful works.
Oh, one major nitpick (yes, nitpicking a reinterpretation of a pulp fantasy– i know)
Barsoomians aren’t totally naked, they wear “harness”, belts and straps to hang stuff on. Mostly weapons, of course. And of course, harness does not cover up the naughty bits. In fact the movie should be one instance where the makers had to *subtract* nudity in adapting a book.
I am now up to date.
The avatar I’ve been randomly given is Satan. As a Christian, and something of a goody-two-shoes, I thought about asking you to change it, but then I decided I appreciate the irony. Also, your version is kind of cool.
The “random” avatars get reassigned occasionally. I like seeing what I get when that happens; some have been amazingly apt for te comment I have just entered.
Naw, Arizona is its own reward.
s/punishment/reward
I was stuck in Tcson for 6 years. I would have liked to take the sky back with me to SoCal, but nothing else.
Tere were sequels.
edit “There” not “Tere”.
It was ALL a dream, man. It was all a dream…
Except he really was gone for 10 years.
Maybe that was the sole reason he got personjacked to Mars, and returning him to Earth was meant to be a reward for his services?