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Science Fiction

Pirates of Venus

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

A space traveler accidentally finds himself on Venus and must learn the local customs to survive.

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First published
1932
Length
60,851 words
Reading time
About 4 hr 14 min
Language
English (US)

About the book

Carson Napier, a very wealthy man, builds a rocket ship to visit Mars, only to find himself thrown wildly off course when he fails to account for the moon’s gravity while plotting his course. Finding himself on Venus instead of Mars, he must learn the local customs and take part in local conflicts in order to survive.

Pirates of Venus is the first of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Venus series and the first book to feature the protagonist Carson Napier. While it’s a typical Burroughs-style space adventure, it also contains elements of political satire, with Soviet-style Communism satirized via the villainous Thorists.

First published 1932; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 60,851 words arranged in 14 navigable sections.

About the author

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) is described by Wikidata as American writer (1875–1950), with citizenship or national association recorded as United States.

Recorded occupations include novelist, screenwriter, science fiction writer, prose writer, children's writer, and writer. Languages recorded for Edgar Rice Burroughs include American English and English. Wikidata lists Barsoom and Tarzan among Edgar Rice Burroughs's notable works. Open Library identifies A Princess of Mars as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 7246 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Pirates of Venus under Edgar Rice Burroughs's authorship.

1875–1950

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