Skeleton Men of Jupiter

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Book 11.20 of Barsoom

Language: English

Publisher: Jovian Press

Published: Jan 1, 1942

Description:

“Skeleton Men of Jupiter,” was first published in Amazing Stories in 1943. Intended as the first in a series of novelettes to be later collected in book form, in the fashion of Llana of Gathol, it ends with the plot unresolved, and the intended sequels were never written. Several other writers have written pastiche endings for the story.

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About the Author

Edgar Rice Burroughs fame stems from the creation of Tarzan and the Barsoom science fiction series. He was born on September 1, 1875 in Chicago, Illinois, and entered military service in 1895. Two years later, he was diagnosed with a heart problem and was discharged. He drifted from job to job and in 1911, he found work selling pencil sharpeners. Because he had plenty of free time during this period, he started reading pulp fiction magazines. He thought that if people were getting paid for writing such rot, then he could write stories which were just as rotten. After seven years of being paid low wages he began writing his own fiction. The first Tarzan and John Carter stories were published in 1912. 

From the astounding AMAZING STORIES of John Carter, Skeleton Men of Jupiter is Edgar Rice Burroughs's last. His imagination welcomes the reader to a captivating space story. It is riddled with humorous intonations and creatures that resemble humanoid frames firmly covered with translucent skin. Burroughs manages to twist his wit into explaining how the star Carter, is able to endure on planet Jupiter. The story gets the best of your imagination as Carter works to fight off the creatures armed only with a sword. The Morgors have a hard time struggling to contain him. This story will leave you yarning for more since it ends with a cliffhanger. It is however one of the imaginative best stories.

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