Llana of Gathol by Edgar Rice Burroughs Paperback Book 9789357270076

Four science fiction and fantasy stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs are collected in Llana of Gathol which was first published in Amazing Stories in 1941 It is the sixth book overall and the final to be released while the author is still alive This book is seen as an example of a writer indulging in selfparody late in their careers since the stories have a lighter tone than those in earlier books in the seriesLlana of Gathol the quotdamsel in distressquot character performed by Dejah Thoris and Thuvia in earlier Barsoom series installments is the focus of the stories in this collection She is John Carters granddaughterCarter Llana and Pan Dan Chee a young guy they pick up along the road go on a series of adventures to safely return Llana to her home They met an old crazy hypnotist who has been using hypnosis to keep people alive for almost a million years They proceed to the country of Pankor where soldiers are stored there in frozen conditions until a battle breaks out He finds his granddaughter Llana of Gathol who is being kept captive by one of those coincidences that are typical in Burroughss works They eventually arrive at the country of Invak whose citizens have perfected...