Edgar Rice Burroughs

Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950) was an American adventure, science-fiction, and fantasy writer who created Tarzan and John Carter. His series move between African jungles, Mars, lost continents, and the subterranean world of Pellucidar, relying on swift action and recurring heroes. A Princess of Mars begins John Carter’s Barsoom adventures and is the clearest entrance to his planetary romances. Tarzan of the Apes establishes his best-known character and a separate, long-running narrative world. At the Earth's Core opens Pellucidar, changing the setting while preserving the momentum of exploration. Readers drawn to science fiction should choose A Princess of Mars first, then compare its alien landscape with At the Earth's Core. Tarzan of the Apes offers the essential alternative route and shows how Burroughs built a different series around survival, identity, and adventure.