"A Fighting Man of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fantasy novel first published in 1930. The seventh in the Barsoom series, it follows Tan Hadron, a lowly officer in love with a haughty noblewoman who scorns him for his poor rank. When she is kidnapped, he embarks on a desperate quest across Mars, battling ferocious beasts and encountering mad scientists. Along the way, he rescues Tavia, a resourceful escaped slave who proves far different from typical heroines and challenges his devotion to his unworthy beloved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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