βYes, I was a fool, but I was in love, and though I was suffering the greatest misery I had ever known I would not have had it otherwise for all the riches of Barsoom.β
While prospecting for gold in Arizona, Confederate veteran John Carter runs afoul with Apaches and escapes into a mysterious cave. Suddenly, he finds himself on an unrecognizable barren landscape inhabited by giant green monsters. Stuck in an unknown land and taken prisoner by these monsters, what fate awaits John Carter?
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American novelist best known for his adventure, science fiction, and fantasy books. The characters Tarzan and John Carter are among his creations.