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Thuvia, Maid of Mars

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The Mars Series
ISBN
9787807533344

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Summary

Thuvia, Maid of Mars is the fourth novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs's Mars series. The story shifts focus from the Earthman John Carter to his son Carthoris: a young man born on Mars who neither shares his father's Earthly constitution nor has ever seen Earth. When the beautiful Martian princess Thuvia is kidnapped, a court intrigue and a frame-up follow, and the wrongly accused young prince must cross the perilous Martian wilderness to the ancient, dry, long-abandoned ruins on the floor of a dead sea, where he witnesses a dying people summon phantom archers by thought to fend off invaders. The novel continues Burroughs's signature style: a vividly imagined alien geography and a host of distinct peoples, relentless combat and pursuit, romance woven throughout, and a blend of speculative science and adventure-story suspense. It is regarded as one of the representative works of early space opera. The Chinese edition, part of Harbin Publishing House's Mars Series, is concise and serves as a light entry point into Burroughs's Martian world.

Editor's review

很多人知道巴勒斯,是因为《人猿泰山》;但真正让他在科幻史上占一席之地的,是这套以火星为舞台的系列。本书是该系列第四部,主角换成了约翰·卡特的儿子卡尔·考玛克,读者因此能看到一个“土生土长的火星人”如何在没有父亲光环的情况下独自闯关。绑架、诬陷、废城、意念弓箭手——这些元素在今天看来仍颇具画面感,尤其“用意念造出军队”的设定,是早期科幻里少见的想象。中译本由张凌、尹雅娟合译,哈尔滨出版社“火星系列丛书”版本,开本清爽、篇幅不长,一晚即可读完一段完整冒险。对于想补齐早期科幻谱系、或者单纯想找一本节奏明快的异星冒险故事的读者,这是一个轻便而可靠的选择。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 喜欢《人猿泰山》与早期冒险科幻的读者
  • 想系统梳理“火星系列”谱系的科幻爱好者
  • 偏爱节奏明快、单线冒险叙事的学生读者
  • 对“宇宙歌剧”类型起源感兴趣的研究者

Not a good fit for

  • 期待硬科幻技术细节与严谨设定的读者
  • 不习惯旧式冒险小说套路的当代读者

Reading tips

  1. 建议先读系列前作《火星公主》,了解约翰·卡特与火星各族的基本格局。
  2. 可把本书当作“父子两代主角交替”的节点,留意作者如何用新视角重述火星世界。
  3. 阅读时留意“意念造物”等超能力设定,它反映了20世纪初科幻对心灵力量的想象。

About the publisher

Harbin Publishing House China · Founded in 1988

Harbin Publishing House is a comprehensive city publisher known for classic works and social fiction. Its "Little Blue Book Classic Works Collection" includes modern literary masterpieces such as Lu Xun's Wandering and A Madman's Diary, and Xiao Hong's The Story of Hulan River; the complete Lu Xun fiction is also in its catalogue. In history, Lü Simian's History of the Two Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties appears in multiple volumes, while foreign literature and Eastern philosophy are represented by Yukio Mishima's The Temple of the Golden Pavilion and Spring Snow. Its authors include Lu Xun, Xiao Hong, Lü Simian and Yukio Mishima, as well as Yang Xiao, Tong Fan, Dong Haiyan and others. Common categories cover classic works, social fiction, history, foreign literature, Eastern philosophy and essays. Public information is limited, so this profile focuses on the publishing directions reflected in its 500 titles.

Contents

  1. The Mars Series

FAQ

这本书和《火星公主》是什么关系?
同属巴勒斯“火星系列”。本书是系列第四部,主角为《火星公主》主人公约翰·卡特之子卡尔·考玛克,故事在时间上承接前作,但可独立阅读。
书名“火星之女”和“火星姑娘”是同一本吗?
是。英文原名为 Thuvia, Maid of Mars,中文有《火星之女》《火星姑娘》等译法,指的是同一部作品,讲述图维娅公主遭绑架的故事。
这个中译本篇幅如何?
哈尔滨出版社2008年版为16开平装,正文132页,属精简译本,适合作为快速通读的版本。

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