The Chessmen of Mars (version 3)
by Edgar Rice BURROUGHS (1875 - 1950)
In the fifth book in the Barsoom series, Tara of Helium, daughter of John Carter, becomes lost in an unknown area of Mars when her single-seat flier is caught in a rare Martian hurricane. She is first captured by the bizarre and hideous Kaldanes, then the brutal Manatorians, where she is the prize in a tournament of Martian chess, jetan, that is played by live game pieces, and to the death! (Summary by Mark Nelson)
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The Chessmen of Mars (version 3):
A Desperate Deed ,
A Play to the Death ,
A Repellant Sight ,
A Risk for Love ,
A Task for Loyalty ,
Adrift Over Strange Regions ,
Another Change of Name ,
At Ghek's Command ,
At the Moment of Marriage ,
Close Work ,
Entrapped ,
Ghek Plays Pranks ,
In the Toils of Horror ,
The Charge of Cowardice ,
The Choice of Tara ,
The Menace of the Dead ,
The Old Man of the Pits