The fifth book in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom series, The Chessmen of Mars was published in 1922. The story follows Tara of Helium, daughter of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, as she is swept off course into a perilous adventure and encounters the bizarre Kaldanes — disembodied heads that control headless bodies — one of the series’ most imaginative alien civilizations.
Full of inventive world-building and high-stakes adventure, The Chessmen of Mars is a standout entry in the Barsoom saga. Download this free public-domain EPUB at Better Gutenberg.