The First Universe of its Kind....
A
century before the term "crossover" became a buzzword in
popular culture, Edgar Rice Burroughs created the first expansive,
fully cohesive literary universe. Coexisting in this vast cosmos was
a pantheon of immortal heroes and heroines - Tarzan of the Apes, Jane
Clayton, John Carter, Dejah Thoris, Carson Napier, and David Innes
being only the best known among them. In Burroughs' 80-plus novels,
their epic adventures transported them to the strange and exotic
worlds of Barsoom, Amtor, Pellucidar, Caspak, and Va-nah, as well as
the lost civilizations of Earth and even realms beyond the farthest
star. Now the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe expands in an all-new
series of canonical novels written by today's talented authors!
Blurb
Carson
of Venus is back in the first novel of groundbreaking Edgar Rice
Burroughs Universe series!
When
a mysterious enemy attacks his adopted nation of Korva, Earthman
Carson Napier discovers his own arrival on Venus years ago may have
unknowingly triggered the strike. The invaders' trail of death and
destruction leads Carson and his beloved princess Duare headlong into
battle against a seemingly invincible, primordial race. But that is
not Carson's only challenge, for an uncanny phenomenon has entangled
him with two strange individuals from beyond spacetime. Will Carson
be able to solve the mysteries of his past and the enigmatic visitors
before the entire planet descends into chaos?
Also
includes the bonus novelette "Pellucidar: Dark of the Sun"
by Christopher Paul Carey, introducing Victory Harben, the ERB
Universe's newest heroine:
The
very principle of physics behind the Gridley Wave has mysteriously
failed, cutting off all communication between the hollow world of
Pellucidar and the outer crust, and now inventor Jason Gridley must
seek help from his brilliant young protégé, Victory Harben.
Together they recover timeworn records from deep in the ruins of a
dead Mahar city, hoping to use knowledge of Pellucidar's former
reptilian overlords to jumpstart the Gridley Wave. But when their
experiment goes terribly wrong, Jason and Victory suddenly find
themselves drawn into the inscrutable machinations of an ancient
evil.
Excerpt
Fire
and ash blackened his armored bands, but he advanced without the
appearance of concern. The black smoke rippled off him as he stepped
from the fiery mess. Each step of his large feet seemed to hasten the
floor cracks that still moved in our direction.
“Stop!”
I shouted. “This is a grand fight we have going on here, but if you
advance any farther, you’ll shatter this floor and hurl us both to
our deaths.” He continued forward as if he hadn’t heard me, one
heavy step after another. I looked to the broad strip of white rock
that encircled the room, hoping it would be sturdier than the
glasslike material that composed the floor.
At
that moment, the whole building seemed to shake. There came a
tremendous cracking sound, and the section of the flooring upon which
I stood lurched down several feet with a sickening screech. I flung
myself to one side and grabbed a thick section of the clear floor,
holding on with one hand as I watched the great chunk of glass upon
which I had just been standing twist and turn on the way to the
ground far below.
Fingers
bleeding, I clutched the sharp edges in order to keep myself from
following the broken section down. The sounds of combat around me
fell away until I heard nothing but my own breathing, ragged and
desperate, fearing the slightest breeze would cause my fragile
handhold to break free.
About
the Author
Matt
Betts worked for years in radio as an on-air personality, anchor and
reporter. His fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous journals
and anthologies. His work includes the steampunk novel, Odd Men Out,
urban fantasy crime novel Indelible Ink, and his recent
cryptid/horror novel White Anvil: Sasquatch Onslaught. His current
release Carson of Venus: The Edge of all Worlds continues a series
begun by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
Buy Links
ERB Inc:
https://bit.ly/3cmkrAU
Twitter:@Betts_Matt
Website
www.mattbetts.com
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of All Worlds. Available for the continental US.
4 comments:
Thank you for hosting today!
Thanks so much for helping with my launch day!
Welcome to Beyond Romance, Matt!
I only recently read both Tarzan and The Princess of Mars. Loved them both. I'm so happy to see people are keeping the legacy alive.
Thanks! I read Burroughs some as a kid, but I only recently really got into Princess of Mars and John Carter. The next book in this arc will be a new Tarzan book written by a new author! Should be fun!
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