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The Swordsman of Mars by Otis Adelbert Kline

The Swordsman of Mars

Otis Adelbert Kline

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · September 21, 2021

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Who it’s for
A desperate second chance opens onto an ancient Mars of warriors, beasts, magic, and promise.
Themes
Second chances, Life on ancient Mars
Genres
Sci-Fi Adventure, Time Travel Fiction, Fantasy Adventure

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About this book

Harry Thorne had lost everything: his business, the love of his life, even his own self respect. As he’s contemplating suicide he’s made an incredible offer. He can go back in time and switch places with a look alike who lived on Mars millions of years ago when it was a lush, beautiful planet full of promise and adventure.

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Seizes his last chance at salvaging his life is transported millions of years into the past to a Mars peopled with beautiful women, mighty warriors, fearsome beasts, and awesome magics.

A Lost World Beckons

A desperate second chance opens onto an ancient Mars of warriors, beasts, magic, and promise.

Come here for

  • Old-school planetary adventure with romance and peril
  • The strange appeal of a life reset millions of years in the past

Expect

  • A lush, dangerous Mars shaped by mighty warriors and fearsome beasts
  • A high-adventure escape with awesome magics

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Adventure66%
Time Travel Fiction50%
Fantasy Adventure30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Space Opera
  • Time Travel Fiction
Authors
Otis Adelbert Kline
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
September 21, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Second chances · Life on ancient Mars
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure