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Black Amazon of Mars by Leigh Brackett

Black Amazon of Mars

Leigh Brackett

Start Publishing PD · Print & ebook · April 23, 2024

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Who it’s for
A blood-stained jewel, Ice Creatures, and a battle Stark expects to lose make for grim adventure.
Genres
Space Opera, Sci-Fi Adventure, Fantasy Adventure
Published
Start Publishing PD, April 23, 2024

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About this book

Grimly Eric John Stark slogged toward that ancient Martian city-with every step he cursed the talisman of Ban Cruach that flamed in his blood-stained belt. Behind him screamed the hordes of Ciaran hungering for that magic jewel-ahead lay the dread abode of the Ice Creatures-at his side stalked the whispering spectre of Ban Cruach urging him on to a battle Stark knew he must lose!

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Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories novels and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.

Mars in Peril

A blood-stained jewel, Ice Creatures, and a battle Stark expects to lose make for grim adventure.

Come here for

  • A cursed talisman, pursuing hordes, and an ancient Martian city
  • Space-opera adventure with a spectral voice at Stark’s side

Expect

  • A stark clash of magic, danger, and science-fiction spectacle
  • A perilous trek shadowed by a whispering spectre

Where it sits

Space Opera88%
Sci-Fi Adventure45%
Fantasy Adventure39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Space Opera
Authors
Leigh Brackett
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
April 23, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi Adventure