Books like A Princess of Mars

A swashbuckling leap into a dying, savage world where chivalry and swordplay meet alien wonders. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Princess of Mars.

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01
The Chessmen of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1922
A swashbuckling plunge into a bizarre, perilous world where survival hinges on the rules of a deadly, life-sized game.
Shares:
- perilous
- earnest
- melodramatic
- adventurous
02
John Carter of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1964
A breathless, sword-swinging leap into a retro-futuristic cosmos where sheer heroism meets bizarre alien perils.
Shares:
- wondrous
- perilous
- earnest
- heroic
03
The boat of a million years
Poul Anderson
A sweeping, melancholic journey through human history experienced by those burdened with living forever.
Shares:
- sweeping
- earnest
04
She
Henry Rider Haggard · 2006
A grand, eerie descent into an ancient, hidden world ruled by an immortal and terrifyingly alluring queen.
Shares:
- perilous
- earnest
- melodramatic
05
Dying Earth - Baen
Jack Vance · 1986
A baroque and cynical stroll through the twilight of a dying world where magic and science are indistinguishable.
Feels:
- decadent
- melancholic
- eerie
06
Tales of the Dying Earth
Jack Vance · 2000
A darkly comic, baroque stroll through the decadent twilight of a dying world where magic and cynicism reign supreme.
Feels:
- decadent
- melancholic
- bizarre
07
The War of the Worlds
H. G. Wells
A chilling, journalistic account of humanity's sudden plunge from the apex of the food chain to desperate prey.
Feels:
- dread-soaked
- apocalyptic
- claustrophobic
08
The golden age
John C. Wright
A grand, philosophical space opera that wraps a mystery of identity in the opulent, mind-bending world-building of a transhumanist utopia.
Shares:
- earnest
09
The Princess and the Goblin
George MacDonald · 1971
A cozy yet eerie descent into a mythic world where invisible threads of faith guide the brave through the dark.
Shares:
- wondrous
- earnest
10
The Hour of the Dragon
Robert E. Howard · 1977
A bold, pulp-era plunge into mythic adventure and relentless conquest.
Shares:
- perilous
- adventurous
11
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
A blood-soaked, adrenaline-fueled descent into a brutal academy where vengeance demands you become the monster you hate.
Shares:
- earnest
12
The First Men in the Moon
H. G. Wells
A vintage cosmic adventure that shifts from whimsical scientific discovery to a chilling critique of human greed and imperialism.
Shares:
- wondrous
- adventurous

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