![]() dust-jacket of The Chessmen of Mars | |
Author | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
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Language | English |
Series | Barsoom |
Genre | Science fantasy |
Publisher | A. C. McClurg |
Publication date | 1922 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 375 |
Preceded by | Thuvia, Maid of Mars |
Followed by | The Master Mind of Mars |
The Chessmen of Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fifth of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in January, 1921, and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February 18 and 25 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 1922. It was later published as a complete novel by A. C. McClurg in November 1922.