- Mass Market Paperback: 30 pages
- Publisher: Del Rey; Reissue edition (Dec 12 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345334248
- ISBN-13: 978-0345334244
- Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #796,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Former Earthman Ulysses Paxton served Barsoom's greatest scientist, until his master's ghoulish trade in living bodies drove him to rebellion. Then, to save the body of the woman he loved, he had to attack mighty Phundahl, and its evil, beautiful ruler.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Introduces one of the best anti-villains in SF & F,
This review is from: The Mastermind of Mars: (#6) (Mass Market Paperback)
Ulysses Paxton proves that John Carter is not as unique as the reader was led to believe. Mortally wounded on a World War I battlefield, Paxton is transported to Barsoom much like Carter was decades before. His sojourn on the red planet starts out more humbly, as Paxton fidns himself apprenticed to Ras Thavas, arguably the greatest scientist of the day.ERB dons his lecturer persona once again as he unwinds an intriguing story about the perils of allowing science and political power to proceed in all directions unchecked. Knowledge gained irresponsibly leads to irresponsible actions. Paxton struggles to transport the moral lessons he has learned from the horrors of World War I to the almost savage and near-mercenary social hierarchy he finds himself trapped in on Barsoom. The best elements of the story are undoubtedly the bizarre twists and turns which unsettle the hero and force him to fall back on his courage and ingenuity.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brain Transplants and Religious Doctrine,
By cmthedvm (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mastermind of Mars: (#6) (Mass Market Paperback)
"The Master Mind of Mars" by ERB is a great book! ERB's Mars series takes second fiddle to his Tarzan books, but I respectfully argue they are superior. In "MMM", Ulysses Paxton, a critically wounded WWI soldier, is astral-projected (plot device to get things moving) to fabled Barsoom (Mars), dying planet of canals, hordes of 4-armed green warriors, scantily clad women, strong warriors wearing only their "sword and harness", and home of Ras Thavas, the Master Mind of Mars. It seems that Ras Thavas has an enormous talent - only he, among all the inhabitants of Barsoom, is able to perform the life-extending brain transplant. (Or maybe we should call it, ominously, the brain exchange. Too bad for the young body donor whose brain is unceremoniously evicted for the old, rich plutocrats...) However, now Ras Thavas is growing old and he needs his own brain transplanted. Who to train in the procedure? Why, none other than Ulysses Paxton (now called Vad Varo). But our hero turns out to have ethics and morals, and not only that, has fallen in love with a beautiful girl. Unfortunately, she is a body donor for a rich old hag. What happens next? Ulysses, the girl, and some sidekicks go off on a tour of Mars to reunite young girl brain with young girl body! On their Grand Tour of Barsoom, they come to various cities, each with different religious doctrine (I think ERB is indulging in a little gentle satire here). Take it as a given in pulp fiction that our heroes are successful and all ends well. Great enjoyable escapist reading. I found out later on as a veterinarian that it's a little tougher to do brain transplants than described in the book. (Maybe I just needed the super-healing elixir...)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Solid entry in Burrough's Mars series,
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This review is from: The Mastermind of Mars: (#6) (Mass Market Paperback)
Number 6 in Edgar Rice Burrough's Mars series features a new character, Ulysses Paxton, a critically injured World War I soldier given new life on Mars. He awakens in the laboratory of Ras Thavas, Mars' resident expert in body transference. Fun to see another newcomer to Mars tackle it's unique problems in entertaining plot. Story doesn't let up, is fairly short and in the classic save-the-girl Burrough's mold. Recommended.
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