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  • (I cannot think of any space romances, but, then again, I am a guy, and shallower than most, so the love affair between Dejah Thoris and John Carter Warlord of Barsoom is good enough for me.)

    Why Do You Read/Watch Science Fiction? 2006

  • What, Barsoom is not listed as a possible choice for best setting?

    POLL RESULTS: The Coolest Setting in SF Literature 2006

  • The Tharks are a tribe of four-armed green martians, among whom Confederate army Captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) finds himself after being transported to Mars (which is called Barsoom by the races there.)

    Strong and Purefoy Join John Carter of Mars; Thomas Haden Church Confirmed | /Film 2009

  • As someone who grew up devouring the John Carter books (I think I read each one faster than possibly any other book at the time, I was so engrossed in his adventures), the idea of Barsoom being brought to the movies by people who

    unknown title 2009

  • Premise focuses on Civil War veteran 'John Carter', whose retreat into a cave to avoid capture by Apache Indians takes an otherworldly turn as he's transported via time portal to the planet of 'Barsoom' (Mars) where he is taken prisoner by 12-foot-tall Martians, meets the princess of his dreams, becomes a king, raises Martian rug-rats and lives happily ever after.

    Archive 2006-02-01 Michael Stevens 2006

  • He had a genuine facility for weaving such information into breakneck-paced narratives, whose closest antecedents were the science/fantasy adventures of Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Rice Burroughs '"Barsoom" novels.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2009

  • Here’s the quiz: 1. What well-known American writer, in a series of novels, referred to Mars as "Barsoom"?

    Archive 2009-07-01 Paul 2009

  • Here’s the quiz: 1. What well-known American writer, in a series of novels, referred to Mars as "Barsoom"?

    Take the University of Maryland's 1997 "Mars in Science Fiction Quiz" Paul 2009

  • Found: Production Stills from the * other* Barsoom movie ..

    2009 December « Third Point of Singularity 2009

  • That tells me that Pixar is taking this project seriously, and might just appreciate the fan factor of the Barsoom series.

    Casting Call for John Carter of Mars « Third Point of Singularity 2009

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