The Warlord of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Warlord of Mars completes the story that began in "The Princess of Mars" and continues in "Gods of Mars," and finally John Carter and his beloved Deju Toris bring Princess Helium together. Carter last saw his lover at the Temple of the Holy Thorny Sun, with a Baydor knife descending into his heart. But the exiled leader of the Thorns has saved his daughter and now wants to take revenge on Carter for exposing his evil cult.