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by Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1936

Book 8 of Barsoom (John Carter of Mars)

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Genre

Science fiction

What it is about

Dejah Thoris
John Carter
Life on other planets
Science fiction, American

Where it happens

Mars (Planet)

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

Brave New World
Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Adult

about 240 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Swords of Mars: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction, American." (LoC 650)
  Brave New World: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Swords of Mars; Open Library and Wikidata for Brave New World.
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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

Novel · about 190 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Swords of Mars: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction, American." (LoC 650)
  Fahrenheit 451: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, american" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Swords of Mars; Open Library and Wikidata for Fahrenheit 451.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams · 1979 · Adult

Novel · about 220 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Swords of Mars: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction, American." (LoC 650)
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Swords of Mars; Open Library and Wikidata for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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About Edgar Rice Burroughs

Early work: His first story was Under the Moons of Mars. Source: edgarriceburroughs.com, checked November 6, 2026. I started writing UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS, my first story.
Early work: The editor of All-Story Magazine wrote that he liked the first half of the story. Source: edgarriceburroughs.com, checked November 6, 2026. then editor of All-Story Magazine ... liked the first half of the story

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