The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

I'm going to leave this review short while just adding that I appreciate much that the author put so much work into this book and the narrator as well. the story is so full of twists and turns I found that not through a single part of the story was I bored in fact I hated the moments that I had to shut it off and jump back into the real world. I love the main character and all of his much-needed forged relationships along the way each character you meet in the story has its own unique background and attraction. the book itself was awesome full of action and compassion and heroism. I find that the narrator was just as good as the book as with any story you listen to on tape it takes a little while to get used to the person reading it but in this case I found that I got used to the person reading it very quickly he was awesome full of expression and kept me listening to it fervently. Engene's version of 'Warlord' is fine, technical problems were fixed, but 'Warlord' isn't as good as the first two books.

I still like Sondricker's narration of the first book, 'Princess of Mars,' the best. Brick is a pro, and this is a professional if not inspired reading. But Scott Brick's modern, somewhat deadpan delivery seems at odds with the over-the-top drama of the 'this is my marvelous life' voice that Burroughs used for John Carter's first-person 'memoir.' Admittedly, capturing the colorful dramatics without sounding silly is a tough job for any narrator. Technically this is indeed a good production. But that production was marred by technical problems, so when the recent movie tie-in came out with veteran narrator Scott Brick at the helm, I decided to get a 'new, improved' version of this middle book.

I chose the Gene Engene recording of 'Gods' and my review of it is there. The John Carter trilogy (Princess of Mars, Gods of Mars, Warlord of Mars) was a high school favorite of mine, and these three books were among the first purchases I made after joining Audible.

The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs