Project Gutenberg 2023-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 332 Burroughs, Edgar Rice 1875 1950 The master mind of Mars $aUnited States :$bBallantine Books,$c1927,reprint 1963,reprint 1988. Barsoom series, 6 Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Master_Mind_of_Mars Al Haines, Cindy Beyer & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net "The Master Mind of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a science fiction novel written in the late 1920s. The story follows Ulysses Paxton, an Earthman who finds himself on Mars, where he encounters the eccentric and brilliant scientist Ras Thavas, known for his unconventional methods of reviving the dead. Paxton's journey through the Martian world reveals themes of identity, science, and obsolete social sentiments as he witnesses and becomes embroiled in the bizarre practices of mind and body transference. At the start of the novel, we see Paxton in a desperate situation aboard a damaged ship, leading to a clash with Martian foes. He soon finds himself unexpectedly transported to Mars, where he confronts the eccentric Ras Thavas, who is conducting bizarre experiments involving the transfer of brains and bodies. Thavas introduces Paxton to his macabre laboratory, filled with revived bodies and a focus on preserving life through radical scientific interventions. Soon, Paxton learns of Thavas' need for an assistant, and he becomes deeply entangled in the ethical dilemmas posed by the doctor's work, particularly regarding a beautiful girl whose mind is trapped in the body of an old woman. The opening chapters set the stage for a tale that intertwines adventure, moral complexity, and the longing for human connection amid the coldness of scientific inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230102145710burroughs 1927 US Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Life on other planets -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 361764 2025-06-27T12:09:25.777724 text/html 339147 2024-10-19T03:23:24 text/html 364544 2025-06-27T12:09:30.351183 application/epub+zip 369057 2025-06-27T12:09:26.763754 application/epub+zip 204640 2025-06-27T12:09:26.274681 application/epub+zip 462914 2025-06-27T12:09:33.281150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441588 2025-06-27T12:09:29.890194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327771 2025-06-27T12:09:25.382748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307885 2024-10-19T03:23:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16958 2025-06-27T12:09:33.416149 application/rdf+xml 7245 2025-06-27T12:09:26.425731 image/jpeg 1647 2025-06-27T12:09:26.348705 image/jpeg 307910 2025-06-27T12:09:25.809749 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia