Edgar Rice Burroughs

The Warlord of Mars Annotated Edgar Rice Burroughs

After the warfare which ended with the destruction of the faith of Issus, John Carter's spouse and different girls had been locked in a slowly rotating jail connected to the Temple of the Sun, every of whose loads of cells are handiest open to the out of doors international as soon as each year. In the meantime, Carter's buddy Xodar has turn out to be the brand new Jeddak (leader or king) of the black Martian First Born, and people white Martian therns who reject the antique faith likewise advantage a brand-new unnamed leader, however there are nonetheless a few who want to maintain the antique discredited faith going, such as the therns' erstwhile leader, the Holy Hekkador Matai Shang. In a dramatic scene, Carter follows them onto an airship, over a chasm. First, Matai Shang is tossed overboard with the aid of using Thurid and killed, then after Thurid tries to do the identical to Carter, he's knifed and thrown overboard with the aid of using Phaidor. Lastly, Phaidor declares to Carter that she repents of her jealousy, and acknowledges the affection that Carter and Dejah Thoris have for every different, and throws herself overboard in reparation for her sins earlier than Carter can forestall her.