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Joe Jusko Cover Reveal: THE CHESSMEN OF MARS,
Plus Barsoom 1–3 Shipping Update

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We are thrilled to unveil the cover art by legendary artist Joe Jusko for our upcoming Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library edition of The Chessmen of Mars!

The Chessmen of Mars is available in a standard edition as well as a Joe Jusko Legend Edition with virgin cover art, a special bookplate signed by Joe Jusko, and a collectible trading card.

Buy Both Books and Get 15% Off!*

For a limited time, buy the standard hardcover editions of both Thuvia, Maid of Mars and The Chessmen of Mars and get 15% off! Just click here to take advantage of this special offer.

* This special discount does not apply to the Joe Jusko Legend Editions.

How to Purchase the Joe Jusko Legend Editions:

To purchase the Joe Jusko Legend Editions, simply visit the product page for each book (Thuvia, Maid of Mars and The Chessmen of Mars), under “Format” select the option for “Hardcover Joe Jusko Legend Edition” from the drop-down menu, and add the item to your cart.

Volumes 4 and 5 of the Barsoom Saga are expected to ship June 2025.

Barsoom 1–3 Shipping Update

While we began shipping out preorders for Barsoom volumes #1–3 (A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars) back in November, we soon discovered that we had received a large number of imperfect copies from our printer that were not up to our standards. Thus we were able to ship only about two-thirds of the preorders before we ran out of copies. Of course, we immediately requested replacement copies, but due to the rush of the holiday season, our printer has taken longer than we had hoped to get us the new books. The good news is we should have the three books back in stock next week and will then begin shipping them out to the remaining customers who preordered them. Thank you for your patience!

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Preorder Now: Barsoom® Saga Books #4 & 5
in the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library™

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Cover art by Joe Jusko

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the creator of Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, is pleased to announce preorders for volumes 4 and 5 in the Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original Barsoom® Saga in handsome ERB Authorized Library editions, sporting brand-new epic cover art and interior frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko. For a limited time, preorder standard hardcover editions of both books and get 15% off, or preorder the new Joe Jusko Legend Editions (see below for more details) from the individual product pages for Thuvia, Maid of Mars and The Chessmen of Mars. (Please note: The “Buy Both Books and Get 15% Off” sale does not apply to the Joe Jusko Legend Editions.)

These stunning hardcover editions feature gorgeous new cover art and frontispieces by Joe Jusko; forewords by pulp art expert Doug Ellis (The Art of the Pulps: An Illustrated History, The Adventure House Guide to the Pulps) and author Geary Gravel (John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten, Philip K. Dick Award finalist The Alchemists); afterwords by noted ERB scholar Henry G. Franke III; and a bounty of rare and previously unpublished archival materials.

In Thuvia, Maid of Mars, Carthoris, son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, is framed as the chief suspect in the kidnapping of Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth. Yet only Carthoris can rescue the woman who has spurned his love from the specters that have been haunting an ancient Barsoomian city since time immemorial.

And in The Chessmen of Mars, a furious tempest sweeps the lone flier of Tara, John Carter and Dejah Thoris’ headstrong daughter, from the safety of Helium halfway across the face of Barsoom. There Tara must contend with the grotesque bodiless heads known as kaldanes, and both she and the warrior who seeks her hand must face death in the arena in a bloodthirsty game of living chess.

Volumes 4 and 5 of the Barsoom Saga are expected to ship June 2025.

Buy Both Books and Get 15% Off!*

For a limited time, buy the standard hardcover editions of both Thuvia, Maid of Mars and The Chessmen of Mars and get 15% off! Just click here to take advantage of this special offer.

* This special discount does not apply to the Joe Jusko Legend Editions.

Joe Jusko Legend Editions

Beginning with the Barsoom Saga, we have begun offering a special Joe Jusko Legend Edition for each title in the ERB Authorized Library. Each Joe Jusko Legend Edition will be limited to only 300 copies and will feature:

  • A dust jacket highlighting the virgin cover art (no text will be printed over the artwork)
  • Wraparound illustrated exterior boards
  • A collectible Joe Jusko Legend Edition trading card featuring the book’s cover art by Joe Jusko
  • A bookplate signed by renowned fantasy artist Joe Jusko, along with a facsimile signature of Edgar Rice Burroughs

Joe Jusko Legend Edition Trading Card

How to Purchase the Joe Jusko Legend Editions:

To purchase the Joe Jusko Legend Editions, simply visit the product page for each book (Thuvia, Maid of Mars and The Chessmen of Mars), under “Format” select the option for “Hardcover Joe Jusko Legend Edition” from the drop-down menu, and add the item to your cart.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library™

The Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents for the first time ever the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure in uniform hardcover editions. Published by the company founded by Mr. Burroughs in 1923, each volume of the Authorized Library is packed with extras and rarities not to be found in any other edition. From cover art and frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko to forewords and afterwords by today’s authorities and luminaries to a treasure trove of bonus materials mined from the company’s extensive archives in Tarzana, California, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.

About Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure™

The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom® to the miles-high forests of Amtor™ and the savage inner world of Pellucidar®, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.

About Joe Jusko: Visionary Artist

Joe Jusko is among today’s most acclaimed fantasy, pin-up, and comic artists. His work has been featured on book and comic posters, and on the much-praised 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards. Jusko is a recipient of myriad industry honors, including a Certificate of Merit from the Society of Illustrators and a 2001 Chesley Award nomination. Fittingly, he was born on September 1, sharing his birthday with Edgar Rice Burroughs. Jusko’s longtime love of Burroughs’ work continues to inspire him in illustrating the Authorized Library and bringing the author’s creative vision to life.

Shipping Update: Barsoom Books #1–3

Good news! Barsoom volumes #1–3 (A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars) just arrived in our warehouse and are being readied for shipment! The preorders are being processed in the order in which they were received. We have a significant number of customer preorders, so thank you in advance for your patience while our unflagging shipping crew works hard to get your books packaged snuggly and securely and sent out to you. You will receive an email with tracking from Stamps.com when your order ships. It won’t be long now!

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Preorder Now: Pirates of Venus: The Illustrators Edition from ERB Books

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Now Available for Preorder from Our Friends at ERB Books!

You are invited to preorder this very special curated edition of Pirates of Venus—the first book in the Amtor series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book features over 100 illustrations by an dazzling array of ERB artists including Gary Gianni, William Stout, Michael Kaluta, Richard Hescox, Thomas Yeates, Mark Schultz, Daren Bader, Doug Klauba, Laurence Schwinger, Mark Wheatley, and Thomas Grindberg. In addition, it includes all sixteen of the illustrations by Fortunino Matania for Pirates of Venus originally published in The Passing Show in 1933 as well as classic illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Samuel Cahan, Paul Stahr, Roy Krenkel, Frank Frazetta, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Reed Crandall, and Al Williamson. The book is printed on archival paper, Symth-sewn with 20+ color plates tipped in, bound in a leather cover, double stamped in gold, and wrapped in an original dust jacket. The set is housed, with a collector’s portfolio and other bonus items, in a decorated and illustrated leather clamshell case.

The vintage-style collector’s portfolio contains a carefully selected archive of rare items related to the creation and publication of Pirates of Venus. These include replicas of letters from ERB to his son with early ideas for Amtor, outlines and drawings from the author’s notebook, manuscript pages, 1930’s ERB Inc. postcard and advertising dust jacket , first newspaper installment of Pirates of Venus in the Honolulu Star Bulletin from 1935, first pages of an unpublished Carson of Venus story, poster size reproductions of artwork, and a number of other surprise bonus items.

The edition will be limited to 548 numbered and 52 lettered sets signed by the contributors. It is the fifth matching set in the “New World” series launched by ERB Books in 2020 with A Princess of Mars. Each set celebrates the first appearance of one of ERB’s newly created realms filled with fantastic kingdoms, cultures and creatures.

​Prices have not increased for this edition:

The numbered edition (#1-548) ……………. $349.99
The Lettered Edition (A-ZZ) …………………… $449.99 (all sets are reserved – contact info@erbbooks to be placed on a waiting list.) 

Preorder Pirates of Venus: The Illustrators Edition today from our friends at ERB Books!

Celebrate The Land That Time Forgot® Centennial!

Just in time for the 100-year anniversary of the publication of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic The Land That Time Forgot trilogy by A. C. McClurg & Co., and the 50th anniversary of the film, ERB, Inc., will be releasing a brand-new new novel of Caspak—The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval by fan-favorite author Mike Wolfer, with gorgeous wraparound cover art by renowned illustrator Daren Bader! The novel is now available for preorder from our webstore in paperback, hardcover, and a limited Collector’s Edition, and is expected to ship Fall 2024. Here’s a synopsis of the story:

Hidden in the far South Pacific lies the lost island continent of Caprona, forgotten by history and time itself. In the year 1836, Sicilian Captain Fausto Caproni and his sister Marina lead a voyage across the raging seas to rediscover the fabled land first sighted by their grandfather—only to plunge into a terrifying tropical world known to its inhabitants as Caspak, thriving with giant carnivorous lizards and bestial tribesmen from the dawn of time. With only swords and muskets to defend themselves, the Caproni siblings are thrust into a desperate fight for survival against Caspak’s primordial creatures, but a greater threat may be allies among the crew who harbor a deadly secret agenda.

Preorder your copy of The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval today!

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SDCC 2024 Announcement:
Preorder Now: The Land That Time Forgot ®: Fortress Primeval
by Mike Wolfer

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Cover art by Daren Bader

Thursday, July 25, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the creator of Tarzan® and John Carter of Mars®, is excited to make its first announcement at this weekend’s San Diego Comic Con: To commemorate the centennial of the book publication of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic The Land That Time Forgot trilogy, 2024 will see the release of The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval. This thrilling new chapter in the ERB Universe is written by fan-favorite author Mike Wolfer, with stunning wraparound cover art by acclaimed fantasy illustrator Daren Bader.

“Never before has the company authorized a full-length novel building on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Caspak trilogy,” says ERB, Inc., VP of Publishing Christopher Paul Carey. “In his new tale, Mike Wolfer has managed to faithfully capture the true spirit and essence of ERB’s epics of primordial adventure and romance. And because it’s a prelude to the original classic trilogy, the novel also serves as a great entry point into the series for new readers, as much as it will satisfy veteran fans of ERB’s beloved The Land That Time Forgot books. And stay tuned: this is only the beginning for the literary return to Caspak!”

The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval releases in Fall 2024 and can be preordered now. It will be available in trade paperback, standard hardcover, and a limited Collector’s Edition.

Savage action, political intrigue, and smoldering romance await in the lost world of Caspak! Preorder your copy The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval by Mike Wolfer today!

“Caspak Means Death!”

Hidden in the far South Pacific lies the lost island continent of Caprona, forgotten by history and time itself. In the year 1836, Sicilian Captain Fausto Caproni and his sister Marina lead a voyage across the raging seas to rediscover the fabled land first sighted by their grandfather—only to plunge into a terrifying tropical world known to its inhabitants as Caspak, thriving with giant carnivorous lizards and bestial tribesmen from the dawn of time. With only swords and muskets to defend themselves, the Caproni siblings are thrust into a desperate fight for survival against Caspak’s primordial creatures, but a greater threat may be allies among the crew who harbor a deadly secret agenda.

Bonus Novelette: “Weird Worlds: Voyage into Terror” by Mike Wolfer

When Captain Douglas Conover and the crew of the vacuum airship Favonia embark on an exploratory mission through a dimensional barrier, they must confront the alien life-forms that infest a strange planetoid’s surface . . . and its interior!

Bonus Trading Card—While Supplies Last!

All preorders of The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval placed directly from ERB, Inc.’s online store will come with an exclusive collectible ERB Universe trading card featuring See-ta the Savage. Collect all of the trading cards by preordering each ERB Universe novel directly from ERBurroughs.com!

Hardcover Limited Collector’s Edition

The hardcover Collector’s Edition features a special ERB Universe bookplate signed by author Mike Wolfer and ERB Universe Creative Director Christopher Paul Carey as well as a facsimile autograph of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and includes an exclusive ERB Universe trading card featuring Daren Bader’s cover art for The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval. The Collector’s Edition is limited to only 200 copies.

Wraparound Cover Art by Daren Bader

Preorder your copy The Land That Time Forgot: Fortress Primeval by Mike Wolfer today!

About the Author

Mike Wolfer has been a professional writer and illustrator for more than thirty years. He is the author of two Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe prose novellas (“Victory Harben: Clash on Caspak” and “Rescue the Farthest Star: Escape on Zandar”), and has been a key talent working on the canonical ERB Universe comic books, including Jane Porter, Victory Harben, Pellucidar, The Land That Time Forgot, The Monster Men, and The Moon Maid. Best known for his Widow series, Wolfer is also the creator of the Daughters of the Dark Oracle franchise, and has worked on numerous licensed properties.

Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure™

The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom® to the miles-high forests of Amtor™ and the savage inner world of Pellucidar®, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™

A century before the term “crossover” became a buzzword in popular culture, Edgar Rice Burroughs created the first expansive, fully cohesive literary universe. Coexisting in this vast cosmos was a pantheon of immortal heroes and heroines—Tarzan of the Apes®, Jane Porter®, John Carter®, Dejah Thoris®, Carson Napier™, and David Innes™ being only the best known among them. In Burroughs’ 80-plus novels, their epic adventures transported them to the strange and exotic worlds of Barsoom®, Amtor™, Pellucidar®, Caspak™, and Va-nah™, as well as the lost civilizations of Earth and even realms Beyond the Farthest Star™. Now the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe expands in an all-new series of canonical tales written by today’s talented authors!

Shipping Update: A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins

Good news! A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins by Ann Tonsor Zeddies is on the way from the printer to our warehouse. The book is expected to ship to customers who ordered the book directly from ERB, Inc.’s webstore in August. If you haven’t already preordered the novel, which includes the bonus novella “John Carter of Mars: Swords of the Mind” by Geary Gravel, you can do so here and it will be in your hands soon! According to our advance readers, Ann’s novel and Geary’s novella are both real treats for die-hard ERB fans and new readers alike—highly recommended!

Now in Stock: Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Collectible Coins!

Our webstore is now stocking the final limited run of ERB Universe collectible coins produced by our friends at Goliath Coins in commemoration of last year’s Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Centennial. These highly collectible coins are no longer being minted and the molds have been destroyed, so place your order while you still can!

 

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Preorder Now: THE MOON MAID™: THE THREE KEYS
Mass Market Edition Graphic Novel

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Cover art by Richard Ortiz & Bruna Costa

Join a battle for freedom at the heart of the hollow moon with The Moon Maid: The Three Keys, the latest ERB Illustrated Universe graphic novel!

Two options available:

  • Preorder the trade paperback for $19.99
  • Preorder the trade paperback with a special collectible 5″ x 7″ foil-enhanced signature plate limited to 200 copies and signed by writer (and illustrator of the graphic novel’s back-up story) Mike Wolfer and letterer Natalie Jane for only $29.99

Expected to ship Late Summer 2024

Once ruled by an advanced civilization, all of Va-nah fell to the conquering forces of the brutal Kalkars, who erased the advancements of science and technology from their world and plunged it into a state of savage barbarism. In the decimated city of Groethe lives Loh-ee-nah, the last surviving member of her people and the defender of a great secret. When a chance encounter entwines the fates of Loh-ee-nah and a band of horse-like, flesh-eating creatures called Va-gas, the cultural enemies realize that only together can they hope to survive against the Kalkar onslaught.

Preorder your copy of The Moon Maid: The Three Keys Mass Market Edition today!

Special Signed and Limited Signature Plate Option

Select the “Trade Paperback with Signature Plate” option when preordering The Moon Maid: The Three Keys Mass Market Edition and get this special collectible 5″ x 7″ foil-enhanced signature plate limited to 200 copies and signed by writer (and illustrator of the graphic novel’s back-up story) Mike Wolfer and letterer Natalie Jane for only $29.99!

About the Creative Team

The Moon Maid: The Three Keys is an 86-page graphic novel written by Mike Wolfer (Jane Porter®, Victory Harben™, Pellucidar®, The Land That Time Forgot®, The Monster Men™) and illustrated by Miriana Puglia (Jane Porter: The Primordial Peril, Jane Porter and the City of Fire). Interior color is provided by Periya Pillai (Pellucidar®, The Land That Time Forgot®) and Beezzz Studio (Carson of Venus®, The Monster Men™) with lettering by Natalie Jane (all of the above projects and more). The cover of this Mass Market edition was illustrated by Richard Ortiz and colored by Bruna Costa.

Includes the 13-page bonus story “The Moon Maid: The Bridge of Straw” written and illustrated by Mike Wolfer, with colors by Arthur Hesli and lettering by Natalie Jane, as well “Paint by Blunders,” a hilarious 1-page ERBites story written by Mike Wolfer and illustrated by Eisner Award winner Eric Shanower, with colors by Jeremy Kahn!

Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Illustrated Epics

For decades, various publishers have presented the classic characters of Edgar Rice Burroughs in comic-book format, but never has ERB, Inc., released its own comic books and graphic novels…until now! ERB Universe Illustrated Epics is an all-new line of comics and graphic novels that perfectly captures the high adventure of ERB’s literary works in new, canonical tales created and approved by the company itself. Crafted with an eye for accuracy and loyalty to the source material, each ERB Universe Illustrated Epic will thrill and excite fans of each franchise, while progressing characters and storylines in organic directions that carry them beyond the boundaries of the original classic novels into unexplored realms. You’ll also be introduced to brand-new heroes and villains of the ERB pantheon in colorful science-fiction epics that will have you on the edge of your seat!

Follow Us On Kickstarter!

Get the first look at each ERB Universe Illustrated Epic as it launches on Kickstarter! Just create a Kickstarter account or sign into your existing account, then click on the “Follow” button on ERB, Inc.’s Kickstarter profile page to be notified each time we have a new campaign ready for launch! Special Note: Our Kickstarter campaigns offer collectible Kickstarter exclusive and variant editions, along with other merchandise, that will never be made available anywhere else.

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Preorder Now: Barsoom® Saga Books #1–3
in the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library™

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Cover art by Joe Jusko

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the creator of Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, is pleased to announce preorders for the first three volumes of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original Barsoom® Saga in handsome ERB Authorized Library editions, sporting brand-new epic cover art and interior frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko. For a limited time, preorder all three standard hardcover editions and get 20% off, or preorder the new Joe Jusko Legend Editions (see below for more details) from the individual product pages for A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars. (Please note: The “Buy 3 Books and Get 20% Off” sale does not apply to the Joe Jusko Legend Editions.)

Although Mr. Burroughs is best known for creating his world-famous ape-man, he launched his renowned writing career with the serialization of “Under the Moons of Mars” in the pages of The All-Story magazine from February–July 1912, and many fans of his books consider the Barsoom series to be among his finest and most enduring works. “Under the Moons of Mars” was first published in hardcover in 1917 by A. C. McClurg & Co. under the title A Princess of Mars, and was followed by The Gods of Mars and The Warlord of Mars, both of which first appeared in The All-Story in 1913–14. The three novels make up one of the most highly influential and celebrated trilogies in the history of science fiction, and have left a permanent stamp on popular culture, influencing and inspiring the most prominent figures around the world, including Ray Bradbury, Carl Sagan, Jerry Seigel, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and James Cameron, to name just a few. In the words of Ray Bradbury, “Burroughs is probably the most influential writer in the entire history of the world.” Without Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars, it is doubtful that Superman, Star Wars, or Avatar would exist for audiences to enjoy, at least not in their recognizable forms.

These stunning hardcover editions feature gorgeous new cover art and frontispieces by Joe Jusko; forewords by venerated fantasy author and SFWA Grand Master Michael Moorcock (Elric, Hawkmoon, The Eternal Champion), bestselling science fiction and fantasy author Kevin J. Anderson (Dune, Star Wars, The X-Files), and NASA astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt (veteran of four Space Shuttle missions); afterwords by noted ERB scholar Henry G. Franke III; and a bounty of rare and previously unpublished archival materials.

The first three volumes of the Barsoom Saga are expected to ship Fall 2024.

 
                                                                                       Cover art by Joe Jusko

Buy All Three Books and Get 20% Off!*

For a limited time, buy all three standard hardcover editions of A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars and get 20%! Just click here to take advantage of this special offer.

* This special discount does not apply to the Joe Jusko Legend Editions.

Standard Hardcover Edition Dust Jacket

Announcing the Joe Jusko Legend Edition

We have had a lot of requests to offer Collector’s Editions of our ERB Authorized Library titles, and we’re listening! Beginning with the Barsoom Saga books #1–3, we will be offering a special Joe Jusko Legend Edition for each title in the ERB Authorized Library. Each Joe Jusko Legend Edition will be limited to only 300 copies and will feature:

  • A dust jacket highlighting the virgin cover art (no text will be printed over the artwork)
  • Wraparound illustrated exterior boards
  • A collectible Joe Jusko Legend Edition trading card featuring the book’s cover art by Joe Jusko
  • A bookplate signed by renowned fantasy artist Joe Jusko, along with a facsimile signature of Edgar Rice Burroughs

Joe Jusko Legend Edition Dust Jacket with Virgin Artwork

Joe Jusko Legend Edition Illustrated Exterior Boards

Joe Jusko Legend Edition Trading Card

And in case you’re wondering if you’ll miss out on the archival photographs of Edgar Rice Burroughs that appear on the rear dust jackets of our standard hardcover ERB Authorized Library editions, there’s no need to worry! We will be printing each photograph on an interior page of the respective Joe Jusko Legend Edition volume.

How to Purchase the Joe Jusko Legend Editions:

To purchase the Joe Jusko Legend Editions, simply visit the product page for each book (A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars), under “Format” select the option for “Hardcover Joe Jusko Legend Edition” from the drop-down menu, and add the item to your cart.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library™

The Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library presents for the first time ever the complete literary works of the Master of Adventure in uniform hardcover editions. Published by the company founded by Mr. Burroughs in 1923, each volume of the Authorized Library is packed with extras and rarities not to be found in any other edition. From cover art and frontispieces by legendary artist Joe Jusko to forewords and afterwords by today’s authorities and luminaries to a treasure trove of bonus materials mined from the company’s extensive archives in Tarzana, California, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library will take you on a journey of wonder and imagination you will never forget.

About Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure™

The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom® to the miles-high forests of Amtor™ and the savage inner world of Pellucidar®, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.

About Joe Jusko: Visionary Artist

Joe Jusko is among today’s most acclaimed fantasy, pin-up, and comic artists. His work has been featured on book and comic posters, and on the much-praised 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards. Jusko is a recipient of myriad industry honors, including a Certificate of Merit from the Society of Illustrators and a 2001 Chesley Award nomination. Fittingly, he was born on September 1, sharing his birthday with Edgar Rice Burroughs. Jusko’s longtime love of Burroughs’ work continues to inspire him in illustrating the Authorized Library and bringing the author’s creative vision to life.

Copyright © Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks including Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Authorized Library™, ERB Authorized Library™, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, A Princess of Mars®, Barsoom®, Tarzan®, Tarzan of the Apes®, Lord of the Jungle®, Pellucidar®, Amtor™, Beyond the Farthest Star™, and Master of Adventure™ owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

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Ending Soon! Victory Harben™: The Complete Graphic Novel Adventures Kickstarter Campaign

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Only Two Days Left!
The Kickstarter Campaign Ends on
Thursday, April 18, at 6:59 PM EDT

It’s your last chance to back the Kickstarter campaign for Victory Harben: The Complete Graphic Novel Adventures! The campaign, which ends in only two days, includes Kickstarter-exclusive covers and rewards that will never be offered again. 

Tag along on Victory’s adventures in two rip-roaring, epic graphic novels—Victory Harben: Warriors of Zandar and Victory Harben: Ghosts of Omos—as she and her furry companion Hucklebuck fight for life and freedom against the brutal alien Keelars and their mysterious overlord on the strange planet of Zandar!

Don’t miss out on the exciting and highly collectible exclusive rewards, such as the vintage-style “pocketbook” paperback anthology Tales from the Void, which collects for the first time six fantastical tales of the Swords of Eternity Super-Arc, the epic cycle that launched the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe series. Original to this anthology are a Quantum Prelude, a Quantum Postlude, and five new connecting Quantum Interludes in which Victory Harben gives context to the unfolding story of the Super-Arc that occurs between each story, plus an all-new novelette—“Victory Harben and the Lord of the Veiled Eye” by Christopher Paul Carey—in which the ERB Universe collides head-on with cosmic horror at the edge of the solar system! This special “pocketbook” edition—the style of which will be familiar to collectors from the Edgar Rice Burroughs paperback editions published in the late 1970s and early 1980s—will never be offered again.

For an overview of the Kickstarter campaign, check out this video with writer Mike Wolfer and ERB Universe Creative Director Christopher Paul Carey, which was recorded last week.

Now head on over to Kickstarter and back the campaign for Victory Harben: The Complete Graphic Novel Adventures before it’s too late!

Preorder the New ERB Universe Novel Today!

Cover art by Douglas Klauba

Dejah Thoris, fairest daughter of Helium—and indeed, of all Barsoom—comes to life in the pages of A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins, as she sets off on the first adventure of her young life, plunging headlong into a murky den of treachery and deadly peril. This brand-new tale by noted science fiction author Ann Tonsor Zeddies is the first novel ever to feature the incomparable Martian princess Dejah Thoris in the lead role.

INTRIGUE IN THE COURT OF ZOR

Born to an ancient line of noble and courageous forebears, Dejah Thoris, young and headstrong princess of the mighty empire of Helium, longs for a life of excitement and purpose beyond the cloistered walls of her royal palace. When a foreign ambassador arrives with an invitation to visit his city-state in hopes of fostering diplomatic relations, the princess defies the protests of her father and jed, traveling to the shadowy metropolis of Zor as Helium’s emissary. But Dejah Thoris soon finds that her hosts are not like the gallant folk of Helium, and before she knows it, their nefarious machinations ensnare her in a tangled web of artifice, perfidy, and murder—and a treacherous plot that portends tragedy not only for her own family, but for the entire Heliumetic empire.

Bonus Novella: “John Carter of Mars®: Swords of the Mind” by Geary Gravel

John Carter is baffled when he encounters his son’s badly damaged flier racing through the Martian skies with no one on board. The mystery only deepens when he traces the lost ship to its last port of call and finds himself battling for his life in a city of illusions—where the peril is all too real!

Take advantage of the special trading card offer when the book is preordered directly from ERB, Inc.! Preorder A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins today! 

© Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Victory Harben™, Hucklebuck™, John Carter®, John Carter of Mars®, Dejah Thoris®, A Princess of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, ERB Universe™, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Illustrated Epics™, and ERB Universe Illustrated Epics™ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Associated logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

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NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER: Victory Harben™: The Complete Graphic Novel Adventures

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The campaign for Victory Harben: The Complete Graphic Novel Adventures is now live on Kickstarter! 

The campaign includes two full-length graphic novels, Victory Harben: Warriors of Zandar and Victory Harben: Ghosts of Omos, as well some VERY SPECIAL Kickstarter exclusives that will not be offered anywhere else, including Victory Harben: Tales from the Void (a vintage-style “pocketbook” paperback collecting for the first time six fantastical tales of the Swords of Eternity Super-Arc, including the never-before-published novelette “Victory Harben and the Lord of the Veiled Eye” by Christopher Paul Carey), and a handmade plushie of Victory’s furry companion, Hucklebuck, which is limited to only 15 backers!

Don’t wait to take up the adventure—back the campaign on Kickstarter now!

© Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks Victory Harben™, Tii-laa™, Hucklebuck™, Swords of Eternity™, Edgar Rice Burroughs®, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe™, ERB Universe™, Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe Illustrated Epics™, and ERB Universe Illustrated Epics™ Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Associated logos, characters, names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof are trademarks or registered trademarks of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

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Preorder Now:
A PRINCESS OF MARS®: SHADOW OF THE ASSASSINS
by Ann Tonsor Zeddies

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The First Novel to Feature

Dejah Thoris® as the Main Character!

Cover art by Douglas Klauba

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 (Tarzana, California) Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by the creator of Tarzan® and John Carter of Mars®, is excited to announce A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins, a brand-new tale of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe by noted science fiction author Ann Tonsor Zeddies, and the first novel ever to feature the incomparable Martian princess Dejah Thoris in the lead role.

Dejah Thoris, fairest daughter of Helium—and indeed, of all Barsoom—comes to life in the pages of A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins, as she sets off on the first adventure of her young life, plunging headlong into a murky den of treachery and deadly peril.

Preorders of A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins may now be placed directly from ERB, Inc. Softcover and hardcover editions, as well as a limited Collector’s Edition with a signed bookplate, will be available in a simultaneous release. The book features wonderful wraparound cover art by award-winning artist Douglas Klauba.

A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins is expected to ship to customers in early Summer 2024.

INTRIGUE IN THE COURT OF ZOR

Born to an ancient line of noble and courageous forebears, Dejah Thoris, young and headstrong princess of the mighty empire of Helium, longs for a life of excitement and purpose beyond the cloistered walls of her royal palace. When a foreign ambassador arrives with an invitation to visit his city-state in hopes of fostering diplomatic relations, the princess defies the protests of her father and jed, traveling to the shadowy metropolis of Zor as Helium’s emissary. But Dejah Thoris soon finds that her hosts are not like the gallant folk of Helium, and before she knows it, their nefarious machinations ensnare her in a tangled web of artifice, perfidy, and murder—and a treacherous plot that portends tragedy not only for her own family, but for the entire Heliumetic empire.

Bonus Novella: “John Carter of Mars®: Swords of the Mind” by Geary Gravel

John Carter is baffled when he encounters his son’s badly damaged flier racing through the Martian skies with no one on board. The mystery only deepens when he traces the lost ship to its last port of call and finds himself battling for his life in a city of illusions—where the peril is all too real!

Bonus Trading Card—While Supplies Last!

All preorders of A Princess of Mars: Shadow of Assassins placed directly from ERB, Inc.’s online store will come with an exclusive collectible ERB Universe trading card featuring Carthoris, stalwart son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris. Collect all of the trading cards by preordering each ERB Universe novel directly from ERBurroughs.com!

Hardcover Limited Collector’s Edition

The hardcover Collector’s Edition features a special ERB Universe bookplate signed by authors Ann Tonsor Zeddies and Geary Gravel, as well as a facsimile autograph of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and includes a second exclusive ERB Universe trading card spotlighting Dejah Thoris and featuring Douglas Klauba’s cover art for A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins (in addition to the Carthoris trading card). The Collector’s Edition is limited to only 200 copies.

Enter a universe of adventure and preorder your copy of A Princess of Mars: Shadow of the Assassins today!

About the Authors

Ann Tonsor Zeddies first encountered the ERB Universe as a child, when an old professor who lived down the street allowed her to choose a volume from his shelves. She chose Tarzan of the Apes. Later, she read the adventures of John Carter aloud to her young son. She is the author of six science fiction novels, two of which were Philip K. Dick Award nominees. Her short fiction includes stories in The Ultimate Silver Surfer and Magic in the Mirrorstone. She lives in Michigan with her husband, near the shores of an inland sea.

Geary Gravel is the author of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Universe novel John Carter of Mars: Gods of the Forgotten; the Philip K. Dick Award finalist The Alchemists; and the novels The Pathfinders, A Key for the Nonesuch, and Return of the Breakneck Boys. He has written several novelizations, including Hook, based on the Steven Spielberg film, and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, based on the animated movie. He lives in western Massachusetts, where he worked for decades as a Sign Language Interpreter for the Deaf.

About the Cover Artist

An award-winning illustrator, Douglas Klauba was born and raised in Chicago, and is a graduate of the American Academy of Art. His paintings have been included in the art annuals of Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, the Society of Illustrators, and Imagine FX magazine. He was Artist Guest of Honor at the 2016 Burroughs Bibliophiles Dum-Dum convention, and he previously provided artwork for the books Tarzan Trilogy, Untamed Pellucidar, Dark Tides of Mars: A Novel of Barsoom, Tarzan and the Valley of Gold, The Girl from Hollywood Centennial Edition, and Tarzan and the Forest of Stone, all published by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

About Edgar Rice Burroughs®: Master of Adventure™

The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes® and John Carter of Mars®, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. Mr. Burroughs’ timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom® to the miles-high forests of Amtor™ and the savage inner world of Pellucidar®, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star™. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.

Shipping Update: Korak at the Earth’s Core

Copies of Korak at the Earth’s Core  by Win Scott Eckert have begun to arrive in our warehouse from the printer. As soon as all the copies arrive, we will begin processing preorders and shipping the books out to customers. We are hoping that will be before the end of the month—stay tuned!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Now Shipping: The Moon Maid: The Centennial Edition
from ERB Books

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The Moon Maid: The Centennial Edition is now available and ready to ship immediately from ERB Books!

Richard Lupoff called The Moon Maid trilogy Burroughs’ “masterpiece of science fiction.” You are invited to order this very special edition of The Moon Maid, published for the first time in hardback in three separate volumes with 20,000 words not found in the 1926 A. C. McClurg first edition.

Each book in the set is printed on archival paper, Symth sewn, bound in a leather cover, double stamped in gold, and wrapped in an original dust jacket. The set is housed, with a collector’s portfolio, in a decorated leather clamshell case. The three volumes are:

Volume 1: The Moon Maid™ 
Volume 2: The Moon Men™
Volume 3: The Red Hawk™

The edition is limited to 600 numbered and 52 lettered sets signed by the contributors. It is the fourth matching set in the “New World” series launched by ERB Books in 2020 with A Princess of Mars®—each of which celebrates the first appearance of one of ERB’s newly created realms filled with fantastic kingdoms, cultures, and creatures. This trilogy set commemorates both the first publication of The Moon Maid in Argosy All-Story Weekly in 1923 and the 100th Anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc.

Each volume in the set is unique with its own book cover design, illustrated endpapers, frontispiece and title pages. The Moon Maid trilogy will feature a total of 100 illustrations from over 20 different artists past and present and contain 20+ tipped in color plates, 30+ full page b&w illustrations and 40+ spot b&w illustrations.

A partial list of artists includes Jamie Chase, William Stout, Mark Schultz, Sanjulian, Bob Eggleton, Thomas Yeates, Daren Bader, Doug Klauba, Lawrence Schwinger, Reed Crandall, Mike Hoffman, Iain McCaig, Joe Jusko, J. Allen St. John, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, and Roy Krenkel.

The case not only houses the books but a vintage-style collector’s portfolio with rare, curated replica items for The Moon Maid. These include the first pages of the manuscripts for each novella in the trilogy, pages and drawings from ERB’s notebook, letters and a telegram between ERB and his editor, 1920’s ERB Inc. advertising and numerous 11×17 reproductions of some of the best pieces of art from the book.

Artwork by P. J. Monahan

Price for the numbered edition (#1–600): $349.99
for the lettered edition (A–ZZ): $449.99

  • Ships now!
  • Payment plans available – contact jim@erbbooks.com
  • Those who ordered At the Earth’s Core will receive the same number/letter set for The Moon Maid. Please confirm your set number when you order.
  • International orders can now be made through ERBBooks.com.

Order The Moon Maid: The Centennial Edition today from ERB Books!

© Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks The Moon Maid™, The Moon Men™, The Red Hawk™, A Princess of Mars®, and Edgar Rice Burroughs® Owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Used by Permission.

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