A classic Mars from the “golden age” of American science fiction awaits you—an ancient civilization, great artifacts, exhausted natives who have lived through their past, and enterprising aliens from Earth...
The main hero is an adventurer archaeologist, something of an Indiana Jones. He comes into possession of Rianon’s sword, the legendary hero of ancient Mars—who was cursed by his own kin and contemporaries a million years ago… for what reason? The hero doesn’t find out right away. First there will be a visit to a mysterious tomb, a journey through time, slave labor on the galleys (!), and many other thrilling adventures.
The world described in the book will certainly remind you of E. Burroughs’s Mars. But the author is a woman, and therefore everything here is softer, more airy, more refined… and wiser.