Notes
The Gods of Mars, a Barsoom novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Part 2 of the Martian Series.

First published as a serial in The All-Story magazine in 1913 and as a complete novel by A.C. McClurg & Co. in 1918.

First issued by New English Library in 1972.

The identity of the cover artist is not confirmed but the costumes worn and general style are similar to Escape on Venus and The Wizard of Venus, both of which are confirmed to be by Richard Clifton-Day.

Publisher’s Blurb – Lower Cover
Three times John Carter, resident of Virginia, had died. Three times he had come back to life.

He had the secret power desired by all men – the power to project himself into another time, another place. The place was Mars.

Here is another story of his life on the Red Planet, his battles with the Black Pirates, his loves and his hates. Amidst the strange forests and cities of Barsoom, John Carter is condemned to die. Not even his secret power can help him......