Sword and Planet

A subgenre of science fantasy, it focuses on swashbuckling adventures on other planets and features very little of the scientific rigor that would classify it as science fiction proper.

A Princess of Mars (Barsoom, #1)
The Gods of Mars (Barsoom #2)
The Warlord of Mars (Barsoom, #3)
Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barsoom, #4)
The Chessmen of Mars (Barsoom #5)
The Master Mind of Mars (Barsoom #6)
The Ginger Star (The Book of Skaith, #1)
A Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom, #7)
Swords of Mars (Barsoom, #8)
A Princess of Mars / Gods of Mars / Warlord of Mars / Thuvia, Maid of Mars / Chessmen of Mars / Master Mind of Mars / Fighting Man of Mars (Barsoom #1-7)
Almuric (Planet Stories)
City of the Chasch (Planet of Adventure, #1)
Transit to Scorpio (Dray Prescot, #1) (Delian Cycle, #1)
The Sword of Rhiannon
Llana of Gathol (Barsoom, #10)

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Costi Gurgu
The evening city lay decrepit and silent under an incessantly seething pink sky. A sky that hung overhead like a field of bloody cotton candy, bisected by the lightning of constantly raging storms. Every once in a while thunder rolled through the streets, shaking the buildings. This was life after the last Black Rain.
Costi Gurgu, Pink Corrosion

J.A.  Flynn
As Zorch’s head lunges, Rex uses two hands and wraps them around his feathered neck. Spots of brown feathers fly as Zorch screeches in pain. Rex clutches the bird’s neck. For the first time in his life, Zorch begins to feel weak. He coughs loudly as the lizard slams the bird’s back into the ground with a resounding thud. With his foot, Zorch slices Rex’s abdomen with his talon. The lizard yells and spits in pain as the sting worsens as the seconds go by. He feels warm blood drip from the wound. ...more
J.A. Flynn

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