SciFi and Fantasy eBook Club discussion

Hello everyone,

currently I read classic "pulp fictions" from the early to mid 20th century. I went through the origins of "Buck" Rogers, who actually is called "Anthony Rogers", and already read the first four tales about Captain Future aka Curtis Newton.

Currently I have "Flash Gordon" on my plate as well. But I am wondering: Should I read the tales/ stories/ novels about "John Carter" as well? I only watched the movie some time ago. And something tells me that "John Carter" might have been the prototype for the other "heroes" I have mentioned. I may be wrong, so I ask you - is he or is he not? And if he is not the prototype of early "pulp science fiction heroes", who would it be otherwise?

And what other "pulp science fiction heroes" would you recommend me to read?

Thanks in advance!
Cheers!
Liam

After reading Burroughs' Mars series, my favorite series was Alan Burt Akers' (aka Ken Bulmer) Dray Prescot series:

https://www.goodreads.com/series/5675...

Other items you may find of interest:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_an...

https://www.goodreads.com/genres/swor...

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/sw...

I recommend the Edgard rice boroughs novels, I recently re read the warlord of Mars novels and Solomon Kane from Robert email Howard and doc savage they still hold up!

I don't have access to link on my iPhone, but there was Richard Blade books by Jeffrey Lord. Cheesy covers: naked man with sword defending naked woman from many tentacled monster whose appendages cover the naughty bits. Also each book is a new "planet" traveled to by machine.

Jandar of Collisto by Lin Carter supports your theory. When I read it, I had to look at the cover again and assure myself it wasn't by Burroughs. Carter's Conan series, too.

You might try e.e. "doc" smith's Skylark series and his later Lensman series. According to Wikipedia, the Lensman series came in 2nd as best sci-fi series behind Asimov's Foundation series (Hugo Award), although as a kid I really loved the Skylark series better.