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From: Michael Martinez
Subject: WorldFAQ: Edgar Rice Burroughs' Amtor (Venus)
Date: 1998/12/24
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WorldFAQ:
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Amtor (Venus)
----------------------------------------------------------------- 1]. Quick Reference
Amtor is Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fantasy version of
Venus, a world which in his day (1875-1950) was known to be
shrouded by an impenetrable cloud cover. Carson Napier of
Earth sets out in a ship of his own construction to find the
immortal John Carter on Barsoom (Mars) but lands on Venus
instead and experiences many adventures there. Primary
sources are PIRATES OF VENUS, LOST ON VENUS, CARSON OF
VENUS, ESCAPE ON VENUS, and THE WIZARD OF VENUS & PIRATE
BLOOD.
Note: All of ERB's major series (Tarzan, John Carter,
Carson Napier, Moon Men, etc.) are set in the same
universe.
It has been pointed out to me that the Amtor books make
some political references. They may well seem allegorical
to some people -- at least in some places.
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2]. Printed Sources Bibliography
Note: These books, originally published from 1932
through 1941 (and the last volume in 1964, 14
years after ERB's death), have been reprinted
many times.
PIRATES OF VENUS, Ace Books, 1979, ISBN 0-441-66507-1.
Napier sets out for Mars but overlooks the moon's gravity in
his manual calculations. Finding himself on a new course,
he waits and watches anxiously until he realizes he is
heading unwittingly toward Venus. Crash-landing on the
planet with no hope of escaping, he finds himself in a lush
jungle, where he is made captive by the peaceful Vepajans,
who live in the southern hemisphere. Carson adapts to their
lifestyle and learns their language, falling in love with
Princess Duare, who seems beyond his reach until she is
kidnapped by the Thorists, her people's powerful enemies.
He follows her across the world to win her love.
LOST ON VENUS, Ace Books, 1979, ISBN 0-441-49507-9.
Carson finds and frees Duare in mainland kingdom of Kapdor,
a stronghold of the Thorists. Together they flee across the
continent looking for a way back to Vepaja. After several
adventures they are rescued by Ero Shan, a man from Havatoo,
a very advanced culture with a dark side: its sister city is
ruled by Skor, a madman who animates the dead. Caught up in
the rivalries between the two cities, Carson and Duare are
nearly killed but finally escape in an aircar and fly back
toward Vepaja.
CARSON OF VENUS, Ace Books, 1979, ISBN 0-441-09205-9.
On their way back to Vepaja, Duare tells Carson she would
rather stay with him than live in her own land, where he
would be put to death for speaking to her of his love. They
stop to hunt for food and encounter a nation where women are
the masters and men are the slaves. Eventually they come
close to Vepaja but turn away and go to the northwest, to
the country of Korva in Anlap, where a civil war is under
way. Carson takes service with the Jong of Korva and fights
the rebel Zanis. The plot twists and winds until they
return to Vepaja where Duare is sentenced to die. Carson
and Duare escape and return to Korva.
ESCAPE ON VENUS, Ace Books, 1979, ISBN 0-441-21566-1.
While returning to Korva in his aircraft, Carson and Duare
are forced to alter their course when the sun breaks through
the clouds and ravages Amtor with its heat. The detour
drives them north of the equator, where they find themselves
captives among primitive nations unknown to the southern
hemisphere. They must first escape from the Myposans,
fishlike humans who enslave other races, but only find
themselves caught up in a war between Myposa and Japal.
Eventually, they meet up again with their old friend Ero
Shan, after encountering more strange lands and creatures
return to Korva.
THE WIZARD OF VENUS & PIRATE BLOOD, Ace Books, 1979, ISBN 0-441-90194-8.
Trying to help Ero Shan return to Havatoo, Carson and Duare
are caught up in the fiendish plots of Vootogan Morgas, a
"wizard" who has mastered hypnotism. They confront the
self-proclaimed wizard when they realize they have to defeat
him in order to escape his clutches. Eventually, Morgas is
defeated. PIRATE BLOOD has nothing to do with the Carson of
Venus series, but is thought to have been a first draft of a
novel that for some reason was bundled with WIZARD OF VENUS.
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3]. Visual Sources Bibliography
DC Comics published a brief adaptation of these books in the
early 1970s.
According to Laurent :
"In Korak #46-56. The ones I have feature Mike Kaluta art."
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4]. Related Materials Bibliography
There is a biography of ERB, EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS: MASTER OF
ADVENTURE, by Richard A. Lupoff, published by CanaveralPress in
hardcover and then published by ACE in 1865 and reprinted in
1968.
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS: AN EXHAUSTIVE SCHOLAR'S AND COLLECTOR'S
DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, McFarland, 1996. Sorry, when I was
shown this book just recently, I was exhausted from having worked
two conferences and didn't think to write down the full info. I
got the title and publication information from Bob Zeuschner.
ERB fan clubs which publish magazines (according to the 1979 ACE
imprints and the ERBCOF-L welcome message) include:
PULODOM -- $12 for 4 issues
Formerly ERB-dom & THE FANTASTIC COLLECTOR
(only partially related to Burroughs)
Ed., Caz Cazedessus
P.O. Box 2340
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
THE BURROUGHS BIBLIOPHILES -- $28/Year
George McWhorter 505-852-8729
BURROUGHS BULLETIN and THE GRIDLEY WAVE
Ekstrom Library - Burroughs Memorial Collection
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40492
GTMCWH01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU
ERBANIA {old, possibly outdated info)
8410 Lopez Drive
Tampa, Florida 33615
TBN (THE BURROUGHS NEWSBEAT) (old, possible outdated info)
110 South Shore Drive
Clear Lake, Iowa 50428
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AMATEUR PRESS ASSOCIATION
Ed., Steve Miller (Limited Membership)
2201 Loreco Street, #316
Bossier City, LA 71112
THE L.A. Sub-ERB NEWSLINE
From the L.A. Chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles
Ed., James Van Hise* (619) 365-5836
57754 Onaga Trail
Yucca Valley, CA 92264
THE PANTHAN NEWSLETTER
Monthly publication of the National Capital Panthans
Subscriptions are $15/year for non-local members
Send checks and inquiries to:
John Tyner (jt110p@nih.gov)
5911 Halpine Road
Rockville, MD 20851
ERB-NOTIZEN (in German)
Ed., Kurt Denkena
Postfach 750 331
D-28723 Bremen, Germany
Fan publications include:
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS NEWS DATELINE -- $12 for 4 issues
Ed., Mike Conran 616-457-1446
1990 Pine Grove Drive
Jenison, Michigan 49428
ERBANIA -- $8 for 4 issues
Ed., Pete Ogden 813-884-8144
8410 Lopez Drive,
Tampa, FL 33615
FANTASTIC WORLDS OF ERB -- $17.50 for 4 issues
ED., Frank Westwood
77 Pembroke Road
Seven Kings, Ilford
Essex, IG3 8PQ
England
THE EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS LIBRARY OF ILLUSTRATION, edited by Russ
Cochran and printed by Russ.
It is three oversized volumes beginning with J. Allen St. John
(the majority of the surviving St. John works are reproduced here),
and then John Coleman Burroughs, some Frazetta and RG Krenkel,
and comic book art. These are out of print and rather expensive,
running from $300 to $600 for the set.
ART OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS, Joe Jusko. (Paperback & hardback)
Devoted to reproducing many of the illustrations done
originally for the card sets.
From Yale University Rare Books Colllection:
Broadhurst, Dale R., 1947- and Royer, Michael
Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Wizard of Venus:
A Souvenir of the 22nd World Science Fiction Convention
OR, Corvalis, 1964 Description: 36 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Illustrated Adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs'
Story adaption by Dale R. Broadhurst
Rare Books: Za B946 H964R
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5]. Online References
A) News Groups
alt.fantasy.er-burroughs.
Also, Burroughs' works can be discussed in
alt.fantasy, alt.pulp, rec.arts.sf.written,
alt.books, rec.arts.books, and
alt.fan.created-worlds.
B) Mailing/Discussion Lists
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain Of Friends List (ERBCOF-
List). Send email to:
LISTSERV@APSU01.APSU.EDU
[Note: That is APSU.]
Send one or more of these function commands to the
Listserver in the body of the mail message:
SUBSCRIBE ERBCOF-L
Subscribes you to ERBCOF-L. [Replace
with your own full name.]
UNSUBSCRIBE ERBCOF-L
Removes you from the list. [Replace
with your own full name.]
To participate in the ERBCOF-LIST discussion, send your
e-mail "post" [message] to ERBCOF-L itself at:
ERBCOF-L@APSU01.APSU.EDU
[Note: ]
The Edgar Rice Burroughs List (ERBlist)
To Subscribe to the ERBlist listserver send
e-mail with the word SUBSCRIBE as the message
subject to
ERBList@worldnet.att.net
Moderated by Tangor
(bruce.bozarth@worldnet.att.net) To
Unsubscribe: email ERBList@worldnet.att.net
put UNSUBSCRIBE in the SUBJECT line
The TARZAN-L list is devoted to discussion of the new
TV series TARZAN: THE EPIC ADVENTURES.
To subscribe, send the word 'subscribe' (without
quotes) to:
Tarzan-L-request@cuenet.com
C) Web sites
The Edgar Rice Burroughs Website
http://www.tarzan.com/
This domain has been sold to ERB, Inc. and apparently
a reorganization/redesign process is underway. For
now, the only content is a message saying the official
Web site will be coming soon.
The Barsoomian Blade
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/5236/
Although it's main focus is Barsoom parody, there is
also quite a bit of stuff relating to other ERB
worlds.
The ERB Web Ring Homepage
http://www.bolthy.com/erbring/
The alt.fantasy.er-burroughs Information Page
http://www.xenite.org/usenet/af_erb.htm
This site contains the charter for alt.fantasy.er-burroughs,
links to several Web-based Usenet interfaces that provide
fast, easy access to the Usenet, and links to a few of the
major ERB Web sites.
Talk About Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Guide To Burroughs
Discussion On The Web
http://www.xenite.org/talk/erb.htm
Tangor's Beyond
http://home.att.net/~bruce.bozarth
General ERB interest. Contains copies of the WorldFAQs.
D) Online services
No special forums.
NOTE: There is now a Message Board Directory
which provides links to individual Web-based
boards, message board providers, and large
indexes of boards. Some of these indexes
include Science Fiction and Fantasy boards
and may contain content of interest to people
who read the WorldFAQs. The Message Board
Directory is located at:
http://www.xenite.org/mb_direct.htm
E) IRC
None.
However, Jeff Long ("The Barsoomian Blade") has
set up a java-based ERBChat at this URL:
http://members.xoom.com/Elmo_Lincoln/index.htm
F) Comprehensive lists of resources
The ERBCOF-L welcome message, which is sent to you
after subscribing to the list, contains bibliographical
information, a brief history of the ERB Circle of
Friends, and contact information for various ERB groups
and publications.
Other WorldFAQs posted in alt.fan.created-worlds and
alt.fantasy.er-burroughs are "Edgar Rice Burroughs'
Barsoom (Mars)", "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Vanah (Interior of
Luna)", "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar (Earth's
Core)", and "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Caspak".
The article ONLINE BOOKS: THE WORKS OF EDGAR RICE
BURROUGHS is posted occasionally to alt.fan.created-worlds
and alt.fantasy.er-burroughs. It may also be cross-
posted to other groups like rec.arts.sf.written and
alt.pulp. This article lists ERB books that can be
downloaded from Project Gutenberg.
The ERBFAQ, written for the ERBList, is being posted
to alt.fantasy.er-burroughs and alt.fan.created-worlds.
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6]. Description
Amtor is covered by a very thick layer of clouds which
occasionally open and reveal the sun to its inhabitants, who
think their world is surrounded by an all-devouring fire.
Some Amtorians have developed technologically advanced
civilizations which exist beside barbaric nations and savage
creatures of monstrous size.
Napier settles in the kingdom of Vepaja, a powerful nation
on a jungle island that is relatively peaceful and
civilized. He falls in love with and marries Duare,
daughter of Mintep, Jong (king) of Vepaja. Their adventures
together take them across the world where Carson befriends
and classhes with many strange creatures, including winged
men (Angans), asexual humanoids, and a horrifying city of
the undead.
Like his better known Barsoom, Burroughs' Amtor is developed
with a rare depth and detail that modern science fiction and
fantasy authors seldom parallel. Many words from the
Amtorian language are casually explained as the stories
provide context for their usage. The great warships of
Amtor are an anocronistic assemblage of technology and
crude, primitive crews (they use flags to communicate).
The landscape of Amtor is rich and varied, containing great
seas, high mountains, wide plains, intense forests and
jungles, and powerful rivers. Theer are as many creatures
and plants as the imagination can conceive of, and this is
perhaps one of the best worlds ever created.
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7]. Maintainer Information
FAQ owner: Michael Martinez
Last Updated: December 24, 1998
Some information was supplied by:
Pat Adkins
Jerome Bigge
Dale Broadhurst
J. G. Huckenpöhler
Laurent
Jeff Long
Mike Resnick
Kyle Silfer
Jim Thompson
Alan Winterrowd
Bob Zeuschner
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