John Carter of Mars Books in Order
There are 15 John Carter of Mars books, published between 1912 and 2012. The first book is A Princess of Mars (1912) and the newest is John Carter: The Movie Novelization (2012). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 15
- Published
- 1912–2012
- Confirmed
- 15 of 15 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,787 in 10 of 15 books
- Reading time
- 30–45 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,787 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 15 titles with a page count on record.
John Carter of Mars is a science fiction series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Barsoom, an imaginary place, anchors the subject tags. A Princess of Mars (1912) opens the run, followed by The Gods of Mars (1913), The Warlord of Mars (1914) and Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1916). The Chessmen of Mars (1922), The Mastermind of Mars (1927), A Fighting Man of Mars (1930), Swords of Mars (1935) and Synthetic Men of Mars (1939) come later. Dejah Thoris, Martians and princesses appear in the subject tags alongside John Carter. A Guide to Barsoom (1976) is credited to John Flint Roy, and the series is marked as likely complete.
How many John Carter of Mars books are there?
John Carter of Mars has 15 books, released between 1912 and 2012.
John Carter of Mars Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 15 John Carter of Mars books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119121863/4
- 219131903/4
- 319141583/4
- 419161063/4
- 519221903/4
- 619271103/4
- 71930303/4
- 819351913/4
- 91939–3/4
- 101940–3/4
- 111941–3/4
- 121941–3/4
- 131943663/4
- 141976–3/4
- 1520125603/4
Do you have to read John Carter of Mars books in order?
You should read the John Carter of Mars books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each John Carter of Mars book also stands alone.
Where to start with John Carter of Mars
Start with A Princess of Mars (1912), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John Carter of Mars book?
John Carter: The Movie Novelization (2012) is the newest John Carter of Mars book released so far.
Is there a new John Carter of Mars book coming?
No next John Carter of Mars book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John Carter of Mars at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest John Carter of Mars title on record dates from 2012, 14 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- John Carter of Mars books have appeared about one every 7 years on average.
- Length
- 1,787 pages across the 10 of 15 books with a recorded length, a median of 172 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John Carter of Mars books, 4 of 15, were published in the 1940s.
- Attribution
- Of the 15 titles, 14 are credited to Edgar Rice Burroughs. One title carries no credit.
What the John Carter of Mars books are about
12 of the 15 John Carter of Mars books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 9 of 12. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 9 of 12 books
- Dejah Thoris (Fictitious character) 6 of 12 books
- John Carter (Fictitious character) 6 of 12 books
- Barsoom (imaginary place) 5 of 12 books
- Carter, john (fictitious character) 5 of 12 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 5 of 12 books
- Classic literature 4 of 12 books
- Extraterrestrial beings 4 of 12 books
- Historical fiction 4 of 12 books
- Martians 4 of 12 books