The Mad King Author:Edgar Rice Burroughs Swordplay and intrigue, a beautiful princess in need of rescue, a courageous American hero, a throne in danger, evil conspirators, derring-do and narrow escapes - these are what make Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels so exciting, and in THE MAD KING he is at his best! — But the world he chooses for these terrific adventures is a new one for him - not ... more »John Carter's Mars, nor Carson Napier's Venus, but Barney Custer's Earth. Here is a novel that ranks with Graustark and The Prisoner of Zenda for sheer reading thrills.« less