# The Chessmen of Mars — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

- [Prelude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/prelude.md): John Carter visits Earth, appearing in his Martian attire, and recounts his ability to transport objects between worlds. He mentions his daughter Tara of Helium and the Martian game of Jetan, setting the stage for her st
- [The Chessmen of Mars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/the-chessmen-of-mars.md): Tara of Helium, flying her flier, is caught in a violent storm and carried far from Helium. She crashes in a strange and desolate region, where she is captured by the Kaldanes, a race of beings who have evolved into dise
- [Tara in a Tantrum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/i-tara-in-a-tantrum.md): Tara of Helium prepares for a midday function at her father's palace, bathes, and dresses. She joins the guests in the garden, where she is introduced to Gahan, Jed of Gathol. She observes Djor Kantos in deep conversatio
- [At the Gale's Mercy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/ii-at-the-gale-s-mercy.md): Tara of Helium, angered and humiliated by Gahan of Gathol's presumption and Djor Kantos's failure to seek her, defies her father's wishes and flies alone into a violent storm. The tempest carries her far from Helium, pas
- [The Headless Humans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/iii-the-headless-humans.md): Tara of Helium is caught in a devastating storm that wreaks havoc on Lesser Helium. Her flier, the Vanator, is blown far off course, and after the storm abates, she finds herself in a strange valley with dome-capped towe

> 21 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_chessmen_of_mars_se_516kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [Captured](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/iv-captured.md)
- [V: The Perfect Brain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/v-the-perfect-brain.md)
- [VI: In the Toils of Horror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/vi-in-the-toils-of-horror.md)
- [A Repellent Sight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/vii-a-repellent-sight.md)
- [Close Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/viii-close-work.md)
- [IX: Adrift Over Strange Regions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/ix-adrift-over-strange-regions.md)
- [X: Entrapped](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/x-entrapped.md)
- [XI: The Choice of Tara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xi-the-choice-of-tara.md)
- [XII: Ghek Plays Pranks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xii-ghek-plays-pranks.md)
- [XIII: A Desperate Deed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xiii-a-desperate-deed.md)
- [XIV: At Ghek's Command](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xiv-at-ghek-s-command.md)
- [XV: The Old Man of the Pits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xv-the-old-man-of-the-pits.md)
- [Another Change of Name](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xvi-another-change-of-name.md)
- [A Play to the Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xvii-a-play-to-the-death.md)
- [XVIII: A Task for Loyalty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xviii-a-task-for-loyalty.md)
- [XIX: The Menace of the Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xix-the-menace-of-the-dead.md)
- [XX: The Charge of Cowardice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xx-the-charge-of-cowardice.md)
- [A Risk for Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xxi-a-risk-for-love.md)
- [At the Moment of Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/xxii-at-the-moment-of-marriage.md)
- [Jetan, or Martian Chess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/jetan-or-martian-chess.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_chessmen_of_mars_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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