“For weeks Gahan of Gathol crossed
valleys and hills in search of some familiar landmark that might point his way
toward his native land, but the summit of each succeeding ridge revealed but
another unfamiliar view. He saw few animals and no men, until he finally came
to the belief that he had fallen upon that fabled area of ancient Barsoom which
lay under the curse of her olden gods—the once rich and fertile country whose
people in their pride and arrogance had denied the deities, and whose
punishment had been extermination. And
then, one day, he scaled low hills and looked into an inhabited valley—a valley
of trees and cultivated fields and plots of ground enclosed by stone walls
surrounding strange towers.” (CM V)
The
land of Bantoom is ruled by an unusual species of spider-like creatures who are
a little bigger in size than a human head.
In spite of their advanced intellect and telepathic abilities, the
Bantoomians have little technology; no firearms, no fliers, no telescopes and
no contact with the outside world.
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Joe Jusko
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