Beyond the Farthest Star Restored Ed..., Edgar Rice Burroughs
Beyond the Farthest Star Restored Ed..., Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Beyond the Farthest Star: Restored Edition

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Narrator: Ben Dooley

Unabridged: 5 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 10/26/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Never-Before-Published Restored Edition
 
In 1940, as the world hurtled into the darkness of global conflict, Edgar Rice Burroughs turned his legendary writing talents toward an interstellar tale of wonder and adventure set on a war-racked planet-one whose star was so distant that it was invisible to the Earth's most powerful telescopes. Featuring a protagonist who is transported to the planet Poloda by means reminiscent of John Carter's projection to Mars, Beyond the Farthest Star is set in a wholly unique solar system in which all the planets are aligned in the same orbit and connected by means of an atmosphere tube that allows for potential travel between worlds via airplane.
 
What has been unknown to readers is that the 1941 Blue Book magazine publication comprising Part I of Beyond the Farthest Star was heavily edited, with a substantial number of line edits on almost every page and several lengthy and meaningful passages-some more than a page long-excised throughout. That altered and abridged text was used as the basis for all editions of the novel—until now. We are pleased to announce that we have gone back to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original typescript from our archives in Tarzana, California, and restored the author's preferred text of the novel in Beyond the Farthest Star: Restored Edition. Now, for the first time, enjoy this classic science fiction adventure in the way that Edgar Rice Burroughs intended!
 
A PLANET IN PERIL
When Nazi warplanes blast an American fighter pilot out of the sky, he awakens not in the expected afterlife but on a far-flung planet-one of eleven interconnected worlds hurtling around a strangely constructed star system. On Poloda, he earns a new name-Tangor, one who came from nothing-and a new home among the brave people of Unis, a nation locked in perpetual war against the brutish, totalitarian Kapars. But when news comes of a powerful invention that could turn the tides of the conflict, Tangor must undertake a daring undercover mission behind enemy lines. There, in vile Kapara, he will not only risk life and limb, but also brand himself as a traitor in the eyes of his newfound friends, as he continues his fight for freedom beyond the farthest star!
Beyond the Farthest Star: Restored Edition
 
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About The Author

Edgar Rice Burroughs (Author) The creator of the immortal characters Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world’s most popular authors. His timeless tales of heroes and heroines transport readers from the jungles of Africa and the dead sea bottoms of Barsoom to the miles-high forests of Amtor and the savage inner world of Pellucidar, and even to alien civilizations Beyond the Farthest Star. Mr. Burroughs’ books are estimated to have sold hundreds of millions of copies, and they have spawned 60 films and 250 television episodes.   Paul Di Filippo (Introduction) Paul Di Filippo sold his first story in 1977, and since then has produced over forty books of short and novel-length fiction. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where he haunts H. P. Lovecraft’s footsteps daily, with his partner Deborah Newton and a cocker spaniel named Moxie.   Christopher Paul Carey (Preface) Christopher Paul Carey is the Director of Publishing and Creative Director of the ERB Universe at Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., the company founded by Mr. Burroughs in 1923. He is the author of  Swords Against the Moon Men—an authorized sequel Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic science fantasy novel The Moon Maid—and the forthcoming ERB Universe novel Victory Harben: Fires of Halos. He has scripted several comic books set in Mr. Burroughs’ worlds, including Pellucidar: Across Savage Seas, Pellucidar: Dark of the Sun, Carson of Venus: The Flames Beyond, and Pathfinder Worldscape: Dejah Thoris. He has edited more than sixty novels, anthologies, and collections for a variety of publishers, and had the honor of working with Mr. Burroughs’ original manuscript to prepare the text for the present edition of Beyond the Farthest Star. He lives in Southern California.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on January 06, 2025

One of Burroughs' last stories and in this one we leave Mars, Venus, and the rest of the solar system to go to Poloda, a planet 450,000 light-years from Earth. Our hero is killed in World War II and awakens on Poloda where he is named "Tangor." It turns out there's a world war going on there and Tan......more

Goodreads review by Meaghan on September 10, 2017

A perfect meld of war, sci-fi, action, and adventure. Definite Roddenberry vibes in this fun little novella. I will hold out hope that the final half is one day discovered.......more

Goodreads review by Metaphorosis on December 04, 2015

3 stars - Metaphorosis Reviews Shot through the heart, his fighter plane falling to certain death, a man suddenly finds himself on the distant world of Poloda - 500,000 light years away. With not one word of the language, in a world at war, he nonetheless finds himself a place among the brave citizen......more

Goodreads review by Richard on April 18, 2019

Yet another title that I have long sought. Found this gem in the bottom of a box at my local used book store. Expectations exceeded content. Initially everything felt rushed. All of the frame work that Burroughs normally sets up was hastily erected. The curtains are raised and everyone moved through t......more

Goodreads review by Emily on September 06, 2011

I was very pleasantly surprised by this book. I had recently become quite disenchanted with Burroughs' Princess of Mars series as it seemed to have become by the third installment an endless cycle of fight, win, have loved one kidnapped, rescue them, discover more scary aliens, fight, etc. and I exp......more


Quotes

"[Beyond the Farthest Star] shows Burroughs working in fresh, surprising, deeply affecting territory vastly different from his two most famous franchises, the undying realms of John Carter and Tarzan." -Paul Di Filippo, author of The Steampunk Trilogy