Ex-Confederate soldier John Carter mysteriously wakes up on Mars (Barsoom), where he gains superhuman strength due to the planet's low gravity. Captured by the warlike Tharks, he soon encounters Dejah Thoris, the beautiful princess of Helium. As love blossoms between them, Carter fights to save her and unite the warring Martian factions. Filled with adventure, romance, and interplanetary intrigue, A Princess of Mars is a classic pulp sci-fi epic.