Series
Burroughs began writing the Barsoom books in the second half of 1911, and produced one volume a year between 1911 and 1914; seven more were produced between 1921 and 1941. The first Barsoom tale was serialized in The All-Story magazine as Under the Moons of Mars (1912), and then published in hardcover as the complete novel A Princess of Mars (1917). The final Barsoom tale was a novella, Skeleton Men of Jupiter, published in Amazing Stories in February 1943.
| Order | Title | Published as serial | Published as novel | Fictional narrator | Year in novel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Princess of Mars | February–July 1912, All-Story | October 1917, McClurg | John Carter | 1866–1876 |
| 2 | The Gods of Mars | January–May 1913, All-Story | September 1918, McClurg | John Carter | 1886 |
| 3 | The Warlord of Mars | December 1913-March 1914, All-Story | September 1919, McClurg | John Carter | 1887–1888 |
| 4 | Thuvia, Maid of Mars | April 1916, All-Story Weekly | October 1920, McClurg | third person | 1888~1898 |
| 5 | The Chessmen of Mars | February–March 1922, Argosy All-Story Weekly | November 1922, McClurg | third person | 1898~1917 |
| 6 | The Master Mind of Mars | July 15, 1927, Amazing Stories Annual | March 1928, McClurg | Ulysses Paxton | 1917 |
| 7 | A Fighting Man of Mars | April–September 1930, Blue Book | May 1931, Metropolitan | Tan Hadron | 1928 |
| 8 | Swords of Mars | November 1934-April 1935, Blue Book | February 1936, Burroughs | John Carter | 1928~1934 |
| 9 | Synthetic Men of Mars | January–February 1939, Argosy Weekly | March 1940, Burroughs | Vor Daj | 1934~1938 |
| 10 | Llana of Gathol | March–October 1941, Amazing Stories | March 1948, Burroughs | John Carter | 1938~1940 |
| 11 | John Carter of Mars - a novella collection containing: John Carter and the Giant of Mars (attributed to John Coleman Burroughs) |
January 1941, Amazing Stories | July 1964, Canaveral | third person | 1940 |
Skeleton Men of Jupiter (attributed to Edgar Rice Burroughs) |
February 1943, Amazing Stories | John Carter | 1941–1942 |
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