Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American novelist of adventure, fantasy, science fiction, western and romance novels. He is best known for his Tarzan and John Carter of Mars characters. Burroughs began writing fiction when he thought he could at least write as good as the pulp fiction magazine writers at the time.

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first novel was Tarzan of the Apes, published in 1912. Below is a list of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order):

Publication Order of Tarzan Books

Tarzan of the Apes (1912)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Return of Tarzan (1913)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Son of Tarzan (1916)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan the Untamed (1919)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan the Terrible (1921)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1923)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Tarzan Twins (1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan the Invincible (1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan Triumphant (1931)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Lion Man (1934)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan's Quest (1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan the Magnificent (1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Madman (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of John Carter Of Mars Books

(with John Flint Roy)

Skeleton Men of Jupiter (1912)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Princess of Mars (1912)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gods of Mars (1913)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Warlord of Mars (1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1916)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Chessmen of Mars (1922)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mastermind of Mars (1927)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Fighting Man of Mars (1930)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Swords of Mars (1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Synthetic Men of Mars (1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
John Carter and the Giant of Mars (1940)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Llana of Gathol (1941)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
John Carter of Mars (1941)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Guide to Barsoom (By: John Flint Roy) (1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
John Carter: The Movie Novelization (With: Stuart Moore) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Mucker Books

The Mucker (1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Return of the Mucker (1916)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Oakdale Affair (1917)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Caspak Books

The Land That Time Forgot (1918)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The People That Time Forgot (1918)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Out of Time's Abyss (1918)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Pellucidar Books

At the Earth's Core (1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Pellucidar (1915)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tanar of Pellucidar (1928)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Back to the Stone Age (1937)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Savage Pellucidar (1941)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Land of Terror (1944)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of MoonBooks

Publication Order of Venus Books

Pirates of Venus (1932)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lost on Venus (1935)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Carson of Venus (1939)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Escape on Venus (1942)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wizard of Venus (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The Apache Novels Books

Publication Order of The Custer Siblings Books

The Eternal Savage / The Eternal Lover (1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mad King (1926)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Monster Men (1913)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Outlaw of Torn (1914)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Girl From Farris's (1916)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beyond Thirty / The Lost Continent (1916)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lad and The Lion (1917)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Rider (1918)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Efficiency Expert (1921)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Girl from Hollywood (1922)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bandit of Hell's Bend (1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Marcia of the Doorstep (1924)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cave Girl (1925)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Land of Hidden Men / Jungle Girl (1931)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County (1940)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beyond the Farthest Star (1964)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I Am a Barbarian (1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
You Lucky Girl! A Love Story in Three Acts (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

A Princess of Mars- New Tales of the Red Planet(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Classic Martian Stories(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: A Princess of Mars was also published as Under the Moons of Mars. The Return of the Mucker is also titled The Man Without a Soul. Beyond Thirty is also known as The Lost Continent. The Eternal Lover was also published under the title The Eternal Savage. The Land of the Hidden Men is also titled Jungle Girl. Jungle Tales of Tarzan is also known as Tarzan’s Jungle Tales. Pirate Blood was written under the pseudonym of John Tyler McCulloch. The Lost Adventure was written with Joe R. Lansdale.

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