A Princess of Mars

I was never interested in Tarzan, but I came across the Pellucidar series as a lad and enjoyed it immensely. But then I got distracted and read tons of Robert E. Howard, so I never picked up the Mars series until now. This, the first book of the series, is great heroic fiction in the vein of those series. While it doesn't have the evil, horrific monsters of Conan, it is quite imaginative and packed with action. Great for a quick foray into something lighter, if you've been reading heavier stuff.