Magazine: Planet Stories
Story: Queen of the Martian Catacombs
First Appearance: Eric John Stark
Author: Leigh Brackett
Published: Summer 1949
Characters:
Eric John Star
Simon Ashton
Delgaun of Valkis
Luhar
Kynon
Freka
Berild
Fianna
The Ramas
Eric John Stark an orphan child raised on Mercury, who becomes a mercenary, fighting injustices across the solar system. Hunted by Earth police in the Martian desert.
Simon Ashton is with them and makes a deal with Stark to act as his agent in preventing a holy war. An unscrupulous ruler of a Martian Low-Canal city is partnering with a barbarian chief, Kynon, to plunder half the planet.
Specialist mercenaries and criminals are coming from all over the solar system to join up.
When Stark reaches the city of Valkis, he witnesses a ritual that reveals deception at the highest levels.The journey to the ancient ruins of Sinharat is beset with treachery and sandstorms, leading to a final confrontation with the secret masters of Mars.
Side Note: Queen of the Maritain Catacombs was later re-written and expanded into The Secret of the Sinharat.
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