Black legion of Callisto

This book continues the series started in Jandar of Callisto. It tells the heroic tale of John Dark, mysteriously transported from Earth to a fantastic world of sky pirates, evil mind-wizards, and beautiful princesses. Armed only with his sword, wit, honor, and testosterone, Jandar (as he is known) blazes a trail of glory across the distant moon. Yes, it really is that overblown, but I mean that in a good way. This open tribute to Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom books continues the tradition, but without infringing on characters that readers already know and love. It features all the frustrated romance, chivalric posturings, wild coincidences, that readers expect, right down to the cliff-hanger ending that promises more books in the series. Maybe no one can equal ERB's unique style, but Carter does a great job of keeping the tradition alive. -- wiredweird