Here is a list of 7 Epic Sword and Planet Science Fiction Books.
A Princess of Mars (Barsoom #1) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
From the blurb:
The first book of the Barsoom series introduces the reader to John Carter, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, who is mysteriously transported to Mars, where he finds that he has great strength and superhuman agility.…
Warriors of Mars (Michael Kane 1) by Michael Moorcock
From the blurb:
Brilliant physicist and warrior Michael Kane’s experiments in matter transmission catapult him across space and time to the verdant and war-torn Mars of the distant past. There he meets the beautiful Princess Shizala and learns the ways of her people, the Kamala, and of their war with the Argzoon.…
Almuric by Robert E. Howard
From the blurb:
Similar in some ways to the Barsoom books of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the story follows an Earthman transported to Almuric, a remote alien world where he must contend with apelike humans, winged monsters, and other sinister forces.…
Eric John Stark: Outlaw of Mars by Leigh Brackett
From the blurb:
Mars is a dying old world, full of evil tyrants and decaying cities where crime and malevolence run rampant.
Eric Stark is an outlaw in this savage world. Orphaned on Mercury and raised by native tribes there, he is hunted by the law, betrayed and wanted by warlords and may hold the fate of Mars in his hands….
Northwest of Earth by C.L. Moore
From the blurb:
From the crumbling temples of forgotten gods on Venus to the seedy pleasure halls of old Mars, the thirteen stories in Northwest of Earth blaze a trail through the underbelly of the solar system.…
Transit to Scorpio (Delian Cycle #1) by Alan Burt Akers
From the blurb:
On the planet Kregen that circles Antares, the brightest star of the Constellation of the Scorpion, two forces contend for the world’s destiny. One of them, the Savanti, called in a human pawn from far-away Earth.…
The Faded Sun Trilogy (The Faded Sun #1-3) by C.J. Cherryh
From the blurb:
They were the mri–tall, secretive, bound by honor and the rigid dictates of their society. For aeons this golden-skinned, golden-eyed race had provided the universe mercenary soldiers of almost unimaginable ability.…
