The Moon Maid is a fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, belonging to the Lost World sub-genre. It was written in three parts, Part 1 was begun in June 1922 under the title The Moon Maid, Part 2 was begun in 1919 under the title Under the Red Flag, later retitled The Moon Men, Part 3 was titled The Red Hawk. As evident from its name, Under the Red Flag
was originally set in contemporary Soviet Russia, with the Bolsheviks
as villains; as this was not popular with the publishers, Burroughs
transferred it to a science-fictional setting, with the evil
Communist-like "Kalkars" taking over the Moon (in the first part) and
then the Earth (in the second part, with the help of a renegade
Earthman) and being finally overthrown in the third part. (Also the
Thorists, villains of Pirates of Venus, are clearly modeled on the Russian Communists.)
The book version was first published by A. C. McClurg on February 6, 1926, under the title The Moon Maid, though it was shortened from the serial. The three Parts have been published in varying combinations and under varying titles since 1926.
The book version was first published by A. C. McClurg on February 6, 1926, under the title The Moon Maid, though it was shortened from the serial. The three Parts have been published in varying combinations and under varying titles since 1926.
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