Ma hope o ka lawe lōʻihi ʻana i ka Honua, ua hoʻi hope ʻo John Carter i kāna Mars aloha aloha ʻia. Akā ʻo Dejah Thoris maikaʻi, ʻo ka wahine āna i aloha ai, ua nalowale. Kēia hakakā ʻia ʻo ia ma loko o ka kaao moʻomeheu o Mars — he Edena kahi i pakele ʻole ʻia e ola ana.