Pambuyo pofika John Carter, bwato la Green Martians ku Mtsinje Iss likuzunguliridwa ndi amuna omwe sankamudziwa.
Wopulumuka yekhayo ndiye bwenzi lake Tars Tarkas, Jeddak wa Thark, yemwe watenga ulendo wopita ku Valley Dor kuti akapeze Carter. Atapulumutsa miyoyo yawo, amapeza kuti mawotchi, mtundu wofiira wamtundu wodzidzimutsa okha, ali ndi ziwanda zonyengerera anthu amtundu wina mwa kufalitsa kuti ulendo wopita ku Valley Dor ndi ulendo wopita ku paradaiso. Ofika ambiri amafa ndi zilombo za Valley, ndipo opulumukawo amakhala akapolo kapena amadya ndi therns.
