Amtor is the name given for Venus in the Carson Napier of Venus series. While not quite as good as the Mars series, they were still rip roaring fun, particularly Pirates of Venus. This map of Amtor was drawn by Burroughs himself and was used as the end covers of the original hard back editions.
Wow. I've never read the Venus series, but I just noticed that the writing on the map is so similar to the Visitor script in the classic "V" series that this must have inspired it's creators. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe more Burroughs books you read the more you realize how much he influenced writers and artists. The man had an enormous imagination that continues to inspire me. Lately I've been listening to audio books of his work, which allows me to draw while still getting to 'read'.
ReplyDeleteI wrote up . . . what I think is a pretty good guide to the language of amtor, a while back.
ReplyDeletealthough this is based only on my first read-through
http://barsoom.wikia.com/wiki/Venusian_Language
I have to go through the books again.