Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #4

In "With the Yellow Man," Dejah Thoris finds herself stranded in the remote arctic wastes of Barsoom, where she's rescued from a pack of ravenous apts by Kaor, a reclusive and enigmatic Yellow Man. But her relief is fleeting—Kaor imprisons her in his isolated home, determined to make her his slave. When he attempts to use her personal flier harness, it explodes, leaving her with only her wits and a desperate need to escape. Trapped in the treacherous Carrion Caves, Dejah must outthink both Kaor’s relentless pursuit and the deadly pack of apts closing in from all sides.

In "... and the Palidors," Dejah Thoris joins forces with Svero to infiltrate the oppressive regime of Vona, where the vampiric Vathek sustain themselves by enslaving the populace in blood farms. As they seek out the underground resistance, Dejah learns of a looming threat: the Vathek’s plan to invade Barsoom. With danger at every turn, she and Svero sneak into the heart of Verkur Castle to sabotage a weapon capable of destroying Barsoom’s atmosphere—only for Svero’s true allegiance to be revealed in a devastating betrayal.

In "Escape," Dejah Thoris finds herself caught between two worlds when Andalust, a mysterious figure from the planet Strio, takes her from the Vathek's grasp not to deliver her to the God-Emperor, but to his own castle. With her freedom at stake and Barsoom teetering on the edge of destruction, Dejah strikes a daring bargain: she will stay with Andalust if he helps her stop a deadly bomb threatening the red planet. Together, they race back to Vona, where the resistance awaits and a final, desperate plan unfolds—before the sun can rise on a world long shrouded in darkness.