Chapter Twenty One: An Air Scout for Zodanga

John continues on his journey to Zodanga, stopping at various farms along the way. We get a lot of world building details about how Martian irrigation works. We also learn that there is no weather problems, or pest problems involved with Barsoomian agriculture. In addition, we discover that Dejah Thoris is widely believed to be dead, even though no body was recovered. (All that was found was the thoats Dejah, John and Sola had been riding.)

(Special Note: Unlike in the movie, Zodanga is a normal city, not the evil cousin of Howl’s Moving Castle.)

In which Martians apparently do not bleed, and there are shenanigans.