Round 10: Tossup 16

This place is in the title of the books in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom series, the first of which is titled for “A Princess of” this place. Chickenpox kills many inhabitants of this place in a collection titled for this place that also contains the Poe-inspired “Usher II.” A protagonist from this place uses the word “grok” and becomes “water brothers” with a nurse. (10[2])A collection named for this place features a story that is titled for a Sara Teasdale poem called “There Will Come Soft Rains.” (-5[1])Valentine Michael Smith is raised by people from this place in Stranger in a Strange Land. (-5[1])For 10 points, Ray Bradbury wrote a collection (10[1])of “Chronicles” (10[1])named for what red (10[1])planet? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

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