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Tarnsman of Gor (Gorean Saga) Paperback – May 13, 2014
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The first novel in the long-running sword-and-planet series set on a Counter-Earth, where warriors rise above the chaos of bondage and brutality.
Tarl Cabot has always believed himself to be a citizen of Earth. He has no inkling that his destiny is far greater than the small planet he has inhabited for the first twenty-odd years of his life. One frosty winter night in the New England woods, he finds himself transported to the planet of Gor, also known as Counter Earth, where everything is dramatically different from anything he has ever experienced. It emerges that Tarl is to be trained as a Tarnsman, one of the most honored positions in the rigid, caste-bound Gorean society. He is disciplined by the best teachers and warriors that Gor has to offer . . . but to what end?
Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.
Tarnsman of Gor is the 1st book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
- Print length186 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media, Inc.
- Publication dateMay 13, 2014
- Dimensions5.25 x 0.47 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101497648750
- ISBN-13978-1497648753
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- Publisher : Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.; Reissue edition (May 13, 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 186 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1497648750
- ISBN-13 : 978-1497648753
- Item Weight : 9.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.47 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #106,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,200 in Family Saga Fiction
- #4,303 in Science Fiction Adventures
- #6,247 in Epic Fantasy (Books)
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John Norman is the creator of the Gorean Saga, the longest-running series of adventure novels in science fiction history.
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“I do not regard the Gorean books as “controversial,” as they are based, for the most part, on history, anthropology, biology, psychology, and such. It is true, of course, that certain ideologies, and certain competitive ambitions, are more likely to prosper if certain facts are overlooked, ignored, or denied. I think one should accept human nature, and the profound, wonderful differences amongst human beings, sexual and otherwise, for what they are, and then worry about putting together a world in which humanity might flourish, rather than be lied to, threatened, coerced, sickened, and stunted. To be sure, this is a value judgment. Some people doubtless prefer a culture that is a penitentiary, assuming they are, or expect to be, the guards and wardens.”
“(The Gorean books) are written for adults, highly intelligent, highly sexed adults, of both sexes. Similarly, the Gorean books are not simply adventure fantasy, but intellectual, philosophical, and psychological novels. Also, some of them certainly have elements of sensuous romance. The Gorean books are their own country, their own world, not a part of someone else’s country, or someone else’s world. They are not out, for example, to think up the 673rd variation off genetic engineering, denounce capitalism, woo antimenite editrices, or such.”
“I am in favor of people being safe, healthy, happy, fulfilled, and so on. What makes people safe, healthy, happy, and fulfilled? That probably depends on the individuals involved. I think the test of “life consequences” is important here. I have no objection to individuals involving themselves in safe, healthy, happy, fulfilling Gorean relationships. Master/Slave sex, for example, can be emotionally and physically rewarding for both partners. I am not in favor of cruelty, to a slave no more than to any other animal. The slave is to be cherished, and know herself the belonging of her master. She exists to love and serve her master. She is not to be abused, but enjoyed. In the collar there are many rewards. The Gorean relation has nothing to do with hurting people. If it is not beautiful, it is not Gorean.”
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I read through Magicians, but, it has been a couple decades now. I recall being deeply disapointed the series abruptly ended, with a war raging across Gor and Tarl Cabot and Jason Marshall in the middle of it. Well, more Tarl than Jason, but, he is updated in later novels, after his little diversionary story.
I had given up on new novels ever being written until I decided to go through a bunch of paperbacks in my spare room, to get rid of them. I found the series, decided to do a search for Kindle copies, and found there were new ones. I look forward to finding out what happened in the war, and hope it is resolved. I started a couple weeks ago with Tarnsman, to work my way through to the new stuff, and am now getting through the novels in a day or so. They start getting longer, and I may slow down a bit, but, I intend to finish the whole series this Spring, early Summer.
I know they are the basis of a whole type of BDSM, and are almost "bibles" for that life style, but, I also find them to be a fun escape type novel. Tarl Cabot is an interesting character, the situations he gets into are widely varied, we are visiting every area of Gor, from the populated temperate zones through the great wild plains, the mostly barren deserts, the ice packs up north and in each, we learn a little about the character of the peoples who live there. Through them all, there are hints of sex, but, really, these stories are more of a PG-13 rating. There is no explicit sex, there is very little descriptive language of sex or the human anatomy. Yeah, we get a few descriptions of how well built a particular young lady encountered is, but, really, they are not even worthy of an R rating, if we applied a movie rating to them.
To me, if you are looking to start a series of books, in the fantasy genre, and, you are interested in detail about how a perfume is made, or a coin, or the construction fo a siege engine, enjoy them. You will find the psychology a bit wearing, but, it is well worth wading through.
My one problem with these novels, at least as it pertains to the Kindle - I wish the covers had the original, or Boris Vallejo artwork. Not all the original novels had Boris work, initially, but, the re-releases got that treatment. Not as impressive in the black and white Kindle, but, still it seems a shame to have the cover "art" the Kindle versions have. The Boris artwork was great.
The narrator of the book is Tarl Cabot, a history teacher whose father mysteriously disappeared years ago. He is transported with advanced technology to a planet called Gor. The planet Gor is a planet which astronomists on Earth haven't discovered because it is always hidden behind the sun. The story follows Tarl Cabot's adventure on the planet.
The novel "Tarnsman of Gor" is hard to classify as a fantasy novel. It's definitely not high fantasy like series such as the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan or Shannara by Terry Brooks, but it doesn't have sorcery (at least in the first novel), so it doesn't fit the sword and sorcery mold that series such as Conan by Robert E. Howard and Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by Fritz Leiber fit into. It mainly takes its origin from the pulp magazine tradition that Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote literature in. Although there is no magic in the book, there is a group of people called the Priest Kings of the Sardar Mountains who I suspect will bring magic in the later books. Either that or they will bring advanced technology which they keep from the general population of Gor.
John Norman's novel "Tarnsman of Gor" has lots of adventure, suspense and the book is a page turner. I read it really quickly and it has been a long time since I happened upon a book that I read so fast. The book also has romance. I thought that I had read it all as far as fantasy novels go but this book showed me that there still is more fantasy literature out there for me to explore and enjoy.