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Synopsis
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.
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About the Author
John Norman, born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931, is the creator of the Gorean Saga, the longest-running series of adventure novels in science fiction history. Starting in December 1966 with Tarnsman of Gor, the series was put on hold after its twenty-fifth installment, Magicians of Gor, in 1988, when DAW refused to publish its successor, Witness of Gor. After several unsuccessful attempts to find a trade publishing outlet, the series was brought back into print in 2001. Norman has also produced a separate science fiction series, the Telnarian Histories, plus two other fiction works (Ghost Dance and Time Slave), a nonfiction paperback (Imaginative Sex), and a collection of thirty short stories, entitled Norman Invasions. The Totems of Abydos was published in spring 2012.
All of Norman’s work is available both in print and as ebooks. The Internet has proven to be a fertile ground for the imagination of Norman’s ever-growing fan base, and at Gor Chronicles (www.gorchronicles.com), a website specially created for his tremendous fan following, one may read everything there is to know about this unique fictional culture.
Norman is married and has three children.
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- PublisherW. H. Allen
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 035230622X
- ISBN 13 9780352306227
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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Seller: Syber's Books, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Colour illustrated card cover with dark pink and white coloured titles to the front panel and pale yellow coloured titles to the backstrip. Number 1 in the "Gor" [Counter-Earth] sequence. Creasing to the book corners with chipping of the top book corners and along the rear spine gutter. Fading to the backstrip and to the extreme right hand edge of the rear panel. A small erosion mark to the lower edge of the rear panel with age toning of the text block edges and pages. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 224 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 035230622X. ISBN/EAN: 9780352306227. Inventory No: 0119946. Seller Inventory # 0119946
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Captive of Gor
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Colour illustrated card cover with pale peach coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Number 7 in the "Gor" [Counter-Earth] sequence. Creasing to the book corners with chipping of the top book corners and along the rear spine gutter. Erosion marks to the lower edge of the rear panel. Previous owners name to the top left hand corner of the half title page. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 370 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 035230622X. ISBN/EAN: 9780352306227. Inventory No: 0119947. Seller Inventory # 0119947
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Tarnsman Of Gor: 1st in the 'Gor' series of books
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W H Allen & Co / Star, 1983
ISBN 10: 035230622X
ISBN 13: 9780352306227
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Paperback: 7" x 4½". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Fred Gambino (illustrator). 1979 Edition. © 1966: 1st in the 'Gor' series of books. 3rd printing of 1979 edition:- Synopsis: Tarl Cabot of Earth was the chosen one, picked out of millions to visit the magnificent planet of Gor, where great wild tarns scream across the sky, where the dreaded Priest-Kings control the destinies of the warring races. There, on that strange world, so like, yet so unlike, his native Earth, Tarl Cabot was trained to the service of the Priest-Kings, to be worthy of the High Caste of Warriors, to swear loyalty to his city, Ko-Ro-Ba, and its sacred Home Stone. And there they ordered him on his mission - to steal the Home Stone of the City of Ar, a mission that would bring him to almost certain death:- (original cost £1.80). Seller Inventory # 18.004.00129
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Tarnsman of Gor
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ISBN 10: 035230622X
ISBN 13: 9780352306227
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Tarnsman of Gor
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London: Star Books 1981 Second Star Paperback Printing ISBN 0-352-30622-X, 1981
ISBN 10: 035230622X
ISBN 13: 9780352306227
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Seller: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. VG+ Light edgewear, slight crush marks to top edge and spine, mild foxing to prelims, otherwise an attractive copy, very clean throughout. Cover art by Fred Gambino. Seller Inventory # 16404
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TARNSMAN OF GOR
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 224 pages.Tight clean and straight copy. Minor chip on fold edge. Seller Inventory # 001359
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