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32 books in reading order by Norman, John

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  1. Tarnsman Of Gor

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    Tarnsman Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    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...

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  2. Priest-kings Of Gor

    Book 3

    Priest-kings Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    John Norman's epic Gorean Saga is one of the longest-running and most successful series in the history of fantasy. It is also one of the most controversial. Over the course...

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  3. Nomads Of Gor

    Book 4

    Nomads Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Tarl Cabot must face the savage nomads known as the Wagon People and learn the secrets of their tribe or die trying.

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  4. Assassin Of Gor

    Book 5

    Assassin Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Welcome to Gor, a parallel Earth, where social norms are exotic and the way of life is brutal. In the fifth book in the Gorean Series, the deadly assassin Kuurus...

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  5. Raiders Of Gor

    Book 6

    Raiders Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Tarl Cabot finds himself living in Port Kar, the most depraved city on Gor, where the people are celebrated for their skill at training their voluptuous slaves into utter obedience.

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  6. Captive Of Gor

    Book 7

    Captive Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    In this seventh book in the Gorean Series, beautiful and headstrong Elinor Brinton of earth finds herself thrust into the savage world of Counter-Earth, also known as Gor. Elinor Brinton...

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  7. Hunters Of Gor

    Book 8

    Hunters Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Former Earthman Tarl Cabot is now a powerful Tarnsman of the brutal and caste-bound planet of Gor, also known as Counter-earth. He embarks on an adventure in the dangerous and...

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  8. Marauders Of Gor

    Book 9

    Marauders Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    John Norman's epic Gorean Saga is one of the longest-running and most successful series in the history of fantasy. It is also one of the most controversial. Over the course...

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  9. Tribesmen Of Gor

    Book 10

    Tribesmen Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    **Volume ten of the Chronicles of Counter-Earth** The Others were on the move! The Priest-Kings had received a message: "Surrender Gor!" The date had been set for conquest or destruction....

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  10. Slave Girl Of Gor

    Book 11

    Slave Girl Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Taken as a possession, Judy Thornton, an Earth resident, is found meandering in the wilderness of the Earthlike planet of Gor. In keeping with the uncivilized culture of the Goreans,...

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  11. Beasts Of Gor

    Book 12

    Beasts Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    John Norman's epic Gorean Saga is one of the longest-running and most successful series in the history of fantasy. It is also one of the most controversial. Over the course...

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  12. Explorers Of Gor

    Book 13

    Explorers Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    When the shield ring of Kurii falls into the hands of a mysterious explorer, it is necessary for Tarl Cabot to pursue him through an uncharted savage jungle

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  13. Explorers Of Gor

    Book 13

    Explorers Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    John Norman's epic Gorean Saga is one of the longest-running and most successful series in the history of fantasy. It is also one of the most controversial. Over the course...

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  14. Fighting Slave Of Gor

    Book 14

    Fighting Slave Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Tarl Cabot, a warrior fighting for his freedom on the counter-Earth planet of Gor, takes the arena as a fighting slave in this entry of John Norman's long-running, controversial sword-and-planet...

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  15. Rogue Of Gor

    Book 15

    Rogue Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Jason Marshall, an Earthman, has been enslaved on Gor, the planet of John Norman's Gorean Saga, where he is learning the harsh gender roles of the place. He is caught...

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  16. Guardsman Of Gor

    Book 16

    Guardsman Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Tarl Cabot is drawn into the politics and wars of the city-states of Gor, in a sword-and-planet adventure from John Norman's Gor series.

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  17. Savages Of Gor

    Book 17

    Savages Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    "The Kur came to Port Kar! Two of the terrible space beasts came to make Tarl Cabot an offer. They, a death-squad, sought the Kur commander, the great Half-Ear, whom...

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  18. Blood Brothers Of Gor

    Book 18

    Blood Brothers Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    The conclusion of the adventure that began in the previous Gor book. Zarendargar, also called Half-Ear, a Kur general who has fallen from favour in the Steel Worlds, is hunted...

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  19. Players Of Gor

    Book 20

    Players Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    The city of Ar faces its enemies, the maritime ubarates of Cos and Tyros, who plan attacks from outside and subversion from within. Tarl Cabot, once of Earth, is drawn...

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  20. Mercenaries Of Gor

    Book 21

    Mercenaries Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Tarl Cabot is caught up in intrigues and rivalries on the planet of Gor in this science fantasy adventure. On Gor, there are numerous mercenary companies—some larger, some smaller—whose services...

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  21. Dancer Of Gor

    Book 22

    Dancer Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Doreen Williamson is a reserved librarian on Earth, estranged from her own sense of self, who takes up belly dancing, a form historically performed by slaves for their masters. Her...

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  22. Renegades Of Gor

    Book 23

    Renegades Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    The maritime ubarate of Cos and its allies attack Ar on two fronts, with a southern invasion force and a northern expedition besieging Ar's Station, the city's base on the...

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  23. Magicians Of Gor

    Book 25

    Magicians Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    The party of treason in Ar is triumphant. After the disaster of the delta campaign Ar is substantially defenseless. The forces of Cos, and her allies, are welcomed into the...

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  24. Witness Of Gor

    Book 26

    Witness Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Ar, defeated, shamed, and systematically looted, is occupied by Cosian forces. Perhaps Marlenus of Ar alone, the great ubar, could remind the men of their Home Stone and its meaning....

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  25. Prize Of Gor

    Book 27

    Prize Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Ellen is a beautiful young slave girl on the planet Gor. But she was not always so lovely. For nearly sixty years, she was a woman of Earth, but life...

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  26. Kur Of Gor

    Book 28

    Kur Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    The Kur race once had a planet of its own, but somehow it was rendered unviable, either destroyed or desolate, apparently by the Kurs' own hands. So they searched for...

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  27. Swordsmen Of Gor

    Book 29

    Swordsmen Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Fresh from his exploits in the Steel Worlds, home of the Kurii, a savage alien race intent on conquering Gor, Tarl Cabot has been returned to an isolated beach, at...

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  28. Mariners Of Gor

    Book 30

    Mariners Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    MARINERS OF GOR is a direct sequel to SWORDSMEN OF GOR and the action picks up immediately from the end of the earlier book. Many on Gor do not believe...

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  29. Smugglers Of Gor

    Book 31

    Smugglers Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    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...

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  30. Rebels Of Gor

    Book 32

    Rebels Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    John Norman takes you on a journey to "World's End," a set of once-unknown islands far west of the continental mainland. Lying across vast, turbulent Thassa, these mysterious islands were...

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  31. Conspirators Of Gor

    Book 33

    Conspirators Of Gor

    by Norman, John

    Taken as a possession, Judy Thornton, an Earth resident, is found meandering in the wilderness of the Earthlike planet of Gor. In keeping with the uncivilized culture of the Goreans,...

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  32. Gor

    Gor

    by Norman, John

    These belong to the "Controversial Books" category. A few people love them, but most hate the books -- mainly due to the author's strident views towards women.There's supposed to be...

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