steve@avsdS.UUCP (07/23/83)
----- Mail saved at Fri Jul 22 17:44:35 1983 To: dsd!fortune!amd70!decwrl!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5e!hou5d!hogpc!houxm!hocda!spanky!burl!sb1!ll1!otuxa!lsk well...... the titles go something like "XXXXXX of GOR". they should be read starting from volume one (up to about 18 now...) if you like sex....AND E.R.Borroughs, you should be ok for about the first seven or eight volumes. THEN.....you'll probably be stuck, like me, waiting for the end of the story. steve ampex, avsd redwood city,ca (sorry 'bout not mailing this back to lsk, but our mailer barfed at the address when i tried the 'r' option of readnews....it got worse when i tried the 'f' option)
steve@avsdS.UUCP (07/23/83)
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MARKT@MIT-XX@sri-unix.UUCP (08/01/83)
From: Mark <MARKT@MIT-XX> Most of the Gor books are shlock, but there was one book in the series that I liked -- the first book, "Tarnsman of Gor". The plot was fast-paced and involving, and there was hardly any subjugation or muscle-flexing. The only problem with "Tarnsman of Gor" is that it might prompt you to read the other books in the series. The second book is somewhat bearable, but after that, they all seem to be ridiculous. -------
ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (10/24/85)
> >Others have suggested that John Norman's Gor series treat women in a > >radically different way than most other authors, but I haven't had a > >chance to read any of those books. > > "Different" is the operative word. As in "nobody else gets away with ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > such sexist trash". In all fairness, the first book is excellent and > doesn't foreshadow his future treatment of women. I've heard that the > first seven are good and the last thirty-odd are trash. (I read a random ^^^^^^^^^^ > sample in the teens and twenties (three of them), and it really took > some arm twisting for a friend to convince me to read the first one). There are currently only 21 "Gor" novels. Perhaps a 22nd has just hit the stands, but nowhere near "thirty-odd". (List after signature!) He's also written the non-Gor books GHOST DANCE, IMAGINATIVE SEX, and TIME SLAVE. And Sharon Green (another DAW author) writes novels similar to John Norman (her books are blurbed as "If you liked John Norman, you'll love Sharon Green!" Evelyn C. Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl ****************************************************************************** * Get a Usenetter on the ballot at Confederation! * * Nominate MARK R. LEEPER for Hugo for Best Fan Writer in 1986! * ****************************************************************************** John Norman's "Gor" Books: 1 Tarnsman of Gor 12 Beasts of Gor 2 Outlaw of Gor 13 Explorers of Gor 3 Priest-Kings of Gor 14 Fighting Slave of Gor 4 Nomads of Gor 15 Rogue of Gor 5 Assassin of Gor 16 Guardsman of Gor 6 Raiders of Gor 17 Savages of Gor 7 Captive of Gor 18 Blood Brothers of Gor 8 Hunters of Gor 19 Kajira of Gor 9 Marauders of Gor 20 Players of Gor 10 Tribesman of Gor 21 Mercenaries of Gor 11 Slave Girl of Gor