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Beasts of Gor (Gor #12)
by
John Norman
In this, the twelfth book in the famous Gor series, the fight for survival on the primitive, Earthlike world, Gor, continues with a ferocity that matches the rest of the series. On Gor, there are three different kinds of beings that are labeled beasts: there are the Kurii, a monster alien race that is preparing to invade Gor from space; the Gorean warriors, who fight with...more
Paperback, 444 pages
Published
March 21st 1978
by DAW
(first published 1978)
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I gave this 4 stars because I think I am finally learning the way to read the Gor books.
To anyone not familiar, the Gor books are about 20-25 % story, and about 75-80 % needless description of things that dont exist & doctrine on how ALL women are slaves at heart if there was just a man strong enough to beat them into submissive; figuratively & literally.
This books story was better than most, it really has Tarl going all over the place and doing all kinds of things we havent seen him do...more
To anyone not familiar, the Gor books are about 20-25 % story, and about 75-80 % needless description of things that dont exist & doctrine on how ALL women are slaves at heart if there was just a man strong enough to beat them into submissive; figuratively & literally.
This books story was better than most, it really has Tarl going all over the place and doing all kinds of things we havent seen him do...more
Mr Norman, when he chooses, can be very funny. One of the most likable characters I've encountered in the series so far is the hunter, Imnak. The dialogue between Inmak and Cabot had me laughing out loud. Norman tells a great story, but unfortunately all too often spoils it with extended polemical rants about the submissiveness of women. These lectures by our hero, which go for pages and pages, elicit from me a "oh Christ not AGAIN" response which breaks the narrative flow and makes me as a read...more
John Norman's extensive GOR series finally lost me here. After the magical summer of '84, this line of books released its hold on me (and I daresay most of the 3 and 4 star ratings I've given this series wouldn't hold up if I read them today). I quit reading Norman after BEASTS OF GOR, having discovered the more exciting works of R.E. Howard'S CONAN and Edgar Rice Burroughs' TARZAN.
I read this whole series in a marathon session, while stationed in England. The depth and volume of the stories is humbling for any writer and I consider this series very influential in my own approach to writing and world building in general; generic post for all the books in this series as I am finally getting around to recording my reading list in Goodreads.
It seems a little odd that I quit reading the "Gor" books about the time I got married.
Tarl Cabot meets counter-Earth Innuit. I was very wary of this book after the last Slave girl non-adventure, but I'd liked some of his early ones so much that I gave it a try. It wasn't nearly as good as the earlier stuff but it wasn't a bad read. There was some decent action-adventure.
This book is good for those who enjoy the gor series. While not for everyone I personally enjoyed this book. There is a lot of time spent on legnthy explainations and a bit of repeating but I do love the chars and alter earth.
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John Norman was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1931. His best known works, the Gor novels, span 31 books written 1967 to 2012, plus three installments of the Telnarian Histories, two other fiction works and a non-fiction paperback. Mr. Norman is married and has three childre...more
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John Norman was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1931. His best known works, the Gor novels, span 31 books written 1967 to 2012, plus three installments of the Telnarian Histories, two other fiction works and a non-fiction paperback. Mr. Norman is married and has three childre...more
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