Magicians of Gor

Gor #25

by John Norman

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 city as liberators. Ar's Station, which held out so valiantly against superior forces in the north, is denounced as traitorous. Veterans of the delta campaign are despised and ridiculed. Patriotism and manhood are denigrated. Ar's walls are being dismantled willingly by her own citizens to the music of flute girls. Lawlessness and propaganda are rampant. Marlenus, the great ubar, who might have organized and led a resistance, who might have rallied the city, is presumed dead, somewhere in the Voltai mountains. The Home Stone of Ar's Station is displayed in Ar as an object of contempt. Marcus, of Ar's Station, wishes to regain the Home Stone of his beloved city, for no city can die whose Home Stone survives. Cabot is concerned with a warrior's vengeance upon sedition and treachery, and, in particular, with meeting one who stands high amongst the conspirators, a beautiful woman now enthroned as ubara, whose name is Talena.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction, Adventure, Ebooks, Erotica, Adult

492 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

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John Norman, real name John Lange, was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1931. His best known works, the Gor series, currently span 36 books written 1966 (Tarnsman of Gor) to 2021 (Avengers of Gor). Three installments of the Telnarian Histories, plus three other fiction works and a non-fiction paperback. Mr. Norman is married and has three children.

Reviews

[AmbushPredator · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tarl's adventures in occupied Ar draw to a climax, and there's political intrigue, a 'caper' and the meeting of an old flame, plus double-crossing & the first homosexual (closeted, naturally!) ever observed on Gor!

At the end, we are due for one more of those hiatuses (hiatii?) that Norman seems to love, with another tale of 'a woman alone on Gor' coming up. So I'll take a break here, as I have a new Stephen King to read, and pick up the tale a bit later.

[Robert]

enjoyable to say the least! Love the banter between Tarl ,Marcus, and Boots! hahahah and some great twists.