Priest-Kings of Gor

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Author(s):

John Norman

First Pub:

1968

Genre(s):

Fantasy; Science Fiction

Word Count:

107,274

First Read:

1981

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 35

1 - The Fair of En'Kara

2 - In the Sardar

3 - Parp

4 - The Hall of Priest-Kings

5 - Vika

6 - When Priest-Kings Walk

7 - I Hunt for Priest-Kings

8 - Vika Leaves the Chamber

9 - The Priest-King

10 - Misk the Priest-King

11 - Sarm the Priest-King

12 - Two Muls

13 - The Slime Worm

14 - The Secret Chamber of Misk

15 - In the Secret Chamber

16 - The Plot of Misk

17 - The Scanning Room

18 - I Speak with Sarm

19 - Die, Tarl Cabot

20 - Collar 708

21 - I Find Misk

22 - To the Tunnels of the Golden Beetle

23 - I Find Vika

24 - The Golden Beetle

25 - The Vivarium

26 - The Safekeeping of Vika of Treve

27 - In the Chamber of the Mother

28 - Gravitational Disruption

29 - Anesthetization

30 - Sarm's Plan

31 - Sarm's Revenge

32 - To the Surface

33 - Out of the Sardar

34 - Men of Ko-ro-ba

35 - The Night of the Priest-King

Internal ID:

287

Series:

<- Outlaw of Gor - Nomads of Gor ->

Gorean Series*

#3 of 26

Gorean Series*

A series of science fiction/fantasy books written by John Norman. Also called the Counter-Earth series as they all take place on Gor, a world on the opposite side of the sun from the Earth.

View this series in the book list

1) Tarnsman of Gor
2) Outlaw of Gor
3) Priest-Kings of Gor
4) Nomads of Gor
5) Assassin of Gor
6) Raiders of Gor
7) Captive of Gor
8) Hunters of Gor
9) Marauders of Gor
10) Tribesmen of Gor
11) Slave Girl of Gor
12) Beasts of Gor
13) Explorers of Gor
14) Fighting Slave of Gor
15) Rogue of Gor
16) Guardsman of Gor
17) Savages of Gor
18) Blood Brothers of Gor
19) Kajira of Gor
20) Players of Gor
21) Mercenaries of Gor
22) Dancer of Gor
23) Renegades of Gor
24) Vagabonds of Gor
25) Magicians of Gor
26) Witness of Gor

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

I, Tarl Cabot, formerly of Earth, am one who is known to the Priest-Kings of Gor.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"Where," I asked him, "is the land of the Wagon People?"

Comments:

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Synopsis not on file
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Added: 29-Dec-2002

Last Updated: 07-Jul-2022

Publications

01-Sep-1978

Del Rey

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Sep-1978

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$1.95

Pages*:

317

Read:

Once

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2696

Publisher:

Del Rey

ISBN:

0-345-28132-2

ISBN-13:

978-0-345-28132-6

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Boris Vallejo - Cover Artist

INTO THE
MOUNTAINS
OF
TERROR

Once Tarl Cabot had been the mightiest warrior of Gor, the strange world of Counter-Earth. But now on all the planet, he had no friends except the tarn, the mighty bird on which he flew.

He was an outcast, with every hand against him. His home city had been destroyed, his loved ones scattered or killed. And that was at the orders of the Priest-Kings, those mysterious beings who ruled absolutely over Gor.

No man had ever seen a Priest-King. They were said to dwell somewhere in the Mountains of Sardar. And none who entered that forbidden land ever returned alive.

Nonetheless, Tarl Cabot headed into the Mountains of Sardar!

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

First Edition: December 1968
Twelfth Printing: September 1978

Author(s)

John Norman
Birth: 03 Jun 1931 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Notes:

John Norman is a psudonym for John Frederick Lange, Jr., Ph.D. He was born on June 3, 1931 in Chicago Illinois. He married Bernice L. Green on the January 14, 1956 and has three children. He earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska in 1953 and received his Masters from the University of Southern California in 1957. He earned a PhD in 1963 from Princeton.

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