Hunters of Gor

by John Norman

Book Overview

Panther girls take center stage on Counter Earth in the series that "draw s] on a combination of philosophy, science-fiction, and erotica" (Vice). Former Earthman Tarl Cabot is now a powerful Tarnsman... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879976780
• ISBN13: 9780879976781
• Release Date: March 1974
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

As good as any of them...

A lot of people seem to think Norman goes off track during Captive and thereafter. I disagree. Captive is different but still goood. Hunters is as good as any of the previous books. If you llked the first 6, you'll like Hunters. It's no better, nor worse than those books.

One Of The Best Of The DAW Books

Hunters of Gor introduces us to a brand new geographic area of Gor for the first time since Nomads of Gor (Book #4). Like Nomads of Gor, Hunters of Gor showcases both the denizens and the flora and fauna of the area (Northern Forest). Simply put, the Panther Women are absolutely incredible! For the second time John Norman showcases them in all their resplendent glory! Women who are not afraid of men and who are in fact able to give as good as they get. I loved this premise! It was first alluded to in the fifth book; Assassins of Gor. The Northern Forest is a coniferous forest land biome that hosts outlaws and Panther Women. Both of these groups cannot co-exist. So naturally there is great conflict between males and females when they encounter one another. The exception for this is at the trading/exchange points where booty is traded to merchants for the sundry goods of Gor. The story has Tarl Cabot entering the forest to save his long lost love Talena from the degradations of slavery. Talena has been captured (Since Captive Of Gor), and is in the custody of Slavers. With a detachment of his men he journeys up the Laurius River in search of his former Free-Companion. But before he can intercept her he is captured by Panther Women. However, Marlenus of Ar rescues him from the ignominy of a gang rape by Panther Women. After his rescue, Tarl becomes embroiled in the machinations of Marlenus of Ar, who himself is later captured by warriors from Tyros. This is when Tarl Cabot is at his best. By the end of this book Norman showcases the ruthless skill Tarl Cabot uses to dispatch his foes while wrapping up the riveting plot. This will set the table for Marauders of Gor, the direct sequel of Hunters of Gor. The descriptions of the forest floor and its animals are surreal and truly engage one's full imagination. This is a book that can only hook you to the Gor Series right on through to Explorers of Gor (Book #13) and Blood Brothers of Gor (Book #18). These novels showcase a bonanza of Gorean locales that truly will mesmerize any true Gor fan! By all means you must buy this and the above mentioned books! A. Nathaniel Wallace, Jr.

One of my favorites in the series

This is the last Gor novel in which we see Tarl Cabot in his weak "Earth man" guise. His failings are manifest in this book, and like in Raiders of Gor, it causes the reader to feel more empathy towards him, by making him less of a master swordsman and more of a man who's lost his way. This novel sets up the epic Maurauders of Gor in which he finally triumphs over weakness and becomes a true Gorean. Though this book is replete with his failings, Tarl did "recollect his honor" at the conclusion. I enjoyed the telling of his very complicated relationship with Marlenus of Ar, the only male in the series portrayed as more dominant than Tarl - and the only male that Tarl openly expresses his jealousy of. For me, this is one of the more enjoyable Gor books.

HUNTERS OF GOR

Three lovely women were keys to the Tarl Cabot's career on Gor, Earth's orbital counterpart. They were: Talena, daughter of Gor's greatest ruler and once Tarl's queen; Elizabeth Cardwell, who had been Tarl's comrade in two of his greatest exploits; and Verna, haughty chief of the untamed panther women of the northwestern forests. 'Hunters of Gor' finally reveals the fate of these three--as Tarl Cabot ventures into the wilderness to pit his skill and his life against the brutal cunning of Gorean outlaws and enemy warriors.

The most despair of any in the series

This was always one of my favorites of the Gor books because of the constant misfortune befalling Tarl Cabot. Usually he is the master of the situations in which he finds himself, but that is not the case here. It makes for a welcome change, and sets up his rediscovery of his true self in the following book.