Kajira of Gor

by John Norman

Book Overview

In their contentions with Priest-Kings, Kurii, savage denizens of the Steel Worlds concealed within the asteroid belt, have frequently had recourse to human allies and subversion. In accord with such projects, Kurii have occasionally sought to place and support congenial administrations in key cities. One such city is Corcyrus. Corcyrus is ruled by a beautiful woman--the cruel, arrogant, much-hated Sheila, an agent of Kurii. It is thought to be advisable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879978074
• ISBN13: 9780879978075
• Release Date: March 1983
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Cream of the Gor Crop

This is one of the best of the Gor series, if you happen to like the kajira characters. Some think John Norman goes over the top with his descriptions and plot, but if you're into BDSM and particularly service-oriented play, you'll really enjoy this book.

Kajira of Gor

John Normans Counter-Earth of Gor is nearly as detailed, maybe more detailed, than Middle-Earth. But you can't really compare them, because they're not even quite in the same genre. Like Middle-Earth, Gor is full of strange creatures and unique yet Earth-like landscape, but unlike Middle-Earth, it's not the animals that are interesting, it's the humans. Kajira of Gor is told from the point of view of an Earth "Barbarian" named Tiffany Collins. An ordinary woman of unusual beauty ('Slave curves' is a term often used in the book) who finds herself first treated like a slave bu strangers in her oun appartment, and the next minute Tatrix of Corcius, or Queen of a city on Gor. SPOILER ALERT! Don't read any further if you don't want me to spoil it! Although she has authority over life and death in the city and even has a slavegirl under her oun direct command, she is treated like a slave by a han who I gather is like her Visere. And Susan who serves her, herself a Barbarian, is actually ouned by that man, and has simply been told to serve the Tatrix and instruct her to be more Gorean. But all this is just part of a conspiracy. courcius is at war with Ar, aparantly courcius is loseing the war and, if the true Tatrix were found, she would be taken to Ar like a slave and then impaled. so they found some stupid Earth purfume counder sales girl who looks a bit like the Tatrix and made her parade around the city without a veil (Freewomen on Gor wear veils, and for a Tyraness being recognizeable is particularly dangerous.) tiffany only saw the true Tatrix momentarially, she was veiled but otherwize disguised as a slave, and Tiffany was basically left there as a decoy as Ar stormed the tower while the true Tatrix escapes as a slave. That's only the first fiew chapters. I would reccomend the works of John Norman to men and women. it's a very erotic book about submission and arousal, and the connection thereof. on Gor, the 60's never happened. The American civil war never happened. Hell, the Industrial Revolution never happened. The result is that Gorean men are true men and Gorean women are true women (except for Freewomen, who are just cloaked bitches who treat slavegirls badly just because they're jealous.) I think I could learn a thing or two from gorean men. I don't think I could be as rude as them, and I would hesitate to harm let alone whip a girl (unless she told me she was a masachist) but I could definitely be as strong as them and I could stand and walk like them, i liked the way Tiffany described the Visere, "Asif a lion had assumed human form". I think women could learn a thing or two from Kajira, too. not so much just to submit to men. It's not just about pleaseing men, it's about fullfilling your oun desires. slavegirls also tend to actually say exactly what they mean litterally "I beg for love" for example. Women are much better mind readers than men, but the one thing they can't read for themselves is that we aren't. One point

For Gor lovers, juicy slavery scenes

Having read all of the Gor books, this is one of my favorites. For those who are into the slavery angle, this has the delicious forced submission of Judy Thornton to her former rival, Elicia Nevins, who makes Judy her abject slave. Turn about is fair play when Elicia is forced to submit as well.