Having such a vain, self-confident, lower value slave as narrator really puts an interesting spin on the novel, especially with Paula's shadow looming so large over her new life. I also like the way the idea of beauty was explored here, with the Gorean slavers expressing such interest in plain, well-rounded Paula, and such disdain for vain, model-like Phyllis. We actually spend the first 70 pages or so on Earth, with Phyllis and Paula discussing their knowledge of the rumors and fiction surrounding the Counter-Earth. While I largely resented those 'side' novels in my youth, impatient as I was to get back to the saga of Tarl Cabot, I actually found a lot to like in this.įor one, I liked the myth of Gor which I don't recall being explored to such a degree before. While Rebels of Gor was almost entirely devoted to resolving the core conflict between Tarl Cabot, the Kurii, and the Priest-Kings, Plunder of Gor is very much a throwback to the saga's bdsm/slavery roots, narrated as it is by one of those captured Earth women. While readers could be forgiven for assuming that the series had finally exhausted its second life, it was hard to imagine that John Norman wouldn't do something to mark the occasion of the series 50th anniversary - which brings us to Plunder of Gor. before that story arc came to an end in 2013. Much to the surprise of most readers, that novel marked the beginning of a new era for the series, with 6 more books being released over the next 5 years. It would be 13 years before Witness of Gor made its digital debut, and another 7 before Prize of Gor would follow in its footsteps. When Magicians of Gor was released in 1998, it looked to be the end of the series. Plunder of Gor is the 34th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. Howard’s Almuric, this adventure series-alternatively referred to by several names including the Chronicles of Counter-Earth or the Saga of Tarl Cabot-has earned a devoted following for its richly detailed world building, erotic themes, and mash-up of science fiction, fantasy, history, and philosophy.
Inspired by works like Edgar Rice Burroughs’s John Carter of Mars novels and Robert E. Unbeknownst to her, she holds the key to finding the elusive package-and changing the course of history forever. Meanwhile, a young woman, now merchandise, has been brought to the slave markets of Gor after displeasing a stranger in her secretarial job back on Earth. Whether or not that is true, one thing is certain: Men and beasts will kill to claim it. Explore the counterearth of Gor-where men enslave women and science fiction and fantasy combine-in the latest installment of the long-running Gorean Saga.Ī mysterious package lies unclaimed somewhere in the great port of Brundisium, and it is rumored that its contents could determine the fate of a world.
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