Kajira of Gor [Paperback]

John Norman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Gor | Publication Date: March 1, 1983

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 advisable to find a double for Sheila, who, in case of military or political disaster, may serve as her proxy, or substitute. For this role an unwitting young Earth girl, Tiffany Collins, is chosen and brought to Gor. She is introduced into her role and led to believe that she, somehow, she unaware of the true Sheila, is the Tatrix, or female administrator, of Corcyrus. Defeat in war, and revolution, occur, and the blood of Sheila is sought by the victors. Tiffany, fleeing for her life, finds herself alone, frightened, and unbefriended, a vulnerable Earth female, no more than a lovely, defenseless barbarian, on the beautiful, perilous world of Gor. She is a girl without a Home Stone, and such may be taken in hand, and claimed, as might be any stray animal, to be collared and owned, to be put to the pleasure of masters. The expression 'Kajira' is the most common expression in Gorean for a female slave. Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the first book of the Gorean Saga, TARNSMAN OF GOR, E-Reads is proud to release the very first complete publication of all Gor books by John Norman, in both print and ebook editions, including the long-awaited 26th novel in the saga, WITNESS OF GOR. Many of the original Gor books have been out of print for years, but their popularity has endured. Each book of this release has been specially edited by the author and is a definitive text.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: DAW (March 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879978074
• ISBN-13: 978-0879978075
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #512,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a little overdone, August 27, 2005

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silver wolf "silver wolf" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kajira of Gor (Paperback)

At this point I am reading the rest of the Gor novels simply to be able to say that I finished the series. Don't get me wrong, the eroticism of submission has been well (and HEAVILY) illustrated, but if I see one more woman tricked into slavery, saying she was a slave all along masquerading as a free woman, another comment on how ALL women are slaves and not truely happy unless at the feet of a man, I would happily throw these books all out. Norman is certainly entitled to his philosophy, and I have much respect for the women who chose to model a lifestyle after him (with submissive tendencies myself), but isn't there a point where you are just beating the proverbial dead horse to an even bloodier pulp?

Also, please tell me how many people have actually read the portions of the story where he describes a game of Kaissa or the measurements of the war ships. I've been able to skip several sections of these books without losing out on any of the story.

28 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Gor lovers, juicy slavery scenes, August 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kajira of Gor (Paperback)

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.

8 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kajira of Gor, December 20, 2004

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Kevin Hamence - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kajira of Gor (Paperback)

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 in the story personally struck home for me. at one point she figured out that there's two ways to please a man; one is to do stuff for him, the other is to simply let him do stuff to you. And I think she figured out, also, that her involuntary reaction to what he was doing was partly what pleased him the most. it's the latter that's more important, I think. Women could also learn from Gorean Slavegirls how to articulate their desires to their husbands/boyfreinds. If after reading a Gor book you still can't tell him what your turnons are, just hand him the book and let him read it.