The King
By (Author) John Norman
Open Road Media
Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
26th June 2014
United States
Paperback
348
Width 133mm, Height 203mm
To recruit his legion of space barbarians, the giant gladiator Otto must win their fierce loyalty, world by world, in lethal combat against monsters, men, aliens, and the beautiful, murderous slaveswhile Imperial conspirators plot Ottos assassination and an evil warlords brutal army prepares to unleash genocidal horror across the stars.
John Norman, born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931, is the creator of the Gorean Saga, the longest-running series of adventure novels in science fiction history. Starting inDecember 1966 withTarnsman of Gor, the series was put on hold after its twenty-fifth installment,Magicians of Gor, in 1988, when DAW refused to publish its successor,Witness of Gor. After several unsuccessful attempts to find a trade publishing outlet, the series was brought back into print in 2001. Norman has also produced a separate science fiction series, the Telnarian Histories, plus two other fiction works (Ghost DanceandTime Slave), a nonfiction paperback (Imaginative Sex), and a collection of thirty short stories, entitledNorman Invasions.The Totems of Abydoswas published in spring 2012.
All of Normans work is available both in print and as ebooks. The Internet has proven to be a fertile ground for the imagination of Normans ever-growing fan base, and at Gor Chronicles(www.gorchronicles.com), a website specially created for his tremendous fan following, onemay read everything there is to knowabout this unique fictional culture.
Norman is married and has three children.