Captive of Gor (Gorean Saga) Paperback – May 6, 2014

I am a huge fan of Gor books, and purchased all 26 paperback editions few years ago. I only read the first 5-6 books, and fell in love with the Gorean saga. Recently I found "Assassin" and "Captive" in kindle wispersync format, which is awesome. The "Captive of Gor" was somewhat repetitive, but it was still a great book. It's one of the few books of Gor that is told from a female perspective. I enjoyed listening to it. Unfortunately not all of the series is on wispersync, actually very few books are, and that creates a gap. After "Assassin" there is "Raiders of Gor" (not on wispesync), and then there is "Captive of Gor". So the next book is "Hunters" and that one is also not available in wispersync format. So I have to read it on kindle or go back to the paperback.Captive of Gor has a romantic ending. The next book picks up right where the previous one ended. So you have to read them in sequence.

For a fan of the fighting, almost-heroic exploits of Tarl Cabot; of some of the more memorable characters in the series that I have encountered, and for the good, interwoven story lines, I have to admit that next to "Nomads" and "Assassin" I found this book highly enjoyable.I found myself fascinated by life as a slave from a girl's perspective, an Earth girl at that, a barbarian. I was intrigued by what I call an inner struggle with Elinor's transition from free Earth girl to enslaved Gorean female. Her longing to return to Earth, to be free, and her adamant and defiant attitude towards slavery conflicted greatly and constantly with her ever-growing desire to be enslaved by a strong warrior, to be collared and, to serve a master made for great reading.This has become one of my favorite books in the series.As usual, the greater story of Tarl Cabot is included although the story does not revolve around him and his adventures this time. Some questions the reader might have from the previous books are answered.I strongly recommend this book for fans of John Norman and the Gor series.

If you like John Norman 's style, you will like this book. Frankly, though, if you have read three or four of his books, you have read all he has to say.

I read several Gor books, this is probably the best one. To take Gor as a whole: this is one of the best known erotic bdsm novels ever written. It's got a very entertaining concept, a parallel world where badass men fly around on giant birds, having sword fights and capturing beautiful slave girls.It's a sexual fantasy, it is what it is. If you are not into that sort of thing, go read something else.For me the problem is that the writing itself is just so-so. It's still fun to read, but every now and then I find myself wondering if there are any better written options out there. Back in the day, there were not a lot of options for enjoying a good male-dom fem-sub story. Gor was one of the only games in town. It may have changed now, in the post-internet world. But then again, maybe not. This is certainly better than the abysmal "50 Shades of Grey."

I understand John Norman's philosophy of male-female relations. I even understand the cultural changes to which he was reacting when he conceived of Gor. And while I don't agree that all women secretly want to be enslaved, I can acknowledge that a fair number would prefer a dominant man rather than one they could dominate.So why did Norman see the need to reiterate this philosophy to the point of tedium while ignoring the concept of a plot that might make the protagonist's internal musings at least interesting? It seems that the plot can be summed up as "snooty rich girl from Earth is kidnapped to Gor, where she cannot seem to make up her mind from one page to the next whether in her heart she is free or a slave, better than men or worse, hating them or loving them..." If there were a pattern of growth in the character it might have salvaged the book, but she covered the same ground over and over with no indication that she ever gained in self-knowledge. She is shallow and boring, and the plot is a thin veneer over a socio-political rant that polarizes the genders with no thought for individual differences. I enjoyed the preceding books in the series, but they have gone downhill since this one, and the next is not shaping up to be much more interesting. Tarl, who was an interesting hero because of the balance of attraction and contradition between his personal codes and those of Gor, has become a two-dimensional Gorean cartoon.Disappointing.

Well,first off, there are no detalied sex descriptions in this book or any of the previous books I've read to date. The description of sex ends at "..as we lay back on the furs". Thanks God or I wouldn't read these books. I'm in it for the action/adventure on this "other" world.The first half of the book is mostly boring. I grew tired of Elinor's constant flip flopping on who she hated or loved. Also, the reasons for female slavery on Gor grow tiresome.However, a lot is revealed in the book including more info on the "Others" and what happened to Talena, his free companion from book on and the daughter of Marlenus, Ubar of Ar. We also get our first introduction to the savage Kurii beasts and the introduction of Rask of Treve.I don't believe this book should be skipped. You may find yourself skimming through Gorean Slave Culture but I say that's better than skimming. The last 1/3 of this book is as good as any. It's just suffering through the first 2/3 that becomes the struggle.

This 7th volume in the Gor series is the first transgression away from the adventures of Tarl Cabot and looks at the world of Gor through the eyes of an earth woman taken to Gor by slavers. It suffers greatly in the first half of the book because the lead character Elinor Brinton is a petty,arrogant,deceitful,obnoxious person who makes it very difficult to feel any empathy towards.However in the second half things get more interesting as we learn about the fate of Tarl`s long lost free companion Talena of Ar and how love conquers all and Elinor becomes someone resembling a decent human being and eventually gets the happy ending she desperately desires.I almost gave up on it in the first half because of the nastiness of the lead character but the second half redeemed it to 3 stars - but after the earlier splendid volumes in this series this was an unwanted detour from the exciting Tarl Cabot stories.Hopefully Hunters of Gor (Vol 8 in the series) will not disappoint as TC ( or Bosk of Port Kar - as he is currently) returns in the lead role.

Having finished the brilliant 6th book in the series (Raiders of Gor (Gorean Saga 6)) I immediately went on to read this 7th book.Yet another exciting adventure on Gor written by John Norman. This one differs to the previous 6 in that it centres on a new character rather than Tarl/Bosk; that is Elinor, a rich, successful, man-hater from earth who is one day captured and taken to Gor to be a slave. This book gives more indepth about the lidfe of a slave on the Counter-earth.Some reviewers have slated this book (and indeed the whole series) for promoting cruel treatment of women and sexism. Come no guys! It's not real life. It's a work of fiction.This is an excellent addition to the series and now I am looking forward to starting the 8th book in the series (Hunters of Gor (Gorean Saga 8)) w00t!For those interested in getting this on the Kindle edition: The layout and read-a-bility of this version is awesome. Again E-Reads have obviously taken much care in ensuring that the kindle experience of this book is excellent. Raiders of Gor (Gorean Saga 6)Hunters of Gor (Gorean Saga 8)

It was a good story, a bit repetitive with the writing style, but not bad as fantasy/SiFi story's go!

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I love the Gor series and I'm now on my fourth of fifth reading of them, and I still find new things and/or new nuances. I recommend this series to anyone who has an interest in science fiction and the "natural order" of life.

Big fan of JN, just wish the series was cheaper to buy as a set.