Also known as The Chronicles of Counter Earth, Gorean Saga, Chronicles of Counter-Earth
Gor () is the fictional setting for a series of sword and planet novels written by philosophy professor John Lange, writing as John Norman. The setting was first described in the 1966 novel Tarnsman of Gor. The series is inspired by science fantasy pulp fiction works by Edgar Rice Burroughs, such as the Barsoom series. It also includes erotica and philosophical content. The Gor series repeatedly depicts men abducting and physically and sexually brutalizing women, who grow to enjoy their submissive state. According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Norman's "sexual philosophy" is "widely
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- book series
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- John Norman
- Genre
- planetary romance
- Country of origin
- United States
- Creator
- John Norman
- Narrative location
- Counter-Earth
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- Gor
- language of work or name
- English language
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- Gor (novels)
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