From the savage death pits of the Ortung Vandals, to the murderous
intrigues of the imbecile Emperor's court, to the perfumed cages of the
luscious willing slaves, the giant Otto is carving a legend across the
stars. When this gladiator and chieftain of the Wolfung worlds seeks to
form a frontier legion of space barbarians, the nobles dare not refuse
him; they have only the courage to try to murder him. But can even an
empire's might stop such a man? 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 in December
1966 with Tarnsman 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,
three-installment science fiction series, the Telnarian Histories, plus
two other fiction works (Ghost Dance and Time Slave), a nonfiction
paperback (Imaginative Sex), and a collection of thirty short stories,
entitled Norman Invasions. The Totems of Abydos was published in spring
2012. All of Norman's work is available both in print and as ebooks. The
Internet has proven to be a fertile ground for the imagination of
Norman's ever-growing fan base, and at Gor Chronicles
(www.gorchronicles.com), a website specially created for his tremendous
fan following, one may read everything there is to know about this
unique fictional culture. Norman is married and has three children.
