John Norman

Lange, John Frederick, Jr.

June 3, 1931 (age 94)

Birth place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

23 works in English-language magazines

Date	Page	Type	Title	Magazine
June 1967	159	Review	Tarnsman of Gor	Amazing Stories, June 1967
1969	25	Review	Tarnsman of Gor	Vector 54 Autumn 1969
November 1969	153	Review	Priest-Kings of Gor	If, November 1969
1970	14	Review	Outlaw of Gor	Vector 56
August 1970	27	Review	Nomads of Gor	Science Fiction Review, August 1970
January 1971	121	Review	Assassin of Gor	If, January-February 1971
January 1972	159	Review	Raiders of Gor	Worlds of If, January-February 1972
May 1973	168	Review	Captive of Gor	Worlds of If, May-June 1973
November 1973	90	Review	Captive of Gor	Fantastic, November 1973
July 1974	142	Review	Hunters of Gor	Worlds of If, July-August 1974
July 1975	21	Review	Marauders of Gor	Delap's F & SF Review, July 1975
November 1975	25	Review	Time Slave	Delap's F & SF Review, November 1975
1976	18	Review	Time Slave	Luna Monthly, #65, Fall 1976
January 1976	13	Review	Time Slave	The Science Fiction Review Monthly, January 1976
July 1976	125	Review	Imaginative Sex	Galaxy, July 1976
February 1982	71	Review	Guardsman of Gor	Dragon Magazine, February 1982
July 1995	1	Essay	How Far Is Too Far? An Open Letter	The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 1995
April 1996	1	Interview	No More Gor?: A Conversation with John Norman (Part 1 of 2)	The New York Review of Science Fiction, April 1996
August 1996	15	Interview	No More Gor?: A Conversation with John Norman, Part II	The New York Review of Science Fiction, August 1996
October 1998	53\|53.03	Review	Hunters of Gor	Science Fiction Chronicle, #199 Oct-November 1998
October 1998	53\|53.04	Review	Marauders of Gor	Science Fiction Chronicle, #199 Oct-November 1998
October 1998	53\|53.05	Review	Tribesmen of Gor	Science Fiction Chronicle, #199 Oct-November 1998
January 2010	47	Interview	Interview with John Norman	Polygraff, v1 #2

53 English-language books

Year	Type	Title	Author(s)
1966	Novel	Tarnsman of Gor	John Norman
1967	Novel	Outlaw of Gor	John Norman
1968	Novel	Priest-Kings of Gor	John Norman
1969	Novel	Nomads of Gor	John Norman
1970	Novel	Assassin of Gor	John Norman
1970	Novel	Ghost Dance	John Norman
1971	Novel	Raiders of Gor	John Norman
1972	Novel	Captive of Gor	John Norman
1972	Omnibus	Gor Omnibus	John Norman
1974	Novel	Hunters of Gor	John Norman
1974	Nonfiction	Imaginative Sex	John Norman
1975	Novel	Marauders of Gor	John Norman
1975	Omnibus	The Chronicles of Counter-Earth: Tarl Cabot of Gor	John Norman
1975	Novel	Time Slave	John Norman
1976	Novel	Tribesmen of Gor	John Norman
1977	Novel	Slave Girl of Gor	John Norman
1978	Novel	Beasts of Gor	John Norman
1979	Novel	Explorers of Gor	John Norman
1980	Novel	Fighting Slave of Gor	John Norman
1981	Novel	Guardsman of Gor	John Norman
1981	Novel	Rogue of Gor	John Norman
1982	Novel	Blood Brothers of Gor	John Norman
1982	Novel	Savages of Gor	John Norman
1983	Novel	Kajira of Gor	John Norman
1984	Novel	Players of Gor	John Norman
1985	Novel	Dancer of Gor	John Norman
1985	Novel	Mercenaries of Gor	John Norman
1986	Novel	Renegades of Gor	John Norman
1987	Novel	Vagabonds of Gor	John Norman
1988	Novel	Magicians of Gor	John Norman
1991	Novel	The Chieftain	John Norman
1992	Novel	The Captain	John Norman
1993	Novel	The King	John Norman
2002	Novel	Witness of Gor	John Norman
2008	Novel	Prize of Gor	John Norman
2009	Novel	Kur of Gor	John Norman
2009	Collection	Norman Invasions	John Norman
2010	Novel	Swordsmen of Gor	John Norman
2011	Novel	Mariners of Gor	John Norman
2011	Collection	The Calpa & Notes Pertaining to a Panel in Salon D	John Norman
2012	Novel	Conspirators of Gor	John Norman
2012	Omnibus	Gor: The Gateway Collection	John Norman
2012	Novel	Smugglers of Gor	John Norman
2012	Novel	The Totems of Abydos	John Norman
2012	Novel	Totems of Abydos	John Norman
2013	Novel	Rebels of Gor	John Norman
2015	Novel	The Usurper	John Norman
2016	Novel	Plunder of Gor	John Norman
2019	Novel	Quarry of Gor	John Norman
2019	Novel	The Emperor	John Norman
2021	Novel	Avengers of Gor	John Norman
2022	Novel	Warriors of Gor	John Norman
2024	Novel	Treasure of Gor	John Norman

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Telnarian Histories 5

John Norman is the pseudonym of John Frederick Lange, Jr., a New York-based science fantasy writer and philosophy professor.

Gor Book Revisions Editions since 2001 have included numerous revisions compared to earlier editions. Analysis done by Simon of Tabor. Word counts of editions:

No.	Title	Original Length	Revised Length	Length Increase	Percentage Increase
1	Tarnsman of Gor	67,904	67,901	-3	0.00
2	Outlaw of Gor	73,294	73,337	43	0.06
3	Priest-Kings of Gor	107,274	107,276	2	0.00
4	Nomads of Gor	128,141	129,268	1,127	0.88
5	Assassin of Gor	140,684	140,711	27	0.02
6	Raiders of Gor	111,193	112,954	1,761	1.58
7	Captive of Gor	123,336	144,948	21,612	17.53
8	Hunters of Gor	119,746	122,071	2,325	1.94
9	Marauders of Gor	114,389	115,257	868	0.76
10	Tribesmen of Gor	143,087	164,491	21,404	14.96
11	Slave Girl of Gor	190,638	210,936	20,298	10.65
12	Beasts of Gor	168,053	175,245	7,192	4.28
13	Explorers of Gor	172,370	181,697	9,327	5.41
14	Fighting Slave of Gor	133,265	143,735	10,470	7.86
15	Rogue of Gor	103,074	111,293	8,219	7.98
16	Guardsman of Gor	105,840	129,319	23,479	22.19
17	Savages of Gor	117,931	130,218	12,287	10.42
18	Blood Brothers of Gor	173,772	183,909	10,137	5.84
19	Kajira of Gor	162,573	184,039	21,466	13.21
20	Players of Gor	146,141	159,682	13,541	9.27
21	Mercenaries of Gor	140,691	165,247	24,556	17.46
22	Dancer of Gor	198,606	204,575	5,969	3.01
23	Renegades of Gor	153,331	179,768	26,437	17.24
24	Vagabonds of Gor	170,518	177,333	6,815	4.00
25	Magicians of Gor	189,955	207,801	17,846	9.40
26	Witness of Gor	284,207	284,207	0	0.00
	Total	3,740,013	4,007,218	267,205	7.14

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John Norman

Magazine Works 23

Books 53

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