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06 December 2013
The Gorean experience as told by John Norman. Tales of counter-Earth.
I read about 20 of the books in the series of 32 in the early '70s and I loved them all, with only one exception. More on that later. Norman's style may get a little wordy at times, but the books are eminently readable. I can usually knock one out in a day or two.
"Priest Kings of Gor" is only one of two volumes that deal with the unseen and unknown overseers of Earth and Gor. Gor being an invisible planet, slightly smaller than Earth, on the opposite side of the sun, but in the same orbit. The whole Gor experience equates to medieval Europe. Lots of hand to hand, and armed combat, though no modern weapons are allowed on Gor, so the majority of the fighting is done with swords, knives, and the occasional spear, lance, or bolo-type weapons. Tarl Cabot is the main protagonist and an Earth man brought to Gor to do the Priest King's bidding. He is a proud member of the warrior caste, his sword pledged to the city and home stone of Koroba, as is his 400+ year old father's.
The Gor society is extremely misogynistic. Women have little to look forward to other than being a strong man's chained slave, so if you're a feminist or can't suspend your distaste of the treatment of women in Gorean society for an evening or two, the Gor novels aren't for you.
They're pure fantasy and escapism, and not to be taken too seriously. If, however, the ideals set forth in Norman's books are his true feelings, he was a chauvinistic pig. That being said, the books are a voyage to an imaginary world that could never exist in a society that values equality, only in a totalitarian society such as Communism, wherein most everything is governed by an invisible power base of unseen individuals. In this case, an extremely old alien race with technology so advanced that they have the ability to move planets from one solar system to another, and the science to make that planet, Gor, invisible to the people of Earth.
There are a plethora of strange animals on Gor, the most interesting being the tarn, a large, hawk-like bird that are trained from birth to be battle mounts for warrior tarnsmen. They are fierce, highly independent, and strong enough to lift a rope of 8 or 9 men beneath them plus a rider who sits astride the bird's neck, just forward of the wings. They're usually a one-man, mount for battle. There are also many deadly and poisonous creatures that abound, as well as draft animals like the tharlarlion, a six-legged animal similar to, but larger than an ox.
If you want good escapism, tales of conquest and fighting, I highly recommend the Gor series. If you have the inclination to give this author a read or two, start with volume one, "Tarnsman of Gor", and read through to the fourth book. Once you have the back story from the first four books, the order of the rest isn't really important. Only one volume I don't recommend: "Slave Girl of Gor". It's very long, very repetitive, and deals exclusively with slavery from the female slave's (Kajira in Gorean) point of view, and gets boring pretty quickly.
Caste membership is of utmost importance. One thing Goreans hold dearest is their "home stone", and pride in their home city. A home stone equates to the cornerstone of any great building though it's held in much higher regard. It's said in a Gorean proverb that as long as a city's home stone exists, the city exists, even if there is no physical city, per se.
In closing, bet you can't read just one. Please, enjoy. I did, and still do.
04 March 2016
Honda ZGSS
The "Owner's Club", 1/32" kits are all great little builders. Strictly curbside, with few inner details or exterior parts, like engine, drive train, and suspension. This particular kit has no chrome so chroming paper or AlClad is a must to make anything other than a monochrome glue-bomb. Exterior detail, (such as it is), painted with a tiny brush and a steady hand will make what detail there is stand out. A really great kit for a first time builder, having very few parts and easily assembled is also a nice challenge for the more experienced builder, such as opening the doors, trunk, and hood, and adding a 1/32 scale engine of some sort (from your parts bin) along with a spare tire (also from your own scrap bin). Well worth the price, and a fine addition to your other Builder's Club, 1/32 scale kits.
03 August 2017
blue tooth ear buds
Very nice. Good sound quality, Comfortable fit. Quick charging time.