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Mariners of Gor (Gorean Saga Book 30) Kindle Edition

by John Norman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A ship of legend sails toward the very edge of the world in this fantasy saga.

Many on Gor do not believe the great ship of Tersites, the lame, scorned, half-blind, half-mad shipwright, originally of Port Kar, exists. Surely it is a matter of no more than legend. In the previous book, however, Swordsmen of Gor, we learned that the great ship, commissioned by unusual warriors for a mysterious mission, was secretly built in the northern forests and brought down the Alexandra to Thassa, the sea, beginning her voyage to the “World’s End,” hazarding waters beyond the “farther islands” from which no ship had returned.
 
Rediscover this brilliantly imagined world where men are masters and women live to serve their every desire.
 
Mariners of Gor is the 30th book in the Gorean Saga, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order. 
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    Gorean Saga
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  5. Publication date
    April 1, 2014
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John Norman is the creator of the Gorean Saga, the longest-running series of adventure novels in science fiction history. He is also the author of the science fiction series the Telnarian Histories, as well as Ghost Dance, Time Slave, The Totems of Abydos, Imaginative Sex, and Norman Invasions. Norman is married and has three children.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00J84L3UK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (April 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.1 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 700 pages
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Customers find the book readable, with one describing it as a decent lazy day read. Moreover, the story quality receives positive feedback, with one customer noting it's an Odyssey-like epic with many exciting battles. Additionally, customers appreciate the character development, and one review highlights the author's ability to drive men to be honorable.

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6 customers mention "Readability"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable, with one describing it as a decent lazy day read and another noting it's one of the best non-Tarl books.

"...Again, I enjoyed reading this book; I think you will too." Read more

"...The plots were interesting and satisfying...." Read more

"John Norman is a decent author, his Gorean saga makes for a decent lazy day read, though the subject matter may not be for everyone...." Read more

"...This is a continuation of the story, kind of addictive." Read more

4 customers mention "Story quality"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story of the book, with one describing it as an Odyssey-like epic with many exciting battles.

"...This novel makes the reader long for the sequel, but wraps up the individual story, which does not always happen with fantasy...." Read more

"...There are many exciting battles, the political machinations are intriguing and we finally get to sail to the end of the world on Tersites ship,..." Read more

"The story is good and the characters are able to hold a reader's interest, plus the social parallels make this book an okay read...." Read more

"Have always enjoyed the John Norman Gor Novels. This is a continuation of the story, kind of addictive." Read more

3 customers mention "Author quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the author's work, with one noting how it drives men to be honorable.

"...Callis is from Cos and a very good man, I enjoy reading about his Honorable ways, more so then Tarl...." Read more

"John Norman is a decent author, his Gorean saga makes for a decent lazy day read, though the subject matter may not be for everyone...." Read more

"Good But Rough At Spots..." Read more

3 customers mention "Character development"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

"...His observations of Tarl Cabot and Tarl's actions and demeanor are pretty cool. "For such an officer one would die" is mentioned a couple of times...." Read more

"...It is also nice to have a character who is not wallowing in his dishonor all the time, even if he has had some setbacks...." Read more

"The story is good and the characters are able to hold a reader's interest, plus the social parallels make this book an okay read...." Read more

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  • Casey Longfellow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Odysseus - the Gorean way
    Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2011
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    Hello everyone. This review is from the Kindle version of the book. First off, let me say that I am a long time John Norman fan. Very much at home in the other worldly adventures of Tarl Cabot, et. al, on the World Of Gor. This review also assumes that you have read Swordsmen of Gor (the book before this one). One presumes this is a trilogy but I could be wrong. Norman doesn't give too many hints on where his plot or characters are going from book to book unless it is obvious. The grand adventure starts in Swordsmen where the gigantic ship of Tersites is built; Tarl is compelled to "play nice" with the Pani (and lead them as Commander, of course) and off they go. Mariners is told from two 1st persons point of view, I believe. The main protagonist is Callias from Cos and he play a rather large role in the book. His observations of Tarl Cabot and Tarl's actions and demeanor are pretty cool. "For such an officer one would die" is mentioned a couple of times. Seremides is quite the villain in this book and gets a small come-uppance but you want to definitely get the book to read those passages. The ship sails and takes quite a beating from various forces, internal and external. The book is quite good. It took me a while to figure out who the real villain was in the book so now I'm definitely chomping at the bit for number 31! You would think a story told almost completely on a ship at sea would get boring - nope. John Norman does a good job keeping the action going except, of course, when he goes into his "slave girls are great" spiel. The end of the book is somewhat mellow; very anti-climatic in my opinion. However,one realizes that there has to be another story (called at this time "Conspirators of Gor") so one is inclined to let ending be and get ready for another ride in book 31. Again, I enjoyed reading this book; I think you will too.
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  • Doane
    4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the non-Tarl books
    Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2011
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    Although I always long for Tarl Cabot - the thousand-year warrior - when I read a John Norman book, I must admit this was perhaps the best of those which do not feature Cabot as the protagonist. It is something of an Odyssey-like epic, and the swordsman who is the hero is engaging. (It does help that Cabot is an undisguised background character.) It is also nice to have a character who is not wallowing in his dishonor all the time, even if he has had some setbacks.
    It was great to see the great ship of Tersites at work at last! That alone is not to be missed.
    As always, I have to read around the fetish scenes, but it was not too tough, as there was enough other text to make it worth it.
    This novel makes the reader long for the sequel, but wraps up the individual story, which does not always happen with fantasy.
    This story only begins to explore the Japanese culture, and I look forward to more in the next book. Exploring adventures in other cultures is half the fun of Gor.
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  • GlorianneS
    5.0 out of 5 stars a Role Play review of this book
    Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2013
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    John Norman was a writer of the 60's, not the best writer but what his writings have given to many people is a world that they can read and have come to life in their mind. This gift that have driven many men to be honorable, and women to be sensual to the men they love. If you can read all the books you will enjoy the understanding of a life on Gor. I enjoy reading how Tarl is patient and uses his heart and honor to act in any situation.

    This book is about the Pani and war, but written from Callis point of view. Callis is from Cos and a very good man, I enjoy reading about his Honorable ways, more so then Tarl. Good book many great quotes and I didn't enjoy the Pani ways. But they did live in it's he worlds end and getting there was a story in it's self.

    Many people role play from these books and enjoy making Gor come to life in Second life and many other chat rooms.
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  • THA COOL CAAT
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's GOR
    Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024
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    The book was about. A secondary carater. It starts off mysterious. It ends the way. I expected it to. I like this book!
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  • Wayne M. Schmidt
    3.0 out of 5 stars Almost as Good as the First 6 Books
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2013
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    The first six books about Tarl Cabot's Gorean adventures had some of the most imaginative, action-packed battle scenes ever written. The plots were interesting and satisfying. Some objected to a few passages about slave girls and the theory that all women long to the enslaved, but these were a side issue. While understandably objectionable to some readers, these passages could be flipped through and ignored.

    Mariners of Gor has many passages that almost as good as those first six books. There are many exciting battles, the political machinations are intriguing and we finally get to sail to the end of the world on Tersites ship, something we've waited 30 years to read.

    Another positive aspect of this novel is that Tarl Cabot is back in original form, not the wimped-out version we read in Kur of Gor.

    The biggest problem with this book is that it's really only a 300-page novel padded out to 595 pages with long, boring, repetitive passages devoted to Norman's obsession with the theme that all women are natural born slave girls. This ridiculous theory was mildly diverting the first time, tolerable the second and after having to wade through the same scene repeatedly in every book in the series, is now painful in the extreme. Like commercials in broadcast TV, they completely stall the action and kill the plot. I've learned to recognize them from the first few words because they are all so similar and just flip through them.
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  • John Gibeau
    5.0 out of 5 stars Never does the quality fade!!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024
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    I have been reading the chronicles of Gor almost twenty years, and often find myself wishing that it were real, that the women obtainable, that the caste system viable and obtainable. One may dream, right?!

    Mariners of Gor is awesome. Enjoy.
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  • M. Steedman
    5.0 out of 5 stars not a stand alone book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2011
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    This book is a direct follow-on from Swordsman of Gor, it really needs that book to be read first. I shudder to suggest that to fully understand the plot you will also need to read the next book as well, since John Norman has a habit of doing the unexpected, so the next one could just as easily run of at a tangent.
    This is also a short book by John Norman's standards little over 600 pages, surprisingly about 400 of them are worth reading.
    The book really is about the great ship and the main enemy is Thassa, the sea itself and the journey to worlds end.
    Although Tarl Cabot figures highly in the book he is not the narrator so it allows the story to develop without seeing the whole picture.
    On the way we hear more about Marlanus's second rebellion in Ar and how some of the people who cooperated with the occupation fled. In Talena's case it appears that was with the help of the Priest-Kings, but why did they get involved?
    As usual this book leaves you wondering what will happen in the next one, and I cannot wait to find out.
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  • Bernd-Armin TRAUE
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mariners of Gor
    Reviewed in Germany on June 20, 2012
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    Artikel wie immer ausgezeichnet. Ich habe die "Gor"-Serie als junger Mann gelesen. Die Inhalte und die Grundaussagen sind gleich geblieben - mein Geschmack hat sich geändert, aber ich möchte alle Bücher dieser Serie in der Originalsprache lösen - auch evtl. noch erscheinende Bücher.
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  • Raye
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
    Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2019
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    As always looking forward to reading …
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  • Ian Cameron
    4.0 out of 5 stars The end is in sight......
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2015
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    Another Gorean adventure featuring Tarl Cabot.
    The main tale is told by Callias of Jad (a Cosian) and latterly by a scribe (Calisthenes).
    It tells of the journey of the great ship Tersites to Worlds End and the subsequent battle there.
    It is one of the better recently published Gor novels but once again Norman`s obsession with the slave - master relationship keeps interrupting a potentially excellent adventure story.
    I believe this to be the penultimate Gor novel featuring Tarl Cabot ( he is barely mentioned in books 31 & 32) and hope the finale (Book 33) `Rebels of Gor` brings the series to a satisfactory conclusion.
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  • Frank Carucci
    4.0 out of 5 stars Back to an older style
    Reviewed in Canada on November 8, 2013
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    John Norman has returned to an older style of writing, closer to that of his earlier work. It is a first person narrative (from multiple tellers) and while it does not center on Tarl Cabot, it does maintain a level of suspense and intrigue that he projected in his early works. It makes an excelent sequel to the "Swordsmen of Gor". In fact it picks up shortly after the end of Swordsmen.
    My only criticism is that he spends to much time on the "social" descriptions of Gorean life (ie the slave bit). If he reduced the time rehashing the already stated, I think there would be an even better flow of the novel
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