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{{Short description|Setting of John Norman's novels}}
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{{Infobox book series
| name             = Gor
| author           = [[John Norman]]
| image            =  Tarnsman of gor vallejo cover.jpg
| image_caption    = First published in 1966, ''Tarnsman of Gor'' is shown here with 1976 artwork by [[Boris Vallejo]].
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| country          = United States
| language         = English
| genre            = [[Sword and planet]], [[science fantasy]]
| publisher        = [[Del Rey Books|Del Rey]]
| pub_date         = 1966–1988; 2001–present
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| media_type       = Print ([[paperback]])
| number_of_books  = 38
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'''Gor''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɔr}}) 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 magazine|pulp fiction]] works by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], such as the ''[[Barsoom]]'' series. It also includes [[erotica]] and [[philosophy|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 detested",<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norman, John |url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/norman_john |access-date=2017-05-09 |website=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction  |language=en}}</ref> but the books have inspired a [[#Subculture|Gorean subculture]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gracen |first=Julia |title=Chain gang |url=http://www.salon.com/2000/05/18/gor/ |access-date=2017-05-09 |website=Salon|date=18 May 2000 }}</ref>

The series has been variously referred to by publishers with several names, including ''The Chronicles of Counter-Earth'' ([[Ballantine Books]]), ''The Saga of Tarl Cabot'' ([[DAW Books]]), ''Gorean Cycle'' ([[Tandem Books]]), ''Gorean Chronicles'' (Masquerade Books), ''Gorean Saga'' (Open Road Media) and ''The Counter-Earth Saga'' (DAW Books, for novels with a protagonist other than Tarl Cabot).