Editing Gor (section)

== Publication ==

[[DAW Books]], which published the Gor series from the 8th volume (''Hunters of Gor'') through the 25th volume (''Magicians of Gor''), subsequently decided to cease publication of the books, citing low sales;<ref name="kink" /> Norman attributes the decision to [[Feminism|feminist]] influences, saying in 1996:

<blockquote>''Tarnsman of Gor'' was published in late 1966. It has been reprinted 22 times... I have recently signed contracts for fresh French and German sales, and have recently been published for the first time in Czechoslovakia. There have been recent Spanish and Italian sales. There's no evidence that my books no longer sell... After DAW refused to buy any more Gor books, I sold a three-part Telnarian series to Brian Thomsen of Warner Books. The first book, ''The Chieftain'', had a 67 percent [[sell-through]]. The second, ''The Captain'', had a 91 percent sell-through, which is the sort of thing that would make [[Stephen King]] rush over to shake your hand... Brian Thomsen, my Warner editor for the Telnarian series... was replaced by an editor from one of the blacklisting presses, one that ''explicitly'' informed my agent they would not consider anything by John Norman. That new editor canceled the series despite its success and without waiting to see how the third book, ''The King'', would do. That way things are made nicely clear...</blockquote>

<blockquote>Unfortunately for me, only about seven or eight publishing houses maintain a mass-market paperback line in science fiction and fantasy; this small, {{sic|hide=y|closely|-}}knit group effectively controls the market. With such a group, a blacklist need not be an explicit, formal written or oral agreement subscribed to by a gathered cabal pledged to secrecy. It is an understanding that a certain individual is to be ostracized, excluded, methodologically overlooked or such.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=David Alexander |date=April 1996 |title=No More Gor: A Conversation with John Norman |work=The New York Review of Science Fiction |issue=92}}</ref></blockquote>

Starting in 2001, John Norman's books were published by E-Reads as [[ebooks]] and print copies. According to their website, "they are among E-Reads' biggest sellers".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Are John Norman's Gors 'Boy-Books'? |url=http://ereads.com/2007/10/are-john-normans-gors-boy-books-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031111019/http://ereads.com/2007/10/are-john-normans-gors-boy-books-2.html |archive-date=2012-10-31 |access-date=2013-01-26 |publisher=E-Reads}}</ref> [[Open Road Integrated Media]] acquired E-Reads in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milliot |first=Jim |title=Open Road Acquires E-Reads |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/60992-open-road-acquires-e-reads.html |website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref>

=== Bibliography ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Title
!Year
!Narrator(s)
!Publisher
!ISBN
|-
|1
|''Tarnsman of Gor''
|1966
| rowspan="6" |Tarl Cabot
| rowspan="6" |[[Ballantine Books]]
|{{ISBN|0-345-27583-7}}
|-
|2
|''Outlaw of Gor''
|1967
|{{ISBN|0-345-27136-X}}
|-
|3
|''Priest-Kings of Gor''
|1968
|{{ISBN|0-7592-0036-X}}
|-
|4
|''Nomads of Gor''
|1969
|{{ISBN|0-7592-5445-1}}
|-
|5
|''Assassin of Gor''
|1970
|{{ISBN|0-7592-0091-2}}
|-
|6
|''Raiders of Gor''
|1971
|{{ISBN|0-7592-0153-6}}
|-
|7
|''Captive of Gor''
|1972
|Elinor Brinton
| rowspan="19" |[[DAW Books]]
|{{ISBN|0-7592-0105-6}}
|-
|8
|''Hunters of Gor''
|1974
| rowspan="3" |Tarl Cabot
|{{ISBN|0-7592-0130-7}}
|-
|9
|''Marauders of Gor''
|1975
|{{ISBN|0-7592-0141-2}}
|-
|10
|''Tribesmen of Gor''
|1976
|{{ISBN|0-7592-5446-X}}
|-
|11
|''Slave Girl of Gor''
|1977
|Judy Thornton
|{{ISBN|0-7592-0454-3}}
|-
|12
|''Beasts of Gor''
|1978
| rowspan="2" |Tarl Cabot
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1125-6}}
|-
|13
|''Explorers of Gor''
|1979
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1167-1}}
|-
|14
|''Fighting Slave of Gor''
|1980
| rowspan="3" |Jason Marshall
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1173-6}}
|-
|15
|''Rogue of Gor''
| rowspan="2" |1981
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1179-5}}
|-
|16
|''Guardsman of Gor''
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1368-2}}
|-
|17
|''Savages of Gor''
| rowspan="2" |1982
| rowspan="2" |Tarl Cabot
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1374-7}}
|-
|18
|''Blood Brothers of Gor''
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1380-1}}
|-
|19
|''Kajira of Gor''
|1983
|Tiffany Collins
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1926-5}}
|-
|20
|''Players of Gor''
|1984
| rowspan="2" |Tarl Cabot
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1932-X}}
|-
|21
|''Mercenaries of Gor''
| rowspan="2" |1985
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1944-3}}
|-
|22
|''Dancer of Gor''
|Doreen Williamson
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1950-8}}
|-
|23
|''Renegades of Gor''
|1986
| rowspan="3" |Tarl Cabot
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1956-7}}
|-
|24
|''Vagabonds of Gor''
|1987
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1980-X}}
|-
|25
|''Magicians of Gor''
|1988
|{{ISBN|0-7592-1986-9}}
|-
|26
|''Witness of Gor''
|2001
|Janice
| rowspan="8" |E-Reads
|{{ISBN|0-7592-4235-6}}
|-
|27
|''Prize of Gor''
|2008
|Ellen
|{{ISBN|0-7592-4580-0}}
|-
|28
|''Kur of Gor''
|2009
|An unnamed Kur
|{{ISBN|0-7592-9782-7}}
|-
|29
|''Swordsmen of Gor''
|2010
|Tarl Cabot
|{{ISBN|1-6175-6040-5}}
|-
|30
|''Mariners of Gor''
|2011
|A mariner
|{{ISBN|0-7592-9989-7}}
|-
|31
|''Conspirators of Gor''
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Allison Ashton-Baker
|{{ISBN|1-6175-6731-0}}
|-
|32
|''Smugglers of Gor''
|Margaret Alyssa Cameron, <br>a scribe, and a merchant/slaver
|{{ISBN|1-6175-6865-1}}
|-
|33
|''Rebels of Gor''
|2013
|Tarl Cabot
|{{ISBN|1-6175-6123-1}}
|-
|34
|''Plunder of Gor''
|2016
|Phyllis
| rowspan="5" |[[Open Road Integrated Media|Open Road]]
|{{ISBN|1-5040-3406-6}}
|-
|35
|''Quarry of Gor''
|2019
|Margaret Henderson
|{{ISBN|1-5040-5831-3}}
|-
|36
|''Avengers of Gor''
|2021
| rowspan="2" | Tarl Cabot
|{{ISBN| 1-5040-6714-2}}
|-
|37
|''Warriors of Gor''
|2022
|{{ISBN| 1-5040-7672-9}}
|-
|38
|''Treasure of Gor''
|2024
|Agnes Morrison Atherton
|{{ISBN| 1-5040-8949-9}}
|}