John Norman

The Chieftain (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A peasant is sent to the arena, fodder for the carnage-but before the horrified gaze of noble ladies, the warrior named Dog slaughters headsmen, hunters, and beasts to win freedom as a full-fledged gladiator. Then deep-space rebels attack an Empire ship where Dog performs combat killings for the amusement of the passengers, and the gladiator becomes a rebel. Now a beautiful officer of the court finds her life depends on the mercy of Dog, the man she ordered put to death!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781480499546
• Artikelnr.: 44325995

Autorenporträt

John Norman, born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1931, is the creator of the Gorean Saga, the longest-running series of adventure novels in science fiction history. Starting inDecember 1966 with Tarnsman of Gor, the series was put on hold after its twenty-fifth installment, Magicians of Gor, in 1988, when DAW refused to publish its successor, Witness of Gor. After several unsuccessful attempts to find a trade publishing outlet, the series was brought back into print in 2001. Norman has also produced a separate science fiction series, the Telnarian Histories, plus two other fiction works ( Ghost Danceand Time Slave), a nonfiction paperback ( Imaginative Sex), and a collection of thirty short stories, entitled Norman Invasions. The Totems of Abydoswas published in spring 2012. All of Norman's work is available both in print and as ebooks. The Internet has proven to be a fertile ground for the imagination of Norman's ever-growing fan base, and at Gor Chronicles(www.gorchronicles.com), a website specially created for his tremendous fan following, onemay read everything there is to knowabout this unique fictional culture. Norman is married and has three children.