John Norman

John Norman is the pseudonym of John Frederick Lange, Jr., a New York-based science fantasy writer and philosophy professor. <p> <b>Gor Book Revisions</b> Editions since 2001 have included numerous revisions compared to earlier editions. Analysis done by Simon of Tabor. Word counts of editions: <table cellspacing="0" border="1"> <tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Original<br/>Length</th><th>Revised<br/>Length</th><th>Length<br/>Increase</th><th>Percentage<br/>Increase</th></tr> <tr><td>1</td><td><cite>Tarnsman of Gor</cite></td><td>67,904</td><td>67,901</td><td>-3</td><td>0.00</td></tr> <tr><td>2</td><td><cite>Outlaw of Gor</cite></td><td>73,294</td><td>73,337</td><td>43</td><td>0.06</td></tr> <tr><td>3</td><td><cite>Priest-Kings of Gor</cite></td><td>107,274</td><td>107,276</td><td>2</td><td>0.00</td></tr> <tr><td>4</td><td><cite>Nomads of Gor</cite></td><td>128,141</td><td>129,268</td><td>1,127</td><td>0.88</td></tr> <tr><td>5</td><td><cite>Assassin of Gor</cite></td><td>140,684</td><td>140,711</td><td>27</td><td>0.02</td></tr> <tr><td>6</td><td><cite>Raiders of Gor</cite></td><td>111,193</td><td>112,954</td><td>1,761</td><td>1.58</td></tr> <tr><td>7</td><td><cite>Captive of Gor</cite></td><td>123,336</td><td>144,948</td><td>21,612</td><td>17.53</td></tr> <tr><td>8</td><td><cite>Hunters of Gor</cite></td><td>119,746</td><td>122,071</td><td>2,325</td><td>1.94</td></tr> <tr><td>9</td><td><cite>Marauders of Gor</cite></td><td>114,389</td><td>115,257</td><td>868</td><td>0.76</td></tr> <tr><td>10</td><td><cite>Tribesmen of Gor</cite></td><td>143,087</td><td>164,491</td><td>21,404</td><td>14.96</td></tr> <tr><td>11</td><td><cite>Slave Girl of Gor</cite></td><td>190,638</td><td>210,936</td><td>20,298</td><td>10.65</td></tr> <tr><td>12</td><td><cite>Beasts of Gor</cite></td><td>168,053</td><td>175,245</td><td>7,192</td><td>4.28</td></tr> <tr><td>13</td><td><cite>Explorers of Gor</cite></td><td>172,370</td><td>181,697</td><td>9,327</td><td>5.41</td></tr> <tr><td>14</td><td><cite>Fighting Slave of Gor</cite></td><td>133,265</td><td>143,735</td><td>10,470</td><td>7.86</td></tr> <tr><td>15</td><td style=><cite>Rogue of Gor</cite></td><td>103,074</td><td>111,293</td><td>8,219</td><td>7.98</td></tr> <tr><td>16</td><td><cite>Guardsman of Gor</cite></td><td>105,840</td><td>129,319</td><td>23,479</td><td>22.19</td></tr> <tr><td>17</td><td><cite>Savages of Gor</cite></td><td>117,931</td><td>130,218</td><td>12,287</td><td>10.42</td></tr> <tr><td>18</td><td><cite>Blood Brothers of Gor</cite></td><td>173,772</td><td>183,909</td><td>10,137</td><td>5.84</td></tr> <tr><td>19</td><td><cite>Kajira of Gor</cite></td><td>162,573</td><td>184,039</td><td>21,466</td><td>13.21</td></tr> <tr><td>20</td><td><cite>Players of Gor</cite></td><td>146,141</td><td>159,682</td><td>13,541</td><td>9.27</td></tr> <tr><td>21</td><td><cite>Mercenaries of Gor</cite></td><td>140,691</td><td>165,247</td><td>24,556</td><td>17.46</td></tr> <tr><td>22</td><td><cite>Dancer of Gor</cite></td><td>198,606</td><td>204,575</td><td>5,969</td><td>3.01</td></tr> <tr><td>23</td><td><cite>Renegades of Gor</cite></td><td>153,331</td><td>179,768</td><td>26,437</td><td>17.24</td></tr> <tr><td>24</td><td><cite>Vagabonds of Gor</cite></td><td>170,518</td><td>177,333</td><td>6,815</td><td>4.00</td></tr> <tr><td>25</td><td><cite>Magicians of Gor</cite></td><td>189,955</td><td>207,801</td><td>17,846</td><td>9.40</td></tr> <tr><td>26</td><td><cite>Witness of Gor</cite></td><td>284,207</td><td>284,207</td><td>0</td><td>0.00</td></tr> <tr><th></th><th>Total</th><th>3,740,013</th><th>4,007,218</th><th>267,205</th><th>7.14</th></tr> </table>

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