I have wondered upon occasion why brands are used on Gorean slaves. Surely Goreans have at their disposal means for indelibly but painlessly marking the human body. My conjecture, confirmed to some extent by the speculations of the Older Tarl, who had taught me the craft of arms in Ko-ro-ba years ago, is that the brand is used primarily, oddly enough, because of its reputed psychological effect. In theory, if not in practice, when the girl finds herself branded like an animal, finds her fair skin marked by the iron of a master, she cannot fail, somehow, in the deepest levels of her thought, to regard herself as something which is owned, as mere property, as something belonging to the brute who has put the burning iron to her thigh. Most simply the brand is supposed to convince the girl that she is truly owned; it is supposed to make her feel owned. When the iron is pulled away and she knows the pain and degradation and smells the odor of her burned flesh, she is supposed to tell herself, understanding its full and terrible import, I AM HIS. 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). You are first girl on the roof," he said. "The work-master can arrange matters differently later, as he might please." M = meditative:::T = turquoise M = meditative:::T = turquoise Firuze G [ ] Gabi H = pet form of Gabriela, "God is my strength", name of an angel Galiah H = wave Geela (gee-lah) H = joyful (fem. form of Gil) Ghazala/Ghazaalah (ghah-zah-lah) P= gazelle, i.e. graceful; the sun Gia Jewish = pet form of Regina, "queen" Gulbadan (GOOL-bah-dan) P= rose-body Gulbahar (GOOL-ba-haar) T= rose spring Gulbarg (GOOL-bargh) P= rose-petal Guldali (GOOL-dah-lee) T= rose twig Gulfiliz (GOOL-feh-leez) T= rose sprout Gulgzel T = Rose-beauty Gul-i rana (GOOL-ee-rahna) P= lovely rose Gulnar M = Pomegranate flower Gulperi (GOOL-peh-ree) T= rose fairy Gulrang (GOOL-rahng) P= rose-coloured Gulrukh (GOOL-rookh), also Gulru, Gul'adhar P= rose face:::T= spreading roses Whipped?' she asked, 'Could such a man whip a girl?''Of course,' I said. 'Do not think that the pleasure he finds in you will be permitted in the least to compromise his mastery of you.''I would thrill to be owned by such a man,' she said."

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; [8] Norman attributes the decision to feminist influences, saying in 1996: While there are a significant amount of free women in Gor, many of the novels focus heavily on enslaved females, or kajirae, as they are called in the books. These kajirae and the relationship they have with their owners have become a major part of Gorean subculture. Kajirae have rules governing their language, posture, and clothing. They are completely subservient to the wishes of their owner, including sexually, and must be branded and wear a collar. Everything in Gor is codified, and everyone knows their place and is proud of their identity. Inhabitants are divided into castes. Each caste has a specific function to play. High castes include the warriors, physicians, and builders; low castes include the woodsmen, assassins, and peasants. Each caste has a code that they are expected to live by, dictating how they are to go about their professions and how they are to conduct themselves with others. Though not a true brand, this is a way of marking a slave girl with an invisible stain; a form of espionage practiced by agents of the Kurii. Please,' she said.'Your master,' I said, 'if he chooses, will satisfy your needs. If he does not, he will not.' For all I knew she might be under the discipline of deprivation. If that were so, I had no wish to impair the effectiveness of her master's control over her.In 2006, U.K. police raided a home in the sleepy town of Darlington after being tipped off that a woman was being held against her will. To their surprise they found the woman in question had consented to live as a slave to her master, Lee Thompson. Most of the books are narrated by transplanted British professor Tarl Cabot, master swordsman, as he engages in adventures involving Priest-Kings, Kurii, and humans. Books 7, 11, 19, 22, 26, 27, 31, 34 and parts of 32 are narrated by abducted Earth women who are made into slaves. Books 14, 15, and 16 are narrated by male abductee Jason Marshall. Book 28 is narrated by an unknown Kur, but features Tarl Cabot. Book 30 and parts of 32 PLEASE NOTE: Branding a human in the real world absolutely cannot be done as it was within the books of Gor. Gor is a fictional world whose atmosphere and things such as the stabilization serums make for surreal healing properties. Never attempt to brand a human in the real world the way it is done in the books.

Everything within the universe is intricately described by its creator, from plantlife and weaponry to ethnography. It’s the culture of these Goreans, the humans living in Gor, that most fascinates the series’ devotees, many who self identify as Goreans. Are John Norman's Gors 'Boy-Books'?". E-Reads. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31 . Retrieved 2013-01-26.I knew that Chloe was not happy that our first girl should be a barbarian. Indeed, I had gathered, from remarks by our Gorean chain sisters in the quarters, that such an appointment was rare. Release her," she snapped to the girl to my left, who was holding me, which command was instantly obeyed. I then gasped, as though in pain, and, momentarily, hung again in the manacles, my body partly on the ground, my wrists up, a foot or so from the pole. Then, as though with great effort, my head down, I struggled to a kneeling position, and knelt behind and below the pole, my wrists raised, on either side of my head, held in the manacles. Many of Norman’s storylines riff off Roman and Greek historical events, as this “natural slavery” philosophy finds its roots in those cultures. Aristotle, among others, justified slavery as a “natural” position for some people: A common brand on Go of the tribes of the Tahari, to represent the date palm that is the foundation of their culture. Jøn, A. Asbjørn (2010). "The Development of MMORPG Culture and The Guild". Australian Folklore. 25: 97–112 . Retrieved November 13, 2015.

hamstringing, or the cutting of the tendons behind the knees, this cripples the girl and makes her generally useless save as a pathetic example to her sisters in bondage of the foolishness of attempted escape." Nora then held the switch to our lips, those of Jane, Eve, and Allison. We all kissed it, with deference.Yes, Mistress," I cried, and leapt up, and hurried toward the kitchen, running, trying to escape the repeated, stinging blows of the angry, pursuing first girl. I had been thrown to my Master's men. One after another had raped and beaten me, and thrown me to the next. I was handed about as an object fierce was the discipline that they handed me." No," said the Lady Florence. "I will have her sold in Ar. That is why I have invited Tenalion to my house this evening. He has a cage for her waiting in his wagon." She looked to Tenalion. "You may take her, Tenalion," she said.

A Gor sim was established on Second Life in 2005, where users roleplay as characters based on the novels. In it, characters interact in standard Middle Age scenarios, combat, and sexual situations. The slaves of Landa are bound by Gorean Law and the Rules of the City. When submission is complete, as in the modialty of Gorean Slavery, she has no choices, her very life is in the Hands of the Free. The following quotes from the vast works of John Norman, begin to define just how much freedom a slave has, and what to expect should disciplinary measures be required. It is common Gorean practice to allow the slave the luxury of screaming, since it is in effect, her final act as a free person. Generally, branding is done by a metal worker, although Gorean Masters, especially those of the Warrior caste, learn to brand slaves, although they rarely do so. Commonly, slaves are branded on the left or right thigh; sometimes on the lower left abdomen, depending on the preference of the Master.Yes, yes!" cried the Lady Melpomene, clenching her small fists. "But I did not dream you would desire to achieve so hasty a closure on your note."