#gor

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Outlaw of Gor Cover Art by Boris Vallejo

[feridesecondlife]

"Anlatamam." (Words can't describe it.)

[unspeakablearchives]

Just learned that author John Norman is still alive and appears to still be self-publishing sci-fi slave bondage smut in the Gorean Saga, even though he's in his 90s now.

The series is celebrating it's 60th anniversary this year.

Fukin legend tbh

[houndhk28]

Funny-Rhymes / Recurring-Phenomena

Warhound:

niche fiction that added a new idea to a long-standing genre (Handler/hound dynamics to Mechsploitation)

created a cult-following that uses the story's dynamic as inspiration for real-life dynamics

accidentally broke containment and sent ripples throughout society (muzzles entering the mainstream as a symbol of alt and kink culture)

Gor:

niche fiction that added a new idea to a long-standing genre (Gorean Master/slave dynamics to Sci-Fi fantasy)

created a cult-following that uses the story's dynamic as inspiration for real-life dynamics

accidentally broke containment and sent ripples throughout society (Master/slave poses/positions. The stereotypical idea of what "Master/slave" looks like)

While there *are* differences:

Warhound is a socialist book that directly identifies/parodies fascism and colonialism as/for-being threats

Gor fetishizes and parodies the patriarchy as backdrop to the Master/slave dynamic

The way that these have had similar cultural impacts is wonderfully fascinating

[vixengates]

Vixen Gates- SpiritWeaver of Venna

[manyworldspress]

Boris Vallejo, original cover artwork for Captive of Gor, by John Norman (Ballantine Books, 1976). Oil on board, 17 x 17.25 inches. __________________________________________________ Our shop: https://bookshop.org/shop/manyworldspress

[the-mossuary]

apparently they made a Gor movie in 1987? and it also got a sequel? anyway I own them both on tape now