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 inย December 1966 withย Tarnsman of Gor, the series was put on hold after its twenty-fifth installment,ย Magicians of Gor, in 1988, when DAW refused to publish its successor,ย 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 Danceย andย Time Slave), a nonfiction paperback (Imaginative Sex), and a collection of thirty short stories, entitledย Norman Invasions.ย The Totems of Abydosย was published in spring 2012.ย
All of Normanโs work is available both in print and as ebooks. The Internet has proven to be a fertile ground for the imagination of Normanโs ever-growing fan base, and at Gor Chroniclesย (www.gorchronicles.com), a website specially created for his tremendous fan following, oneย may read everything there is to knowย about this unique fictional culture.ย
Norman is married and has three children.