Captive of Gor

Gorean Saga, Book 7

By: John Norman

Narrated by: Lexi Maynard

Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

In this seventh book in the Gorean Series, beautiful and headstrong Elinor Brinton of Earth finds herself thrust into the savage world of Counter-Earth, also known as Gor. Brinton must relinquish her earthly position as a beautiful, wealthy and powerful woman when she finds herself a part of the harsh Gorean society. She is powerless as a female pleasure slave in the camp of Targo the slave-merchant. Forced to learn the arts of providing pleasure to any man who buys her, Elinor is determined to escape. Nevertheless, she is sold for a high price, and her master is determined to get his money's worth.

©1972 John Norman (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

very, very sexy and well written no smut here

So well written leaves so much to imagination very well done. Describes the slave master dynamic perfectly. Maybe change name to slave 101.

poor narration because of pronunciation.

I give this low marks because of narration and the pronunciation of the words that were spoken so well in the other books before this book. Consistent pronunciation to me is imperative because it makes it hard to follow when listening and confusing.

Have looked for this title for awhile!!!

Still as good as I remember!!! ❤️❤️❤️ wonderful romance!!! Different outlook!!! Would recommend to anyone who can think outside the box!!!

IT IS HARD TO LIKE EL-IN-OR AND I STILL DON'T

Tal and greetings fellow Earth people,

When I first read this book, in 1972, I throughly disliked El-in-or. In fact I hated her. I still do. She was a spoiled, rich, b***ch. After all this time I STILL think she got what she deserved. She tried to shirk her duties, lied, constantly, hit poor Ena over the head, so that she wouldn't get captured, stole from the villages and would have lied to Enas foster parents, should she meet them, just so she'd have an easier life. Gor IS NOT like Earth and neither are the men. Yet, she went on and on and on at how she'd get a gorean man under her power and humilate him, and although she often saw how men treated women, both slave and free, she just didn't learn. It took Rask of Treve to bring her to heel. If it weren't for Rask (who I also have a fondness for), I would have simply tossed the book aside and went on to read Hunters. Then, of course, I would have not found out about Talena being in this book.

Then there is Verna. A strong panther girl. She even invited El-in-or to join her band, IF she fought one of her girls, but she wussed out. The woman had no backbone. I missed Elizabeth Cardwell (Vella), when I read this volume, SHE, unlike El-in-or, would have taken up the challenge. She might loose but she'd do her best to win. Not El-in-or. She just wanted an easy life having someone to take care of her, to tell a man to do her bidding and have slaves to do all the cleaning and such; I doubt she'd be very kind to them either. I liked Verna. What El-in-or did to her was uncalled for, she should have gotten tips from her on how to be brave, but no, she used her slavery to become a bully, and she enjoyed it. Then to her horror, she was found out about her dishonesty, her lies and betrayal, and was severely pushed, yes, whipped, and I don't like reading about a person being whipped, but in her case, by the Priest Kings, She deserved it!

When one of the slaves and her escaped, she didn't help much, she did as little as possible, and didn't even listen to the gorean girl, who KNEW what to do but she wheedled her way into getting her to do something foolish. It was El-in-ors fault that they were eventually caught. Ooooh! She made me so angry! I wished I could reach in and shake her! Are all rich woman like her in real life?

Granted it had a happy ending but I hope she is kept in chains for the rest of her life. Personally, I think Rask of Treve derserves a better woman.

Well, I will end my review here. I do like the book. If it weren't for Rask, Ena, Verna and a few other characters, I would have stopped reading the book because El-in-or was so irritating. I wish, like I said, I could've taken her by the shoulders, shook them and told her to stop acting like she was better then the other woman, because, in truth, she wasn't. She was a barbarian, plain and simple, even if she was beautiful.

By the way, Lexi Maynard was good at reading the book.

Until I review Hunters...

I wish you well.

awesomeness love this saga

this book was awesome.well read , good quality. I like the end when bosk narrated!

Genuinely Wholesome

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love all the books I have read thus far from the Gorean Saga and was a bit skeptical about whether or not I would like this, given that this would be the first of the books of Gor narrated by a character other than Tarl Cabbot. I, however, walked away from this one genuinely impressed by how very wholesome this book was. It was quite beautiful.

missed potential

The story was good but very poorly written. I don't think it was edited

I hate romance novels! But.....

Where does Captive of Gor rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book is not the best I've ever listened to. That said, it was the best in this series that I've listened to so far since the first one.

What did you like best about this story?

The book adds to the previous ones a rich depth. Which, when taken with the others, makes this one of the most comprehensive (in terms of subject matter) and addictive series I've read so far. I have never come back to a book I've read or listened to more than once, save Tolkien. This series, however, has me. I know I will return to at least these first seven multiple times.

What about Lexi Maynard’s performance did you like?

Lexi Maynard was very good at putting the proper emotions, inflections, and depth into her reading. I have been slightly let down a few times in the previous books by the reader expressing a quote in one way and then reading a description of the quote they just said finding it entirely different.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES!!!

Any additional comments?

I don't read romance novels, and truly, I would not call this one. It did at some points resemble such but I think it was only because the main character was to be portrayed as an extraordinarily emotional woman going through largely emotional and psychological changes. I would implore others who don't typically read the romance genre to look more deeply at the philosophies or honor and lifestyle in the book rather than taking it as a lewd form of entertainment.

pointless

terrible narrator, only one thing advanced the series. time will tell if this is true

Captive of Gor

This is the first book about Gor and the Gorean lifestyle I've read. It isn't just about Gor but also about a woman who discovers what an empty life she led before her capture.