Having read 7 or 8 of the Gor novels by John Norman, and having been an avid SF and fantasy reader for years, I have to admit that I do not find them to be great literature.
He recycles a lot of prose as he communicates in the guise of a science fiction story his own thoughts on the subconcious "natural" relationship between men and women. There is a lot that resonated for me and other things that chilled me, were no part of my desires or passions.
Yet these imperfect books have spawned a world wide movement in real life, on the internet and in Second Life. It is interesting that in the books, Norman suggests only a small percentage of the women of the planet Gor are slavegirls. Yet in Second Life there are far more kajiris than there are Masters to go around. Clearly something in a number of women makes them crave a relationship to a man that begins on their knees.
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