jdavidhacker1 reviewed Priest-Kings of Gor by John Norman (Gorean adventures, #3)
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3 stars
Norman is at his best when he's doing something interesting worldbuilding and exploring the kind of more bonkers idea of his sword and planet world. He's at his worst when he spends literal chapters on a repetitive back and forth between two characters or an internal monologue about his weird misogyny and slavery. And boy to we get both here. There are literal ten page passages of those ridiculous conversations between slave and master while other characters stand on silently. But we also get some really great stuff like, holy hell I didn't expect the Priest Kings to be giant bugs! And the culture of the Nest, both at the beginning and what it evolves into are fascinating. Similarly, when there's action its always punchy and engaging.
Norman is at his best when he's doing something interesting worldbuilding and exploring the kind of more bonkers idea of his sword and planet world. He's at his worst when he spends literal chapters on a repetitive back and forth between two characters or an internal monologue about his weird misogyny and slavery. And boy to we get both here. There are literal ten page passages of those ridiculous conversations between slave and master while other characters stand on silently. But we also get some really great stuff like, holy hell I didn't expect the Priest Kings to be giant bugs! And the culture of the Nest, both at the beginning and what it evolves into are fascinating. Similarly, when there's action its always punchy and engaging.
