title: The King (Telnarian Histories)
author:  John Norman 
description: <DIV><DIV><DIV>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 in&#160;December 1966 with&#160;<I>Tarnsman of Gor</I>, the series was put on hold after its twenty-fifth installment,&#160;<I>Magicians of Gor</I>, in 1988, when DAW refused to publish its successor,&#160;<I>Witness of Gor</I>. 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 (<I>Ghost Dance</I>&#160;and&#160;<I>Time Slave</I>), a nonfiction paperback (<I>Imaginative Sex</I>), and a collection of thirty short stories, entitled&#160;<I>Norman Invasions</I>.&#160;<I>The Totems of Abydos&#160;</I>was published in spring 2012.&#160;<BR /><BR /> All of Norman&rsquo;s work is available both in print and as ebooks. The Internet has proven to be a fertile ground for the imagination of Norman&rsquo;s ever-growing fan base, and at Gor Chronicles&#160;(www.gorchronicles.com), a website specially created for his tremendous fan following, one&#160;may read everything there is to know&#160;about this unique fictional culture.&#160;<BR /><BR /> Norman is married and has three children.</DIV></DIV></DIV><BR />
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  _( Telnarian Histories - 3 )_
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is the age of the Telnarians. Their vast, corrupt empire spans galaxies,
  ruling by terror, slavery, and the lash. But, their corruption and brutality
  could spell their downfall for, on a thousand worlds of swords and science,
  the savage souls of true men will not be forever chained. A heroic tide is
  rising-and one warrior is born to lead the barbarian horde. To recruit his
  legion of space barbarians, the giant gladiator Otto must win their fierce
  loyalty, world by world, in lethal combat against monsters, men, aliens, and
  the beautiful, murderous slaves-while Imperial conspirators plot Otto's
  assassination, and an evil warlord's brutal army prepares to unleash genocidal
  horror across the stars.
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## The King
  
  
  ## (The Telnarian Histories, Book 3)
  
  
  ## by John Norman
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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