Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ames.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!hao!ames!barry From: barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry) Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Re: "Gor" by John Norman Message-ID: <789@ames.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Feb-85 03:00:00 EST Article-I.D.: ames.789 Posted: Thu Feb 7 03:00:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 05:15:41 EST References: <543@ukma.UUCP> <3542@ucla-cs.ARPA> Organization: NASA-Ames Research Center, Mtn. View, CA Lines: 20 Since the subject of John Norman's "Gor" books has arisen again, I'm reposting some information I gleaned from a radio interview with Don Wollheim, Norman's publisher, a few years ago. As to each book being poorer (and more kinky) than the last: Wollheim stated that, after the first few books, Norman began to insist that his books no longer be supervised editorially, but published unedited. Since these books were DAW's biggest sellers, Wollheim felt constrained to comply. As to who reads them: Wollheim stated that most of the mail DAW received on the books was from women, and was favorable. I'd like to emphasize I'm reporting what Wollheim stated on the radio, not my personal opinions; the matter of fan mail from women, in particular, surprises me as much as anyone. - From the Crow's Nest - Kenn Barry NASA-Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USENET: {ihnp4,vortex,dual,hao,menlo70,hplabs}!ames!barry