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The Chieftain
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The Chieftain

A peasant is sent to the arena, fodder for the carnage - but before the horrified gaze of noble ladies, the warrior named Dog slaughters headsmen, hunters, and beasts to win freedom as a full-fledged gladiator. Then deep-space rebels attack an Empire ship where Dog performs combat killings for the amusement of the passengers, and the gladiator becomes a rebel. Now a beautiful officer of the court finds her life depends on the mercy of Dog, the man she ordered put to death!

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The Telnarian Histories

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John Norman

Long before his name became a lightning rod in speculative fiction circles, John Norman was simply John Frederick Lange Jr.—a philosophy professor with a fascination for power, myth, and the boundaries of human freedom. That academic lens never quite left his work, even as he stepped into the realm of science fiction…

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