The characters in Magicians of Gor are not well developed. A reader new to the Gor series might have difficulty figuring out who the narrator is, although people familiar with the series would realize that the narrator is Tarl Cabot, once of Earth but now a skilled warrior on Gor. When he allows himself some reflection about himself, Cabot notes that he is in most ways just an ordinary man, but nature has given him the extraordinary physical gifts that make him a natural swordsman. He is embarrassed to be so immodest as to admit that he is among the best fighters on Gor. His modesty, however, does not extend to his looks; he thinks he is a handsome man and does not like to hear that any man may be better looking. As the novel unfolds, he is also revealed to be a clever man with the...