About this book
Terry Carr's Warlord of Kor is a gripping interplanetary adventure that explores humanity's first contact with an enigmatic alien civilization. When human explorers land on the mysterious planet Hirlaj, they encounter Horng, one of the last surviving members of an ancient alien race—beings who possess knowledge spanning thirty thousand years of forgotten history. As the humans attempt to decode the secrets of Kor, an entity that may be god, machine, or something far stranger, they find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of discovery and survival. Horng harbors a dark warning about what the humans must never learn, and the fragile peace between the species hangs by a thread. This 1963 science fiction classic, originally published as part of a legendary Ace Double, combines thrilling action with thought-provoking questions about knowledge, power, and the price of understanding. Carr crafts a tale of cosmic mystery where human curiosity clashes with ancient alien imperatives, where each revelation brings humanity closer to a truth that may destroy them. Perfect for listeners who crave hard science fiction with high stakes and mind-bending concepts, Warlord of Kor delivers the blood-and-thunder adventure of classic pulp science fiction while touching on deeper philosophical themes about the nature of civilization and forbidden wisdom.
